MODE SELECTION TECHNIQUE FOR ONBOARD ENERGY MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. An energy management system for a vehicle comprising:
- an energy storage device;
a solar panel array for generating electrical energy;
a pre-conditioning device for generating a temperature change to the vehicle;
a solar control module including a processor for selectively configuring a distribution of electrical energy captured by the solar energy panel to one of the energy storage device and the preconditioning device, the processor including a mode selector logic module for indicating one of a passive enablement mode or active enablement mode of the distribution of electrical energy based on a vehicle driving status and the electrical energy availability from the solar panel array, wherein at least one of a recharging function or a preconditioning function is enabled passively or actively based on a configuration in the mode selector logic module.
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Abstract
An auxiliary energy management system for a vehicle includes an energy storage device, solar panel array, a preconditioning device, a communication module and a solar control module. The solar panel array generates electrical energy. The pre-conditioning device generates a temperature change to the vehicle. The solar control module includes a processor for selectively configuring a distribution of electrical energy captured by the solar energy panel to one of the energy storage device and the preconditioning device. The processor includes a mode selector logic module for indicating one of a passive enablement or active enablement of the distribution of electrical energy based on a vehicle driving status and the electrical energy availability from the solar panel array. At least one of a recharging function or a preconditioning function is enabled passively or actively based on a configuration in the mode selector logic module or a personalized configuration.
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1. An energy management system for a vehicle comprising:
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an energy storage device; a solar panel array for generating electrical energy; a pre-conditioning device for generating a temperature change to the vehicle; a solar control module including a processor for selectively configuring a distribution of electrical energy captured by the solar energy panel to one of the energy storage device and the preconditioning device, the processor including a mode selector logic module for indicating one of a passive enablement mode or active enablement mode of the distribution of electrical energy based on a vehicle driving status and the electrical energy availability from the solar panel array, wherein at least one of a recharging function or a preconditioning function is enabled passively or actively based on a configuration in the mode selector logic module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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