CONDITIONING AN ELECTRIC GRID USING ELECTRIC VEHICLES
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1. A system, comprising:
- a grid communication component, wherein the grid communication component is configured to receive information from an electric grid associated with an expected load condition of the electric grid; and
a vehicle control component in communication with computing systems of multiple electric vehicles connected to the electric grid, that;
transmits control instructions to a computing system of at least one electric vehicle to start an active charging of the at least one electric vehicle when the expected load condition of the electric grid indicates electric production is greater than electric consumption, ortransmits control instructions to a computing system of at least one electric vehicle to stop an active charging of the at least one electric vehicle when the expected load condition of the electric grid indicates electric consumption is greater than electric production.
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Abstract
A grid to vehicle system is described. In some examples, the system selectively controls one or more electric vehicles connected to an electric grid based on conditions associated with the electric grid. For example, the system may control charging operations of the electric vehicles based on load balancing conditions associated with the electric grid, based on cost conditions associated with electric power provided by the electric grid, and so on.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a grid communication component, wherein the grid communication component is configured to receive information from an electric grid associated with an expected load condition of the electric grid; and a vehicle control component in communication with computing systems of multiple electric vehicles connected to the electric grid, that; transmits control instructions to a computing system of at least one electric vehicle to start an active charging of the at least one electric vehicle when the expected load condition of the electric grid indicates electric production is greater than electric consumption, or transmits control instructions to a computing system of at least one electric vehicle to stop an active charging of the at least one electric vehicle when the expected load condition of the electric grid indicates electric consumption is greater than electric production. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12)
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7. A method, comprising:
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receiving information from an electric grid associated with an expected load condition of the electric grid; and transmitting control instructions to a computing system of at least one electric vehicle to start an active charging of the at least one electric vehicle when the load condition of the electric grid indicates electric production is greater than electric consumption, or transmitting control instructions to a computing system of at least one electric vehicle to stop an active charging of the at least one electric vehicle when the load condition of the electric grid indicates electric consumption is greater than electric production. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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13. A computer-readable storage medium whose contents, when executed by a grid to vehicle system, cause the system to perform a method for controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to an electric grid, the method comprising:
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receiving information associated with a price for electric power provided by the electric grid; and controlling the charging operation of the fleet of electric vehicles based on the received information, including transmitting control instructions to a computing system of at least one electric vehicle of the fleet of electric vehicles, by; determining a cost to charge the fleet of the electric vehicles that is based on the price for electric power provided by the electric grid; and when a difference between the determined cost to charge the fleet of electric vehicles and a normal cost to charge the fleet of electric vehicles is greater than a price to provide the fleet of electric vehicles as load capacity to the electric grid, causing charging of the fleet of electric vehicles via the transmitted control instructions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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