Patent ID: 9274157
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B60L,G01R,G07C,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A method of testing an electrical system of an electric vehicle, comprising: operating the electric vehicle; coupling a test device to a databus of the electric vehicle; monitoring data on the databus and retrieving information related to current flowing into a system of the electric vehicle with the test device during the step of operating; monitoring data on the databus and retrieving information from a sensor of the vehicle related to a voltage of the electrical system with the test device during the step of operating; providing instructions to an operator which instruct the operator to operate the electrical vehicle in a specific manner; recognizing when certain conditions have been met with the test device during the step of operating the vehicle; and diagnosing the electric vehicle with the test device based upon the monitored current and the monitored voltage.