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

Claim 0:
1. A system for optimizing charging for a vehicle having a rechargeable energy storage unit and travelling on a route, the system comprising:
a controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded, execution of the instructions by the processor causing the controller to:
obtain 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;
obtain respective station parameters pertaining to the one or more charging stations;
present 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;
prompt the user to select a respective percentage for each of the one or more sessions goals;
generate 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; and
control operation of the vehicle based in part on the recommended charging profile.