SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A ONE-TIME DEPARTURE SCHEDULE SETUP FOR CHARGING BATTERY-ELECTRIC VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A computer-based method for allowing a one-time temporary change to a primary departure schedule of a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, using an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and from a user of the vehicle, a primary departure schedule on a weekly recurring basis for activating a Battery Management and Charging Unit (BMCU) of the vehicle to perform a charging operation of a battery of the vehicle and/or for activating a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit of the vehicle to perform a pre-climate operation;
calculating, using the ECU and without any user interaction, the date and time to begin the charging and/or pre-climate operation based on the time period remaining until the next departure date and time of the primary departure schedule;
receiving, using the ECU and from the user, an alternate departure date and time different from the primary departure schedule for performing the charging and/or pre-climate operation;
deactivating, using a signal transmitted by the ECU, the BMCU to temporarily prevent the charging operation and/or the HVAC unit to temporarily prevent the pre-climate operation based on the primary departure schedule until the alternate departure date and time has passed;
activating, using a signal transmitted by the ECU, the BMCU to perform the charging operation and/or the HVAC unit to perform the pre-climate operation in advance of the alternate departure date and time; and
returning, using the ECU, to the primary departure schedule after the alternate departure date and time has passed.
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Abstract
A method and a system for making a one-time change to a primary departure schedule of a battery-electric vehicle for charging or pre-climate operations without affecting the future departure times of the primary departure schedule. The system can be a vehicle including an ECU, a memory, a battery, a charger connected to an external power source, a BMS, an HVAC and a display. The method may include receiving an alternate departure date and time different from the primary departure schedule, deactivating the charging or pre-climate operations based on the primary departure schedule and activating charging or pre-climate operations based on the alternate departure date and time. The method and system may also include receiving an immediate charge mode designation, deactivating the charging or pre-climate operations based on the primary schedule and immediately activating the charging operations without affecting the primary departure schedule.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-based method for allowing a one-time temporary change to a primary departure schedule of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, using an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and from a user of the vehicle, a primary departure schedule on a weekly recurring basis for activating a Battery Management and Charging Unit (BMCU) of the vehicle to perform a charging operation of a battery of the vehicle and/or for activating a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit of the vehicle to perform a pre-climate operation; calculating, using the ECU and without any user interaction, the date and time to begin the charging and/or pre-climate operation based on the time period remaining until the next departure date and time of the primary departure schedule; receiving, using the ECU and from the user, an alternate departure date and time different from the primary departure schedule for performing the charging and/or pre-climate operation; deactivating, using a signal transmitted by the ECU, the BMCU to temporarily prevent the charging operation and/or the HVAC unit to temporarily prevent the pre-climate operation based on the primary departure schedule until the alternate departure date and time has passed; activating, using a signal transmitted by the ECU, the BMCU to perform the charging operation and/or the HVAC unit to perform the pre-climate operation in advance of the alternate departure date and time; and returning, using the ECU, to the primary departure schedule after the alternate departure date and time has passed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-based method for allowing a one-time temporary change to a primary departure schedule of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, using an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and from a user of the vehicle, a primary departure schedule for activating a Battery Management and Charging Unit (BMCU) of the vehicle to perform a charging operation of a battery of the vehicle or for activating a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit of the vehicle to perform a pre-climate operation; receiving, using the ECU and from the user, either an immediate charge mode designation or a departure schedule; setting, using the ECU, a current charge mode for the vehicle to an immediate charge mode when the most recent received charge mode designation is an immediate charge mode designation; deactivating, using a signal transmitted by the ECU, the BMCU to temporarily prevent the charging operation or the HVAC unit to temporarily prevent the pre-climate operation based on the primary departure schedule during the time period which the current charge mode is set to the immediate charge mode; activating, using a signal transmitted by the ECU, the BMCU to perform the charging operation when the current charge mode is set to the immediate charge mode; and returning, using the ECU and without any user interaction, the current charge mode to a primary departure charge mode when the charging operation during the immediate charge mode has ended. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle comprising:
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a battery; a Battery Management and Charging Unit (BMCU) including a Battery Management System (BMS) and a charger, the BMS coupled to the battery and the charger, and the charger coupled to the battery and an external power source; an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) coupled to the charger and the BMS; a display coupled to the ECU; a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit coupled to the ECU, wherein the ECU is configured to; receive from a user of the vehicle a primary departure schedule which recurs on a weekly basis for activating the charger to perform a charging operation or for activating the HVAC unit to perform a pre-climate operation; receive from the user a charge mode designation of either an immediate charge mode or a departure schedule; set a current charge mode to an immediate charge mode when the most recent received charge mode designation is an immediate charge mode designation; deactivate, by transmitting a signal, the charger to temporarily prevent the charging operation or the HVAC unit to temporarily prevent the pre-climate operation based on the primary departure schedule during the time period which the current charge mode is set to the immediate charge mode; activate, by transmitting a signal, the charger to perform the charging operation when the current charge mode is set to the immediate charge mode; return, without any user interaction, the current charge mode to a primary departure charge mode when the charging operation during the immediate charge mode has ended; recalculate, without any user interaction, a date and a time to begin the charging or pre-climate operation when the current charge mode is returned to the primary departure charge mode based on the time period remaining until the next departure date and time of the primary departure schedule; and activate, by transmitting a signal, the charger to perform the charging operation or the HVAC unit to perform the pre-climate operation based on the recalculated date and time when the current charge mode is returned to the primary departure charge mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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