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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Jessica Riley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jaime Camhi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mario Tippelhofer, San Mateo, CA (US);
Karric Kwong, Emeryville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jessica Riley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jaime Camhi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mario Tippelhofer, San Mateo, CA (US);
Karric Kwong, Emeryville, CA (US);
Assignees:
VOLKSWAGEN AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 11/184 (2013.01); B60L 11/1844 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); B60L 2240/622 (2013.01); B60L 2240/68 (2013.01); B60L 2240/72 (2013.01); B60L 2250/12 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); B60L 2250/18 (2013.01); B60L 2250/20 (2013.01); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01); B60L 2260/54 (2013.01); Y02E 60/721 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/162 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y04S 10/126 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for charging a battery of a vehicle including at least one electric power train, the battery adapted to supply electrical energy to the electric power train, includes: predicting a charging location for charging the battery after at least one next trip of the vehicle; and transmitting the charging location to a power grid.