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US 9,000,722 B2Granted
Electric vehicle charging strategy
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorRobert Uyeki
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Abstract
The charging of an electric vehicle connected to a charging station is initiated. When a state of charge of the vehicle reaches a minimum state of charge, the charging is halted. The minimum state of charge is less than the full charge capacity of the vehicle. A time for reinitiating the charging is determined. The charging of the vehicle is reinitiated at the determined time.
Claims7
A computer-implemented method for charging an electric vehicle connected to a charging station, the method comprising:
- responsive to a current start of charge of the vehicle being below a minimum state of charge, initiating charging of the vehicle regardless of a current cost for electric energy, the charging including the charging station providing the electric energy to the vehicle, the minimum state of charge less than a full charge capacity of the vehicle;
- halting the charging of the vehicle responsive to the current state of charge of the vehicle reaching the minimum state of charge;
- responsive to halting the charging of the vehicle based on the current state of charge reaching the minimum state of charge, determining a time for reinitiating the charging of the vehicle when cost of electric energy is below a set cost;
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- reinitiating the charging of the vehicle at the determined time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.