Systems and methods for facilitating courtesy charging station hand-offs between electrified vehicle users
First Claim
1. A charging system for an electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a battery pack;
a charging component in charging connection with the battery pack; and
a control module located on-board the electrified vehicle and being configured to;
receive an input from a mobile device associated with the electrified vehicle indicating that a charge hand-off feature is enabled; and
command the mobile device to broadcast a charging status message that facilitates a courtesy hand-off of a charging station component to another electrified vehicle user,wherein the charging status message is broadcast from the mobile device to a second, different mobile device.
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Abstract
This disclosure describes exemplary electrified vehicle charging systems for charging battery packs. An exemplary charging system includes a visual indicator (e.g., pictogram, text, or both) located on-board the vehicle that can be automatically illuminated once the battery pack has been charged to a predefined minimum state of charge (SOC) threshold. The visual indicator communicates charging status messages to other electrified vehicle users, and once illuminated, provides an intuitive indication to the other vehicle users that the electrified vehicle that is currently on-plug has received a sufficient amount of charge and therefore may be unplugged from a charging station. The visual indicator therefore facilitates a courtesy hand-off of charging station components from one electrified vehicle user to another. In addition to or instead of the on-board visual indicator, the charging system may facilitate courtesy hand-offs between electrified vehicle users by broadcasting charging status messages through one or more mobile applications.
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1. A charging system for an electrified vehicle, comprising:
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a battery pack; a charging component in charging connection with the battery pack; and a control module located on-board the electrified vehicle and being configured to; receive an input from a mobile device associated with the electrified vehicle indicating that a charge hand-off feature is enabled; and command the mobile device to broadcast a charging status message that facilitates a courtesy hand-off of a charging station component to another electrified vehicle user, wherein the charging status message is broadcast from the mobile device to a second, different mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A charging system for an electrified vehicle, comprising:
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a battery pack; a charging component in charging connection with the battery pack; and a control module configured to; receive an input from a mobile device associated with the electrified vehicle indicating that a charge hand-off feature is enabled; and command the mobile device to broadcast a charging status message that facilitates a courtesy hand-off of a charging station component to another electrified vehicle user, wherein the charging status message is broadcast from the mobile device to at least one other mobile device associated with the another electrified vehicle user.
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14. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at an on-board control module of an electrified vehicle, an input from a mobile device associated with the electrified vehicle indicating that a charge hand-off feature is enabled; and commanding, via the control module, the mobile device to broadcast a charging status message that facilitates a courtesy hand-off of a charging station component to another electrified vehicle user, wherein the charging status message is broadcast from the mobile device to at least one other mobile device associated with the another electrified vehicle user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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