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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jimmy Kapadia, Ottawa Hills, OH (US);
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G07F 15/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/67 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/184 (2013.01); B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); G01C 21/343 (2013.01); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G06Q 20/145 (2013.01); G07F 15/005 (2013.01); B60L 2240/72 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01); B60L 2260/54 (2013.01); G01C 21/3476 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/161 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling charging of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle over a plurality of charging locations of a drive route, the controlling step including scheduling charging based at least on a cost to charge at each of the plurality of charging locations and an amount of charging time available at each of the plurality of charging locations.