Smart grid management
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1. A control system for a power grid, comprising:
- a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium, coupled to the processor, comprising processor executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to;
determine, for a selected time interval, an amount of electrical energy from a power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable electric vehicles by a plurality of charging segments, the charging segments being positioned along transportation routes in a transportation network; and
regulate, via a switching fabric and over the selected time interval, the electrical energy provided by the charging segments in accordance with the determined amount of electrical energy from the power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable vehicles,wherein the determined amount of electrical energy from the power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable vehicles is dependent upon one or more of current power consumption levels by grid users other than rechargeable electric vehicles, historical power consumption levels by rechargeable electric vehicles and/or other grid users, and a number of rechargeable electric vehicles currently on the transportation network.
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Abstract
A control system for a power grid includes a grid load availability evaluator that determines, for a selected time interval, an amount of electrical energy from a power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable electric vehicles by a plurality of charging segments positioned along transportation routes in a transportation network and a switching fabric to regulate, over the selected time interval, the electrical energy provided by the charging segments in accordance with the determined amount of electrical energy from the power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable vehicles.
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1. A control system for a power grid, comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium, coupled to the processor, comprising processor executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; determine, for a selected time interval, an amount of electrical energy from a power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable electric vehicles by a plurality of charging segments, the charging segments being positioned along transportation routes in a transportation network; and regulate, via a switching fabric and over the selected time interval, the electrical energy provided by the charging segments in accordance with the determined amount of electrical energy from the power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable vehicles, wherein the determined amount of electrical energy from the power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable vehicles is dependent upon one or more of current power consumption levels by grid users other than rechargeable electric vehicles, historical power consumption levels by rechargeable electric vehicles and/or other grid users, and a number of rechargeable electric vehicles currently on the transportation network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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determining for a selected time interval, by a processor executing instructions on a non-transitory computer readable medium, an amount of electrical energy from a power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable electric vehicles by a plurality of charging segments, the charging segments being positioned along transportation routes in a selected transportation network; and providing, by a switching fabric, over the selected time period the determined amount of electrical energy to charge rechargeable vehicles, wherein the determined amount of electrical energy from the power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable vehicles depends upon one or more of current power consumption levels by grid users other than rechargeable electric vehicles, historical power consumption levels by rechargeable electric vehicles and/or other grid users, and a number of rechargeable electric vehicles currently on the selected transportation network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control system for a rechargeable vehicle charging network, comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium, coupled to the processor, comprising processor executable instructions that, when executed, program the processor to; control a switching fabric that regulates, over the selected time period, electrical energy provided by a plurality of charging segments in accordance with a determined amount of electrical energy from a power grid that can be used to charge rechargeable vehicles; identify rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network that includes the charging segments and track a last known position in the transportation network of each of the identified rechargeable electric vehicles; and direct the identified rechargeable electric vehicles to one of the charging segments to receive a charge, thereby load balancing the rechargeable electric vehicles over the plurality of charging segments. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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