POWER MANAGEMENT IN A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a power train;
an electric motor;
a drive train;
an internal combustion engine;
a sensor interface configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle;
a storage device configured to store said sensor data samples over a number of points in time; and
a processing device configured to (i) analyze said sensor data samples stored in said storage device to detect a pattern and (ii) manage energy usage by said electric motor and by said internal combustion engine in response to said pattern, wherein (a) said pattern is used to determine current conditions for said vehicle and (b) said energy usage is managed to enable efficient application of power to said vehicle.
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Abstract
Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for managing the power consumption of an automotive vehicle, and thereby for optimizing the power consumption of the vehicle. The devices and systems for managing the power consumption of the vehicle typically include power management logic that can calculate an applied power for the vehicle engine based on information provided from the external environment of the vehicle, the operational status of the vehicle, one or more command inputs from a driver, and one or more operational parameters of the vehicle.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a power train; an electric motor; a drive train; an internal combustion engine; a sensor interface configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle; a storage device configured to store said sensor data samples over a number of points in time; and a processing device configured to (i) analyze said sensor data samples stored in said storage device to detect a pattern and (ii) manage energy usage by said electric motor and by said internal combustion engine in response to said pattern, wherein (a) said pattern is used to determine current conditions for said vehicle and (b) said energy usage is managed to enable efficient application of power to said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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