Display unit for data dependent on a vehicle's energy consumption
First Claim
1. A display unit for data dependent on energy consumption of a vehicle, the vehicle having at least one motor and at least one storage system which can be filled with energy, having devices for determining a remaining amount of energy instantaneously situated in said storage system and consumption parameters of the vehicle, and having devices for calculating a driving distance which can be reached with said remaining amount of energy and said consumption parameters, wherein, as a function of said amount of remaining energy in the storage system and as a function of said consumption parameters, the display unit displays a range of said driving distances which is obtained from a minimal and a maximal average consumption of the motor.
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Abstract
A system, method, and display device for displaying an expected range of driving distances for a vehicle having a driving unit and an energy storage unit. A sensor senses an amount of remaining energy in the energy storage unit. An average minimum energy consumption rate and an average maximum energy consumption rate of the driving unit are determined based on at least one of (a) vehicle-specific energy consumption parameters; and (b) driver-specific energy consumption parameters. A minimum expected driving distance is calculated based on the sensed amount of remaining energy and the average maximum energy consumption rate. A maximum expected driving distance is calculated based on the sensed amount of remaining energy and the average minimum energy consumption rate. The expected range of driving distances defined by the minimum expected driving distance and the maximum expected driving distance are displayed on a display unit.
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- 1. A display unit for data dependent on energy consumption of a vehicle, the vehicle having at least one motor and at least one storage system which can be filled with energy, having devices for determining a remaining amount of energy instantaneously situated in said storage system and consumption parameters of the vehicle, and having devices for calculating a driving distance which can be reached with said remaining amount of energy and said consumption parameters, wherein, as a function of said amount of remaining energy in the storage system and as a function of said consumption parameters, the display unit displays a range of said driving distances which is obtained from a minimal and a maximal average consumption of the motor.
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15. A system for displaying an expected range of driving distances for a vehicle having a driving unit and an energy storage unit, comprising:
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a sensor which senses an amount of remaining energy in said energy storage unit; means for determining an average minimum energy consumption rate and an average maximum energy consumption rate of said driving unit; means for calculating a minimum expected driving distance based on said sensed amount of remaining energy and said average maximum energy consumption rate; means for calculating a maximum expected driving distance based on said sensed amount of remaining energy and said average minimum energy consumption rate; and means for displaying said expected range of driving distances defined by said minimum expected driving distance and said maximum expected driving distance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of displaying an expected range of driving distances for a vehicle having a driving unit and an energy storage unit, comprising:
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sensing an amount of remaining energy in said energy storage unit; determining an average minimum energy consumption rate and an average maximum energy consumption rate of said driving unit; calculating a minimum expected driving distance based on said sensed amount of remaining energy and said average maximum energy consumption rate; calculating a maximum expected driving distance based on said sensed amount of remaining energy and said average minimum energy consumption rate; and displaying said expected range of driving distances defined by said minimum expected driving distance and said maximum expected driving distance. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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