Location based charging control of electric vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of charging a battery pack of an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- accepting a first set of charging instructions for a first charging station, wherein said first set of charging instructions is input by a user and said accepting step is performed by a controller of an on-board vehicle control system;
recording said first set of charging instructions for said first charging station in a memory;
determining when said electric vehicle is located at said first charging station, wherein said determining step is performed by said controller; and
in response to the determination, charging said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with said first set of charging instructions;
determining when said electric vehicle is located at an alternate charging station; and
when said electric vehicle is located at said alternate charging station to which the first set of charging instructions does not apply;
issuing a confirmation query prior to performing charging of said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with a set of default charging instructions;
wherein receipt by said controller of a first response to said confirmation query results in performing charging of said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with the set of default charging instructions; and
wherein receipt by said controller of a second response to said confirmation query results in performing the steps of accepting an alternate set of charging instructions, recording said alternate set of charging instructions for said alternate charging station in said memory, and charging said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with said alternate set of charging instructions.
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Abstract
A method for automatically charging the battery pack of an electric vehicle in accordance with a set of location sensitive charging instructions is provided. Exemplary location sensitive charging instructions include preset charging schedules and preset charge level limits. Different charging schedules and different charge level limits may be preset for different charging stations and locations, thus allowing the user to preset the charging instructions for each of multiple locations where the user routinely charges their car. Default charging instructions are used at those charging stations and locations where a set of location sensitive charging instructions has not been preset.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of charging a battery pack of an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
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accepting a first set of charging instructions for a first charging station, wherein said first set of charging instructions is input by a user and said accepting step is performed by a controller of an on-board vehicle control system; recording said first set of charging instructions for said first charging station in a memory; determining when said electric vehicle is located at said first charging station, wherein said determining step is performed by said controller; and in response to the determination, charging said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with said first set of charging instructions; determining when said electric vehicle is located at an alternate charging station; and when said electric vehicle is located at said alternate charging station to which the first set of charging instructions does not apply; issuing a confirmation query prior to performing charging of said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with a set of default charging instructions; wherein receipt by said controller of a first response to said confirmation query results in performing charging of said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with the set of default charging instructions; and wherein receipt by said controller of a second response to said confirmation query results in performing the steps of accepting an alternate set of charging instructions, recording said alternate set of charging instructions for said alternate charging station in said memory, and charging said battery pack of said electric vehicle in accordance with said alternate set of charging instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for charging a battery pack of an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
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accepting a first set of charging instructions including a first charging schedule for a first charging station, wherein the first set of charging instructions is input by a user and the accepting step is performed by a controller of an on-board vehicle control system; recording the first set of charging instructions for the first charging station in a memory; determining when the electric vehicle is located at the first charging station; and in response to the determination, charging the battery pack of the electric vehicle in accordance with the first set of charging instructions by; determining a current time; comparing the current time to a scheduled start time of the first charging schedule; immediately charging the battery pack of the electric vehicle in accordance with the first charging schedule if the current time is within a preset window of time that corresponds to the scheduled start time plus a preset time period; and delaying charging the battery pack of the electric vehicle in accordance with the first charging schedule until the scheduled start time if the current time is outside of the preset window of time, wherein the battery pack of the electric vehicle is charged in accordance with a set of default charging instructions when the electric vehicle is located at an alternate charging station to which the first set of charging instructions does not apply. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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