Electric vehicle charge-related information processing and display
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an electric vehicle including an electric vehicle battery;
a vehicle network integrated in the electric vehicle;
a display device disposed in the electric vehicle, the display device communicatively coupled to the vehicle network;
a computer processor communicatively coupled to the vehicle network; and
logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method, the method comprising;
communicating with a charging station configured for charging an electric vehicle battery;
monitoring, over the vehicle network, components relating to a charging function of the charging station, the components including at least one from among a conductive coupling element, a shared power source, a communication component, and an operator interface;
determining, from data resulting from the monitoring, factors affecting the charging function, the factors including one of a charging station proximity limit, a charge station pilot limit, a utility power override limit, a circuit quality charging limit, a wireless alignment of the electric vehicle relative to a charging station, a charge cable proximity limit, and a user selected charge rate;
converting the data received from the charging station to an impact value of the factors affecting the charging function of the charging station;
displaying a graphical representation of the impact value on the display device; and
connecting a vehicle operator to a supplier of energy based on the impact value.
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Abstract
A system includes a vehicle network integrated in an electric vehicle and a display device disposed in the electric vehicle. The display device is communicatively coupled to the vehicle network. The system also includes a computer processor communicatively coupled to the vehicle network and logic executable by the computer processor. The logic is configured to implement a method. The method includes monitoring, over the vehicle network, components relating to a charging function of the electric vehicle and determining from data resulting from the monitoring factors affecting the charging function. The method also includes processing the data to determine an impact of the factors and displaying results of the processing on the display device.
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17 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an electric vehicle including an electric vehicle battery; a vehicle network integrated in the electric vehicle; a display device disposed in the electric vehicle, the display device communicatively coupled to the vehicle network; a computer processor communicatively coupled to the vehicle network; and logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method, the method comprising; communicating with a charging station configured for charging an electric vehicle battery; monitoring, over the vehicle network, components relating to a charging function of the charging station, the components including at least one from among a conductive coupling element, a shared power source, a communication component, and an operator interface; determining, from data resulting from the monitoring, factors affecting the charging function, the factors including one of a charging station proximity limit, a charge station pilot limit, a utility power override limit, a circuit quality charging limit, a wireless alignment of the electric vehicle relative to a charging station, a charge cable proximity limit, and a user selected charge rate; converting the data received from the charging station to an impact value of the factors affecting the charging function of the charging station; displaying a graphical representation of the impact value on the display device; and connecting a vehicle operator to a supplier of energy based on the impact value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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communicating with a charging station configured for charging an electric vehicle battery; monitoring, via a computer processor over a vehicle network, components relating to a charging function of the charging station; determining, from data resulting from the monitoring, factors affecting the charging function, the factors including one of a charging station proximity limit, a charge station pilot limit, a utility power override limit, a circuit quality charging limit, a wireless alignment of the electric vehicle relative to a charging station, a charge cable proximity limit, and a user selected charge rate; processing the data received from the charging station to determine an impact value of the factors relative to a charging capability of the charging station; displaying results of the charging capability on a display device disposed in the electric vehicle; and connecting a vehicle operator to a supplier of energy based on the impact value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer program product comprising a storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, which when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer processor to implement a method, the method comprising:
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communicating with a charging station configured for charging an electric vehicle battery; monitoring, over a vehicle network, components relating to a charging function of the charging station; determining, from data resulting from the monitoring, factors affecting the charging function, the factors including one of a charging station proximity limit, a charge station pilot limit, a utility power override limit, a circuit quality charging limit, a wireless alignment of the electric vehicle relative to a charging station, a charge cable proximity limit, and a user selected charge rate; processing the data received from the charging station to determine an impact value of the factors relative to a charging capability of the charging station; displaying results of the charging capability on a display device disposed in the electric vehicle; and connecting a vehicle operator to a supplier of energy based on the impact value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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