System and Method For Optimizing The Storing of Vehicular Energy
First Claim
1. A system for storing electrically a regenerative energy of a vehicle, comprising:
- a first energy storage device;
a second energy storage device;
an energy regulating device coupled to the first and second energy storage devices;
a source of regenerative power for capturing regenerative energy during a regenerative power event of the vehicle; and
a control unit coupled to the energy regulating device, wherein the control unit is configured to transfer electrical energy from the first energy storage device to the second energy storage device based on a prediction of the regenerative power event using the energy regulating device, wherein the transfer of the electrical energy serves to reduce the electrical energy stored in the first energy storage device thereby enabling the first energy storage device to receive from the regenerative power device when the predicted regenerative power event occurs an amount of the electrical regenerative energy.
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Abstract
A system for storing electrically a regenerative energy of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a first energy storage device, a second energy storage device, an energy regulating device coupled to the first and second energy storage devices, a source of regenerative power configured to capture a regenerative energy during a regenerative power event of the vehicle, and a control unit coupled to the energy regulating device. The control unit is configured to transfer electrical energy from the first energy storage device to the second energy storage device based on a prediction of the regenerative power event using the energy regulating device. The transfer of the electrical energy serves to reduce the electrical energy stored in the first energy storage device thereby enabling the first energy storage device to receive from the regenerative power device when the predicted regenerative power event occurs an amount of the electrical regenerative energy.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for storing electrically a regenerative energy of a vehicle, comprising:
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a first energy storage device; a second energy storage device; an energy regulating device coupled to the first and second energy storage devices; a source of regenerative power for capturing regenerative energy during a regenerative power event of the vehicle; and a control unit coupled to the energy regulating device, wherein the control unit is configured to transfer electrical energy from the first energy storage device to the second energy storage device based on a prediction of the regenerative power event using the energy regulating device, wherein the transfer of the electrical energy serves to reduce the electrical energy stored in the first energy storage device thereby enabling the first energy storage device to receive from the regenerative power device when the predicted regenerative power event occurs an amount of the electrical regenerative energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method of reducing loss of regenerative energy in a vehicle by controlling energy storage devices that power the vehicle, comprising:
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predicting when a next regenerative power event during a current trip will occur; estimating when a first energy storage device connected for receipt of regenerative energy will be in an optimum condition to receive regenerative energy; and transferring electrical energy from the first energy storage device to a second energy storage device to reduce the loss of regenerative power due to the first energy storage device having a greater than an amount of stored electrical energy suitable to accept regenerative energy during the predicted regenerative power event. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computing system, comprising:
at least one processing unit and at least one memory unit storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the at least one processing unit, to cause the at least one processing unit to perform a method for reducing loss of power from a regenerative source of power that is provided during regenerative power events, the method comprising; predicting when a next regenerative power event during a current trip will occur; estimating when a first energy storage device connected for receipt of regenerative energy will be in an optimum condition to receive regenerative energy; and transferring electrical energy from the first energy storage device to a second energy storage device to reduce the loss of regenerative power due to the first energy storage device having a greater than an amount of stored electrical energy suitable to accept regenerative energy during the predicted regenerative power event. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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