System for providing or receiving electric power from a parked vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for use by a docking facility fixed on a premises, comprising:
- establishing an electrical connection to a vehicle parked on the premises; and
receiving from the vehicle a signal to either buy electric energy from the vehicle or to sell electric energy to the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle and docking facility, with the vehicle equipped to provide to a docking facility at a home or business structure, electric power derived from solar collectors formed on the surface of the vehicle, and the docking facility for receiving such power, or for providing electric energy to the vehicle, depending on a signal from the vehicle indicating whether the vehicle needs to buy electric energy from the docking facility, or can instead sell electric energy to the docking facility. Also provided is a system for providing to the public electric power grid electric power received from a plurality of vehicles, and for compensating the owners for the received electric power, or for charging the vehicles for electric power provided to the vehicles. Corresponding methods of operation are also provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for use by a docking facility fixed on a premises, comprising:
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establishing an electrical connection to a vehicle parked on the premises; and receiving from the vehicle a signal to either buy electric energy from the vehicle or to sell electric energy to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising a docking facility fixed on a premises, wherein the docking facility comprises:
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means for establishing an electrical connection to a vehicle parked on the premises; and means for receiving from the vehicle a signal to either buy electric energy from the vehicle or to sell electric energy to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising a docking facility fixed on a premises, wherein the docking facility comprises:
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a fixed coupler, for establishing an electrical connection to a vehicle parked on the premises, and for receiving from the vehicle a signal to either buy electric energy from the vehicle or to sell electric energy to the vehicle, and further for receiving electric power from the vehicle or providing electric power to the vehicle, depending on the signal; and an energy storage device, for storing the electric power received from the vehicle and for storing the electric power provided to the vehicle.
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16. A method for use by a vehicle suitable for transportation, comprising:
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while parked in a parking spot configured for enabling coupling to a fixed coupler, coupling to the fixed coupler so as to be able to exchange signals and electric power with the fixed coupler; and providing to the fixed coupler a buy signal indicating an offer to buy electric energy or a sell signal indicating an offer to sell electric energy.
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17. A vehicle suitable for transportation, comprising:
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means for coupling to the fixed coupler while parked in a parking spot, so as to be able to exchange signals and electric power with the fixed coupler; and means for providing to the fixed coupler a buy signal indicating an offer to buy electric energy or a sell signal indicating an offer to sell electric energy.
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18. A vehicle suitable for use as transportation, comprising:
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a solar collector formed on the surface of a vehicle, for providing electric energy; an energy storage device, for receiving or providing electric energy; and an interface, for electrically connecting the vehicle to a fixed coupler situated on a premises, for providing to the fixed coupler a buy signal indicating an offer to buy electric energy or a sell signal indicating an offer to sell electric energy, for either providing electric energy to the fixed coupler or for receiving electric energy from the fixed coupler and providing the received electric energy to the energy storage device, and also for providing a vehicle account associated with the vehicle and to which payment is to be made for electric energy provided by the vehicle or which is to be charged for electric energy sold to the vehicle.
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