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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
Nam-huan Thai-tang, Bloomfield, MI (US);
William J. Defrank, Livonia, MI (US);
John D. Thomas, Rochester, MI (US);
Nam-Huan Thai-Tang, Bloomfield, MI (US);
William J. DeFrank, Livonia, MI (US);
John D. Thomas, Rochester, MI (US);
ALTe Powertrain Technologies, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for allocating energy within a vehicle comprises calculating an energy forecast for the vehicle based upon a plurality of strategy variables in a vehicle controller. The plurality of strategy variables includes driver profile information, GPS information, ESS information, environment information, accessory information, and system default parameters. The controller calculates a charging strategy based upon the energy forecast and the plurality of strategy variables and determines a control strategy for energy allocation based upon the strategy variables, energy forecast, and charging strategy. The energy is allocated to the vehicle systems based upon the control strategy.