Emergency heating system for electric vehicle (EV) running out of power
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorsAaron Williams, Joseph Robert Brannan, John R. Donovan, Brian N. Harvey
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing emergency heating in an electric vehicle (EV) running out of power are described herein. An on-board computer or mobile device in an EV may determine that an amount of charge remaining for powering the EV is below a threshold charge level. The on-board computer or mobile device may then route the remaining amount of charge to power a heating system in the EV to maintain a temperature in the EV above a threshold temperature level, and shut down power to other components within the EV.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for providing emergency heating in an electric vehicle (EV) running out of power, the method comprising:
- determining, by one or more processors in an EV, an amount of charge remaining for powering the EV;
- routing, by the one or more processors, at least some of the remaining amount of charge to power a heating system in the EV;
- and
- shutting down, by the one or more processors, power to at least one other component within the EV.
A computer system configured to provide emergency heating in an electric vehicle (EV) running out of power, the computer system comprising one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, and/or sensors configured to:
- determine an amount of charge remaining for powering an EV;
- route at least some of the remaining amount of charge to power a heating system in the EV;
- and
- shut down power to at least one other component within the EV.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors in an electric vehicle (EV), cause the one or more processors to:
- determine an amount of charge remaining for powering an EV;
- route at least some of the remaining amount of charge to power a heating system in the EV;
- and
- shut down power to at least one other component within the EV.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.