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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BATTERY

  • US 20110078092A1
  • Filed: 08/25/2010
  • Published: 03/31/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A process of using a wireless device to facilitate charging of an electric vehicle battery leveraging smart power grid technology, the process comprising:

  • establishing a wireless communication session between a wireless device and an electric vehicle battery charge station;

    identifying one or more characteristics of the electric vehicle battery charge station;

    obtaining control information from a user of the wireless device relating to battery charge management for an electric vehicle battery;

    storing the control information to a database;

    identifying battery status information for the electric vehicle battery;

    generating a control signal based on at least two of the obtained control information, the identified battery status information, and the identified characteristics; and

    indicating to the user, by leveraging a user interface of the wireless device, power transfer information;

    wherein the obtained control information includes information that can be used to identify a target capacity for the electric vehicle battery.

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