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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Inventors:
Mikael Askerdal, Frillsesås, SE;
Mattias Åsbogård, Mölnlycke, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); G06Q 10/04 (2012.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/02 (2006.01); B60L 11/16 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 11/02 (2013.01); B60L 11/16 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/04 (2013.01); B60L 2210/00 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/84 (2013.01); Y10S 903/904 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system controller is configured to determine a current buffer ratio for a first energy buffer based on a current buffer energy level for the first energy buffer and a predetermined buffer range for the first energy buffer, and determine if the current buffer ratio for the first energy buffer should be increased using energy provided by a power converter, the determination being based on the current buffer ratio for the first energy buffer and a cost for generating energy from energy stored in a second energy buffer using the power converter.