A charging indicator light 125, indicating that a vehicle 100 is connected to a charging station 150 and is being charged, is selectively illuminated based on predetermined settings associated with the present location of the vehicle. The present location of the vehicle is determined and connection of the vehicle to a charging station is detected. A predetermined setting associated with the present location is accessed and the charging indicator light is actuated in accordance with the predetermined setting. The predetermined setting may include; an indicator setting, a charging setting, a timeout setting, a deactivated setting and a proximity setting. The indicator setting instructs a processor to keep the charging indicator light illuminated indefinitely. The charging setting instructs the processor to keep the charging indicator illuminated while the vehicle battery is charging. The timeout setting instructs the processor to keep the charging indicator light illuminated for a predetermined period of time (e.g. when an occupant exits and locks the vehicle). The deactivated setting instructs the process to turn off the charging indicator light. The proximity setting instructs the processor to actuate the charging indicator light to illuminate when a portable device (e.g. key-fob, tablet computer, mobile phone) is within a predetermined distance from the vehicle.
Charging indicator light control
2017-10-11
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung |