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US 10,473,474 B2Granted
System and method for vehicle energy estimation, adaptive control and routing
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsSal S. V. Rajagopalan, Eric Wood, Jeff Gonder
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Abstract
In various embodiments the present disclosure provides a system and a method for estimating energy usage in a vehicle. The system includes hardware that perform certain operations that include receiving data associated with a route to be taken by the vehicle. The operations include determining, based on the data associated with the route and a state of the vehicle, an estimate corresponding to the energy that would be used by the vehicle when traversing a segment of the route.
Claims13
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a computer comprising a processor, drive metrics associated with a plurality of segments of a route that has not been previously traveled by a hybrid vehicle or for which the drive metrics are unavailable;
- wherein the hybrid vehicle has both a fuel powertrain that includes an engine powered by a fuel and an electric powertrain powered by electricity such that the hybrid vehicle is transitionable between:
- a hybrid mode of operation in which both the fuel and electricity propel the hybrid vehicle;
- and
- an all-electric mode of operation in which electricity exclusively propels the hybrid vehicle;
- and
- wherein:
- each of the plurality of segments comprises a particular distance to be covered by the hybrid vehicle;
- and
- the drive metrics comprise a plurality of drive cycle profiles relating to one or more portions of the route that has not been previously traveled by the hybrid vehicle or for which the drive metrics are unavailable;
- receiving from the computer data comprising information received by one or more systems of the hybrid vehicle;
- determining, by the computer and based on the drive metrics and the data, for each of the plurality of segments, a cost benefit ratio corresponding to:
- a cost of substituting the hybrid mode of operation for the all-electric mode of operation;
- and
- a benefit of a reduction in an electric depletion rate based on a difference between an electric depletion rate of the all-electric mode of operation and an electric depletion rate of the hybrid mode of operation;
- and
- scheduling a protocol to prioritize, for at least one of the plurality of segments, operation of the hybrid vehicle in the hybrid mode of operation over operation in the all-electric mode of operation based on the cost benefit ratio determined for the at least one of the plurality of segments as compared to at least one other cost benefit ratio determined for at least one other of the plurality of segments.
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A system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations including:
- receiving drive metrics associated with a plurality of segments of route that has not been previously traveled by a hybrid vehicle or for which the drive metrics are unavailable;
- wherein the hybrid vehicle includes an engine powered by a fuel and an electric powertrain powered by electricity such that the hybrid vehicle is transitionable between:
- a hybrid mode of operation in which both the fuel and electricity propel the hybrid vehicle;
- and
- an all-electric mode of operation in which electricity exclusively propels the hybrid vehicle;
- and
- wherein:
- each of the plurality of segments comprises a particular distance to be covered by the hybrid vehicle;
- and
- the drive metrics comprise a plurality of drive cycle profiles relating to one or more portions of the route that has not been previously traveled by the hybrid vehicle or for which the drive metrics are unavailable;
- receiving data comprising information received by one or more systems of the hybrid vehicle;
- and
- determining, based on the drive metrics and the data, for each of the plurality of segments, a cost benefit ratio corresponding to:
- a cost of substituting the hybrid mode of operation for the all-electric mode of operation;
- and
- a benefit of a reduction in an electric depletion rate based on a difference between an electric depletion rate of the all-electric mode of operation and an electric depletion rate of the hybrid mode of operation;
- and
- scheduling a protocol to prioritize, for at least one of the plurality of segments, operation of the hybrid vehicle in the hybrid mode of operation over operation in the all-electric mode of operation based on the cost benefit ratio determined for the at least one of the plurality of segments as compared to at least one other cost benefit ratio determined for at least one other of the plurality of segments.
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