Smart refill assistant for electric vehicles
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1. A rechargeable electric vehicle, comprising:
- an automatic vehicle location system that, based on input from a satellite location system, determines a current spatial location of the rechargeable electric vehicle relative to a selected coordinate system;
a graphical user interface to display map information to an operator of the rechargeable electric vehicle;
an electrical storage unit that stores and provides electrical energy to propel the rechargeable electric vehicle; and
a vehicle navigation system that, determines a driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle based on a current state of the electrical storage unit, communicates with a plurality of charging stations in the driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle, receives station information from the plurality of charging stations comprising an availability of each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, a charging type of each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, and information about a charging panel type for each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, determines whether a charging panel type for an available charging station in the plurality of charging stations is compatible with the electrical storage unit, selects the available charging station to provide a charge to the rechargeable electric vehicle based on determining that the charging panel type for the available charging station is compatible with the electrical storage unit, reserves the available charging station for the rechargeable electric vehicle to receive the charge, and displays a route to the operator via the graphical user interface, the route providing directions to the available charging station along a portion of the route and within the driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle.
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Abstract
Systems of an electrical vehicle and the operations thereof are provided.
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1. A rechargeable electric vehicle, comprising:
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an automatic vehicle location system that, based on input from a satellite location system, determines a current spatial location of the rechargeable electric vehicle relative to a selected coordinate system; a graphical user interface to display map information to an operator of the rechargeable electric vehicle; an electrical storage unit that stores and provides electrical energy to propel the rechargeable electric vehicle; and a vehicle navigation system that, determines a driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle based on a current state of the electrical storage unit, communicates with a plurality of charging stations in the driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle, receives station information from the plurality of charging stations comprising an availability of each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, a charging type of each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, and information about a charging panel type for each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, determines whether a charging panel type for an available charging station in the plurality of charging stations is compatible with the electrical storage unit, selects the available charging station to provide a charge to the rechargeable electric vehicle based on determining that the charging panel type for the available charging station is compatible with the electrical storage unit, reserves the available charging station for the rechargeable electric vehicle to receive the charge, and displays a route to the operator via the graphical user interface, the route providing directions to the available charging station along a portion of the route and within the driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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determining, by an automatic vehicle location system of a rechargeable electric vehicle and, based on input from a satellite location system, a current spatial location of the rechargeable electric vehicle relative to a selected coordinate system; determining, by a processor of a vehicle navigation system in communication with the vehicle navigation system and based on a current state of an electrical storage unit on board the rechargeable electric vehicle, a driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle; communicating, by the processor of the vehicle navigation system, with a plurality of charging stations in the driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle; receiving, by the processor of the vehicle navigation system, station information from the plurality of charging stations comprising an availability of each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, a charging type of each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, and information about a charging panel type for each charging station in the plurality of charging stations; determining, by the processor of the vehicle navigation system, whether a charging panel type for an available charging station in the plurality of charging stations is compatible with the electrical storage unit; selecting by the processor of the vehicle navigation system, the available charging station to provide a charge to the rechargeable electric vehicle based on determining that the charging panel type for the available charging station is compatible with the electrical storage unit; reserving, by the processor of the vehicle navigation system, the available charging station for the rechargeable electric vehicle to receive the charge; determining, by the processor of the vehicle navigation system, a route for display to the operator, the route providing directions to the available charging station along a portion of the route and within the driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle; and displaying the route by a graphical user interface of the rechargeable electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A navigation system, comprising:
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a map database comprising spatial roadway map information; and a processor, in communication with the map database, to receive a current spatial location of a rechargeable electric vehicle relative to a selected coordinate system, determine a driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle based on a current state of an electrical storage unit of the rechargeable electric vehicle, communicate with a plurality of charging stations in the driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle, receive station information from the plurality of charging stations comprising an availability of each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, a charging type of each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, and information about a charging panel type for each charging station in the plurality of charging stations, determine whether a charging panel type for an available charging station in the plurality of charging stations is compatible with the electrical storage unit, select the available charging station to provide a charge to the rechargeable electric vehicle based on determining that the charging panel type for the available charging station is compatible with the electrical storage unit, reserve the available charging station for the rechargeable electric vehicle to receive a charge, and provide for display to an operator of the rechargeable electric vehicle, based on a current state of an electrical storage unit of the rechargeable electric vehicle, a route to the operator by a graphical user interface of the rechargeable electric vehicle, the route providing directions to the available charging station along a portion of the route and within the driving range of the rechargeable electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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