DISTANCE ORIENTED ENERGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
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1. A method to control a vehicle having electric motor and engine propulsion devices comprising:
- selecting a trip route for the vehicle using a user interface;
generating a charge reference profile of a battery coupled to the electric motor based on the trip;
commanding the electric motor and the engine based on a location of the vehicle with respect to the trip route such that a state of charge (SOC) of the battery follows the reference profile.
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Abstract
A vehicle and a method to control a vehicle includes selecting a trip route for the vehicle using a user interface, generating a charge reference profile of a battery coupled to an electric motor based on the trip, and commanding propulsion devices in the vehicle based on a location of the vehicle with respect to the trip route such that a state of charge (SOC) of the battery tracks the reference profile.
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1. A method to control a vehicle having electric motor and engine propulsion devices comprising:
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selecting a trip route for the vehicle using a user interface; generating a charge reference profile of a battery coupled to the electric motor based on the trip; commanding the electric motor and the engine based on a location of the vehicle with respect to the trip route such that a state of charge (SOC) of the battery follows the reference profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling a vehicle having at least one propulsion device comprising:
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selecting a trip route; partitioning the trip route into at least one segment; assigning a vehicle mode of operation to each of the at least one segments such that the battery is at a specified state of charge at a specified location of the trip route; and commanding the at least one propulsion device to operate in the vehicle mode of operation assigned to each segments based on a location of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A vehicle comprising:
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an electric motor; a battery coupled to the electric motor; an engine, wherein the electric motor and the engine are coupled to wheels of the vehicle via a transmission; a user interface configured for a user to select a trip route for the vehicle; and an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the user interface, the electric motor, the battery, and the engine, wherein the ECU is configured to (i) generate a charge reference profile of the battery based on the trip route, and (ii) command the electric motor and the engine based on a location of the vehicle with respect to the trip such that a state of charge (SOC) of the battery tracks the reference profile. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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