Charging management for electric work vehicles with vehicle-to-vehicle negotiation

Abstract

A method of charger management for electric work vehicles comprises communicating charger properties from a charging module to a first controller and communicating vehicle properties from the electric work vehicle to a second controller. A charging decision is made based on the charger properties and the vehicle properties, wherein the charging decision is made by a third controller. In an event that the charging decision comprises a decision to charge the vehicle, an operator is notified of the charging decision, a charging schedule is negotiates with the charging module and at least one other electric work vehicle, and the charging module is reserved. The charger properties comprise a location of the charging module and an availability of the charging module. The vehicle properties comprise a current state of charge of a battery of the electricwork vehicle and a capacity of the battery.

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