BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A battery charging system for an electrically-powered vehicle, the charging system comprising:
- one or more operator interface associated with the vehicle and configured to receive an operator input and to provide the operator input to at least one charging controller associated with the vehicle; and
at least one battery configured to power the vehicle and to receive a charge from an off-board charging source;
wherein the charging controller is configured to receive the operator input, to predict an estimated charging duration based at least in part on the operator input, to affect the a duration of the charge in response to the operator input, and to provide the estimated charging duration to the operator interface for presentation to an operator;
wherein the operator interface is configured to receive the estimated charging duration from the charging controller and to present the estimated charging duration to an operator; and
wherein the operator input defines a desired vehicle range.
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Abstract
A battery charging system for an electrically-powered vehicle comprises an operator interface and a battery configured to power the vehicle and receive a charge from an off-board charging source. The interface is configured to receive an operator input defining a desired vehicle range and to provide it to the charging controller. The charging controller is configured to receive the operator input, to predict a charging duration based on the operator input, to provide the estimated charging duration to the operator interface for presentation to the operator, and to affect duration of the charge in response to the operator input. A method of charging a battery comprises receiving an operator input defining a desired vehicle range, predicting an estimated charging duration based on the operator input, presenting the estimated charging duration to the operator, and affecting the charging duration based on the operator input.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery charging system for an electrically-powered vehicle, the charging system comprising:
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one or more operator interface associated with the vehicle and configured to receive an operator input and to provide the operator input to at least one charging controller associated with the vehicle; and at least one battery configured to power the vehicle and to receive a charge from an off-board charging source; wherein the charging controller is configured to receive the operator input, to predict an estimated charging duration based at least in part on the operator input, to affect the a duration of the charge in response to the operator input, and to provide the estimated charging duration to the operator interface for presentation to an operator; wherein the operator interface is configured to receive the estimated charging duration from the charging controller and to present the estimated charging duration to an operator; and wherein the operator input defines a desired vehicle range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of charging a battery of an electrically powered vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving an operator input defining a desired vehicle range; predicting an estimated charging duration based at least in part on the operator input; presenting the estimated charging duration to the operator, and affecting the charging duration based on the operator input.
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