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

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a mobile battery charging device comprising:
a drive system structured to propel the mobile battery charging device;
a charging interface structured to engage a battery charging port of a vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, the battery charging port coupled to a battery system of the vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
a mobile battery charging device controller structured to:
receive information indicative of a state of charge of each battery system of each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles and information indicative of an upcoming mission of each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles;
receive information indicative of an amount of charge required for each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles to complete the upcoming mission;
determine a priority structure for charging each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles based on the state of charge of each battery system of each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles and the upcoming mission of each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles;
receive a position of each vehicle of the plurality of the plurality of vehicles;
command the drive system to move the mobile battery charging device to engage the charging interface with the battery charging port of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to charge the battery system of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles according to the determined priority structure;
receive a notification from a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles that the battery system of the vehicle has been charged to the amount of charge required for the vehicle to complete the upcoming mission that is different from a full charge level; and
command the drive system to move the mobile battery charging device to engage with a subsequent vehicle of the plurality of vehicles from the vehicle according to the determined priority structure.