Vehicle power management utilizing operator schedule data
First Claim
1. An electric-vehicle power management system comprising:
- a processing hardware unit;
a calendar module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, obtain a user itinerary indicating multiple appointment locations to be visited by a user of an electric vehicle and associated times to visit the appointment locations;
a routing module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, determine optional routes connecting the appointment locations indicated by the user itinerary; and
a vehicle-energy module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, predict states of charge, or changes in state of charge, for the electric vehicle in connection with the optional routes, yielding state-of-charge predictions;
wherein the routing module determines selected routing, of the optional routes, based on the state-of-charge predictions from the vehicle-energy module; and
wherein determining the selected routing comprises consideration of at least one factor selected from a group consisting of;
expected weather conditions when the electric vehicle will be charging between an origin and a destination of the routing and how the weather conditions will affect the charging;
an established user setting controlling whether a faster or more-environmentally friendly route is preferred;
a vehicle setting controlling whether a faster or more-environmentally friendly route is preferred;
whether an optional vehicle function is expected to be used when the electric vehicle will be charging between an origin and a destination of the routing and how the optional vehicle function will affect the charging; and
a charging-function-related characteristic of the power station.
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Abstract
An electric-vehicle power management system including a processing hardware unit and multiple modules executable by the processing hardware unit. The modules include a calendar module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, obtain a user itinerary indicating multiple appointment locations to be visited by a user of an electric vehicle and associated times to visit the appointment locations. The modules also include a routing module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, determine optional routes connecting the appointment locations indicated by the itinerary, and a vehicle-energy module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, predict states of charge, or changes in state of charge, for the vehicle in connection with the optional routes, yielding state-of-charge predictions. The routing module determines selected routing based on the state-of-charge predictions from the vehicle-energy module. Analogous methods and computer-readable storage devices are also provided.
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19 Claims
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1. An electric-vehicle power management system comprising:
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a processing hardware unit; a calendar module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, obtain a user itinerary indicating multiple appointment locations to be visited by a user of an electric vehicle and associated times to visit the appointment locations; a routing module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, determine optional routes connecting the appointment locations indicated by the user itinerary; and a vehicle-energy module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, predict states of charge, or changes in state of charge, for the electric vehicle in connection with the optional routes, yielding state-of-charge predictions; wherein the routing module determines selected routing, of the optional routes, based on the state-of-charge predictions from the vehicle-energy module; and wherein determining the selected routing comprises consideration of at least one factor selected from a group consisting of; expected weather conditions when the electric vehicle will be charging between an origin and a destination of the routing and how the weather conditions will affect the charging; an established user setting controlling whether a faster or more-environmentally friendly route is preferred; a vehicle setting controlling whether a faster or more-environmentally friendly route is preferred; whether an optional vehicle function is expected to be used when the electric vehicle will be charging between an origin and a destination of the routing and how the optional vehicle function will affect the charging; and a charging-function-related characteristic of the power station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electric-vehicle power management system comprising:
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a processing hardware unit; a calendar module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, obtain a user itinerary indicating multiple appointment locations to be visited by a user of an electric vehicle and associated times to visit the appointment locations; a routing module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, determine optional routes connecting the appointment locations indicated by the user itinerary; and a vehicle-energy module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, predict states of charge, or changes in state of charge, for the electric vehicle in connection with the optional routes, yielding state-of-charge predictions; wherein; the routing module determines selected routing, of the optional routes, based on the state-of-charge predictions from the vehicle-energy module; the selected routing leads to or includes in a routing path at least one power station at which the electric vehicle can be discharged; the system further comprises a plug-in-charger module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit determine, based on the amount of time that the electric vehicle is expected to be at the power station, based on the itinerary, whether an opportunity exists to discharge power from the electric vehicle to the power station; and determining whether the opportunity exists to discharge power from the electric vehicle to the power station involves considering at least one factor selected from a group consisting of; whether the power station is configured to receive power from plugged-in vehicles; and a discharge credit associated with discharging at the power station during a period in which the electric vehicle is expected to be plugged in to the power station.
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17. An electric-vehicle power management system comprising:
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a processing hardware unit; a calendar module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, obtain a user itinerary indicating multiple appointment locations to be visited by a user of an electric vehicle and associated times to visit the appointment locations; a routing module configured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, determine optional routes connecting the appointment locations indicated by the user itinerary; and a vehicle-energy module on figured to, by way of the processing hardware unit, predict states of charge, or changes in state of charge, for the electric vehicle in connection with the optional routes, yielding state-of-charge predictions; wherein the routing module determines selected routing, of the optional routes, based on the state-of-charge predictions from the vehicle-energy module; and wherein determining the selected routing comprises determining a potential travel segment to be traversed using a mode other than the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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