Patent ID: 8909434
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,E02F,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling power in a machine, the system comprising: a controller configured to: wherein the control strategy includes a subsystem control and a supervisory control, wherein the subsystem control includes at least one of an electric subsystem control for controlling operation of an electric device and a hydraulic subsystem control for controlling operation of a hydraulic device, wherein the subsystem control is configured to provide range signals for at least one of an electric device and a hydraulic device to the supervisory control, the range signals being indicative of at least one of a range of acceptable electric power levels and a range of acceptable hydraulic power levels associated with operation of the at least one device, and wherein the supervisory control is configured to receive the range signals from the subsystem control and determine the control signals for controlling operation of the at least one device based on the operation signals, the range signals, and the request signals indicative of requested operation of the at least one device.