SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING BROADBAND OVER POWERLINES

• US 20130041854A1
• Filed: 10/11/2012
• Published: 02/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Littrell, Nathan Bowman
• Application Number:
  US13/649,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20130041854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/412
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/72 Charging station selection relying on external data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• 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 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/67 Controlling two or more charging stations
• 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: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• 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 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/12 : Billing, invoicing, buying or selling transactions or other related activities, e.g. cost or usage evaluation

Abstract

A method for delivering energy to an electric vehicle includes coupling the electric vehicle to an energy delivery point via a connector, receiving a unique identifier of the electric vehicle via the connector, determining an account associated with the identifier, delivering an amount of energy to the electric vehicle via the connector, and determining a transaction amount based on the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle by the energy delivery point.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. An energy delivery system for use in delivering electrical energy to an electric vehicle, said energy delivery system configured to:

receive a unique identifier of the electric vehicle from the electric vehicle via a connector;

transmit the unique identifier to a server system via a network to determine an account associated with the unique identifier;

deliver an amount of energy to the electric vehicle via the connector;

receive, from the server system, a transaction amount based on the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle by said energy delivery system;

compare the amount of energy delivered by said energy delivery system and the amount of energy received at the electric vehicle when the transaction amount has been determined; and

perform an action when the amount of energy delivered by said energy delivery system is equal to the amount of energy received at the electric vehicle.

22. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 21, wherein configured to receive a unique identifier comprises receiving a unique identifier via a broadband over powerline modem communicatively coupled to the connector.

23. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 21, wherein said energy delivery system comprises a meter configured to determine the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle.

24. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 23, wherein said meter is further configured to transmit the amount of energy delivered by said energy delivery system to the server system.

25. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 21, wherein configured to perform an action comprises generating a receipt.

26. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 21, wherein configured to receive a unique identifier comprises receiving a unique identifier as a tag that is included in a communication sent from the electric vehicle.

27. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 21, wherein said energy delivery system is configured to deliver electrical energy to a plurality of electric vehicles.

28. An energy delivery system for use in delivering electrical energy to an electric vehicle, said energy delivery system comprising a delivery system communication module that enables said energy delivery system to communicate with the electric vehicle via a connector and to deliver electrical energy to the electric vehicle via the connector, said energy delivery system configured to:

deliver an amount of energy to the electric vehicle via the connector;

identify a transaction amount based on the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle;

compare the amount of energy delivered by said energy delivery system and the amount of energy received at the electric vehicle when the transaction amount has been determined; and

perform an action when the amount of energy delivered by said energy delivery system is equal to the amount of energy received at the electric vehicle.

29. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 28, further comprising a network communication module that is communicatively coupled with a server system via a network.

30. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 29, wherein said energy delivery system is further configured to:

receive a unique identifier of the electric vehicle from the electric vehicle via the connector;

transmit the unique identifier to the server system to determine an account associated with the unique identifier.

31. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 30, wherein configured to identify a transaction amount comprises receiving, from the server system, a transaction amount based on the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle by said energy delivery system.

32. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 28, wherein said delivery system communication module comprises a first broadband over powerline (BPL) modem.

33. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 32, wherein said delivery system communication module is configured to communicate with a second BPL modem that is associated with the electric vehicle.

34. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 28, further comprising a meter configured to determine the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle.

35. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 28, wherein configured to perform an action comprises generating a receipt.

36. An energy delivery system in accordance with claim 28, wherein said energy delivery system is configured to deliver electrical energy to a plurality of electric vehicles.

37. A system for use in delivering electrical energy to an electric vehicle, said system comprising:

a network communication module that is communicatively coupled with a server system via a network; and

a delivery system communication module that enables said system to communicate with the electric vehicle via a connector and to deliver electrical energy to the electric vehicle via the connector, said system configured to;

receive a unique identifier of the electric vehicle from the electric vehicle via the connector;

transmit the unique identifier to the server system to determine an account associated with the unique identifier;

deliver an amount of energy to the electric vehicle via the connector;

identify a transaction amount based on the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle;

compare the amount of energy delivered by said system and the amount of energy received at the electric vehicle when the transaction amount has been determined; and

perform an action when the amount of energy delivered by said system is equal to the amount of energy received at the electric vehicle.

38. A system in accordance with claim 37, wherein configured to identify a transaction amount comprises receiving, from the server system, a transaction amount based on the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle by said system.

39. A system in accordance with claim 37, wherein said delivery system communication module comprises a broadband over powerline (BPL) modem.

40. A system in accordance with claim 37, further comprising a meter configured to determine the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle.