Managing recreational vehicles and accessories
Inventors
Weed, Joshua T. • Shaughnessy, Aidan B. • Krosschell, Brian D.
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12030445-B2
Publication Date
2024-07-09
Expiration Date
Abstract
A vehicle is electrically connected to one or more accessories. The vehicle includes at least one controller that may be configured to identify the accessory based on accessory identification information. The controller may also be configured to provide one or more commands to control an operation of the accessory.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a recreational vehicle including a controller configured to manage vehicle accessories based on battery discharge and other operating conditions. The controller determines a battery of the recreational vehicle is discharging and, based on that determination, identifies a set of vehicle accessories associated with a power reduction power plan of a set of vehicle power plans. The controller reduces power consumed by an accessory of the identified set based on a priority associated with the accessory.
In further embodiments, the controller determines the engine of the recreational vehicle is running along with the battery discharging. Based on determining the engine is running and the battery is discharging, the controller reduces an accessory power limit of the vehicle and identifies a set of vehicle accessories associated with a high power utilization power plan. The controller reduces, based on the reduced accessory power limit, power consumed by the set of vehicle accessories.
The invention also encompasses a method for managing power consumption of a set of accessories of a vehicle using sensor information. The method obtains sensor information comprising at least one of an electrical power supply voltage or an engine speed and, based on determining the sensor information indicates a battery of the vehicle is discharging, identifies a set of vehicle accessories each associated with a power reduction power plan and adjusts power consumption. The method additionally reduces an accessory power limit when the battery is discharging and increases the accessory power limit when the battery is charging.
Claims Coverage
The partial content includes three independent claims (clm-00001, clm-00008, clm-00014). Each independent claim covers a controller or method that reduces accessory power in response to battery discharging, and also incorporates engine-running context and/or accessory power-limit adjustments using associated power plans and priorities.
Priority-based accessory power reduction during battery discharge
A recreational vehicle controller determines the battery of the recreational vehicle is discharging, identifies a set of vehicle accessories each associated with a power reduction power plan of a set of vehicle power plans, and reduces power consumed by an accessory of the identified set based on a priority associated with the accessory.
Accessory power-limit reduction for high power utilization accessories when engine runs and battery discharges
A recreational vehicle controller determines an engine of the recreational vehicle is running and a battery of the recreational vehicle is discharging; based on that determination, reduces an accessory power limit of the vehicle, identifies a set of vehicle accessories each associated with a high power utilization power plan, and reduces, based on the reduced accessory power limit, power consumed by the set of vehicle accessories.
Sensor-information-based accessory power consumption adjustment with discharge and charge accessory power-limit control
A method obtains sensor information for the vehicle including at least one of an electrical power supply voltage or an engine speed; based on determining the sensor information indicates a battery of the vehicle is discharging, identifies a set of vehicle accessories each associated with a power reduction power plan of a set of vehicle power plans and adjusts power consumption of the set; and reduces an accessory power limit when the battery of the vehicle is discharging and increases the accessory power limit when the battery of the vehicle is charging.
Across the independent claims, the inventive coverage centers on identifying accessories by associated power plans, reducing accessory power in response to battery discharge, using priority associated with accessories and/or reducing an accessory power limit, and in the method claim also increasing the accessory power limit when the battery is charging.
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