Telematics Control of High Energy Electrical Power Storage Device
First Claim
1. A method for safely removing stored power from a high energy electrical power storage device in a vehicle implemented at a telematics unit in the vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving an instruction to cause the electrical power storage device to attain a low power state through a discharging process;
issuing instructions to a charging control module of the vehicle to drain power from the electrical power storage device;
receiving, from the charging control module, a confirmation that the electrical power storage device has reached the low power state;
transmitting the confirmation to a remotely located service provider;
receiving, from the remotely located service provider, instructions to obtain the results of a diagnostics test;
issuing an instruction to the charging control module to perform the diagnostics test;
receiving the results of the diagnostics test; and
analyzing the results of the diagnostics test.
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Abstract
Implementations of the present invention contemplate using the communicative connections between telematics units in vehicles and a telematics service provider (TSP) to facilitate discharging and recharging of high energy electrical power storage devices, e.g. batteries, in vehicles. Specifically, implementations of the present invention contemplate an entity, e.g. a TSP, located remotely from a vehicle, that issues a command to a telematics unit in the vehicle to discharge or recharge an electrical power storage device in the vehicle. In some implementations, the command to discharge the storage device is issued by the TSP or other remote entity in response to a prior transmission sent by the telematics unit in the vehicle to the TSP or other entity. In other implementations, the command to discharge or recharge the storage device issued by the TSP or remote entity is triggered by the determination that a disaster may impact the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for safely removing stored power from a high energy electrical power storage device in a vehicle implemented at a telematics unit in the vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving an instruction to cause the electrical power storage device to attain a low power state through a discharging process; issuing instructions to a charging control module of the vehicle to drain power from the electrical power storage device; receiving, from the charging control module, a confirmation that the electrical power storage device has reached the low power state; transmitting the confirmation to a remotely located service provider; receiving, from the remotely located service provider, instructions to obtain the results of a diagnostics test; issuing an instruction to the charging control module to perform the diagnostics test; receiving the results of the diagnostics test; and analyzing the results of the diagnostics test. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for safely removing stored power from a high energy electrical power storage device in a vehicle implemented at a server located at a call center of a service provider, the method comprising:
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transmitting, to a telematics unit in the vehicle, an instruction to implement a low power state in the electrical power storage device; receiving a confirmation that the low power state in the electrical power storage device has been achieved; instructing the telematics unit to order a diagnostics test of various systems of the vehicle; and receiving data produced by the diagnostics test of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for safely removing stored power from a high energy electrical power storage device in a vehicle connected to a charging station, the system comprising:
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a telematics service provider (TSP) configured to issue an instruction to drain power from the electrical power storage device, to receive a confirmation that a low power state has been achieved in the electrical power storage device, and to issue an instruction to perform a diagnostics test; and a telematics unit configured to direct a charging module in the vehicle to drain power from the high energy electrical power storage device, to receive a confirmation that a low power state has been achieved in the electrical power storage device, to transmit the confirmation to the TSP, to receive the instructions to perform a diagnostics test from the TSP, and to direct components of the vehicle to perform the diagnostics test. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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