Patents by Inventor Devang Bhalchandra Dave
Devang Bhalchandra Dave has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11926243Abstract: A vehicle comprising includes a traction battery and a controller. The controller, responsive to an interval exceeding a predefined threshold and a predicted net loss in energy, charges the traction battery such that the traction battery acquires energy in an amount at least equal to the predicted net loss in energy. The interval defines a confidence level that a predicted net change in energy stored by the traction battery will occur as a result of use of the vehicle between a current charge location of the vehicle and a next charge location of the vehicle. The amount is based on the interval such that the amount increases as the interval decreases.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ryan J. O'Gorman, Devang Bhalchandra Dave, Farshad Harirchi
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Publication number: 20240034177Abstract: A system and method for controlling charging of multiple electric vehicles (EVs) arriving at, and departing from, different charging stations at different times, includes scheduling charging of each EV of the multiple EVs responsive to which one of a plurality of categories each EV is assigned, each EV being assigned to one of the categories according to an arrival time at an associated one of the different charging stations, a departure time from the associated one of the different charging stations, an initial state of charge (SoC) of the EV, and a target SoC of the EV, and controlling charging of each EV responsive to the scheduling of charging for the assigned category of each EV. Charging demand may be selected by each EV as being reliable or flexible with flexible charging demand having a minimum target SoC and maximum target SoC.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: David McCreadie, Ryan O'Gorman, Devang Bhalchandra Dave, Farshad Harirchi, Abhishek Gupta, Shiping Shao, Hossein Sartipizadeh
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Patent number: 11685282Abstract: A controller may, after receiving indication that an electric utility provider will reduce power supplied during an upcoming period of time, increase a cost of charge energy for vehicles that charge at a rate at least equal to a threshold rate during the upcoming period of time. The controller may also decrease the cost of charge energy for vehicles that avoid charging or charge at a rate less than the threshold rate during the upcoming period of time.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Farshad Harirchi, Ryan O'Gorman, David McCreadie, Devang Bhalchandra Dave
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Patent number: 11498447Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller that sends a charge request defining a charge location to a charge donor vehicle for vehicle-to-vehicle charging, responsive to not detecting a charge cable that satisfies the charge request in the vehicle and the charge donor vehicle, sends a borrow request including the charge location to a charge cable donor vehicle, and responsive to confirmation from the charge donor vehicle and charge cable donor vehicle, directs the vehicle to drive to the charge location.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, Katherine Howard-Cone, Justin Carmen Campanaro, Farshad Harirchi, Devang Bhalchandra Dave
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Patent number: 11498452Abstract: A vehicle charging system includes a vehicle propelled by an electric machine powered by a chargeable energy storage system. The charging system also includes a controller programmed to predict at least one upcoming plug-in event based on historical charging data, and define a plug-in routine based on a plurality of upcoming plug-in events. The controller is also programmed to set a charging schedule to coincide with the plug-in routine such that a target state of charge (SOC) is achieved at a conclusion of each of the plurality of upcoming plug-in events. Each target SOC corresponding to a plug-in event is based on minimizing a charging energy cost of the plug-in routine and an expected energy depletion ahead of a next subsequent plug-in event.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ryan O'Gorman, Farshad Harirchi, Devang Bhalchandra Dave, Eric Tyler Denlinger, James Matthew Marcicki
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Publication number: 20220258638Abstract: A controller may, after receiving indication that an electric utility provider will reduce power supplied during an upcoming period of time, increase a cost of charge energy for vehicles that charge at a rate at least equal to a threshold rate during the upcoming period of time. The controller may also decrease the cost of charge energy for vehicles that avoid charging or charge at a rate less than the threshold rate during the upcoming period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Farshad HARIRCHI, Ryan O'GORMAN, David McCREADIE, Devang Bhalchandra DAVE
