James D. Worden - North Andover MA Ricardo Espinosa - Townsend MA Roderick T. Hinman - Natick MA Gill A. Pratt - Lexington MA
Assignee:
Solectria Corporation - Wilmington MA
International Classification:
H02P 728
US Classification:
318139
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention, an electric vehicle drive control system is provided. The system of the present invention controls the supply of actuating power to an electric motor for driving the vehicle. One preferred embodiment of the system permits a user to temporarily override a previously selected maximum power usage level for the motor so as to permit the amount of power supplied to the motor to be increased to a higher maximum power usage level.