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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas Raymond Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/50 (2019.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.01); B60L 53/51 (2019.01); B60L 53/52 (2019.01); B60L 53/53 (2019.01); B60L 53/67 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/50 (2019.02); B60L 8/003 (2013.01); B60L 8/006 (2013.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.02); B60L 53/51 (2019.02); B60L 53/52 (2019.02); B60L 53/53 (2019.02); B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); H02J 7/34 (2013.01); B60L 2260/50 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 2300/28 (2020.01); H02J 2310/48 (2020.01);
Abstract
A renewable energy charging system for increasing the charging efficiency of an autonomous vehicle includes a computer programed to predict, in a vehicle at a plurality of locations, an amount of power generation associated with each location. The computer selects one of the locations based at least on the predicted amounts of power generation and moves the vehicle to the selected location.