POWER MANAGEMENT IN A SOLAR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- a power train;
a drive train;
a solar array;
a sensor interface configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of said 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, (ii) monitor an amount of solar power converted using said solar array, (iii) determine an energy usage for traveling a route based on said pattern and (iv) adjust an amount of power applied to said power train in response to said energy usage for traveling said route, wherein said amount of power applied to said power train is adjusted in response to said amount of solar power.
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Abstract
A vehicle comprising a power train, a drive train, a solar array, a sensor interface, a storage device and a processing device. The sensor interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of the vehicle. The storage device may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processing device may be configured to (i) analyze the sensor data samples stored in the storage device to detect a pattern, (ii) monitor an amount of solar power converted using the solar array, (iii) determine an energy usage for traveling a route based on the pattern and (iv) adjust an amount of power applied to the power train in response to the energy usage for traveling the route. The amount of power applied to the power train may be adjusted in response to the amount of solar power.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a power train; a drive train; a solar array; a sensor interface configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of said 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, (ii) monitor an amount of solar power converted using said solar array, (iii) determine an energy usage for traveling a route based on said pattern and (iv) adjust an amount of power applied to said power train in response to said energy usage for traveling said route, wherein said amount of power applied to said power train is adjusted in response to said amount of solar power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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