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Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 15, 2017
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan J. Stec, Milford, MI (US);

Matthew S. Stout, Hartland, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/04 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); B60L 11/1809 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are a system and method of selecting range for an electric device having a rechargeable energy storage unit. The system includes a controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions. A charging unit is configured to charge the rechargeable energy storage unit when plugged to the charging unit. An operator is requested to enter a selected range for the electric device. The controller is configured to determine if the selected range is less than a predetermined maximum range. If the selected range is less than the predetermined maximum range, the selected range is converted to a selected energy consumption based on a driving model of the operator. A target voltage is determined based on the selected energy consumption and predetermined parameters of the charging unit. The rechargeable energy storage unit is charged to the target voltage, via the charging unit.


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