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METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE POWER USAGE OF A VEHICLE

  • US 20150025727A1
  • Filed: 07/03/2014
  • Published: 01/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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