METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE POWER USAGE OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing the power consumption of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising at least an electronic control unit (ECU), a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and communication means for remotely accessing a network cloud and/or server, the method comprising:
- sending vehicle data from the GPS receiver and the ECU to the network cloud and/or server upon starting the vehicle;
calculating a most probable final destination and a most probable optimized route of the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server based on the sent vehicle data;
calculating a most probable driving mode map in the network cloud and/or server based on the most probable final destination, the most probable optimized route and the sent vehicle data;
calculating an optimized power utilization of propulsion sources for the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server based on said most probable driving mode map, most probable final destination and most probable optimized route;
returning the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources to the vehicle from the network cloud and/or server, the most probable power utilization of propulsion sources being dependent on the most probable driving mode, most probable final destination and most probable optimized route of the vehicle; and
using the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources to control the drive train modes and/or peripheral equipment of the vehicle during driving in order to optimize the power consumption of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method is provided for optimizing power consumption of a vehicle which may include sending data from a vehicle Electronic Control Unit and vehicle Global Positioning System receiver to a network cloud and/or server upon starting the vehicle, calculating a most probable final destination and most probable optimized route of the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server based on the sent vehicle data, and calculating a most probable driving mode map in the network cloud and/or server. The method may further include calculating an optimized power utilization of propulsion sources for the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server, returning the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources to the vehicle from the network cloud and/or server, and using the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources to control drive train modes and/or peripheral equipment of the vehicle during driving in order to optimize the power consumption of the vehicle.
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1. A method for optimizing the power consumption of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising at least an electronic control unit (ECU), a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and communication means for remotely accessing a network cloud and/or server, the method comprising:
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sending vehicle data from the GPS receiver and the ECU to the network cloud and/or server upon starting the vehicle; calculating a most probable final destination and a most probable optimized route of the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server based on the sent vehicle data; calculating a most probable driving mode map in the network cloud and/or server based on the most probable final destination, the most probable optimized route and the sent vehicle data; calculating an optimized power utilization of propulsion sources for the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server based on said most probable driving mode map, most probable final destination and most probable optimized route; returning the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources to the vehicle from the network cloud and/or server, the most probable power utilization of propulsion sources being dependent on the most probable driving mode, most probable final destination and most probable optimized route of the vehicle; and using the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources to control the drive train modes and/or peripheral equipment of the vehicle during driving in order to optimize the power consumption of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for optimizing the power consumption of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a network cloud and/or server for communicating with a vehicle comprising at least an electronic control unit (ECU), a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and communication means for remotely accessing the network cloud and/or server, the vehicle having a controllable drive train mode and/or controllable peripheral equipment; wherein the network cloud and/or server receives vehicle data from the ECU and GPS receiver, and wherein the network cloud and/or server comprises algorithms used to calculate an optimized power consumption for the vehicle based on the received vehicle data, the calculated optimized power consumption for use in controlling the drive train mode and/or peripheral equipment of the vehicle.
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12. A method for optimizing the power consumption of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising at least an electronic control unit (ECU), a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and communication means for remotely accessing a network cloud and/or server, the method comprising:
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receiving vehicle data from the GPS receiver and the ECU in the network cloud and/or server upon starting the vehicle; calculating a most probable final destination and a most probable optimized route of the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server based on the sent vehicle data; calculating a most probable driving mode map in the network cloud and/or server based on the most probable final destination, the most probable optimized route and the sent vehicle data; calculating an optimized power utilization of propulsion sources for the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server based on said most probable driving mode map, most probable final destination and most probable optimized route; and returning the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources to the vehicle from the network cloud and/or server, the most probable power utilization of propulsion sources being dependent on the most probable driving mode, most probable final destination and most probable optimized route of the vehicle; wherein the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources is for use by the vehicle to control the drive train modes and/or peripheral equipment of the vehicle during driving in order to optimize the power consumption of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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