Energy transfer device and method
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorRonald I. Sims
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Abstract
A method for providing energy from a stationary energy source to an electric vehicle having the steps of: determining an energy requirement of the electric vehicle; deriving an energy transfer rate; and transferring energy from the source to the electric vehicle at the rate. An energy transfer device to implement this method includes: a stationary energy source; a device for determining an energy requirement of the electric vehicle; means for deriving an energy transfer rate based on the requirement; and a device for transferring energy from the source to the electric vehicle at the rate.
Claims7
A method of transferring energy from a stationary energy source to an electric vehicle comprising:
- analyzing a usage log;
- determining an energy requirement of said electric vehicle based on said usage log;
- deriving an energy transfer rate based on said usage log;
- and
- transferring energy from said source to said electric vehicle at said rate to operate vehicle components such as a climate control device of said electric vehicle to achieve a desired interior compartment temperature.
A method for providing energy to a climate control system in an electric vehicle comprising the steps of:
- determining an energy requirement of said system by analyzing a usage log;
- determining an energy transfer rate based on said energy requirement;
- and
- transferring energy to said system at said rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.