Efficient hybrid vehicle
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a first adaptive threshold of charge for a battery within a hybrid vehicle;
based upon the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, operating the hybrid vehicle in a mode of operation that utilizes at least one of (i) a fuel engine component and (ii) an electric engine component to move the hybrid vehicle, wherein the mode of operation involves one or both of (i) a proportional use of power to be supplied by the fuel engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle and (ii) a proportional use of power to be supplied by the electric engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle, and wherein power supplied by the electric engine component is based upon energy supplied by the battery;
automatically analyzing at least one condition;
based upon the automatically analyzing at least one condition, automatically altering the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery that is different from the first adaptive threshold; and
based upon the automatically altering the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, automatically altering one or both of (i) the proportional use of power to be supplied by the fuel engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle and (ii) the proportional use of power to be supplied by the electric engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method comprising providing a first adaptive threshold of charge for a battery within a hybrid vehicle and based upon the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, operating the hybrid vehicle in a mode of operation. The method also comprises automatically analyzing at least one condition and based upon the automatically analyzing at least one condition, automatically altering the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery that is different from the first adaptive threshold. Based upon automatically altering the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, (i) a proportional use of power to be supplied by a fuel engine component and/or (ii) a proportional use of power to be supplied by an electric engine component is automatically altered.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a first adaptive threshold of charge for a battery within a hybrid vehicle; based upon the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, operating the hybrid vehicle in a mode of operation that utilizes at least one of (i) a fuel engine component and (ii) an electric engine component to move the hybrid vehicle, wherein the mode of operation involves one or both of (i) a proportional use of power to be supplied by the fuel engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle and (ii) a proportional use of power to be supplied by the electric engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle, and wherein power supplied by the electric engine component is based upon energy supplied by the battery; automatically analyzing at least one condition; based upon the automatically analyzing at least one condition, automatically altering the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery that is different from the first adaptive threshold; and based upon the automatically altering the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, automatically altering one or both of (i) the proportional use of power to be supplied by the fuel engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle and (ii) the proportional use of power to be supplied by the electric engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a data module configured to at least one of obtain and store data relating to at least one condition; a processing module configured to analyze the data relating to at least one condition; and a management module configured to based upon analyzing the data relating to at least one condition, alter a first adaptive threshold of charge for a battery of a hybrid vehicle to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, wherein the first adaptive threshold is different from the second adaptive threshold; based upon the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, define a proportional utilization of different engine components by the hybrid vehicle, wherein the proportional utilization comprises at least one of (i) a proportional use of power to be supplied by a fuel engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle and (ii) a proportional use of power to be supplied by an electric engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle, and wherein power supplied by the electric engine component is based upon energy supplied by the battery, and based upon altering the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery of the hybrid vehicle to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, alter one or both of (i) the proportional use of power to be supplied by the fuel engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle and (ii) the proportional use of power to be supplied by the electric engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
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a chassis; a fuel engine component coupled to the chassis; an electric engine component coupled to the chassis; a battery associated with at least one of (i) the fuel engine component and (ii) the electric engine component; and a control system associated with (i) the fuel engine component, (ii) the electric engine component and (iii) the battery, the control system comprising; a data module configured to at least one of obtain and store data relating to at least one condition; a processing module configured to analyze the data relating to at least one condition; and a management module configured to based upon analyzing the data relating to at least one condition, alter a first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery of the hybrid vehicle to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, wherein the first adaptive threshold is different from the second adaptive threshold; based upon the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, define a proportional utilization of different engine components by the hybrid vehicle, wherein the proportional utilization comprises at least one of (i) a proportional use of power to be supplied by a fuel engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle and (ii) a proportional use of power to be supplied by an electric engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle, and wherein power supplied by the electric engine component is based upon energy supplied by the battery, and based upon altering the first adaptive threshold of charge for the battery of the hybrid vehicle to provide a second adaptive threshold of charge for the battery, alter one or both of (i) the proportional use of power to be supplied by the fuel engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle and (ii) the proportional use of power to be supplied by the electric engine component for moving the hybrid vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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