MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION QUEUES
First Claim
1. A method of management for electric vehicle charging station queues comprising:
- maintaining a plurality of requests to utilize the electric vehicle charging station in a queue defining an order of electric vehicles to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station;
notifying a vehicle operator that the vehicle operator has reached the top of the queue; and
limiting access to the electric vehicle charging station during a changeover time after a prior electric vehicle has left the electric vehicle charging station to enable the vehicle operator to connect an electric vehicle to the electric vehicle charging station; and
enabling access to the electric vehicle charging station, once the changeover time has elapsed and the electric vehicle has not been connected to the electric vehicle charging station, to one of;
(a) anyone, if the queue is empty other than the vehicle operator and (b) a next driver in the queue, if there are other vehicle operators in the queue.
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Abstract
There is disclosed method of management of electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) queues and an EVCS queue management system. The method includes limiting access to the EVCS to an individual at the top of an EVCS queue during a changeover time. The changeover time may be predetermined or may be generated based upon data pertaining to the management of the queue and/or to the vehicle of the user at the top of the queue. If the user at the top of the queue fails to activate the EVCS during the changeover time, the next in line in the queue will be given a changeover time in which to reach the EVCS. If the queue is otherwise empty, the user at the top of the queue will be notified that the EVCS is no longer reserved, and that anyone may use the EVCS.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of management for electric vehicle charging station queues comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of requests to utilize the electric vehicle charging station in a queue defining an order of electric vehicles to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station; notifying a vehicle operator that the vehicle operator has reached the top of the queue; and limiting access to the electric vehicle charging station during a changeover time after a prior electric vehicle has left the electric vehicle charging station to enable the vehicle operator to connect an electric vehicle to the electric vehicle charging station; and enabling access to the electric vehicle charging station, once the changeover time has elapsed and the electric vehicle has not been connected to the electric vehicle charging station, to one of;
(a) anyone, if the queue is empty other than the vehicle operator and (b) a next driver in the queue, if there are other vehicle operators in the queue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electric vehicle charging station queue management system comprising:
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a communications system for; receiving requests for use of an electric vehicle charging station, and notifying a vehicle operator of operator that the vehicle operator has reached the top of the queue; a computing device for; accepting the requests and storing them in a queue defining an order of electric vehicles to be charged at an electric vehicle charging station; limiting access to the electric vehicle charging station during a changeover time after a prior electric vehicle has left the electric vehicle charging station to enable the vehicle operator to connect an electric vehicle to the electric vehicle charging station, and enabling access to the electric vehicle charging station, once the changeover time has elapsed and the electric vehicle has not been connected to the electric vehicle charging station, to one of;
(a) anyone, if the queue is empty other than the vehicle operator and (b) a next driver in the queue, if there are other vehicle operators in the queue.
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- 11. The electric vehicle charging station queue management system of claim 11 wherein the changeover time is a predetermined period of time.
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