US 12,332,657 B2
Centrally dispatched power supply using autonomous electric vehicle fleet
Tracy Cheung, San Francisco, CA (US); Adam Mandel-Senft, Phoenix, AZ (US); Daniel Henry Curzon, San Francisco, CA (US); and Michael Frank Schmidt, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/172,416.
Application 18/172,416 is a continuation of application No. 16/892,810, filed on Jun. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,635,771.
Prior Publication US 2023/0195141 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/53 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 30/016 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01)
CPC G05D 1/0297 (2013.01) [B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 53/53 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); G06Q 10/06312 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06316 (2013.01); G06Q 30/016 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a battery;
a power distribution module coupled to the battery, the power distribution module to:
distribute power from the battery to a plurality of components of the vehicle during a driving mode, the plurality of components comprising components for driving the vehicle, and
distribute power from the battery to at least one external system during a power source mode; and
a power system controller coupled to the battery, the power system controller to:
monitor a level of charge in the battery during the power source mode,
in response to the level of charge in the battery reaching a threshold level, instruct the power distribution module to discontinue distributing power to the at least one external system,
monitor a rate of power distribution during the power source mode,
compare the rate of power distribution during the power source mode to a threshold rate, and
in response to the rate of power distribution exceeding the threshold rate, instruct the power distribution module to throttle the rate of power distribution to the threshold rate, wherein the power system controller is to instruct the power distribution module to throttle the rate of power distribution to the threshold rate after the rate of power distribution has exceeded the threshold rate for at least a threshold period of time.