System and method for notifying necessity of hydrogen charging using result of monitoring location of hydrogen station
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsSang Hyun Kim, Chang Ho Kim, Ji Hyun Shim, Hyung Ki Kim
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Abstract
A method is provided for notifying a driver that charging is required determined by utilizing the calculated remaining travel distance of the vehicle, the position information of the charging station and the position information about the destination. In particular, the method determines when the total travel distance in consideration of the destination exceeds the remaining travel distance of the vehicle. The driver is notified of the necessity for charging during the initial traveling, and before traveling beyond the rechargeable returning distance.
Claims6
A method for notifying of a necessity for hydrogen charging through position monitoring of a hydrogen station, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, information regarding a surrounding charging station;
- determining, by the controller, a nearest charging station on a route toward a destination among charging stations except a charging station incapable of performing charging;
- calculating, by the controller, an expected travel distance from input destination information and calculating a remaining travel distance of a current vehicle from information regarding the currently remaining hydrogen fuel;
- comparing, by the controller, the calculated expected travel distance to the remaining travel distance of the vehicle;
- and
- outputting on a display device a warning by the controller of the necessity for hydrogen charging when the expected travel distance exceeds the remaining travel distance,
- wherein the received information of the charging station includes information retarding a charging capability and information regarding a differential pressure charging capability.
A system for notifying of a necessity for hydrogen charging through position monitoring of a hydrogen station, the system comprising:
- a memory configured to store program instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed are configured to:
- receive information regarding a surround charging station;
- determine a nearest charging station on a route toward a destination among charging stations except a charging station incapable of performing charging;
- calculate an expected travel distance from input destination information and calculating a remaining travel distance of a current vehicle from information regarding the currently remaining hydrogen fuel;
- compare the calculated expected travel distance to the remaining travel distance of the vehicle;
- and
- output on a display device a warning of the necessity for hydrogen charging when the expected travel distance exceeds the remaining travel distance,
- wherein the received information of the charging station includes information regarding a charging capability and information regarding a differential pressure charging capability.
A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
- program instructions that receive information regarding a surrounding charging station;
- program instructions that determine a nearest charging station on a route toward a destination among charging stations except a charging station incapable of performing charging;
- program instructions that notify of a necessity for hydrogen charging through position monitoring of a hydrogen station;
- program instructions that calculate an expected travel distance from input destination information and calculate a remaining travel distance of a current vehicle from information regarding the currently remaining hydrogen fuel;
- program instructions that compare the calculated expected travel distance to the remaining travel distance of the vehicle;
- and
- program instructions that output on a display device a warning by the controller of the necessity for hydrogen charging when the expected travel distance exceeds the remaining travel distance,
- wherein the received information of the charging station includes information regarding a charging capability and information regarding a differential pressure charging capability.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.