US2023419234A1PendingUtilityA1

Ev battery degradation in a fleet

Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INCPriority: Jun 27, 2022Filed: Jun 27, 2022Published: Dec 28, 2023
Est. expiryJun 27, 2042(~15.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
G06Q 10/083
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Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining objects to be delivered by a group of vehicles, and choosing a vehicle of the group of vehicles with a most degraded battery to transport a heaviest object of the objects.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 determining objects to be delivered by a group of vehicles; and   choosing a vehicle of the group of vehicles with a most degraded battery to transport a heaviest object of the objects.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle of the group of vehicles is provided a route with a minimum radius of a starting location. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 choosing another vehicle of the group of vehicles with a next most degraded battery to transport other of the heaviest objects when the chosen vehicle is unable to transport the heaviest object.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the choosing is based on an age of the battery of the vehicle and a history of one or more of a number of charging cycles of the battery, and the rate of a received charge of the battery. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the chosen vehicle transports objects a minimum number of times per period as compared with others of the group of vehicles. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 determining a ranking of all vehicles in the group of vehicles, based on a degradation of each battery in the vehicles; and   choosing a route for each of the ranked vehicles whose distance increases based on a degradation of the battery of each of the vehicles.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 meeting another vehicle in the group of vehicles and transferring the objects to the another vehicle, when the another vehicle has a less degraded battery.   
     
     
         8 . A system, comprising:
 a processor and memory communicably coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform:   determine objects to be delivered by a group of vehicles; and   choose a vehicle of the group of vehicles with a most degraded battery to transport a heaviest object of the objects.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the vehicle of the group of vehicles is provided a route with a minimum radius of a that start location. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , comprising:
 choose another vehicle of the group of vehicles with a next most degraded battery to transport other of the heaviest objects when the chosen vehicle is unable to transport the heaviest object.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the choice of the vehicle is based on an age of the battery of the vehicle and a history of one or more of a number of charging cycles of the battery, and the rate of a received charge of the battery. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the chosen vehicle transports objects a minimum number of times per period as compared with others of the group of vehicles. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , comprising:
 determine a rank of all vehicles in the group of vehicles, based on a degradation of each battery in the vehicles; and   choose a route for each of the ranked vehicles whose distance increases based on a degradation of the battery of each of the vehicles.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , comprising:
 meet another vehicle in the group of vehicles and transfer the objects to the another vehicle, when the another vehicle has a less degraded battery.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
 determining objects to be delivered by a group of vehicles; and   choosing a vehicle of the group of vehicles with a most degraded battery to transport a heaviest object of the objects.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the vehicle of the group of vehicles is provided a route with a minimum radius of a starting location. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , comprising:
 choosing another vehicle of the group of vehicles with a next most degraded battery to transport other of the heaviest objects when the chosen vehicle is unable to transport the heaviest object.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the choosing is based on an age of the battery of the vehicle and a history of one or more of a number of charging cycles of the battery, and the rate of a received charge of the battery. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , comprising:
 determining a ranking of all vehicles in the group of vehicles, based on a degradation of each battery in the vehicles; and   choosing a route for each of the ranked vehicles whose distance increases based on a degradation of the battery of each of the vehicles.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , comprising:
 meeting another vehicle in the group of vehicles and transferring the objects to the another vehicle, when the another vehicle has a less degraded battery.

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