Control schemes and intelligent battery selection for electric vehicles

#The present disclosure relates generally to electric vehicles, and more particularly to control schemes and intelligent battery selection for electric vehicles.

#Electric vehicles may use batteries to power the vehicle. Specific battery capacity and consumption rates may determine a range of driving distance for the electric vehicle. In addition, once batteries of the electric vehicle are drained, charging the batteries for subsequent use may be time consuming. Further, charging the batteries with high voltages to reduce charging times may damage the batteries. Accordingly, control schemes for battery charging and discharging, as well as intelligent battery selection, may be desired.

#FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an example electric vehicle with a removable homopolar generator with intelligent battery selection and an example process flow in accordance with one or more embodiments of the disclosure.

#FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an electric vehicle control system and related hardware components in accordance with one or more embodiments of the disclosure.

#FIG. 3 is an example process flow diagram for control schemes and intelligent battery selection for electric vehicles having multiple rechargeable batteries in accordance with one or more embodiments of the disclosure.

#The detailed description is set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are provided for purposes of illustration only and merely depict example embodiments of the disclosure. The drawings are provided to facilitate understanding of the disclosure and shall not be deemed to limit the breadth, scope, or applicability of the disclosure. The use of the same reference numerals indicates similar, but not necessarily the same or identical components. Different reference numerals may be used to identify similar components. Various embodiments may utilize elements or components other than those illustrated in the drawings, and some elements and/or components may not be present in various embodiments. The use of singular terminology to describe a component or element may, depending on the context, encompass a plural number of such components or elements and vice versa.

#Overview

#Electric vehicles may use one or more rechargeable batteries to power the electric vehicle. For example, energy stored in batteries may be used to drive one or more motors and impart rotational motion to one or more of the wheels of the vehicle. The batteries may drain over time, and may need to be recharged before subsequent usage. The range of driving distance of the electric vehicle may be based at least in part on the number and capacity of batteries used by the vehicle, as well as the weight profile of the vehicle, size, and so forth. For example, an electric vehicle with a relatively greater battery or energy storage capacity may have a greater range or driving distance without recharging than an electric vehicle with relatively less battery or energy storage. In addition, the time to recharge batteries of the electric vehicle may be time consuming and may reduce the usefulness of the electric vehicle.