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Systems and methods for control of transmission and/or prime mover

  • US 9,676,391 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2016
  • Issued: 06/13/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A drive system comprising:

  • a drive motor;

    a motor controller communicatively coupled to the drive motor;

    a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a plurality of tiltable spherical planets arranged about a longitudinal axis of the CVT;

    a transmission control system coupled to the CVT, the transmission control system comprisinga controller configured to be in electrical communication with an actuator configured to adjust an angle of the tiltable spherical planets, the controller configured to control the actuator to change a transmission speed ratio of the CVT,a first sensor configured to provide vehicle speed data,a second sensor configured to provide data associated with the transmission speed ratio of the CVT, anda third sensor configured to provide data associated with a battery voltage; and

    a data display in electrical communication with the controller, the data display having at least one button for selecting from a plurality of operating modes.

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