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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2018
Applicant:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Hans Göran Milding, Kullavik, SE;

Robert Eriksson, Halta, SE;

Assignee:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/13 (2019.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60L 53/60 (2019.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/13 (2019.02); B60L 53/60 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G01C 21/3682 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); B60L 2240/62 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); B60L 2250/30 (2013.01); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method for providing advice to an occupant of an electrical vehicle comprising at least one electrical energy storage, comprising the following steps: estimate an energy usage for a planned traveling path between a first (A) and a second (B) location, determine if there is a need to recharge, and when there is: identify at least one point of interest (POI) which can be reached by a current amount of electrical energy, wherein the at least one point of interest (POI) comprises at least one recharging station, provide an advice to stop at the at least one point of interest (POI) for recharging, and further provide an instruction to recharge to a first state of charge level (SOC), wherein the first state of charge level (SOC) is such that the second location (B) or at least one other point of interest can be reached with a state of charge safety margin.


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