VEHICLE USING MOTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20120025963A1
• Filed: 01/21/2011
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Inventors: Yun, Han-Seok, Segawa, Susumu, Hwang, Eui-Jeong, Sim, Se-Sub, Yang, Jong-Woon, Kim, Beom-Gyu, Kim, Jin-Wan
• Application Number:
  US13/011,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20120025963A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/432
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 6/45 Control or actuating devices therefor

Abstract

A vehicle using a motor, and a method of controlling the vehicle. The vehicle includes a battery for providing electric energy to the motor, a remaining energy-amount detector for detecting an amount of remaining energy of the battery, a distance calculator for calculating an available moving distance of the vehicle corresponding to the amount of remaining energy and a weight applied to the vehicle, and a display unit for displaying the available moving distance.

Claims

1. A vehicle using a motor, the vehicle comprising:

a battery for providing electric energy to the motor;

a remaining energy-amount detector for detecting an amount of remaining energy of the battery;

a distance calculator for calculating an available moving distance of the vehicle corresponding to the amount of remaining energy and a weight applied to the vehicle; and

a display unit for displaying the available moving distance.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a sensor for measuring the weight applied to the vehicle.

3. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the sensor is coupled to a riding portion configured for a user to ride on.

4. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the sensor is coupled to a device for supporting a transfer portion of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising an input portion for inputting data corresponding to the weight applied to the vehicle.

6. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is configured to operate in an operation mode of operation modes comprising:

a first mode using the electric energy of the battery; and

a second mode using the electric energy of the battery and mechanical energy applied by a user.

7. The vehicle of claim 6, wherein the distance calculator is configured to calculate the available moving distance according to whether the operation mode is the first mode or the second mode.

8. The vehicle of claim 7, wherein the distance calculator is configured to calculate the available moving distance according to a variation of the mechanical energy applied by the user when the operation mode is the second mode.

9. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the battery and the remaining energy-amount detector are integrated together as a battery pack.

10. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is an electric bicycle.

11. A method of controlling a vehicle using a motor, the method comprising:

detecting an amount of remaining energy of a battery;

calculating an available moving distance of the vehicle corresponding to the amount of remaining energy and a weight applied to the vehicle; and

displaying the available moving distance.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising detecting the weight applied to the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising inputting data corresponding to the weight applied to the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining an operation mode of the vehicle, wherein the available moving distance of the vehicle is calculated in consideration of the operation mode.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising calculating the available moving distance according to a variation of a mechanical energy applied by a user when the operation mode of the vehicle uses electric energy of the battery and the mechanical energy applied by the user.