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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
First Claim
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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.

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