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Publication number: 20220194253Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller that sends a charge request defining a charge location to a charge donor vehicle for vehicle-to-vehicle charging, responsive to not detecting a charge cable that satisfies the charge request in the vehicle and the charge donor vehicle, sends a borrow request including the charge location to a charge cable donor vehicle, and responsive to confirmation from the charge donor vehicle and charge cable donor vehicle, directs the vehicle to drive to the charge location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Stuart C. SALTER, Katherine HOWARD-CONE, Justin Carmen CAMPANARO, Farshad HARIRCHI, Devang Bhalchandra DAVE
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Publication number: 20220072975Abstract: A vehicle comprising includes a traction battery and a controller. The controller, responsive to an interval exceeding a predefined threshold and a predicted net loss in energy, charges the traction battery such that the traction battery acquires energy in an amount at least equal to the predicted net loss in energy. The interval defines a confidence level that a predicted net change in energy stored by the traction battery will occur as a result of use of the vehicle between a current charge location of the vehicle and a next charge location of the vehicle. The amount is based on the interval such that the amount increases as the interval decreases.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Ryan J. O'GORMAN, Devang Bhalchandra DAVE, Farshad HARIRCHI
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Patent number: 11084398Abstract: A method controlling a battery management system is provided. The method may include commanding by a controller a heat exchanger of a vehicle to pre-cool a traction battery of the vehicle key-off responsive to the vehicle being within a predetermined range of a predicted parking location, a current temperature of the traction battery being less than a temperature threshold, and a predicted parked temperature for the traction battery being greater than the temperature threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: James Matthew Marcicki, Devang Bhalchandra Dave, Xiao Guang Yang, Pratima Addepalli
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Publication number: 20210138928Abstract: A vehicle charging system includes a vehicle propelled by an electric machine powered by a chargeable energy storage system. The charging system also includes a controller programmed to predict at least one upcoming plug-in event based on historical charging data, and define a plug-in routine based on a plurality of upcoming plug-in events. The controller is also programmed to set a charging schedule to coincide with the plug-in routine such that a target state of charge (SOC) is achieved at a conclusion of each of the plurality of upcoming plug-in events. Each target SOC corresponding to a plug-in event is based on minimizing a charging energy cost of the plug-in routine and an expected energy depletion ahead of a next subsequent plug-in event.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Ryan O'GORMAN, Farshad HARIRCHI, Devang Bhalchandra DAVE, Eric Tyler DENLINGER, James Matthew MARCICKI
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Patent number: 10882411Abstract: A method includes controlling charging a battery pack of an electrified vehicle, via a control system of the electrified vehicle, based on climate conditions, traffic conditions, and learned driving habits of a driver of the electrified vehicle. The control system is configured to create a smart charging schedule for either adding or not adding an additional charge to the battery pack in anticipation of an expected upcoming drive cycle.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Xiao Guang Yang, James Matthew Marcicki, Pratima Addepalli, Devang Bhalchandra Dave, Jianbo Lu
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Publication number: 20190217721Abstract: A method controlling a battery management system is provided. The method may include commanding by a controller a heat exchanger of a vehicle to pre-cool a traction battery of the vehicle key-off responsive to the vehicle being within a predetermined range of a predicted parking location, a current temperature of the traction battery being less than a temperature threshold, and a predicted parked temperature for the traction battery being greater than the temperature threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: James Matthew MARCICKI, Devang Bhalchandra DAVE, Xiao Guang YANG, Pratima ADDEPALLI
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Publication number: 20190217716Abstract: A method includes controlling charging a battery pack of an electrified vehicle, via a control system of the electrified vehicle, based on climate conditions, traffic conditions, and learned driving habits of a driver of the electrified vehicle. The control system is configured to create a smart charging schedule for either adding or not adding an additional charge to the battery pack in anticipation of an expected upcoming drive cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Xiao Guang Yang, James Matthew Marcicki, Pratima Addepalli, Devang Bhalchandra Dave, Jianbo Lu