Patent ID: 11858369
Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. An apparatus comprising:
a drive system structured to propel a mobile battery charging device;
a charging interface structured to engage a charging port of each vehicle of a plurality of vehicles;
a controller structured to:
receive information indicative of a status of a battery system of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and an upcoming mission of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
receive information indicative of an amount of charge required for each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to complete the upcoming mission of each vehicle;
determine a charging priority for each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles based on the amount of charge required for the battery system of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to complete the upcoming mission;
receive a location of a vehicle having the battery system with a highest charging priority;
command the drive system to move the mobile battery charging device to engage the charging interface with the charging port of the vehicle having the battery with the highest charging priority to charge the battery system of the vehicle;
receive a notification form the vehicle having the battery system with the highest charging priority that the battery system has been charged to the amount of charge required for the battery system to complete the upcoming mission that is different from a full charge amount; and
command the drive system of the mobile battery charging device to engage with a subsequent vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to charge a battery system of the subsequent vehicle according to the determined charging priority.