Control Strategy For Charging Electrified Vehicle Over Multiple Locations Of A Drive Route
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling charging of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle over a plurality of charging locations of a drive route, the controlling step including scheduling charging based at least on a cost to charge at each of the plurality of charging locations and an amount of charging time available at each of the plurality of charging locations.
Claim CLM-00001. 1. A method to control charging of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle over a plurality of charging locations of a drive route, comprising:
scheduling charging of the vehicle, via a vehicle control system, at each of the plurality of charging locations based at least on a cost to charge at each of the plurality of charging locations and an amount of charging time available at each of the plurality of charging locations, wherein scheduling charging includes estimating a confidence value that represents an amount of time that the vehicle control system is confident that the vehicle will be on charge at each of the plurality of charging locations wherein controlling the charging includes executing a charge optimization sequence for determining an amount of charging that is to occur for charging the battery pack at each of the plurality of charging locations, wherein the charge optimization sequence includes creating a charging schedule for charging at each of the plurality of charging locations; determining a Route Confidence Value and an SOC Safety Margin for a remaining portion of the drive route upon arriving at a first charging location of the drive route, determining whether the first charging location is a cheapest charging location along the drive route; and charging the battery pack to a 100% SOC if the first charging location is the cheapest charging location along the drive route.
Claim CLM-00009. 9. A method to control charging of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle over a plurality of charging locations of a drive route, comprising:
scheduling charging of the vehicle, via a vehicle control system, at each of the plurality of charging locations based at least on a cost to charge at each of the plurality of charging locations and an amount of charging time available at each of the plurality of charging locations, wherein scheduling charging includes estimating a confidence value that represents an amount of time that the vehicle control system is confident that the vehicle will be on charge at each of the plurality of charging locations, wherein controlling the charging includes executing a charge optimization sequence for determining an amount of charging that is to occur for charging the battery pack at each of the plurality of charging locations, wherein the charge optimization sequence includes creating a charging schedule for charging at each of the plurality of charging locations; determining a Route Confidence Value and an SOC Safety Margin for a remaining portion of the drive route upon arriving at a first charging location of the drive route, determining whether the first charging location is a cheapest charging location along the drive route; calculating a distance to a next cheapest charging location if the first charging location is not the cheapest charging location along the drive route; and comprising charging the battery pack to a target SOC that is sufficient to travel the distance to a next cheapest charging location.
Claim CLM-00011. 11. A vehicle system, comprising:
a battery pack; a charging system configured to selectively charge the battery pack; and a control system configured with instructions for creating a charging schedule that prioritizes charging of the battery pack at a first charging station along a drive route over charging at a second charging station of the drive route, wherein the charging schedule includes a confidence value estimation of an amount of time that the control system is confident that the vehicle will be on charge at each of the first and second charging stations, wherein the control system includes at least one control module configured to execute a charge optimization sequence for charging the battery pack along the drive route.
Claim CLM-00015. 15. A method, comprising:
controlling charging of a battery pack of an electrified vehicle over a plurality of charging locations of a drive route with a vehicle control system, wherein controlling the charging includes estimating a confidence value that represents an amount of time that the vehicle control system is confident that the vehicle will be on charge at each of the plurality of charging locations.
