System and method for minimizing energy consumption in hybrid vehicles
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60K-006/04
B60K-006/00
B60L-009/00
B60L-011/00
출원번호
US-0992840
(2004-11-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Hafner,James Lee
Tomlin,John Anthony
출원인 / 주소
International Business Machines Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Whitham, Curtis &
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초록▼
The present invention provides a system and method relating to the operation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles powered both by electricity from rechargeable batteries and by consumable fuel powered means, such as an internal combustion engine or a fuel cell. More particularly, the system and metho
The present invention provides a system and method relating to the operation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles powered both by electricity from rechargeable batteries and by consumable fuel powered means, such as an internal combustion engine or a fuel cell. More particularly, the system and method of the claimed invention enable optimization of the energy cost associated with the operation of such plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, especially when the cost of recharging batteries from external electric power sources may be less than the cost of recharging batteries from the onboard consumable fuel powered means. To this end, the invention enables maximization of the use of electricity from external electric power sources and minimization of the use of electricity produced by the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle's onboard consumable fuel powered means, when the cost of recharging batteries from external electric power sources is less than the cost of recharging batteries from the onboard consumable fuel powered means.
대표청구항▼
Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows: 1. A system for optimizing energy consumption comprising: a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle having a battery-powered electric motor and a consumable fuel powered means, a battery powering
Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows: 1. A system for optimizing energy consumption comprising: a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle having a battery-powered electric motor and a consumable fuel powered means, a battery powering said electric motor being rechargeable both from an external electric power source and from said consumable fuel powered means, and a computer receiving data and instructions as inputs and providing outputs, said data inputs describing an itinerary of said vehicle, operational data, available battery charge, availability and cost of energy from external electric power sources, availability and cost of consumable fuel for consumable fuel powered means, said instruction inputs enabling said computer to determine an optimal mix of energy from external electric power sources and energy from consumable fuel in said hybrid vehicle for a given itinerary, and said outputs describing said optimal mix of energy in said hybrid vehicle for displays. 2. The system according to claim 1 wherein said data inputs include global positioning satellite data. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said data inputs include data transmitted over radio frequency spectrum. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said data inputs include data from a database. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said data inputs include data from said vehicle's sensors. 6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said data inputs include data input by an operator. 7. The system according to claim 1, wherein said instructions are input by an operator. 8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said instructions are automated instructions. 9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said outputs are provided for presentation to the operator via a display device. 10. The system according to claim 9, wherein said display device is an audio display device. 11. The system according to claim 9, wherein said display device is a visual display device. 12. The system according to claim 1, wherein said outputs provide the operator with the option of implementing said optimal mix of energy in said hybrid vehicle. 13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the consumable fuel powered means is an internal combustion engine. 14. The system according to claim 1, wherein the consumable fuel powered means is a fuel cell. 15. The system according to claim 1, wherein power may be provided to the vehicle drive system by the electric motor and/or the consumable fuel powered means. 16. The system according to claim 1, wherein said outputs are provided directly to vehicle power system components. 17. A method for optimizing energy consumption in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle having a battery-powered electric motor and a consumable fuel powered means, comprising the steps of: recharging the battery powering said electric motor either from an external electric power source or from said consumable fuel powered means; and receiving by a computer data and instructions as inputs and providing outputs by said computer, said data inputs describing the itinerary of said vehicle, operational data, available battery charge, availability and cost of energy from external electric power sources, availability and cost of consumable fuel for consumable fuel powered means, said instruction inputs enabling said computer to determine an optimal mix of energy from external electric power sources and energy from consumable fuel in said hybrid vehicle for a given itinerary, and said outputs describing said optimal mix of energy in said hybrid vehicle for displays. 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein said instructions are automated instructions. 19. The method according to claim 17, wherein said instructions are input by an operator. 20. The method according to claim 17, wherein said data inputs include global positioning satellite data. 21. The method according to claim 17, wherein said data inputs include data transmitted over radio frequency spectrum. 22. The method according to claim 17, wherein said data inputs include data from a database. 23. The method according to claim 17, wherein said data includes data from said vehicle's sensors. 24. The method according to claim 17, wherein said data inputs include data input by an operator. 25. The method according to claim 17, wherein power may be provided to the vehicle drive system by the electric motor and/or the consumable fuel powered means. 26. The method according to claim 17, wherein said outputs are provided directly to vehicle power system components. 27. The method according to claim 17, wherein said outputs are provided for presentation to the operator via an in-vehicle display device. 28. The method according to claim 27, wherein said display device is an audio display device. 29. The method according to claim 27, wherein said display device is a visual display device. 30. The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of providing the operator with the option of implementing said optimal mix of energy in said hybrid vehicle. 31. The method according to claim 17, wherein the consumable fuel powered means is an internal combustion engine. 32. The method according to claim 17, wherein the consumable fuel powered means is a fuel cell.
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