Location Based Charging Control System
First Claim
1. A method of charging a battery pack of an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- accepting a first set of charging instructions for a first charging station, wherein said first set of charging instructions is input by a user and said accepting step is performed by a controller of an on-board vehicle control system;
recording said first set of charging instructions for said first charging station in a memory;
determining when said electric vehicle is located at said first charging station, wherein said determining step is performed by said controller; and
in response to the determination, charging said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with said first set of charging instructions, wherein said battery pack of said electric vehicle is charged in accordance with a set of default charging instructions when said electric vehicle is located at an alternate charging station to which the first set of charging instructions does not apply.
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Abstract
A method for automatically charging the battery pack of an electric vehicle in accordance with a set of location sensitive charging instructions is provided. Exemplary location sensitive charging instructions include preset charging schedules and preset charge level limits. Different charging schedules and different charge level limits may be preset for different charging stations and locations, thus allowing the user to preset the charging instructions for each of multiple locations where the user routinely charges their car. Default charging instructions are used at those charging stations and locations where a set of location sensitive charging instructions has not been preset.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of charging a battery pack of an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
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accepting a first set of charging instructions for a first charging station, wherein said first set of charging instructions is input by a user and said accepting step is performed by a controller of an on-board vehicle control system; recording said first set of charging instructions for said first charging station in a memory; determining when said electric vehicle is located at said first charging station, wherein said determining step is performed by said controller; and in response to the determination, charging said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with said first set of charging instructions, wherein said battery pack of said electric vehicle is charged in accordance with a set of default charging instructions when said electric vehicle is located at an alternate charging station to which the first set of charging instructions does not apply. - 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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