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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2019
Transportation Ip Holdings, Llc, Norwalk, CT (US);
James D. Brooks, Schenectady, NY (US);
Gayathri Seenumani, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr., Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jason M. Nichols, Norwalk, CT (US);
Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system and method generate a trip plan for a trip of a vehicle system along a route. The usage of an engine during the trip is determined based on engine operational parameters, energy storage device operational parameters, and one or more objectives of the trip desired to be achieved. The usage of the energy storage device during the trip is also determined based on the engine operational parameters, the energy storage device operational parameters, and the one or more objective, including when to charge or discharge the energy storage device during the trip.