Systems and methods of energy management and control of vehicle accessories

A system for a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a vehicle accessory including an air compressor configured to compress air for use by a braking system of the vehicle;
• and
• a controller coupled to the vehicle accessory, the controller configured to:
• acquire internal vehicle information including information about the vehicle accessory;
• acquire at least one of (i) external static information based on a position of the vehicle or (ii) external dynamic information based on the position and a time of travel of the vehicle at the position;
• and
• control operation of the vehicle accessory based on (i) the internal vehicle information and (ii) the at least one of the external static information or the external dynamic information.

A method comprising:

• acquiring, by a controller, internal vehicle information including information about one or more vehicle subsystems of a vehicle including an air compressor configured to compress air for use by a braking system of the vehicle and a thermal management system;
• acquiring, by the controller, at least one of (i) external static information based on a position of the vehicle or (ii) external dynamic information based on the position and a time of travel of the vehicle at the position;
• and
• controlling, by the controller, operation of the one or more vehicle subsystems based on (i) the internal vehicle information and (ii) the at least one of the external static information or the external dynamic information.