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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Kenneth M. Follen, Greenwood, IN (US);
Arun Prakash Thunga Gopal, Columbus, IN (US);
Vivek A. Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Pinak Jayant Tulpule, Columbus, IN (US);
Mugdha S. Sane, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for receiving internal hybrid vehicle information, external static information, and external dynamic information; determining a propulsion power for the hybrid vehicle at a particular location at a particular time based on at least one of the internal hybrid vehicle information, the external static information, and the external dynamic information, and wherein in response to the determined potential propulsion power, predicting a shift event at the particular location at the particular time; determining a current state of charge of a battery, wherein the battery is operatively coupled to an electric motor in the hybrid vehicle; and managing the state of charge of the battery at the particular location at the particular time based on the current state of charge and the determined propulsion power to eliminate the need for the potential shift event at the particular location at the particular time.