MOBILE REGULATION AND CHARGING UNIT

• US 20120104996A1
• Filed: 10/28/2011
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alevo, Inc. (Alevo Group SA)
• Original Assignee: Alevo, Inc. (Alevo Group SA)
• Inventors: Eikeland, Jostein, Christiansen, Stein, Christiansen, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US13/284,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20120104996A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• 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: H02B 1/52 Mobile units, e.g. for work sites
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00009 using pulsed signals
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• 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: 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 10/14 Energy storage units

Abstract

An apparatus includes a connection unit configured to connect to a power line, a control arm coupled to the connection unit and capable of raising the connection unit for connection to the power line, a housing unit capable of storing one or more battery modules; and a control center configured to communicate with one or more entities, wherein the control center is further configured to initiate flow of electricity through the connection unit.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a connection unit configured to connect to a power line;

a control arm coupled to the connection unit and capable of raising the connection unit for connection to the power line;

a housing unit capable of storing one or more battery modules; and

a control center configured to communicate with one or more entities,

wherein the control center is further configured to initiate flow of electricity through the connection unit.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more entities include a power utility company

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more outlets coupled to the housing and configured to provide electricity from the battery modules.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control center is further configured to direct electricity from the connection unit to the one or more battery modules and charge the one or more battery modules via the electricity from the power line.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control center is further configured to direct electricity from the one or more battery modules to the power line.

6. A method comprising:

placing a mobile regulation and charging station in proximity of a power line;

connecting a connection unit to the power line by rising a control arm of the mobile regulation and charging coupled to the connection unit; and

directing the flow of electricity to and from the power line using a control center coupled to the mobile regulation and charging station.

7. A method comparing:

communicating with a control center of a mobile regulation and charging station;

sending a command to the control center to connect a connection unit to a power line by rising a control arm coupled to the connection unit; and

sending a command to the control center to initiate flow of electricity to and from the power line.

8. The method of claim 7;

wherein the communication with the control center of a mobile regulation and charging station is performed by a program code stored on a computer readable storage medium and executed by a processor.