# US 10,308,128 B2 · Customized battery charging > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,308,128 B2 - Document ID: US10308128B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/079,733 - Filed: 2016-03-24 - Published: 2016-07-14 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2012-09-12 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: John Paul Gibeau - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308128B2 ## CPC - B60L 58/15: Preventing overcharging - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/20: Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) - B60L 53/63: in response to network capacity - B60L 53/64: Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A vehicle is provided with a motor that is adapted to provide drive torque and a storage device that is connected to the motor and adapted to receive power for charging from an external supply. The vehicle also includes a user interface and a controller. The user interface is adapted to provide a charge level selection. The controller is configured to receive a present charge value of the storage device and to disable charging from the external supply in response to the present charge value corresponding to the charge level selection. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle comprising: a motor adapted to provide drive torque; a storage device connected to the motor and adapted to couple to an external supply to receive power for charging; a user interface adapted to provide a charge level selection; and a controller configured to receive a present charge value of the storage device, modify the charge level selection for charging from the external supply based on vehicle usage control factors, and disable charging when coupled to and receiving power from the external supply in response to the present charge value corresponding to the modified charge level selection. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the user interface further comprises a display disposed in at least one of an instrument cluster and a dashboard. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the user interface further comprises a portable device that is configured to communicate wirelessly with the controller. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the user interface is further configured to display at least two charge level selection elements corresponding to an available range of charge level selection values. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the user interface is further configured to display a gage with a first indicator corresponding to the charge level selection and a second indicator corresponding to the present charge value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising: a charger adapted to receive AC power from the external supply and to provide DC power to t le storage device; and wherein the controller is further configured to receive input indicative of a charging cost associated with the external supply and a charging rate associated with the charger, and to delay charging based on the charging cost and the charging rate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the controller is further configured to receive input indicative of motor power consumption and wherein the vehicle usage control factors include historic motor power consumption. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising: a navigation system configured to: receive input indicative of a destination location from the user interface, receive input indicative of a present location, and travel information from an external network, and provide output indicative of a travel distance between the present location and the destination. location based on the travel information; and wherein the controller is further configured to modify the charge level selection based on the travel distance. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to modify the charge level selection based on a travel distance between a present location and a destination location. ### Claim 10 A vehicle system comprising: a battery adapted to couple to an external supply to receive charging power; and a controller programmed to receive input indicative of a present charge value of the battery and a charge level selection, modify the charge level selection for charging from the external supply based on vehicle usage control factors, and stop charging when coupled to and receiving power from the external supply in response to the present charge value corresponding to the modified charge level selection. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle system of claim 10 wherein the controller is further programmed to delay charging until a charging cost associated with the external supply decreases below a predetermined threshold value. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The vehicle system of claim 10 wherein the vehicle usage control factors include historic motor power consumption. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The vehicle system of claim 10 wherein the controller is further programmed to modify the charge level selection based on a travel distance to a destination location. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The vehicle system of claim 10 wherein the vehicle usage control factors include historic climate control system power consumption associated with an ambient temperature. ### Claim 15 A method for controlling electric vehicle charging comprising: enabling charging of a storage device from an external supply; receiving input indicative of a charge level selection and a present charge value; modifying the charge level selection for charging from the external supply based on vehicle usage control factors; and disabling charging from the external supply in response to the present charge value corresponding to the modified charge level selection. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 further comprising delaying charging until a charging cost associated with an external power supply decreases below a predetermined threshold value. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the vehicle control usage factors include historic motor power consumption. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 further comprising modifying the charge level selection based on estimated motor power consumption associated with a travel distance between a present vehicle location and a destination vehicle location. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 further comprising modifying the charge level selection based on a travel distance to a destination location.