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Patent No.:

US 12441209 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2023

Systems and methods of battery management and control for a vehicle

Applicant:

Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Attorney:

Foley & Lardner LLP

Primary Examiner:

Bryan A Evans

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60K 6/22 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60K 6/22 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60L 7/10 (2013.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4825 (2013.01); B60L 2240/70 (2013.01); B60L 2260/54 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0075 (2013.01); B60W 2552/20 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02); B60W 2710/244 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/167 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed that include: determining, by a controller, an estimated propulsion power for a vehicle at a future location of a route at a future time based on at least one of internal information regarding the vehicle, external static information regarding the route of the vehicle, or external dynamic information regarding one or more upcoming potential conditions along the route of the vehicle; determining, by the controller, a current state of charge of a battery; determining, by the controller, a desired state of charge of the battery at the future location without substantially changing an output power of an engine of the vehicle; and facilitating, by the controller, charging of the battery of the vehicle to achieve the desired state of charge of the battery at the future location without substantially changing the output power of the engine of the vehicle.

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