SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING GRID CHARGING OF AN ELECTRIC/HYBRID VEHICLE
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1. A vehicular charging system deployed on a vehicle configured to be charged from an external power source, the vehicular charging system comprising:
- a battery assembly; and
a timer coupled to said battery assembly and configured to electrically couple the external power source to said battery assembly to commence charging said battery assembly at a predetermined charge initialization time.
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Abstract
A vehicular charging system is provided that may be deployed on a vehicle configured to be charged from an external power source. The vehicular charging system comprises a battery assembly and a timer coupled to the battery assembly. The timer is configured to electrically couple the external power source to the battery assembly to commence charging the battery assembly at a predetermined charge initialization time.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicular charging system deployed on a vehicle configured to be charged from an external power source, the vehicular charging system comprising:
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a battery assembly; and a timer coupled to said battery assembly and configured to electrically couple the external power source to said battery assembly to commence charging said battery assembly at a predetermined charge initialization time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicular charging system deployed on a vehicle configured to be charged from an external power source, the vehicular charging system comprising:
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a battery assembly; a control module coupled to said battery assembly that monitors the charge level of said battery assembly; and a processor coupled to said battery assembly and to said control module, said processor configured to commence charging said battery assembly when the charge level of said battery assembly is at least partially depleted and when a predetermined charge initialization time is reached. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for selecting the charging time of a battery assembly from an external power source, the battery assembly deployed on a vehicle including a processor and a memory, the method comprising:
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storing a predetermined charge initialization time in the memory; monitoring the current time with the processor; recall the predetermined charge initialization time from the memory; and commencing charging of the battery assembly when the current time reaches the predetermined charge initialization time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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