METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE PROVISIONING OF ENERGY TO OR FROM A MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE

• US 20110130885A1
• Filed: 12/01/2009
• Published: 06/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bowen, Patricia E., BOWEN, DONALD J., Heitmann, Paul D., Miller, Robert R. II
• Application Number:
  US12/628,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20110130885A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/291
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/72 Charging station selection relying on external data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/80 Time limits
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/52 drive range estimation, e.g. of estimation of available travel distance
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/54 Energy consumption estimation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/58 Departure time prediction
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/12 Recording operating variables ; Monitoring of operating variables
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• 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: H02J 13/00017 using optical fiber
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/58 The condition being electrical
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/322 the battery being on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, e.g. vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G], power aggregation, use of the battery for network load balancing, coordinated or cooperative battery charging
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• 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 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• 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 20/222 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A method and system for managing the provisioning of energy to or from mobile energy storage devices are disclosed. For example, the method receives a current intended energy use for a mobile energy storage device associated with a user, and analyzes whether the current intended energy use is achievable based upon a current energy state of the mobile energy storage device. The method then provides a recommendation to an endpoint device associated with the user in response to the current intended energy use.

Claims

1. A method for managing a provisioning of energy via a communication network, comprising:

receiving a current intended energy use for a mobile energy storage device associated with a user;

analyzing whether said current intended energy use is achievable based upon a current energy state of said mobile energy storage device; and

providing a recommendation to an endpoint device associated with said user in response to said current intended energy use.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said current intended energy use comprises a current location of said mobile energy storage device and an intended destination.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication network comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem IMS network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said analyzing is performed by an application server deployed in said communication network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said analyzing applies user information comprising at least one of:

a user schedule, calendar data, historical data, family member data, charging type information, charging rate information, or billing information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said user information is provided automatically by the mobile energy storage device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said user information is provided by the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said analyzing applies energy repository information comprising at least one of:

an energy cost, a charging location, charging type information, billing information, an opportunity to sell charge back to an energy grid, or an opportunity to sell charge to another user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said recommendation comprises a recommendation to obtain energy from an energy source comprising at least one of:

an energy utility, a third party charging station, a home, or an office building.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said recommendation comprises one or more proposed energy transactions between the mobile energy storage device and at least one energy source.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a selection from the user in response to the one or more proposed energy transactions.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring said mobile energy storage device for a completion of said current intended energy use.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

detecting said completion of said current intended energy use; and

sending a second recommendation that comprises one or more proposed energy transactions between the mobile energy storage device and at least one energy source.

14. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps of a method for managing a provisioning of energy via a communication network, comprising:

receiving a current intended energy use for a mobile energy storage device associated with a user;

analyzing whether said current intended energy use is achievable based upon a current energy state of said mobile energy storage device; and

providing a recommendation to an endpoint device associated with said user in response to said current intended energy use.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein said current intended energy use comprises a current location of said mobile energy storage device and an intended destination.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein said analyzing is performed by an application server deployed in said communication network.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein said analyzing applies user information comprising at least one of:

a user schedule, calendar data, historical data, family member data, charging type information, charging rate information, or billing information.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein said user information is provided automatically by the mobile energy storage device.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14,

wherein said analyzing applies energy repository information comprising at least one of:

an energy cost, a charging location, charging type information, billing information, an opportunity to sell charge back to an energy grid, or an opportunity to sell charge to another user; and

wherein said recommendation comprises a recommendation to obtain energy from an energy source comprising at least one of;

an energy utility, a third party charging station, a home, or an office building.

20. An apparatus for managing a provisioning of energy via a communication network, comprising:

means for receiving a current intended energy use for a mobile energy storage device associated with a user;

means for analyzing whether said current intended energy use is achievable based upon a current energy state of said mobile energy storage device; and

means for providing a recommendation to an endpoint device associated with said user in response to said current intended energy use.