US 12,269,358 B2
Vehicle to vehicle charging system
Andrew Shune, Irvine, CA (US); Saleh Ziaeinejad, Irvine, CA (US); Gautham Kannan, Irvine, CA (US); and Kaushal Kumar Darokar, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Karma Automotive LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Karma Automotive LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,886.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/222,531, filed on Jul. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0015182 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/20 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/20 (2019.02) [H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/342 (2020.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 2210/12 (2013.01); B60L 2210/14 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method that, when executed by data processing hardware of a first vehicle in electrical communication with a second vehicle via an electrical connection, causes the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
receiving an energy transfer mode input identifying a selected energy transfer mode for the first vehicle;
receiving a total energy request input identifying a value of total requested energy associated with the selected energy transfer mode for the first vehicle;
receiving a first power transfer limit input including a first power transfer limit value representing a first maximum rate of charge associated with the selected energy transfer mode for the first vehicle;
receiving a second power transfer limit input including a second transfer limit value representing a second maximum rate of charge associated with the selected energy transfer mode for the first vehicle;
selecting a power transfer limit from the lesser of the first power transfer limit value and the second power transfer limit value; and
initiating a power transfer between the first vehicle and the second vehicle at the selected power transfer limit.