Vehicle energy output control
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsAli Abdulsaid, Gregory M Klett, Francis J Carr, II, John G Buchanan, IV, Vanessa K Vitso
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Abstract
In at least some implementations, a method for controlling energy use in a vehicle includes determining a travel path for a trip, determining a duration of travel for the trip, determining an energy requirement to complete the trip within the duration, comparing the energy requirement to a low energy threshold, and reducing the maximum energy output that is provided from the vehicle when the energy requirement is lower than the low energy threshold.
Claims18
A method for controlling energy use in a vehicle, comprising:
- determining a travel path for a trip;
- determining a duration of travel for the trip;
- determining an energy requirement to complete the trip within the duration;
- comparing the energy requirement to a low energy threshold;
- and
- reducing the maximum energy output that is provided from the vehicle when the energy requirement is lower than the low energy threshold.
A system for controlling energy consumption in a vehicle, comprising:
- a supply of electrical energy;
- a prime mover including one or more electric motors connected to the supply, the prime mover having an output arranged to cause motion of the vehicle;
- a throttle input coupled to the prime mover and movable to change a power output of the prime mover;
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- a control system connected to one or both of the prime mover and the throttle input, the control system includes at least one processor and memory including instructions for operation of the prime mover in response to movement of the throttle input, wherein the control system is responsive to trip information relating to a travel path to be taken by the vehicle to limit the power output from the prime mover, and wherein the trip information includes data from which can be determined an energy requirement for the vehicle to complete a trip within an allotted time, and wherein the power output that can be provided from the prime mover is reduced when the energy requirement is less than a threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.