Clean Charging of Electric Vehicles
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1. A computer-implemented method of charging an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving vehicle status information from an electric vehicle indicating a geographical location of the electric vehicle;
providing a plurality of options for charging the electric vehicle, the plurality of options including an option to maximize energy generated from renewable energy sources;
identifying a historical clean energy profile associated with the geographical location of the electric vehicle responsive to receiving a selection of the option to increase usage of energy generated from the renewable energy sources, the historical clean energy profile describing a plurality of types of renewable energy that have been historically available during various time periods indicated in the historical clean energy profile; and
instructing the electric vehicle to charge based on the historical clean energy profile.
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Abstract
The embodiments disclosed herein provide an option to drivers of electric vehicles to charge their electric vehicles using energy generated from renewable energy sources while still meeting charging requirements of the drivers. A system may schedule an electric vehicle for charging based on a historical clean energy profile.
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1. A computer-implemented method of charging an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving vehicle status information from an electric vehicle indicating a geographical location of the electric vehicle; providing a plurality of options for charging the electric vehicle, the plurality of options including an option to maximize energy generated from renewable energy sources; identifying a historical clean energy profile associated with the geographical location of the electric vehicle responsive to receiving a selection of the option to increase usage of energy generated from the renewable energy sources, the historical clean energy profile describing a plurality of types of renewable energy that have been historically available during various time periods indicated in the historical clean energy profile; and instructing the electric vehicle to charge based on the historical clean energy profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing executable computer program code for charging an electric vehicle, the code when executed perform steps comprising:
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receiving vehicle status information from an electric vehicle indicating a geographical location of the electric vehicle; providing a plurality of options for charging the electric vehicle, the plurality of options including an option to maximize energy generated from renewable energy sources; identifying a historical clean energy profile associated with the geographical location of the electric vehicle responsive to receiving a selection of the option to increase usage of energy generated from the renewable energy sources, the historical clean energy profile describing a plurality of types of renewable energy that have been historically available during various time periods indicated in the historical clean energy profile; and instructing the electric vehicle to charge based on the historical clean energy profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system for charging an electric vehicle, the system comprising:
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a computer processor; a computer-readable storage medium comprising executable computer program code when executed by the computer processor perform steps comprising; receiving vehicle status information from an electric vehicle indicating a geographical location of the electric vehicle; providing a plurality of options for charging the electric vehicle, the plurality of options including an option to maximize energy generated from renewable energy sources; identifying a historical clean energy profile associated with the geographical location of the electric vehicle responsive to receiving a selection of the option to increase usage of energy generated from the renewable energy sources, the historical clean energy profile describing a plurality of types of renewable energy that have been historically available during various time periods indicated in the historical clean energy profile; and instructing the electric vehicle to charge based on the historical clean energy profile. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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