Inputs for optimizing performance in hybrid vehicles
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1. A hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- a battery;
a motor, operating from power stored in said battery;
a GPS navigator, that allows determination of future trip information;
a controller, including a monitoring port, which monitors a state of charge of the battery, and also receives information from said GPS navigator, and controls how much energy is received by and delivered by said battery, based on both of said state of charge of said battery, and said information.
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A hybrid vehicle controller operates to use GPS navigation information to determine how much energy should be delivered from or sent to, the battery. The battery charge can be better managed by using knowledge of the future path of the vehicle.
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1. A hybrid vehicle, comprising:
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a battery; a motor, operating from power stored in said battery; a GPS navigator, that allows determination of future trip information;
a controller, including a monitoring port, which monitors a state of charge of the battery, and also receives information from said GPS navigator, and controls how much energy is received by and delivered by said battery, based on both of said state of charge of said battery, and said information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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