Apparatus and method for controlling battery of green car
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1. An apparatus for controlling an auxiliary battery of a green car, the apparatus comprising:
- an information collector configured to collect a scheduled time of arrival from a navigation system;
a charge amount manager configured to manage a charge amount of the auxiliary battery, the auxiliary battery having a usable state-of-charge (SOC) range;
a charger configured to charge the auxiliary battery; and
a controller configured to control the charging according to the charge amount of the auxiliary battery and to expand the usable SOC range of the auxiliary battery based on the navigation information scheduled time of arrival collected by the information collector,wherein the controller expands the usable SOC range to a primary usable SOC range when the scheduled time of arrival exceeds a first threshold time.
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a battery of a green car, the apparatus includes an information collector configured to collect navigation information; a charge amount manager configured to manage a charge amount of the battery; a charger configured to charge the battery; and a controller configured to control the charging according to the charge amount of the battery and to expand a usable state of charge range of the battery based on the navigation information collected by the information collector.
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1. An apparatus for controlling an auxiliary battery of a green car, the apparatus comprising:
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an information collector configured to collect a scheduled time of arrival from a navigation system; a charge amount manager configured to manage a charge amount of the auxiliary battery, the auxiliary battery having a usable state-of-charge (SOC) range; a charger configured to charge the auxiliary battery; and a controller configured to control the charging according to the charge amount of the auxiliary battery and to expand the usable SOC range of the auxiliary battery based on the navigation information scheduled time of arrival collected by the information collector, wherein the controller expands the usable SOC range to a primary usable SOC range when the scheduled time of arrival exceeds a first threshold time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for controlling an auxiliary battery having a usable state-of-charge (SOC) range of a green car, the method comprising steps of:
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collecting, by an information collector, a scheduled time of arrival from a navigation system; expanding, by a controller, the usable state-of-charge (SOC) range of the auxiliary battery based on the collected scheduled time of arrival; and controlling, by the controller, a charging of the auxiliary battery based on the expanded usable SOC range, wherein the step of expanding the usable SOC range of the auxiliary battery includes expanding the usable SOC range to a primary usable SOC range when the scheduled time of arrival exceeds a first threshold time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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