Telematic method and apparatus with integrated power source

• US 9,242,572 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2010
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dennis Fernandez
• Original Assignee: Dennis Fernandez
• Inventors: Fernandez, Dennis S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaawat, Mussa A
• Assistant Examiner(s): KIM, KYUNG J
• Application Number:
  US12/790,706
• Publication Number:
  US 20100262325A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,069 Days
• Field of Search: 701/22, 701/48, 455/456.1, 342/357.25, 180/65.1, 180/65.8
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/00 Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of vehicles circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/2045 for optimising the use of energy
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/622 by satellite navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/30 by voice
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/30 for monitoring or controlling fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/33 by cooling
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/34 by heating
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/40 Application of hydrogen technology to transportation, e.g. using fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 903/944 Characterized by control of fuel cell

Abstract

Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment, digital audio broadcast, digital multimedia broadcast, global positioning system navigation, safety services, intelligent transportation systems, and/or universal mobile telecommunications system. Network-accessible software enables integrated modular function for automated control and provision of fuel cell resources for telematic appliance and/or other vehicle electro-mechanical devices.

Claims

1. Vehicle having adaptive power and telematics comprising:

a vehicle with a traction motor;

a fuel cell providing a source of energy for the traction motor; and

a telematic system;

wherein an electronic controller employs adaptive control of electrical power from the fuel cell to the vehicle or the telematic system using one or more sensor in the vehicle to predict or measure electrical operation or need therein, wherein said adaptive control comprises increasing the fuel cell output to the traction motor during periods of acceleration;

wherein the electronic controller by using said one or more sensor is configured to redistribute electrical power adaptively according to a determined load ratio or power usage proportion;

wherein the electronic controller couples the fuel cell and traction motor or telematic system as network-accessible nodes via media-oriented systems transport and intelligent transportation system data bus programmably to an integrated vehicle network gateway comprising a programmable signal interconnect and router that routes according to local interconnect network protocol electrical loading data of such network nodes to enable the electronic controller adaptively to control electrical loading configuration of such network nodes, such that the electronic controller controls the electrical loading configuration programmably by using software-automated sensor data adaptively to redistribute electrical power provided through the gateway and predicts or extrapolates proactively according to a predicted function, thereby automatically enabling network-accessible electrical power control service by the electronic controller adaptively using the software-automated sensor data to redistribute electrical power proactively according to the predicted function, and the software-automated sensor data, whereby the electronic controller proactively redistributes electrical loading by predicting or extrapolating electrical loading ratio or power usage proportion in the vehicle adaptively according to the predicted function via predictive extrapolation of the redistributed electrical loading, thereby proactively satisfying alternative electric load demand due to dynamic variation in vehicle configuration by redistributing electrical loading by predicting an extrapolated electrical loading ratio or power usage proportion in the vehicle,

whereby the electronic controller further enables network-accessible electrical power control service as well as web-based wireless telematic service by transmitting and receiving structured or unstructured tagged or untagged data and/or control document, instructions or signals with one or more telematic appliances as coordinated programmably by the electronic controller with one or more remote network nodes in a user-personalized process such that said one or more telematic appliances and fuel cell are correspondingly monitored, sensed, controlled or serviced adaptively locally or remotely.

2. Vehicle having adaptive power and telematics comprising:

a vehicle with an electric motor;

a primary fuel cell power source for driving the electric motor;

an fuel cell auxiliary power source for supplying electrical energy to on-board components; and

a telematic system;

wherein an electronic controller employs adaptive control of electrical power from the primary fuel cell power source and the auxiliary fuel cell power source to the telematic system using one or more sensor in the vehicle to predict or measure fault or error condition, wherein said adaptive control comprises empowering the telematic system from the primary fuel cell power source and the auxiliary fuel cell power source, wherein the telematic system communicates with a remote server or service to detect or indicate automatically an emergency condition;

wherein the electronic controller by using said one or more sensor is configured to redistribute electrical power adaptively according to a determined load ratio or power usage proportion;

wherein the electronic controller couples the primary or auxiliary fuel cell power source and electric motor, on-board components or telematic system as network-accessible nodes via media-oriented systems transport and intelligent transportation system data bus programmably to an integrated vehicle network gateway comprising a programmable signal interconnect and router that routes according to local interconnect network protocol electrical loading data of such network nodes to enable the electronic controller adaptively to control electrical loading configuration of such network nodes, such that the electronic controller controls the electrical loading configuration programmably by using software-automated sensor data adaptively to redistribute electrical power provided through the gateway and predicts or extrapolates proactively according to a predicted function, thereby automatically enabling network-accessible electrical power control service by the electronic controller adaptively using the software-automated sensor data to redistribute electrical power proactively according to the predicted function, and the software-automated sensor data, whereby the electronic controller proactively redistributes electrical loading by predicting or extrapolating electrical loading ratio or power usage proportion in the vehicle adaptively according to the predicted function via predictive extrapolation of the redistributed electrical loading, thereby proactively satisfying alternative electric load demand due to dynamic variation in vehicle configuration by redistributing electrical loading by predicting an extrapolated electrical loading ratio or power usage proportion in the vehicle,

whereby the electronic controller further enables network-accessible electrical power control service as well as web-based wireless telematic service by transmitting and receiving structured or unstructured tagged or untagged data and/or control document, instructions or signals with one or more telematic appliances as coordinated programmably by the electronic controller with one or more remote network nodes in a user-personalized process such that said one or more telematic appliances and primary or auxiliary fuel cell power source are correspondingly monitored, sensed, controlled or serviced adaptively locally or remotely.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 wherein the telematic system comprises a global positioning system (GPS) that reports the location of the vehicle to the remote server or service.

