Embodiments include apparatus and methods for implementing lane charging for a roadway. A road segment in a geographic region is identified from a geographic database. The road segment may be identified based on the geographic position of a vehicle. A lane charging management device receives real time data related to the vehicle, the environment, or the electricity associated with the charging station. A lane charging command for a charging device associated with the road segment is generated in response to the real time data.

Embodiments include apparatus and methods for implementing lane charging for a roadway. A road segment in a geographic region is identified from a geographic database. The road segment may be identified based on the geographic position of a vehicle. A lane charging management device receives real time data related to the vehicle, the environment, or the electricity associated with the charging station. A lane charging command for a charging device associated with the road segment is generated in response to the real time data.

An apparatus (1), method and computer program wherein the apparatus (1) comprises: processing circuitry (5); and memory circuitry (7) including computer program code (11); the memory circuitry (7) and the computer program code (11) configured to, with the processing circuitry (7), cause the apparatus (1) at least to perform: obtaining information from a solar powered vehicle (31) wherein the information comprises at least a current location of the solar powered vehicle (31); obtaining information (25) relating to distribution of solar power in a predetermined area; using the obtained information to determine a solar power charging strategy (27); and enabling the solar powered vehicle (31) to access the solar power charging strategy (27).

A vehicle includes: a first battery; a second battery; a solar cell; a power divider configured to transfer power produced by the solar cell to the first battery or transfer power produced by the solar cell to the second battery; and a controller configured to control the power divider to transfer the power produced by the solar cell to at least one of the first battery and the second battery based on a state of charge (SoC) of the first battery and a SoC of the second battery.

A method of controlling a vehicle where the vehicle includes a first battery, a second battery, a solar cell, a power converter, a power divider, and a power supply. The method includes producing power by the solar cell and converting a voltage of the produced power by the power converter. The method also includes transferring, by the power divider, the power produced by the solar cell to at least one of the first battery or the second battery based on a state of charge (SoC) of the first battery and a SoC of the second battery. The method also includes stopping the power supply from supplying power to the power converter when a time for which the power is supplied to the power converter is longer than or equal to a predetermined reference time.

A vehicle includes drive wheels, an energy source having an available energy, a torque-generating device powered by the energy source to provide an input torque, a transmission configured to receive the input torque and deliver an output torque to the set of drive wheels, and a controller. The controller, as part of a programmed method, predicts consumption of the available energy along a predetermined travel route using onboard data, offboard data, and a first logic block, and also corrects the predicted energy consumption using the onboard data, offboard data, and an error correction loop between a second logic block and the first logic block. The controller also executes a control action with respect to the vehicle using the corrected energy consumption, including changing a logic state of the vehicle.

A vehicle can include: a solar charging panel mounted to the vehicle and configured to acquire solar energy for charging a battery of the vehicle; a communication module configured to collect weather information and date-and-time information at a plurality of positions along a traveling path from an origin to a destination; a storage configured to store road information; and a controller configured to calculate a solar charging energy of the traveling path by predicting a maximum solar charging energy to be charged through the solar charging panel based on the weather information collected at the plurality of positions along the traveling path, and to calculate a solar charging prediction amount based on the date-and-time information collected at the plurality of positions along the traveling path, an amount by which to reduce the solar charging energy determined according to the stored road information relating to the traveling path, and the predicted maximum solar charging energy.

A vehicle information terminal is used in a vehicle equipped with an energy converter for converting an external energy to an electric power. The vehicle information terminal includes a management unit that generates a power generation information associated with a vehicle position and a power generation amount of the energy converter. The management unit is operative to transmit the power generation information to an external device. A transmission condition of the power generation information of the management unit is set so that transmission frequency of the power generation information during travel of the vehicle is higher than transmission frequency of the power generation information during stop of the vehicle.

An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.

An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.