METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN PREPARATION FOR A PLANNED TRIP WITH A TRAILER

A method and system for configuring an electric vehicle in preparation for a planned trip with a trailer are provided. The method includes obtaining, by a control device of the EV, a user request to perform a trip with the EV towing the trailer. The user request includes trailer configuration data s...

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Hauptverfasser: Boughardain, Mohamed, Kapp, Andreas, Tummers, Thilo, Rodier, Christelle, Boschmann, Viktor, Mohs, Ernst, Canzio, Leonardo, Unterberger, Bastian, Hoffmann, Stefan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and system for configuring an electric vehicle in preparation for a planned trip with a trailer are provided. The method includes obtaining, by a control device of the EV, a user request to perform a trip with the EV towing the trailer. The user request includes trailer configuration data specifying characteristics of the trailer and navigation data specifying characteristics of the planned trip. The method includes assessing a battery status of an electric battery of the EV with a battery management system of the EV being in communication with the control device and calculating with the control device operating settings for operating the electric battery on the trip of the EV towing the trailer based on the trailer configuration data and the navigation data.