Patent classifications
B65F3/14
Route planning based control of a refuse vehicle hydraulic system
A refuse vehicle includes an electric motor powered by a battery, a hydraulic pump driven by the electric motor, a hydraulic actuator powered by the hydraulic pump, and one or more processing circuits being configured to: determine a location of the refuse vehicle including a global position system coordinate, determine a position on a route map using the location, control the hydraulic actuator based on the position on the route map, determine a state of charge of the battery and a threshold for the state of charge below which operation of the electric motor, the hydraulic pump, or the hydraulic actuator is adjusted, and dynamically update the threshold based on the position on the route map or a weight of refuse in a refuse compartment.
ON-ROUTE PRECONDITIONING TO PREPARE FOR CHARGING
One or more processing circuits can communicate with a refuse vehicle. The one or more processing circuits can receive, from one or more sensors, data to indicate a first value of a temperature of one or more batteries of the refuse vehicle. The one or more processing circuits can identify, based on telematic data of the refuse vehicle, information corresponding to operations performed by the refuse vehicle. The one or more processing circuits can determine, based on the information corresponding to the operations performed by the refuse vehicle, that the refuse vehicle is in route to a collection site. The one or more processing circuits can transmit one or more signals to cause a temperature control system to prepare the one or more batteries of the refuse vehicle to receive power to charge the one or more batteries of the refuse vehicle.
ON-ROUTE PRECONDITIONING TO PREPARE FOR CHARGING
One or more processing circuits can communicate with a refuse vehicle. The one or more processing circuits can receive, from one or more sensors, data to indicate a first value of a temperature of one or more batteries of the refuse vehicle. The one or more processing circuits can identify, based on telematic data of the refuse vehicle, information corresponding to operations performed by the refuse vehicle. The one or more processing circuits can determine, based on the information corresponding to the operations performed by the refuse vehicle, that the refuse vehicle is in route to a collection site. The one or more processing circuits can transmit one or more signals to cause a temperature control system to prepare the one or more batteries of the refuse vehicle to receive power to charge the one or more batteries of the refuse vehicle.