System and method for adaptive battery temperature control of a vehicle over a known route
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a temperature of a vehicle battery over a known route, the method comprising:
- storing, in a memory, a route;
detecting, using a sensor and during a first trip along the route, temperature data corresponding to a battery temperature of the battery;
determining, by a processor, that a temperature event has occurred at an event location during the first trip along the route based on the temperature data, the temperature event corresponding to the battery temperature rising to or above a threshold temperature;
storing, in the memory, the temperature event and the event location;
detecting, by a GPS device and during a second trip along the route, a current location of the vehicle;
determining, by the processor, that the vehicle is approaching the event location based on the current location of the vehicle; and
controlling, by the processor, at least one vehicle component to reduce the battery temperature of the battery prior to the vehicle reaching the event location when the processor determines that the vehicle is approaching the event location in order to reduce the likelihood of a second temperature event occurring at the event location.
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Abstract
A system/method for controlling a battery temperature of a vehicle over a known route. The method may include providing a route having a starting and ending location, iteratively sensing a battery temperature of the battery when the vehicle is travelling along the route, and dividing the route into a plurality of route segments. The method may also include storing a known route having a plurality of segments where each segment has a corresponding battery temperature of the vehicle when the vehicle previously travelled along the segment. The method may also include providing a cooling device associated with a battery of the vehicle, initiating the cooling device during a previous time segment when the battery temperature for a particular time segment of the known route exceeds a high temperature threshold, and reducing an amount of battery power draw from the battery during the previous time segment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a temperature of a vehicle battery over a known route, the method comprising:
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storing, in a memory, a route; detecting, using a sensor and during a first trip along the route, temperature data corresponding to a battery temperature of the battery; determining, by a processor, that a temperature event has occurred at an event location during the first trip along the route based on the temperature data, the temperature event corresponding to the battery temperature rising to or above a threshold temperature; storing, in the memory, the temperature event and the event location; detecting, by a GPS device and during a second trip along the route, a current location of the vehicle; determining, by the processor, that the vehicle is approaching the event location based on the current location of the vehicle; and controlling, by the processor, at least one vehicle component to reduce the battery temperature of the battery prior to the vehicle reaching the event location when the processor determines that the vehicle is approaching the event location in order to reduce the likelihood of a second temperature event occurring at the event location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for controlling a temperature of a vehicle battery over a known route, the apparatus comprising:
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a battery having a battery temperature and being configured to store electrical energy; a memory configured to store a route, at least one temperature event corresponding to the battery temperature rising to or above a threshold temperature during a first trip along the route, and an event location of the temperature event; at least one controllable device configured to reduce the temperature of the battery; a GPS device configured to detect a current location of the vehicle; and a processor configured to determine that the vehicle is approaching the event location based on the current location of the vehicle and to control the at least one controllable device to reduce the battery temperature of the battery prior to the vehicle reaching the event location when or after determining that the vehicle is approaching the event location to reduce the likelihood of a second temperature event occurring at the event location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling a temperature of a battery of a vehicle comprising:
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storing, in a memory, a plurality of known routes; detecting, using a GPS device, a first location of the vehicle; predicting, by a processor, that a current route of the vehicle is one of the known routes based on at least the first location of the vehicle; storing, in the memory, a temperature event that was detected at an event location during a previous trip of the vehicle along the current route; detecting, using a GPS device, a current location of the vehicle; determining, by the processor, that the vehicle is approaching the event location based on the current location of the vehicle; and controlling, by the processor, at least one vehicle component to reduce the battery temperature of the battery prior to the vehicle reaching the event location when or after the processor determines that the vehicle is approaching the event location in order to reduce the likelihood of a second temperature event occurring at the event location. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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