Operating range estimation for an electric work vehicle

Abstract

A method for estimating operating ranges for an electric work vehicle includes accessing, with a computing system, data associated with a power consumption rate of an electric work vehicle, the electric work vehicle being operable in plurality of operating modes. The method also includes accessing, with the computing system, data associated with a remaining capacity of a power storage device of the electric work vehicle, and determining, with the computing system, an estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes for the electric work vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the power consumption rate and the remaining capacity of the power storage device. In addition, the method includes providing, with the computing system, data indicative of the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes for presentation on a display device.

1 . A method for estimating operating ranges for an electric work vehicle, the method comprising:
 accessing, with a computing system, data associated with a power consumption rate of an electric work vehicle, the electric work vehicle being operable in plurality of operating modes;   accessing, with the computing system, data associated with a remaining capacity of a power storage device of the electric work vehicle;   determining, with the computing system, an estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes for the electric work vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the power consumption rate and the remaining capacity of the power storage device; and   providing, with the computing system, data indicative of the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes for presentation on a display device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 actively controlling, with the computing system, an operation of the electric work vehicle such that the electric work vehicle is operated within one or more of the plurality of operating modes; and   updating, with the computing system, the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes as the electric work vehicle is operated with the one or more of the plurality of operating modes.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 accessing the data associated with the power consumption rate of the electric work vehicle comprises accessing data associated with a historical power consumption rate for the electric work vehicle; and   determining the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes comprises determining the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the data associated with the historical power consumption rate for the electrical work vehicle.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising actively controlling, with the computing system, an operation of the electric work vehicle such that the electric work vehicle is operated within one or more of the plurality of operating modes over an operational period;
 wherein:   accessing the data associated with the power consumption rate of the electric work vehicle comprises accessing data associated with an actual power consumption rate of the electric work vehicle across the operational period; and   determining the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes comprises determining the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the data associated with the actual power consumption rate of the electrical work vehicle.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising accessing, with the computing system, data associated with an identity of an operator of the electric work vehicle. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein:
 accessing the data associated with the power consumption rate of the electric work vehicle comprises accessing data associated with an anticipated power consumption rate for the electric work vehicle based at least in part on the operator of the electric work vehicle; and   determining the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes comprises determining the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the data associated with the anticipated power consumption rate of the electrical work vehicle.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the electric work vehicle is operable within each of the plurality of operating modes in both a first power consumption mode and a second power consumption mode, the second power consumption mode being associated with a lower expected power consumption rate than the first power consumption mode. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising providing, with the computing system, data indicative of the estimated operating range for one or more of the plurality of operating modes within both the first power consumption mode and the second power consumption mode for presentation on the display device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the electric work vehicle comprises an electric backhoe loader and the plurality of operating modes comprises a roading mode, a backhoe mode, and a loader mode. 
     
     
         10 . A system for estimating operating ranges for electric work vehicles, the system comprising:
 an electric work vehicle comprising an electric traction motor and a power storage device configured to store power for powering the electric traction motor, the electric work vehicle further comprising at least one work implement assembly, the electric work vehicle being operable in plurality of operating modes;   a display device configured to present information to an operator of the work vehicle; and   a computing system communicatively coupled to the display device, the computing system being configured to:
 access data associated with a power consumption rate of the electric work vehicle; 
 access data associated with a remaining capacity of the power storage device; 
 determine an estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes for the electric work vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the power consumption rate and the remaining capacity of the power storage device; and 
 provide data indicative of the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes for presentation on the display device. 
   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the computing system is further configured to:
 actively control an operation of the electric work vehicle such that the electric work vehicle is operated within one or more of the plurality of operating modes; and   update the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes as the electric work vehicle is operated with the one or more of the plurality of operating modes.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the computing system is further configured to:
 access the data associated with the power consumption rate of the electric work vehicle by accessing data associated with a historical power consumption rate for the electric work vehicle; and   determine the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes by determining the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the data associated with the historical power consumption rate for the electrical work vehicle.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the computing system is further configured to comprising actively control an operation of the electric work vehicle such that the electric work vehicle is operated within one or more of the plurality of operating modes over an operational period;
 wherein the computing system is configured to:   access the data associated with the power consumption rate of the electric work vehicle by accessing data associated with an actual power consumption rate of the electric work vehicle across the operational period; and   determine the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes by determining the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the data associated with the actual power consumption rate of the electrical work vehicle.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the computing system is configured to access data associated with an identity of an operator of the electric work vehicle. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the computing system is configured to:
 access the data associated with the power consumption rate of the electric work vehicle by accessing data associated with an anticipated power consumption rate for the electric work vehicle based at least in part on the operator of the electric work vehicle; and   determine the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes by determining the estimated operating range for each of the plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the data associated with the anticipated power consumption rate of the electrical work vehicle.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the electric work vehicle is operable within each of the plurality of operating modes in both a first power consumption mode and a second power consumption mode, the second power consumption mode being associated with a lower expected power consumption rate than the first power consumption mode. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the computing system is configured to provide data indicative of the estimated operating range for one or more of the plurality of operating modes within both the first power consumption mode and the second power consumption mode for presentation on the display device. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the electric work vehicle comprises an electric backhoe loader and the plurality of operating modes comprises a roading mode, a backhoe mode, and a loader mode. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one work implement assembly comprises at least one of a loader assembly or a backhoe assembly. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the display device is associated with a computing device that is separate from the computing system, the computing system being configured to communicate with the computing device over a network.