Method for operating an industrial vehicle to manage energy costs
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United States of America Patent
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May 16, 2017
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Apr 15, 2009
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Apr 18, 2008
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Abstract
An industrial vehicle has a controller connected to a plurality of sensors for accumulating information related to operation of the vehicle. The controller employs that information in governing further vehicle operation to reduce the likelihood of damage to the vehicle or a load being transported. The information also is analyzed to determine how efficiently the industrial vehicle and its operator are performing in relation to performance benchmarks for the vehicle and in comparison to other industrial vehicles. Performance of the industrial vehicle can be limited to conserve battery power and restrict recharging the battery to off-peak hours of an electrical utility. When the sensors detect a malfunction of the industrial vehicle, a fault code is produced. A service technician can use that fault code to automatically access service manuals stored in the computer system of the vehicle and obtain information for diagnosing and correcting the malfunction.
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International Classification(s)
- 2009 Application Filing Year
- B66F Class
- 179 Applications Filed
- 100 Patents Issued To-Date
- 55.87 % Issued To-Date
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Patent Citation Ranking
- 5 Citation Count
- B66F Class
- 37.69 % this patent is cited more than
- 8 Age
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