IP Library Granted Patent US 7,996,098
Granted Patent B2
US 7,996,098 · App. 12/234,441 · Granted Aug 9, 2011

Reactive replenishable device management

Assignee: Aerovironment, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,996,098
App. No.
12/234,441
Granted
Aug 9, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Reactive replenishable device management comprises receiving device measurement data from at least one device, updating one or more device usage profiles associated with the at least one device, and if an analysis of the one or more device usage profiles indicates usage of the at least one device is sub-optimal, performing one or more of: controlling at least one of an attribute or an operation of the at least one device, issuing one or more device management recommendations to a user of the at least one device, and issuing one or more user alerts to the user. The at least one device comprises at least one of one or more replenishable devices, one or more replenishers associated with the one or more replenishable devices, and one or more other devices associated with the one or more replenishable devices.

Claims (36)

1. A computer-implemented method for vehicle management in a local area network, the method comprising:

remotely receiving (1) identification data, (2) historical data, and (3) real-time data from a plurality of vehicles;

remotely receiving (4) identification data, (5) historical data, and (6) real-time data from batteries associated with the corresponding vehicles;

analyzing the data received from a vehicle and the historical data from one or more battery of the vehicle to generate (a) energy usage data, (b) charge compliance data, and (c) fault data; and

using the energy usage data, the charge compliance data, and the fault data to determine whether vehicle energy usage is sub-optimal,

wherein when vehicle energy usage is sub-optimal, sending a command to a controller coupled with the vehicle to control an action of the vehicle to seek to improve vehicle operation associated with energy usage and charge compliance.

2. The computer-implemented method for vehicle management of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a low water level of the battery; and

sending a command to a watering system that effectuates automatic watering of the battery.

3. The computer-implemented method for vehicle management of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a low state of charge of the one or more battery; and

triggering a reduction of temperature fold back in small steps per week of the one or more battery.

4. The computer-implemented method for vehicle management of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a sub-optimized charging regimen of the one or more battery; and

triggering an adjustment of battery charge rates.

5. The computer-implemented method for vehicle management of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a sub-par battery performance; and

initiating unscheduled battery equalization of the one or more battery.

6. A system for vehicle management in a local area network, the system comprising: a remote device manager computer including a remote controller, the remote device manager configured to:

remotely receive (1) identification data, (2) historical data, and (3) real-time data from a plurality of vehicles;

remotely receive (4) identification data, (5) historical data, and (6) real-time data from batteries associated with the corresponding vehicles;

analyze the data received from a vehicle and the historical data from one or more battery of the vehicle to generate (a) energy usage data, (b) charge compliance data, and (c) fault data; and

use the energy usage data, the charge compliance data, and the fault data to determine whether vehicle energy usage is sub-optimal,

wherein when vehicle energy usage is sub-optimal, send a command to a device controller coupled with the vehicle to control an action of the vehicle to seek to improve vehicle operation associated with energy usage and charge compliance.

7. The system of claim 6 , the remote controller further configured to:

identify a low water level of the battery; and

send a command to a watering system that effectuates automatic watering of the one or more battery.

8. The system of claim 6 , the remote controller further configured to:

identify a low state of charge of the one or more battery; and

trigger a reduction of temperature fold back in small steps per week of the one or more battery.

9. The system of claim 6 , the remote controller further configured to:

identify a sub-optimized charging regimen of the one or more battery; and

trigger an adjustment of battery charge rates.

10. The system of claim 6 , the remote controller further configured to:

identify a sub-par battery performance; and

initiate unscheduled battery equalization of the one or more battery.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: WEBASTO CHARGING SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WEBASTO CHARGING SYSTEMS SHELF HOLDING GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 074858/0099 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: WEBASTO CHARGING SYSTEMS SHELF HOLDING GERMANY GMBH
To: AMPURE GERMAN HOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 074858/0122 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: AMPURE GERMAN HOLDING GMBH
To: AMPURE CHARGING SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 074858/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2018
From: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
To: WEBASTO CHARGING SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 046970/0124 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2009
From: DICKINSON, BLAKE; HORIUCHI, LISA LEI; RAMER, NATHANIEL JORDAN
To: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 022833/0614 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 10974392 · Oct 26, 2004
Related Publication 20090024232A1 · Jan 22, 2009