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US 2010/0161165 A1Published application
Monitoring of power charging in vehicle
AssigneeIntelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc.
InventorOtman A. Basir
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Abstract
A energy meter unit for an electric vehicle contains energy measuring circuitry, a GPS unit, a CPU, and memory. The energy meter unit is capable of detecting the amount of energy charged at a specific location and storing that information for later uses, such as with a governmental incentive program.
Claims16
An energy meter for an electric vehicle comprising;
- a location-determining system for determining a current location of the vehicle;
- an energy meter for measuring a charge energy supplied to a battery on the vehicle;
- and
- a processor receiving the current location and measure of energy charging the battery and associating the measure of charge energy supplied to the battery with the location at which the battery was supplied with the charge energy.
1 more element
A method for tracking electric energy charging in an electric vehicle comprising the steps of;
- determining a current location of the vehicle;
- determining an amount of energy supplied to a battery on the vehicle at the current location;
- associating the amount of energy supplied with the current location.
A method for tracking energy charging in an electric vehicle including the steps of:
- receiving a measure of energy supplied to a battery of a vehicle;
- receiving a location of the vehicle at which the energy was supplied to the battery;
- and
- associating the measure of energy with the battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.