A method includes receiving, by a processor, a route having a start and a destination, pulling, by the processor, a plurality of global positioning system (GPS) points to define the route, generating, by the processor, a plurality of segments from the plurality of GPS points, and optimizing, by the processor, the plurality of segments to identify an optimal vehicle SOC so the vehicle is able to complete the route in the shortest amount of time possible.

A charging device, a method for controlling a charging device, and a method for detecting a peripheral device are provided. The charging device comprises: a charging gun; a power module; and a controlling module coupled with the charging gun and the power module, wherein the controlling module is configured to determine whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device to be charged, and if yes, to control the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device. A method for controlling a charging device is also provided. The method comprises: determining whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device; and if yes, controlling the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device if the charging gun is determined to be connected to the peripheral device.

The disclosure relates to a method for the battery management of a battery which comprises a plurality of battery cells and which is fitted with a battery management system for monitoring battery functionality and with a charge state compensation system, wherein the battery management system comprises a plurality of sensor control devices and a main control device, said control devices being connected with one another via a communication channel, and wherein the charge state compensation system has a number of charge state compensation resistors being put into operation via the sensor control devices for a charge state compensation of battery cells. The sensor control devices save information about performed charge state compensations in non-volatile memory. A computer program, a battery management system, a battery system and a motor vehicle, which are designed to carry out the method, are also described.

An electronic control device 1 for controlling a vehicle battery pack 50 is described.

The device 1 may be used to control a vehicle battery pack 50 adapted to supply a battery voltage Vb and a battery current Ib through a plurality of battery cells C. The device 1 is adapted to interact with a remote control unit 60 external to the battery pack 50.

The device 1 comprises a non-programmable monitoring and actuation unit 2 and a two-way serial communication interface 3.

The non-programmable monitoring and actuation unit 2 is electrically and operatively connectable to the battery pack 50 and to each of the battery cells C to detect analogue battery parameters P, comprising at least the magnitudes of battery voltage Vb and battery current Ib, in addition to temperature (Tc1, Tcn), current (Ic1, Icn) and voltage (Vc1, Vcn) of each battery cell C.

The non-programmable monitoring and actuation unit 2 is further configured to generate monitoring signals Sm representative of the detected analog battery parameters P, to receive at least one command signal Sc representative of at least one respective operation command CM of the battery pack 50, and to activate such at least one command CM.

The two-way serial communication interface 3 is connected to the non-programmable monitoring and actuation unit 2 to receive the aforesaid monitoring signals Sm and to supply the aforesaid at least one command signal Sc.

The two-way serial communication interface 3 is further connectable to an external two-way serial communication line LS to send the monitoring signals Sm to the remote control unit 60 and to receive the at least one command signal Sc from the remote control unit, through the aforesaid two-way serial communication line LS.

A charging and discharging control device disclosed herein controls a charging and discharging device that charges and discharges an on-vehicle battery mounted on an electric vehicle. The charging and discharging control device includes a detection controller configured or programmed to detect that the electric vehicle has been connected to the charging and discharging device, an SOC acquisition controller configured or programmed to acquire an SOC of the on-vehicle battery, a use information acquisition controller configured or programmed to acquire a next use time and a next travel distance of the electric vehicle, and a setting controller configured or programmed to set a charging and discharging schedule of the on-vehicle battery such that the on-vehicle battery is charged after having been maintained in a low SOC and a necessary SOC for the next use time and the next travel distance remains.

In an exemplary embodiment, a system is provided that includes one or more sensors and a processor. The one or more sensors are configured to at least facilitate obtaining sensor data as to a vehicle. The processor is coupled to the one or more sensors, and is configured to at least facilitate obtaining sensor data from the one or more sensors; determining whether a thermal event occurs for the vehicle, based on the sensor data; and controlling an inlet for a climate control system for the vehicle based at least in part on whether the thermal event has occurred.

In an exemplary embodiment, a system is provided that includes one or more sensors and a processor. The one or more sensors are configured to at least facilitate obtaining sensor data as to a vehicle. The processor is coupled to the one or more sensors, and is configured to at least facilitate obtaining sensor data from the one or more sensors; determining whether a thermal event occurs for the vehicle, based on the sensor data; and controlling an inlet for a climate control system for the vehicle based at least in part on whether the thermal event has occurred.

A method of determining when to increase an amount electrical energy available to a vehicle includes setting a parameter for a function describing a reference state of charge as a function of distance traveled, wherein the reference state of charge represents a state of charge of the vehicle at which the amount of electrical energy available to the vehicle should be increased. For each trip of the vehicle, the parameter for the function is modified so that different trips of a same vehicle use different functions for the reference state of charge.

Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative control units, systems, and vehicles. In an illustrative embodiment, a control unit includes a processor and computer-readable media that stores computer-executable instructions configured to cause the processor to determine a reserve level for a battery of an electric vehicle, determine activation status of electrical equipment in the electric vehicle responsive the reserve level and a battery level, and control supply of power from the battery to the electrical equipment responsive to the activation status.

A system is provided for performing a predicted cooling operation for an electric vehicle (102) using a processor (122), and includes a vehicle monitoring unit (128) configured to monitor one or more vehicle characteristics related to the electric vehicle (102). The one or more vehicle characteristics include look-ahead demand information of one or more components of the electric vehicle (102). A cooling controller (126) is configured to communicate with the vehicle monitoring unit (128) and determine the look-ahead demand information based on at least one of: navigational information, thermal information, and environment information associated with the electric vehicle (102). The cooling controller (126) is configured to generate a cooling command based on the look-ahead demand information and perform the predicted cooling operation based on the cooling command by over-cooling the one or more components of the electric vehicle (102).