Power management system for a vehicle, method for managing vehicle power and method for installing a vehicle power management system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8662220
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12307757

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A power management system is provided for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine adapted to deliver power to vehicle drive wheels for propelling the vehicle and an engine powered component powered by the engine. The system includes a battery, a battery powered component powered by the battery, the battery powered component and the engine powered component being adapted to perform substantially the same functions, and a controller arranged to stop operation of the engine powered component so that additional engine power is available to the drive wheels, and to initiate operation of the battery powered component, when power sought to be delivered to the vehicle drive wheels from the engine reaches a predetermined percentage of maximum engine load.

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MACK TRUCKS INC2402 LEHIGH PARKWAY SOUTH ALLENTOWN PA 18104

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Burkholder, Nelson St. Thomas, US 2 20

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