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US 10,676,077 B2Granted
Systems and methods of energy management and control of vehicle accessories
AssigneeCummins Inc.
InventorsKenneth M. Follen, Arun Prakash Thunga Gopal, Archit N. Koti, Mugdha S. Sane, Vivek A. Sujan, Pinak Jayant Tulpule
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed herein provide for receiving internal vehicle information, external static information, and external dynamic information; controlling the operation of one or more electronic accessories of the vehicle based on the received information; and managing a power supply for the one or more electronic accessories based on the energy usage and the operation of the electronic accessories.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an internal information circuit structured to receive internal information regarding operation of a vehicle, wherein the internal information includes information about one or more electronic accessories of the vehicle;
- an external static information circuit structured to obtain external static information for a route of the vehicle, wherein the external static information is based on a position of the vehicle on the route;
- an external dynamic information circuit structured to receive external dynamic information for the route of the vehicle, wherein the external dynamic information is based on the position and a time of travel of the vehicle at the position;
- an accessory management circuit structured to control operation of one or more accessories based on at least one of the internal information, the external static information, and the external dynamic information regarding operation of a vehicle;
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- a battery circuit structured to manage a power supply for the one or more accessories based on the energy usage of the one or more accessories.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a controller of a vehicle, internal vehicle information, the internal information including information about one or more electronic accessories of the vehicle;
- receiving, by the controller, external static information, the external static information based on a position of the vehicle;
- receiving, by the controller, external dynamic information, the external dynamic information based on the position and a time of travel of the vehicle at the position;
- controlling, by the controller, operation of the one or more electronic accessories of the hybrid vehicle based on the internal vehicle information, external static information, and external dynamic information;
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- managing, by the controller, a power supply for the one or more electronic accessories based on the energy usage of the one or more electronic accessories and the operation of the one or more electronic accessories.
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A system, comprising:
- a battery system structured to store energy to be used to power one or more electronic accessories of a vehicle;
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- a controller operatively and communicably coupled to the battery system, the controller configured to:
- receive internal vehicle information, the internal vehicle information including information about one or more electronic accessories of the vehicle;
- receive external static information, the external static information based on a position of the vehicle;
- receive external dynamic information, the external dynamic information based on the position and a time of travel of the vehicle at the position;
- control operation of the one or more electronic accessories based on the internal vehicle information, external static information, and external dynamic information;
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- manage the battery system based on the energy usage of the one or more electronic accessories and the operation of the one or more electronic accessories.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.