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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Norman Lu, Fairview, TX (US);
Maximilian Parness, Takoma Park, MD (US);
Assignees:
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/16 (2019.01); B60L 58/19 (2019.01); B60L 58/22 (2019.01); B60L 58/27 (2019.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/19 (2019.02); B60L 58/16 (2019.02); B60L 58/22 (2019.02); B60L 58/27 (2019.02); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G01C 21/3605 (2013.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); B60L 2240/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example operation includes one or more of: determining an event of a vehicle consuming a required amount of energy greater than a first threshold; providing, by a removable auxiliary battery of the vehicle, at least a portion of the required amount of energy during the event; and providing, by a core battery of the vehicle, a second amount of energy upon completion of the event.