US Patent Issued to FCA US on Oct. 20 for "Power dissipation control based on predicted friction brake overheating in electrified vehicles" (Michigan, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,970, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Power dissipation control based on predicted friction brake overheating in electrified vehicles" was invented by Alexander Eskenazi-Gold (Ferndale, Mich.), Shawali Chaudhury (Bluff Dale, Texas) and Joseph Falcon (Saline, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for an electrified vehicle includes a friction brake system configured to apply a frictional force to a driveline system of the electrified vehicle to decelerate the electrified vehicle and a controller configured to detect an upcoming downhill grade and, in response to detecting the upcomi...