Strategy to use an on-board navigation system for electric and hybrid electric vehicle energy management

A system to manage energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor and an engine, comprising:

• a vehicle system controller (VSC) connected to said vehicle powertrain;
• a device connected to and providing data to said VSC to continuously locate a present vehicle location and infer expectations of driver demand for power causing said vehicle to operate pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC to continuously accommodate fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery rather than in a manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• and
• wherein said strategy uses discrete control laws.

A system to manage energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor and an engine, comprising:

• a vehicle system controller (VSC) connected to said vehicle powertrain;
• a device connected to and providing data to said VSC to continuously locate a present vehicle location and infer expectations of driver demand for power causing said vehicle to operate pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC to continuously accommodate fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery rather than in a manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• and
• wherein said strategy uses fuzzy logic.

A system to manage energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor and an engine, comprising:

• a vehicle system controller (Vsc) connected to said vehicle powertrain;
• a device connected to and providing data to said VSC to continuously locate a present vehicle location and infer expectations of driver demand for power causing said vehicle to operate pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC to continuously accommodate fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery rather than in a manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• and
• wherein said strategy uses neural networks.

A system to manage energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor and an engine, comprising:

• a vehicle system controller (VSC) connected to said vehicle powertrain;
• a device connected to and providing data to said VSC to continuously locate a present vehicle location and infer expectations of driver demand for power causing said vehicle to operate pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC to continuously accommodate fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery rather than in a manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• wherein said strategy accommodates functionality of said battery with battery parameter controllers;
• and wherein said battery parameter controllers control battery temperature.

A system to manage energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor and an engine, comprising:

• a vehicle system controller (VSC) connected to said vehicle powertrain;
• a device connected to and providing data to said VSC to continuously locate a present vehicle location and infer expectations of driver demand for power causing said vehicle to operate pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC to continuously accommodate fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery rather than in a manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• wherein said strategy accommodates functionality of said battery with battery parameter controllers;
• and wherein said battery parameter controllers remove all loads from said battery.

A method of managing energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor, an engine, and a vehicle system controller (VCS) connected to said powertrain for controlling operation of said powertrain, comprising the steps of:

• locating continuously a present vehicle location;
• inferring expectations of driver demand for power based on said present vehicle location;
• accommodating continuously fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery;
• operating said vehicle pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC, rather than in a different manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• and
• wherein said present vehicle location comprises data on weather.

A method of managing energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor, an engine, and a vehicle system controller (VCS) connected to said powertrain for controlling operation of said powertrain, comprising the steps of:

• locating continuously a present vehicle location;
• inferring expectations of driver demand for power based on said present vehicle location;
• accommodating continuously fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery;
• operating said vehicle pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC, rather than in a different manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• and
• wherein said strategy uses discrete control laws.

A method of managing energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor, an engine, and a vehicle system controller (VCS) connected to said powertrain for controlling operation of said powertrain, comprising the steps of:

• locating continuously a present vehicle location;
• inferring expectations of driver demand for power based on said present vehicle location;
• accommodating continuously fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery;
• operating said vehicle pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC, rather than in a different manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• and
• wherein said strategy uses fuzzy logic.

A method of managing energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor, an engine, and a vehicle system controller (VCS) connected to said powertrain for controlling operation of said powertrain, comprising the steps of:

• locating continuously a present vehicle location;
• inferring expectations of driver demand for power based on said present vehicle location;
• accommodating continuously fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery;
• operating said vehicle pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC, rather than in a different manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• and
• wherein said strategy uses neural networks.

A method of managing energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor, an engine, and a vehicle system controller (VCS) connected to said powertrain for controlling operation of said powertrain, comprising the steps of:

• locating continuously a present vehicle location;
• inferring expectations of driver demand for power based on said present vehicle location;
• accommodating continuously fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery;
• operating said vehicle pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC, rather than in a different manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• wherein accommodating continuously said functionality of said battery comprises controlling battery parameters;
• and
• wherein controlling said battery parameters comprises controlling battery temperature.

A method of managing energy in a vehicle having a powertrain that includes an electric motor, a battery connected to said electric motor, an engine, and a vehicle system controller (VCS) connected to said powertrain for controlling operation of said powertrain, comprising the steps of:

• locating continuously a present vehicle location;
• inferring expectations of driver demand for power based on said present vehicle location;
• accommodating continuously fuel economy, said driver demand for power and functionality of said battery;
• operating said vehicle pursuant to a strategy embodied in said VSC, rather than in a different manner that would be dictated by said VSC in the absence of said strategy;
• wherein accommodating continuously said functionality of said battery comprises controlling battery parameters;
• and
• wherein controlling said battery parameters comprises removing all loads from said battery.