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Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2021
Applicant:

Altra S.p.a., Genoa, IT;

Inventors:

Alessio Canepa, Genoa, IT;

Marco Aimo Boot, Genoa, IT;

Alessandro Bernardini, Genoa, IT;

Paolo Gastaldo, Genoa, IT;

Edoardo Ragusa, Genoa, IT;

Assignee:

ALTRA S.P.A., Genoa, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); B60L 15/2045 (2013.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method for assisting in the management of the electric energy of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising the steps of: providing a graph including a plurality of nodes belonging to one or more branches of the graph; iteratively performing the following steps: acquiring current geographical geolocation coordinates of the vehicle; identifying, on the graph, a node geographically closer to said current geographical coordinates; identifying, based on said node closer to the current geographical coordinates, which branch of the graph the vehicle is travelling; acquiring the energy consumption information associated with the branch that the vehicle is travelling; checking whether a current electrical charge of the batteries of the vehicle allows the vehicle to reach the respective arrival charging station of the branch the vehicle is travelling; and generating a feedback signal as a function of said check.


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