Peer-to-Peer Transaction and Mobile Energy Service

• US 20130338845A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AgMonitor, Inc.
• Original Assignee: AgMonitor, Inc.
• Inventors: Jerphagnon, Olivier L.
• Application Number:
  US13/844,648
• Publication Number:
  US 20130338845A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/297
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 22/10 using digital techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/36 Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/40 wherein a plurality of decentralised, dispersed or local energy generation technologies are operated simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/14 The load or loads being home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/64 The condition being economic, e.g. tariff based load management
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/008 involving trading of energy or energy transmission rights
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• 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: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 4/00 Circuit arrangements for mains or distribution networks not specified as ac or dc
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0019 using switched or multiplexed charge circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0025 Sequential battery discharge in systems with a plurality of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0063 with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 : Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 : Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 : Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• 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 20/222 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/242 : Home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/12 : Remote or cooperative charging
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/10 : Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid

Abstract

Described herein are various method of providing mobile energy service. Different energy micro grids are associated with different core energy routers, which core energy routers can each be connected to the utility grid, and also allow energy transactions to occur with respect to the owners of the different energy micro grids.

Claims

1. A method of mobile energy service to a first vehicle associated with a first energy micro grid at a second energy micro grid, wherein the mobile energy service is established in an area that includes a utility grid, a plurality of core energy routers that are each coupled to the utility grid, and a plurality of energy micro grids, including the first and second energy micro grids, that each include an energy router that includes a processor and software for initiating energy functions, wherein first energy micro grid is energy coupled to a first core energy router with a first energy router, and wherein the second energy micro grid is energy coupled to a second core energy router with a second energy router the method comprising the computer implemented steps of, from the second energy micro grid and the associated second energy router:

detecting, at the second energy router, a presence of the first vehicle;

obtaining, at the second energy router, identification information regarding the first vehicle;

determining, at the second energy router, whether to engage in an energy transaction based upon the identification information;

providing, at the second energy router, signals to initiate a transfer of energy from the second energy micro-grid to the first vehicle;

obtaining, at the second energy router, an indication of an amount of power consumed by the first vehicle at the second energy micro-grid; and

transmitting, from the second energy router, the indication of the amount of power consumed by the first vehicle at the second energy micro-grid.

2. The method according to claim 1, further including the step of receiving, at the second energy router, a bill regarding for excess energy usage by a second vehicle associated with the second energy micro grid, based upon the second vehicle having received a transfer of energy from one energy micro grid different from the second energy micro grid.

3. The method according to claim 1, further including the step of receiving, at the second energy router, a statement resolving energy usage by a second vehicle associated with the second energy micro grid, based upon the second vehicle having received a transfer of energy from one energy micro grid different from the second energy micro grid that is associated with a same core energy router.