Systems and methods for auxiliary load control

A method for a mobile application in communication with a controller of an electric vehicle, the mobile application to be used with a power interface feature of the electric vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving, via the mobile application, an electrical load profile for one or more auxiliary devices selected for charging during a planned trip, the electrical load profile stored in memory for one or more auxiliary devices, wherein the electrical load profile is based on an electric load measured by the controller;
• predicting, via the mobile application, an amount of energy that will be consumed during the planned trip based on the electrical load profile;
• and
• receiving, via the mobile application, an energy use prediction for the planned trip based on the electrical load profile, charging the one or more auxiliary devices, and during the charging, monitoring the amount of energy that is consumed in real time, wherein the monitoring comprises receiving an actual energy consumption, and in response to the actual energy consumption being more than the energy use prediction by a threshold amount, adjusting the energy use prediction and generating a first user update, and in response to a vehicle range being not more than a threshold range, stopping the charging and generating a second user update.

A system comprising:

• an electric vehicle having a power interface, the power interface enabled to supply energy to an auxiliary device;
• a mobile application in electronic communication with the electric vehicle, the mobile application enabling a user to select stored auxiliary devices to be charged during a planned trip, wherein based upon an electrical load profile stored in memory for the stored auxiliary devices, the mobile application determines an amount of energy that will be spent during the planned trip, wherein the user requests to monitor a use case profile, the use case profile having a trip energy use prediction for a group of devices, and wherein during charging the group of devices, the mobile application adjusts the trip energy use prediction and generates a user update in response to an actual energy use being greater than the trip energy use prediction;
• and
• a controller with computer readable instructions stored on non-transitory memory that when executed during electronic communication with the mobile application cause the controller to:
• measure an electrical load of one or more auxiliary devices electrically coupled to the power interface;
• transmit a measurement of the electrical load to the mobile application;
• communicate one or more vehicle operating conditions to the mobile application;
• adjust one or more vehicle operating conditions in response to a control signal from the mobile application;
• and
• in response to a first control signal based on the request to monitor the use case profile, generate current to the power interface, and in response to a second control signal based on a vehicle range being not more than a threshold range, stop current to the power interface.