Distributed processing network for rechargeable electric vehicle tracking and routing
First Claim
1. A control system for a rechargeable vehicle control system, comprising:
- a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
identify rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network and track a last known position in the transportation network of each rechargeable electric vehicle; and
automatically direct the rechargeable electric vehicles to one of plural charging segments in the transportation network to receive a charge and balance (a) an electric load from charging of the rechargeable electric vehicles against (b) the available charging segments.
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Abstract
A control system for a rechargeable vehicle control system, comprises: a processor and a computer readable medium, in communication with the processor, that comprises processor executable instructions. The processor executable instructions comprise: a vehicle tracker that identifies rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network and tracks a last known position in the transportation network of each rechargeable electric vehicle and a vehicle router that directs the rechargeable electric vehicles to one of plural charging segments located along the transportation routes in the transportation network to receive a charge, thereby load balancing the rechargeable electric vehicles over the plurality of charging segments.
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19 Claims
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1. A control system for a rechargeable vehicle control system, comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; identify rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network and track a last known position in the transportation network of each rechargeable electric vehicle; and automatically direct the rechargeable electric vehicles to one of plural charging segments in the transportation network to receive a charge and balance (a) an electric load from charging of the rechargeable electric vehicles against (b) the available charging segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
- identifying, by a processor executing a vehicle tracker, rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network;
tracking, by the processor executing the vehicle tracker, a last known position in the transportation network of each of the identified rechargeable electric vehicles;
assigning a charging priority level to each of the identified rechargeable electric vehicles based on one or more of an amount of electrical charge stored by each rechargeable electric vehicle and an amount of charge currently required by each rechargeable electric vehicle, the charging priority level indicating whether each of the identified rechargeable vehicles is eligible to receive a charge;
comparing each of the assigned charging priority levels to a threshold; and
directing, by a processor executing a vehicle router, ones of the identified rechargeable electric vehicles having charging priority levels that exceed the threshold to one of a plurality of charging segments to receive a charge and balance (a) an electric load from charging of the rechargeable electric vehicles against (b) the plurality of charging segments in the transportation network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- identifying, by a processor executing a vehicle tracker, rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network;
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15. A control system for a rechargeable vehicle charging network, comprising:
- a processor; and
a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
communicate with each of plural rechargeable electric vehicles and obtain information regarding one or more of identity of the owner or operator of the rechargeable electric vehicle, residence of the rechargeable electric vehicle owner or operator, utility account of the rechargeable electric vehicle owner or operator, type of the rechargeable electric vehicle, charging priority level of the rechargeable electric vehicle, make and/or model of the rechargeable electric vehicle, current charge level of the rechargeable energy storage of the rechargeable electric vehicle, current charging requirement of the rechargeable energy storage of the rechargeable electric vehicle, destination of the rechargeable electric vehicle, purpose of the current travel of the rechargeable electric vehicle, spatial location of the rechargeable electric vehicle relative to a selected charging segment of a plurality of charging segments in a transportation network, an electronic calendar of an operator of the vehicle, a normal schedule for the operator, and number of occupants of the rechargeable electric vehicle and determines, for each rechargeable electric vehicle, one or more of an amount of electrical charge stored by the rechargeable electric vehicle and an amount of charge currently required by the rechargeable electric vehicle; and
direct, based on the one or more of the amount of electrical charge stored by the rechargeable electric vehicle and the amount of charge currently required by the rechargeable electric vehicle, each of the rechargeable electric vehicles to one of the charging segments to receive a charge to balance (a) a charging load of the rechargeable electric vehicles over (b) the plurality of charging segments. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
- a processor; and
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