Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Energy management system and method
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Application No.: US15966645Application Date: 2018-04-30
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Publication No.: US10854021B2Publication Date: 2020-12-01
- Inventor: Gregory A. Weber , Eric Coupal-Sikes , Todd F. Sloan , Morgan M. Andreae , Jean-Patrick V. Rich
- Applicant: CUMMINS INC. , AGILITY FUEL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- Main IPC: G07C5/00
- IPC: G07C5/00 ; G05B19/048 ; G01C21/34 ; G01C21/36 ; B60Q9/00 ; B60K35/00 ; G05B19/042

Abstract:
A fuel system controller obtains fuel burn data from an engine control module (ECM). The fuel system controller also obtains location data from a telematics control module, such as GPS location data identifying the location of a vehicle. The fuel system controller determines the vehicle's base location based on the location data, and determines how far the vehicle can travel based on the fuel burn data. The fuel system controller determines how many fueling stations are with a threshold distance of the determined distance to empty. The fuel system controller can use that data to identify which, and how many, fueling stations are within a threshold distance of the determined distance to empty. The fuel system controller can provide a fueling warning indication based on the number of fueling stations that are within the determined distance to empty.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180315256A1 ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-11-01
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