Systems and methods for managing regenerative energy in a vehicle

A method of managing regenerative energy in a vehicle comprising:

• receiving, at a controller, a regenerative energy notification associated with regenerative energy being generated in response to braking of the vehicle using a regenerative braking system from an electronic brake control module (EBCM) of the vehicle;
• receiving, at the controller, a state of charge (SOC) of a high voltage (HV) battery of a vehicle battery system from the vehicle battery system;
• determining, by the controller, whether the SOC of the HV battery is greater than a low SOC threshold;
• and
• issuing, by the controller, a first command to a vehicle integration control module (VICM) to route the regenerative energy from a vehicle electric motor operating as a generator of the regenerative energy to power at least one of a vehicle heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) system, a vehicle battery cooling system, and at least one vehicle accessory system based on the determination.

A vehicle including a regenerative energy management system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory comprising instructions that upon execution by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
• receive a regenerative energy notification associated with regenerative energy being generated in response to braking of the vehicle using a regenerative braking system from an electronic brake control module (EBCM) of the vehicle;
• receive a state of charge (SOC) of a high voltage (HV) battery of a vehicle battery system from the vehicle battery system;
• determine whether the SOC of the HV battery is greater than a low SOC threshold;
• and
• issue a first command to a vehicle integration control module (VICM) to route the regenerative energy from a vehicle electric motor operating as a generator of the regenerative energy to power at least one of a vehicle heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) system, a vehicle battery cooling system, and at least one vehicle accessory system based on the determination.