Patent ID: 11913798
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 11:
12. A method for optimizing charging for a vehicle having a rechargeable energy storage unit and travelling on a route, the vehicle having a controller with a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory, the method comprising:
obtaining details of the route, including surveying local charging infrastructure to determine availability of one or more charging stations within a predefined radius of the route, via the controller;
obtaining respective station parameters pertaining to the one or more charging stations, via the controller;
presenting a user with one or more session goals, including a first session goal of minimizing cost, a second session goal of minimizing charging time to full capacity, and a third session goal of a maximum range added within a predefined time limit, via the controller;
prompting the user to select a respective percentage for each of the one or more sessions goals;
generating a recommended charging profile for one or more stops respectively along the route, based in part on the respective percentage selected by the user for the one or more session goals and the respective station parameters, via the controller; and
controlling operation of the vehicle based in part on the recommended charging profile.