Method of optimizing energy use of a power plant using geographical information without user input to the navigation system

摘要

A telematics-navigation device detects that a hybrid vehicle propelled by at least two energy sources is traveling to a destination not provided to the vehicle (i.e., an unknown destination). As the vehicle travels to the destination, the device identifies a road segment between a current position of the vehicle and a next road junction that vehicle is traveling towards. A control unit determines an optimization strategy for managing the energy sources of the vehicle as the vehicle travels the road segment. The control unit executes the determined strategy.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for managing at least two energy sources used to propel a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting, by a device, that the vehicle is traveling, wherein a final destination that the vehicle is traveling toward is not provided to the vehicle; responsive to the detecting, as the vehicle travels to the final destination:
determining, upon the vehicle reaching a first position, a first road junction that the vehicle is travelling towards with no other road junction between the first position and the first road junction;identifying a first road segment of a road as being between the first position of the vehicle and the first road junction;determining, after entering the first road segment, a first optimization strategy only for the first road segment and not for other road segments, the first optimization strategy for managing the energy sources of the vehicle as the vehicle travels the first road segment;executing the first optimization strategy for the first road segment;responsive to detecting the vehicle reaching the first road junction, identifying a second road segment between a second position of the vehicle and a second road junction with no other road junction between the second position and the second road junction;determining, after entering the second road segment, a second optimization strategy only for the second road segment and not for other road segments, the first optimization strategy for managing the energy sources of the vehicle as the vehicle travels the second road segment; andexecuting the second optimization strategy for the second road segment.