4. The vehicle of claim 2 wherein the telematic system comprises a phone system that reports the location of the vehicle to the remote server or service.

5. Vehicle having adaptive power and electrical load comprising:

a vehicle with a traction motor;

a fuel cell providing a source of energy for the traction motor; and

an electrical load;

wherein an electronic controller employs adaptive control of electrical power from the fuel cell to the vehicle or the electrical load using one or more sensor in the vehicle to predict or measure electrical operation or need therein, wherein said adaptive control comprises increasing the fuel cell output to the traction motor during periods of acceleration;

wherein the electronic controller by using said one or more sensor is configured to redistribute electrical power adaptively according to a determined load ratio or power usage proportion;

wherein the electronic controller couples the fuel cell and traction motor or electrical load as network-accessible nodes via media-oriented systems transport and intelligent transportation system data bus programmably to an integrated vehicle network gateway comprising a programmable signal interconnect and router that routes according to local interconnect network protocol electrical loading data of such network nodes to enable the electronic controller adaptively to control electrical loading configuration of such network nodes, such that the electronic controller controls the electrical loading configuration programmably by using software-automated sensor data adaptively to redistribute electrical power provided through the gateway and predicts or extrapolates proactively according to a predicted function, thereby automatically enabling network-accessible electrical power control service by the electronic controller adaptively using the software-automated sensor data to redistribute electrical power proactively according to the predicted function, and the software-automated sensor data, whereby the electronic controller proactively redistributes electrical loading by predicting or extrapolating electrical loading ratio or power usage proportion in the vehicle adaptively according to the predicted function via predictive extrapolation of the redistributed electrical loading, thereby proactively satisfying alternative electric load demand due to dynamic variation in vehicle configuration by redistributing electrical loading by predicting an extrapolated electrical loading ratio or power usage proportion in the vehicle,

whereby the electronic controller further enables network-accessible electrical power control service as well as web-based wireless telematic service by transmitting and receiving structured or unstructured tagged or untagged data and/or control document, instructions or signals with one or more telematic appliances as coordinated programmably by the electronic controller with one or more remote network nodes in a user-personalized process such that said one or more telematic appliances and fuel cell are correspondingly monitored, sensed, controlled or serviced adaptively locally or remotely.

6. In a vehicle comprising a traction motor or electrical load, a fuel cell energy source, one or more sensors, and an electronic controller, an adaptive power method comprising step:

the electronic controller employing adaptive control of electrical power from the fuel cell energy source to the traction motor or electrical load using one or more sensor in the vehicle to predict or measure electrical operation or need therein;

wherein the electronic controller by using said one or more sensor is configured to redistribute electrical power from the fuel cell energy source to the traction motor or electrical load adaptively according to a determined load ratio or power usage proportion;

wherein the electronic controller couples the fuel cell energy source and traction motor or electrical load as network-accessible nodes via media-oriented systems transport and intelligent transportation system data bus programmably to an integrated vehicle network gateway comprising a programmable signal interconnect and router that routes according to local interconnect network protocol electrical loading data of such network nodes to enable the electronic controller adaptively to control electrical loading configuration of such network nodes, such that the electronic controller controls the electrical loading configuration programmably by using software-automated sensor data adaptively to redistribute electrical power provided through the gateway and predicts or extrapolates proactively according to a predicted function, thereby automatically enabling network-accessible electrical power control service by the electronic controller adaptively using the software-automated sensor data to redistribute electrical power proactively according to the predicted function, and the software-automated sensor data, whereby the electronic controller proactively redistributes electrical loading by predicting or extrapolating electrical loading ratio or power usage proportion in the vehicle adaptively according to the predicted function via predictive extrapolation of the redistributed electrical loading, thereby proactively satisfying alternative electric load demand due to dynamic variation in vehicle configuration by redistributing electrical loading by predicting an extrapolated electrical loading ratio or power usage proportion in the vehicle,

whereby the electronic controller further enables network-accessible electrical power control service as well as web-based wireless telematic service by transmitting and receiving structured or unstructured tagged or untagged data and/or control document, instructions or signals with one or more telematic appliances as coordinated programmably by the electronic controller with one or more remote network nodes in a user-personalized process such that said one or more telematic appliances and fuel cell energy source are correspondingly monitored, sensed, controlled or serviced adaptively locally or remotely.