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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Inventor:
Clement Dextreit, Coventry, GB;
Assignee:
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1809 (2013.01); B60L 11/184 (2013.01); B60L 11/1818 (2013.01); B60L 11/1825 (2013.01); B60L 11/1844 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); B60L 2230/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/622 (2013.01); B60L 2240/625 (2013.01); B60L 2240/70 (2013.01); B60L 2250/14 (2013.01); B60L 2260/58 (2013.01); Y02E 60/721 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/162 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/168 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y04S 10/126 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide control means for a vehicle, the control means being operable to control charging of tractive energy storage means of the vehicle, the control means being configured to allow charging of the energy storage means in dependence on a location of the vehicle and a time of day, wherein if the location of the vehicle corresponds to one or more prescribed locations the control means is operable to permit charging only during one or more prescribed periods of the day.