Power Management System and Power Management Method

    公开(公告)号:US20240075840A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-07

    申请号:US18239477

    申请日:2023-08-29

    摘要: A VGI system includes a plurality of BEVs, a plurality of pieces of EVSE, and a server. The server determines whether the BEV exchanges electric power with a power grid with the use of second EVSE provided in a second area, the second area being different in manner of management of power supply by the power grid from a first area where predetermined first EVSE is provided, the first EVSE being normally used by the BEV. When the server determines that the BEV exchanges electric power with the use of the second EVSE and when the second area is higher than the first area in contribution to DR in exchange of electric power by the BEV, the server grants an incentive higher than in exchange of electric power with the power grid with the use of the first EVSE.

    VEHICLE AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING KIT
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230159101A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-25

    申请号:US18098822

    申请日:2023-01-19

    摘要: A vehicle includes an ADK attachable to and removable from a vehicle main body, the ADK issuing an instruction for autonomous driving, a VP including a plurality of functional units that perform a plurality of prescribed functions of the vehicle main body, and a VCIB that issues a control instruction to the functional units in accordance with an instruction from the ADK. One of the plurality of functional units is a steering system that steers the vehicle main body. The steering system specifies a limit value of a steering rate in accordance with a prescribed reference and transmits the specified limit value to the ADK through the VCIB. The ADK calculates a target steering angle to satisfy the limit value received from the steering system and transmits an instruction for the calculated steering angle to the steering system through the VCIB.

    VEHICLE
    6.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE 有权

    公开(公告)号:US20210276562A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17154136

    申请日:2021-01-21

    摘要: When a vehicle control interface receives information indicating “Forward” from a VP, the vehicle control interface sets a value 0 in a signal indicating a rotation direction of a wheel. When the vehicle control interface receives information indicating “Reverse” from the VP, the vehicle control interface sets a value 1 in the signal indicating the rotation direction of the wheel. When the vehicle control interface receives information indicating “Invalid value” from the VP, the vehicle control interface sets a value 3 in the signal indicating the rotation direction of the wheel. The vehicle control interface provides the signal indicating the rotation direction of the wheel to an ADK.

    VEHICLE
    7.
    发明公开
    VEHICLE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240294193A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18657917

    申请日:2024-05-08

    IPC分类号: B60W60/00 B60W30/18 B60W50/10

    摘要: A vehicle is a vehicle on which an autonomous driving kit (ADK) is mountable. The vehicle includes: a vehicle platform (VP) that controls the vehicle in accordance with an instruction from the ADK; and a vehicle control interface that serves as an interface between the ADK and the VP. The VP receives a driver deceleration request in accordance with an amount of depression of a brake pedal by a driver, and receives a system deceleration request from the ADK through the vehicle control interface. During an autonomous mode, the VP specifies the sum of the driver deceleration request and the system deceleration request as a target deceleration of the vehicle.

    SERVER AND VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240067039A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18332297

    申请日:2023-06-09

    摘要: An operation management server manages a vehicle equipped with a battery able to store regenerated electric power. The operation management server includes: a processor that generates a message to be transmitted to the vehicle; and a storage that stores traveling histories of a plurality of vehicles. The processor estimates a transition in a power storage amount of the battery on a planned travel route of the vehicle based on a travel plan of the vehicle and the travel histories of the vehicles. The processor generates the message for proposing execution of external power supply from the battery to an outside of the vehicle before the power storage amount reaches a predetermined amount, when an estimation is made that the power storage amount will exceed the predetermined amount on the planned travel route.

    SERVER AND POWER SUPPLY AND DEMAND BALANCING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240025288A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18199090

    申请日:2023-05-18

    IPC分类号: B60L53/63 H02J3/00 G01C21/34

    摘要: A server manages power balancing resources electrically connected to a power network. The server includes a processor. In response to receipt of input of a travel schedule including a date and time of travel, a departure point, and a destination point from a user of the vehicle, the processor predicts a power supply and demand balance on the power network for the date and time of travel, based on power supply and demand performance information of the power network. In response to prediction that the power supply and demand balance is going to be adjusted on the date and time of travel, the processor provides the user suggestion to keep the vehicle connected to the power equipment on the date and time of travel and a reward for the vehicle responding to a request to adjust the power supply and demand balance.