IP Library Granted Patent US 12,377,750
Granted Patent B2
US 12,377,750 · App. 18/635,085 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Load effects on transport energy

Inventor: Norman Lu (Fairview, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
B60L53/66B60L53/11
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Patent No.
US 12,377,750
App. No.
18/635,085
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of providing to a charging station a distance desired to be driven by a transport and determining, by the charging station, an amount of energy to retrieve from the transport such that a residual amount of energy in the transport is equivalent to the distance desired to be driven.

Claims (42)

1. A method, comprising:

comparing a current energy usage of a transport based on a current weight of the transport to a previous energy usage of the transport; and

identifying a condition of the transport based on the comparing.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving a notification of one or more occupants or cargo items to be added to and carried by the transport.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

decreasing an amount of energy to extract from the transport by an amount of energy based on one or more occupants or cargo items to be added to and carried by the transport.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving a notification of one or more occupants or cargo items to be removed from and no longer carried by the transport.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

increasing an amount of energy to extract from the transport by an amount of energy based on one or more occupants or cargo items to be removed from the transport.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the condition of the transport includes an age of the transport.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

calculating an amount of energy to extract from the transport such that a residual amount of energy in the transport equals an amount of energy required to drive a distance.

8. A charging station for a transport, the charging station comprising:

a processor that when executing one or more instructions stored in an associated memory is configured to:

compare a current energy usage of a transport based on a current weight of the transport to a previous energy usage of the transport; and

identify a condition of the transport based on the comparison.

9. The charging station of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a notification of one or more occupants or cargo items to be added to and carried by the transport.

10. The charging station of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

decrease an amount of energy to extract from the transport by an amount of energy based on one or more occupants or cargo items to be added to and carried by the transport.

11. The charging station of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a notification of one or more occupants or cargo items to be removed from and no longer carried by the transport.

12. The charging station of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

increase an amount of energy to extract from the transport by an amount of energy based on one or more occupants or cargo items to be removed from the transport.

13. The charging station of claim 8 , wherein the condition of the transport includes an age of the transport.

14. The charging station of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

calculate an amount of energy to extract from the transport such that a residual amount of energy in the transport equals an amount of energy required to drive a distance.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform:

comparing a current energy usage of a transport based on a current weight of the transport to a previous energy usage of the transport; and

identifying a condition of the transport based on the comparing.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the processor to perform:

receiving a notification of one or more occupants or cargo items to be added to and carried by the transport.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the processor to perform:

decreasing an amount of energy to extract from the transport by an amount of energy based on one or more occupants or cargo items to be added to and carried by the transport.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the processor to perform:

receiving a notification of one or more occupants or cargo items to be removed from and no longer carried by the transport.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the processor to perform:

increasing an amount of energy to extract from the transport by an amount of energy based on one or more occupants or cargo items to be removed from the transport.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the processor to perform:

calculating an amount of energy to extract from the transport such that a residual amount of energy in the transport equals an amount of energy required to drive a distance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2024
From: LU, NORMAN
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 18084515 · Dec 19, 2022
Continuation 16854866 · Apr 21, 2020
Related Publication 20240253512A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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