Charge system to improve battery operational life
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- estimating a departure time of a future journey associated with a mobile client device using a processor configured to perform the estimating;
verifying one or more electrical characteristics of a battery associated with the mobile client device;
determining a target state of charge for the battery at the departure time responsive to verifying the one or more electrical characteristics of the battery;
determining a charge scheme that improves an operational life of the battery, the charge scheme having a combining charge cost that satisfies a charge objective of the mobile client device, wherein a power cost is associated with a first scaling factor, a battery degradation cost is associated with a second scaling factor, the first scaling factor and the second scaling factor are based on different values provided by a user of the mobile client device, and the combining charge cost includes a sum of the power cost weighted by the first scaling factor and the battery degradation cost weighted by the second scaling factor; and
charging the battery based on the charge scheme, wherein the battery of the mobile client device has the target state of charge at the departure time.
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Abstract
The disclosure includes a system and method for providing charging services to mobile client devices. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: estimate a departure time of a future journey associated with a mobile client device; verify one or more electrical characteristics of a battery associated with the mobile client device; determine a target state of charge for the battery at the departure time; and determine a charge scheme to improve an operational life of the battery. The charge scheme has a combining charge cost that satisfies a charge objective of the mobile client device. The combining charge cost includes a weighted combination of a power cost and a battery degradation cost. The charge scheme is configured to charge the battery to achieve the target state of charge at the departure time.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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estimating a departure time of a future journey associated with a mobile client device using a processor configured to perform the estimating; verifying one or more electrical characteristics of a battery associated with the mobile client device; determining a target state of charge for the battery at the departure time responsive to verifying the one or more electrical characteristics of the battery; determining a charge scheme that improves an operational life of the battery, the charge scheme having a combining charge cost that satisfies a charge objective of the mobile client device, wherein a power cost is associated with a first scaling factor, a battery degradation cost is associated with a second scaling factor, the first scaling factor and the second scaling factor are based on different values provided by a user of the mobile client device, and the combining charge cost includes a sum of the power cost weighted by the first scaling factor and the battery degradation cost weighted by the second scaling factor; and charging the battery based on the charge scheme, wherein the battery of the mobile client device has the target state of charge at the departure time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium including a computer-readable program, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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estimate a departure time of a future journey associated with a mobile client device using a processor configured to perform the estimate; verify one or more electrical characteristics of a battery associated with the mobile client device; determine a target state of charge for the battery at the departure time responsive to verifying the one or more electrical characteristics of the battery; determine a charge scheme that improves an operational life of the battery, the charge scheme having a combining charge cost that satisfies a charge objective of the mobile client device, wherein a power cost is associated with a first scaling factor, a battery degradation cost is associated with a second scaling factor, the first scaling factor and the second scaling factor are based on different values provided by a user of the mobile client device, and the combining charge cost includes a sum of the power cost weighted by the first scaling factor and the battery degradation cost weighted by the second scaling factor; and charging the battery based on the charge scheme, wherein the battery of the mobile client device has the target state of charge at the departure time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to; estimate, using the processor, a departure time of a future journey associated with a mobile client device; verify one or more electrical characteristics of a battery associated with the mobile client device; determine a target state of charge for the battery at the departure time responsive to verifying the one or more electrical characteristics of the battery; and determine a charge scheme that improves an operational life of the battery, the charge scheme having a combining charge cost that satisfies a charge objective of the mobile client device, wherein a power cost is associated with a first scaling factor, a battery degradation cost is associated with a second scaling factor, the first scaling factor and the second scaling factor are based on different values provided by a user of the mobile client device, and the combining charge cost includes a sum of the power cost weighted by the first scaling factor and the battery degradation cost weighted by the second scaling factor; and charging the battery based on the charge scheme, wherein the battery of the mobile client device has the target state of charge at the departure time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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