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Computerized information system for smart grid integrated electric vehicle charging and associated method

  • US 10,431,997 B2
  • Filed: 01/24/2016
  • Issued: 10/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for charging an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a. at least one vehicle charging station intermittently connectable to the vehicle;

    b. a control server comprising at least one processing unit and a memory, wherein the control server is communicatively coupled, via the data network, to a smart grid infrastructure and the control server receives at least one real-time data stream from the smart grid infrastructure andc. a computerized information system comprising a display unit displaying a user interface and a user input unit, the computerized information system being communicatively connected to the control server via a data network, wherein the user interface comprises a charging priority selection portion for receiving, via the user input unit, a plurality of charging priorities from an operator of the vehicle, wherein the computerized information system transmits the received plurality of charging priorities to the control server and wherein the control server controls the at least one vehicle charging station based on the transmitted plurality of charging priorities, wherein the charging priority selection portion of the user interface comprises a plurality of user interface widgets, each of the plurality of user interface widgets corresponding to a charging priority from the plurality of charging priorities.

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