Patent ID: 11876236
Assignee: HYLIION INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  G  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 6:
7. A vehicle, comprising:
an electrically powered drive axle;
an energy store on the vehicle, the energy store configured to supply the electrically powered drive axle with electrical power in a first mode of operation and further configured to receive electrical power recovered using the electrically powered drive axle in a second mode of operation;
an auxiliary power unit (APU) coupled to receive electrical power from the energy store in an APU mode; and
a control system configured to execute instructions to:
determine a current global positioning system (GPS) location of the vehicle;
determine a current state of charge (SOC) of the energy store;
determine a GPS location of a stopover location;
determine a target SOC of the energy store for operating the APU at the stopover location; and
manage a state of charge (SoC) of the energy store while the vehicle travels over a roadway to provide the target SoC of the energy store at the stopover location.