Energy management system for an energy storage system of a vehicle

A vehicle, comprising:

• an energy management system for an energy storage system of a vehicle, the energy management system comprising
• a propulsion sensor unit,
• a heat sensor unit,
• an energy storage sensor unit,
• a navigation unit, and
• a control unit,
• the propulsion sensor unit being configured to monitor at least one propulsion parameter of the vehicle,
• the heat sensor unit being configured to monitor at least one thermal parameter of the vehicle,
• the energy storage sensor unit being configured to monitor at least one state parameter of the energy storage system,
• the state parameter comprising at least a current capacity of the energy storage system,
• the control unit being configured to receive navigation data based on a calculation of a route from a current position to a destination of the vehicle by the navigation unit,
• the control unit being configured to estimate an upcoming energy consumption based on at least one of the at least one propulsion parameter, the at least one thermal parameter or the navigation data, and
• the control unit being further configured to adjust at least one of the at least one thermal parameter or the at least one propulsion parameter of the vehicle based on the current capacity of the energy storage system to reduce the upcoming energy consumption or a trip time of the vehicle to the destination, and the vehicle being a battery electric vehicle.

An energy management method for an energy storage system of a vehicle, comprising:

• monitoring at least one state parameter of the energy storage system, the state parameter comprising at least a current capacity of the energy storage system,
• monitoring at least one propulsion parameter of the vehicle,
• monitoring at least one thermal parameter of the vehicle,
• receiving navigation data based on a calculation of a route from a current position to a destination of the vehicle,
• estimating an upcoming energy consumption based on at least one of the at least one propulsion parameter, the at least one thermal parameter or the navigation data, and
• adjusting at least one of the at least one thermal parameter or the at least one propulsion parameter of the vehicle based on the current capacity of the energy storage system to reduce the upcoming energy consumption or a trip time of the vehicle to the destination.

A computer program element, for an energy management system, which, when being executed by a processing element, being adapted to perform method steps comprising:

• monitoring at least one state parameter of the energy storage system, the state parameter comprising at least a current capacity of the energy storage system,
• monitoring at least one propulsion parameter of the vehicle,
• monitoring at least one thermal parameter of the vehicle, receiving navigation data based on a calculation of a route from a current position to a destination of the vehicle,
• estimating an upcoming energy consumption based on at least one of the at least one propulsion parameter, the at least one thermal parameter or the navigation data, and
• adjusting at least one of the at least one thermal parameter or the at least one propulsion parameter of the vehicle based on the current capacity of the energy storage system to reduce the upcoming energy consumption or a trip time of the vehicle to the destination, and wherein the energy storage system of a vehicle, the energy management system comprises:
• a propulsion sensor unit,
• a heat sensor unit,
• an energy storage sensor unit,
• a navigation unit, and
• a control unit,
• the propulsion sensor unit being configured to monitor at least one propulsion parameter of the vehicle,
• the heat sensor unit being configured to monitor at least one thermal parameter of the vehicle,
• the energy storage sensor unit being configured to monitor at least one state parameter of the energy storage system,
• the state parameter comprising at least a current capacity of the energy storage system,
• the control unit being configured to receive navigation data based on a calculation of a route from a current position to a destination of the vehicle by the navigation unit,
• the control unit being configured to estimate an upcoming energy consumption based on at least one of the at least one propulsion parameter, the at least one thermal parameter or the navigation data, and
• the control unit being further configured to adjust at least one of the at least one thermal parameter or the at least one propulsion parameter of the vehicle based on the current capacity of the energy storage system to reduce the upcoming energy consumption or a trip time of the vehicle to the destination.