US 12,441,209 B2
Systems and methods of battery management and control for a vehicle
Kenneth M. Follen, Greenwood, IN (US); Arun Prakash Thunga Gopal, Columbus, IN (US); Vivek A. Sujan, Columbus, IN (US); Pinak Jayant Tulpule, Columbus, IN (US); and Mugdha S. Sane, Columbus, IN (US)
Assigned to Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US)
Filed by Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/220,679.
Application 18/220,679 is a continuation of application No. 17/247,339, filed on Dec. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,745,616.
Application 17/247,339 is a continuation of application No. 15/750,346, granted, now 10,894,482, issued on Jan. 19, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2016/045608, filed on Aug. 4, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/202,264, filed on Aug. 7, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0347779 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60K 6/22 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/66 (2019.02) [B60K 6/22 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60L 7/10 (2013.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4825 (2013.01); B60L 2240/70 (2013.01); B60L 2260/54 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0075 (2013.01); B60W 2552/20 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02); B60W 2710/244 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/167 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processing circuit having at least one processor coupled to a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the processing circuit to:
determine an estimated propulsion power for a hybrid vehicle at a future location of a route of the hybrid vehicle at a future time based on at least one of internal information regarding the hybrid vehicle, external static information regarding the route of the hybrid vehicle, or external dynamic information regarding one or more upcoming potential conditions along the route of the hybrid vehicle;
determine a current state of charge of a battery of the hybrid vehicle;
determine a desired state of charge of the battery of the hybrid vehicle at the future location to meet the estimated propulsion power for the hybrid vehicle at the future location without substantially changing an output power of an engine of the hybrid vehicle; and
facilitate charging of the battery of the hybrid vehicle to achieve the desired state of charge of the battery of the hybrid vehicle at the future location without substantially changing the output power of the engine of the hybrid vehicle.