Patent ID: 9050978
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,B60Y,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A drive system for a towing vehicle pulling a towed powered implement, the drive system comprising: a power generating unit, including a generator for generating electrical power; an implement electric drive motor connected to a driven axle of the towed implement; a manually operable power distribution setting unit; a vehicle speed sensor for generating a vehicle speed signal; a wheel speed sensor for generating a wheel speed signal; a power distribution unit for controlling distribution of electric power from the generator to the implement electric drive motor; and a control unit connected to the setting unit, the speed sensors and the power distribution unit, the control unit determining wheel slip from the vehicle and wheel speed sensors, and the control unit controlling the power distribution unit in response to the setting unit and the wheel slip.