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

Claim 13:
14. A method of operating a vehicle by a control system, comprising:
determining a current global positioning system (GPS) location of the vehicle;
determining a current state of charge (SOC) of an energy store configured to supply an 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;
determining a GPS location of a stopover location;
determining a target SOC of the energy store for operating an auxiliary power unit (APU) at the stopover location; and
managing 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.