ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,731, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Method and system for controlling hybrid electric vehicles" was invented by Muhammad Khalid (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Kamran Zeb (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and a control system for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). The method includes regulating power distribution in a hybrid energy storage system (HESS) having multiple energy sources, including a fuel cell, a battery, a supercapacitor, and a photovoltaic panel. The method includes controlling an induction motor connected to...