Patent ID: 8538617
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An energy management system for a vehicle comprising: an energy storage device; a pre-conditioning device for generating a temperature change to the vehicle; a solar panel array for generating electrical energy, the solar panel array selectively coupled to the energy storage device and selectively coupled to the preconditioning device; a solar control module including a processor for selectively configuring a distribution of electrical energy captured by the solar energy panel to one of the energy storage device and the preconditioning device, the solar control module configured to operate between a passive enablement mode and an active enablement mode, the processor including a mode selector logic module for indicating one of the passive enablement mode or active enablement mode of the distribution of electrical energy based on a vehicle driving status and the electrical energy availability from the solar panel array, wherein at least one of a recharging function or a preconditioning function is enabled passively or actively based on a configuration in the mode selector logic module.