ELECTRIC VEHICLE DATA-APPLICATION CONNECTOR SYSTEM

• US 20110072112A1
• Filed: 09/09/2010
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David S. Kaplan
• Original Assignee: David S. Kaplan
• Inventors: Kaplan, David L.
• Application Number:
  US12/878,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20110072112A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/126 the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/12 Remote or cooperative charging

Abstract

EV-DACS renders more efficient the transfer of data between one or more programs of an application software system by one manufacturer with one or more electric vehicle assets by another manufacturer to efficiently facilitate monitoring or control for one or more purposes according to any standard. Further, such transfer and control is made entirely possible if the software and physical assets are otherwise incompatible.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an electric transportation asset;

an application software system;

a connector system to invoke an application-level protocol to communicatively connect the electric transportation asset with the application software system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the electric transportation asset includes an electric vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the electric transportation asset includes a device to provide a charge to or accept a charge from an electric vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the application software system monitors or collects data from the electric transportation asset.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the application software system controls the electric transportation asset.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the application software system gathers operational data from EVs and/or EVSEs.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the application software system manages subscription-based charging services for EV owners or drivers.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the application software system identifies or reports EV or EVSE locations.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the application software system manages power flow between EVs and/or EVSEs and an electric power grid.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the application software system delivers user-relevant information from EVs or EVSEs to owners or drivers.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the connector system executes a program associated with the application software system within a memory space therein.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the connector system executes a program associated with the application software system within a physical or virtual machine therein.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the connector system includes an asset interface manager to manage a connection with the electric transportation asset.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the connector system includes an application interface manager to manage a connection with the application software system.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the connector system includes a data switch to manage a connection between the electric transportation asset and a program associated with the application software system.

16. A computer-readable medium to store computer-executable instructions that, when read, cause at least one processor to:

interface with a program associated with an application software system;

interface with an electric transportation asset;

pair the program with the electric transportation asset;

execute the program; and

implement a data transfer between the program and the electric transportation asset.

17. The computer-readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is an electric vehicle data-application connector system that includes an application interface manager, an asset interface manager, a database manager, and a data switch.

18. The computer-readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is a virtual machine.

19. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the data transfer is implemented, at least partially, via the internet.

20. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the data transfer is implemented, at least partially, via an electric utility smart meter.

21. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the data transfer is implemented, at least partially, via a wireless communication network.

22. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the data transfer is implemented, at least partially, via a hard-wired communication network.

23. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the data transfer is implemented, at least partially, according to a communication protocol associated with the electric transportation asset.

24. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the computer-executable instructions that cause the at least one processor to implement the data transfer between the program and the electric transportation monitor or control the electric transportation asset.

25. A method, comprising:

establishing a communication connection with an electric transportation asset;

establishing a communication connection with an application software system;

pairing the electric transportation asset with a program associated with the application software system in accordance with a communication protocol corresponding to the electric transportation asset;

implementing data transfer between the electric transportation asset and the program associated with the application software system.