Vehicle Bus Control System
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Abstract
A vehicle power bus control system is disclosed. The vehicle power bus includes at least one device having an issued, maximum, positive electrical limit value, and an issued, minimum, negative electrical limit each communicated to the at least one device from a control module coupled to the at least one device. The control module includes means for expanding one or more of the issued, maximum, positive electrical limit values, and the issued, minimum, negative electrical limit values responsive to a request from the at least one device for expanding one or more of the issued, maximum positive electrical limit values and the issued, minimum, negative electrical limit values.
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40 Claims
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21. A vehicle power bus control system, comprising:
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at least one device having an issued, maximum, positive electrical limit value, and an issued, minimum, negative electrical limit value each communicated to the at least one device from a control module coupled to the at least one device, wherein the control module includes means for expanding one or more of the issued, maximum, positive electrical limit values, and the issued, minimum, negative electrical limit values responsive to a request from the at least one device for expanding one or more of the issued, maximum positive electrical limit values and the issued, minimum, negative electrical limit values. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A vehicle power bus control system, comprising:
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a prime mover; a motor controller device coupled to the prime mover; one or more electrical accessory devices; a power source connected to the motor controller device and the one or more electrical accessory devices; and a control module having a communication interface, wherein the motor controller device and the one or more electrical accessory devices each include a communication interface for communicating with the communication interface of the control module, wherein the control module includes means for transferring at least one electrical limit value to said one or more electrical accessory devices for regulating an electrical quantity associated with said one or more electric accessory devices. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of controlling a plurality of devices coupled to an electrical power bus, comprising the steps of:
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requesting, from at least one of the plurality of devices to a control module, a reassignment of priority; determining, within the control module, whether to honor said requesting step by determining if a total electrical quantity requested by at least one of the plurality devices is greater than a total power that can be supplied by the electrical power bus; and disseminating to the at least one of the plurality of devices at least one electrical limit value. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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