Patent ID: 9669820
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60W,G01C,G01S,Y02T,Y10S

Claim:
1. A method of prioritizing power output of first and second power-sources in a vehicle comprising: identifying, via a controller in communication with an Earth-orbiting satellite, a road course and a current position of the vehicle thereon; receiving, via the controller, a request for a total amount of power production by the first and second power-sources; determining, via the controller, a current available power production by the first power-source; determining, via the controller, a maximum target power production by the second power-source in response to the identified current position of the vehicle; determining, via the controller, in response to the identified current position of the vehicle, a minimum energy reserve of an energy source configured to energize the second power-source and a state of charge of the energy source; determining, via the controller, an available power production by the second power-source in response to the determined minimum energy reserve and the state of charge of the energy source; subtracting, via the controller, the current available power production by the first power-source from the requested total amount of power production to determine a requested power production by the second power-source; comparing, via the controller, the available power production and the requested power production by the second power-source; and regulating, via the controller, the second power-source to generate thereby the smaller of the available power production and the requested power production to minimize an amount of time for the vehicle to traverse the road course.