US 2022/0065652 A1 · Systems And Methods For Increasing Solar Power Generation During Vehicle Parking

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for increasing solar power generation during vehicle parking. Example methods may include determining that a first parking spot and a second parking spot are available within a line of sight via a vehicle sensor, determining a parking duration based on a user profile and a current location of the vehicle, determining a first shading area for the first parking spot and a second shading area the second areas based on the parking duration, determining, based on the first shading area and the second shading area, potential power generation at the first parking spot and the second parking spot during the parking duration, and determining, based on the potential power generation at the first parking spot and the second parking spot during the parking duration, which parking spot to park.

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Dependent claims

A method for parking a vehicle, comprising:

determining that a first parking spot and a second parking spot are available within a line of sight via a vehicle sensor;
determining a parking duration based on a user profile and a current location of the vehicle;
determining a first shading area for the first parking spot and a second shading area for the second parking spot based on the parking duration;
determining, based on the first shading area and the second shading area, potential power generation at the first parking spot and the second parking spot during the parking duration;
and
determining, based on the potential power generation at the first parking spot and the second parking spot during the parking duration, in which parking spot to park.

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A vehicle comprising:

at least one memory comprising computer-executable instructions;
and
one or more computing processors configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
determine that a first parking spot and a second parking spot are available within a line of sight via a vehicle sensor;
determine a parking duration based on a user profile and a current location of the vehicle;
determine a first shading area for the first parking spot and a second shading area for the second parking spot based on the parking duration;
determine, based on the first shading area and the second shading area, potential power generation at the first parking spot and the second parking spot during the parking duration;
and
determine, based on the potential power generation at the first parking spot and the second parking spot during the parking duration, in which parking spot to park.

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A system for parking a vehicle, comprising:

at least one memory device that stores computer-executable instructions;
and
at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory device, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
determine that a first parking spot and a second parking spot are available within a line of sight via a vehicle sensor;
determine a parking duration based on a user profile and a current location of the vehicle;
determine a first shading area for the first parking spot and a second shading area for the second parking spot based on the parking duration;
determine, based on the first shading area and the second shading area, potential power generation at the first parking spot and the second parking spot during the parking duration;
and
determine, based on the potential power generation at the first parking spot and the second parking spot during the parking duration, in which parking spot to park the vehicle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems And Methods For Increasing Solar Power Generation During Vehicle Parking

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