Power management systems and devices
AssigneeInvent.ly, LLC
InventorsMartin Koebler, Nicole G. Goldstein, Stephen J. Brown, Jason H. Harper
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Abstract
Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for managing the power consumption of an automotive vehicle, and thereby for optimizing the power consumption of the vehicle. The devices and systems for managing the power consumption of the vehicle typically include power management logic that can calculate an applied power for the vehicle engine based on information provided from the external environment of the vehicle, the operational status of the vehicle, one or more command inputs from a driver, and one or more operational parameters of the vehicle.
Claims18
A method of managing a power consumption of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a route at a computer of said vehicle;
- (b) segmenting said route into a plurality of segment destinations;
- (c) calculating a plurality of energy values consumed by said vehicle to travel said route based on a plurality of variations in a target speed of said vehicle between pairs of said segment destinations;
- (d) determining a plurality of efficient speeds that achieve a best summation of said energy values;
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- (e) notifying an operator of said vehicle about said efficient speeds to travel between each of said segment destinations.
A method of managing a power consumption of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a route at a computer of said vehicle;
- (b) segmenting said route into a plurality of segment destinations;
- (c) calculating a plurality of energy values consumed by said vehicle to travel said route based on a plurality of variations in a target speed of said vehicle between pairs of said segment destinations;
- (d) determining a plurality of efficient speeds that achieve a best summation of said energy values;
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- (e) applying power corresponding to said efficient speeds to an engine of said vehicle to travel between each of said segment destinations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.