Method and process for acquiring and delivering electric vehicle owner-operator preference data which is used to schedule and regulate the charging of multiple electric vehicle batteries within a shared local power distribution network

• US 20120253567A1
• Filed: 03/28/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Edward Butler, John C. Thomas, Paul S. Levy
• Original Assignee: Edward Butler, John C. Thomas, Paul S. Levy
• Inventors: Levy, Paul S., Butler, Edward, Thomas, John C.
• Granted Patent: US 10,778,008 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00 Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00024 by means of mobile telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/54 according to a pre-established time schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/60 Limiting power consumption in the network or in one section of the network, e.g. load shedding or peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/144 Demand-response operation of the power transmission or distribution network
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• 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 30/12 : Remote or cooperative charging
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 : using wireless data transmission

Abstract

As the density of Electric Vehicle deployments in residential neighborhoods increase, demand on local power grids may exceed the local utility power supply causing local brown outs or transformer failure. The invention describes a method and process which enables the acquisition and efficient RF transmission of data that enables utility customers, utilities and/or other controlling entities to collaboratively regulate the timing and rate of Electric Vehicle battery charging in a manner that avoids peak-load related transformer failures.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a. A plurality of Charging Stations including;

a power source connection;

computer control module that contains a unique identifier;

a connection cable which contains power and bi-directional data communication.

b. A plurality of Electric Vehicles including;

a receptacle for a power and data connection to a charge station;

a central processor containing the unique identifier;

a battery;

a battery recharging control module;

wireless radio.

c. A wireless network used to connect wireless radios to the Internet.

d. A Database including;

an identification of the Utility Distribution Transformer'"'"'s power distribution network based on a charge station unique identifier, Customer ID based on the Charge Station Unique Identifier.

e. Analytic compute services that contain;

Customer demand response policies, Utility Distribution Transformer power rating based on Charge Station Unique Identifier, Utility policies

2. A system of claim one wherein the communication session is established between the Electric Vehicle and it'"'"'s attached Charge Station.

3. A system of claim two wherein a plurality of communication sessions is established between a cellular or other network type and the Electric Vehicles.

4. A system of claim three wherein the communication network connects to an analytic compute service.

5. A system of claim four wherein the analytic compute service contains a database that associates the unique utility distribution transformer power network to a unique plurality of charge Stations.

6. A system of claim five wherein the analytic compute service receives electric vehicle batteries charge current information and statistics from a unique plurality of charge stations coupled to the unique plurality of electric vehicles coupled to a cellular or other network.

7. A system of claim six wherein the analytic compute service sends electric vehicle battery charge rate commands to a plurality of charge stations connected to the unique utility distribution transformer in consideration of the unique utility distribution transformers capability to supply current to the local AC power distribution network.

8. A system of claim seven wherein the analytic computer service send electric vehicle battery charge rate commands to a charge station based on the unique utility distribution transformer current demand and utility policy for unique customer.