Electric vehicle and method of control for active auxiliary battery depletion
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1. A method comprising:
- discharging an auxiliary battery of an electric vehicle while the auxiliary battery has more than a minimum energy;
preventing a traction battery of the vehicle from charging the auxiliary battery while the auxiliary battery has more than the minimum energy; and
upon the auxiliary battery having the minimum energy, charging the auxiliary battery with the traction battery to maintain the auxiliary battery at the minimum energy.
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Abstract
An electric vehicle includes a traction battery, an auxiliary battery, and a controller. The controller is configured to prevent the traction battery from charging the auxiliary battery while the auxiliary battery has more than a minimum energy. The controller is further configured to, upon the auxiliary battery having the minimum energy, enable the traction battery to charge the auxiliary battery such that the auxiliary battery is maintained at the minimum energy.
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1. A method comprising:
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discharging an auxiliary battery of an electric vehicle while the auxiliary battery has more than a minimum energy; preventing a traction battery of the vehicle from charging the auxiliary battery while the auxiliary battery has more than the minimum energy; and upon the auxiliary battery having the minimum energy, charging the auxiliary battery with the traction battery to maintain the auxiliary battery at the minimum energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electric vehicle comprising:
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an electric machine; a traction battery electrically connected with the electric machine; an auxiliary battery; and a controller configured to prevent the traction battery from charging the auxiliary battery while the auxiliary battery has more than a minimum energy; wherein the controller is further configured to, upon the auxiliary battery having the minimum energy, enable the traction battery to charge the auxiliary battery such that the auxiliary battery is maintained at the minimum energy; wherein the controller is further configured to prevent the traction battery from charging the auxiliary battery and is further configured to enable the traction battery to charge the auxiliary battery while the electric vehicle is being driven. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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13. An electric vehicle comprising:
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an electric machine; a traction battery electrically connected with the electric machine; an auxiliary battery; and a controller configured to prevent the traction battery from charging the auxiliary battery while the auxiliary battery has more than a minimum energy; wherein the controller is further configured to, upon the auxiliary battery having the minimum energy, enable the traction battery to charge the auxiliary battery such that the auxiliary battery is maintained at the minimum energy; wherein the controller is further configured to electrically disconnect the traction battery from the auxiliary battery in order to prevent the traction battery from charging the auxiliary battery; wherein the controller is further configured to electrically connect the traction battery to the auxiliary battery in order to enable the traction battery to charge the auxiliary battery.
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