DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING NETWORK FOR RECHARGEABLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRACKING AND ROUTING
First Claim
1. A control system for a rechargeable vehicle control system, comprising:
- a processor; and
a computer readable medium, in communication with the processor, comprising processor executable instructions comprising;
a vehicle tracker that programs the processor to identify rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network and track a last known position in the transportation network of each rechargeable electric vehicle; and
a vehicle router that programs the processor to direct the rechargeable electric vehicles to one of plural charging segments located along the transportation routes in the transportation network to receive a charge and load balance the rechargeable electric vehicles over the plurality of charging segments.
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Abstract
A control system for a rechargeable vehicle control system, comprises: a processor and a computer readable medium, in communication with the processor, that comprises processor executable instructions. The processor executable instructions comprise: a vehicle tracker that identifies rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network and tracks a last known position in the transportation network of each rechargeable electric vehicle and a vehicle router that directs the rechargeable electric vehicles to one of plural charging segments located along the transportation routes in the transportation network to receive a charge, thereby load balancing the rechargeable electric vehicles over the plurality of charging segments.
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19 Claims
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1. A control system for a rechargeable vehicle control system, comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable medium, in communication with the processor, comprising processor executable instructions comprising; a vehicle tracker that programs the processor to identify rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network and track a last known position in the transportation network of each rechargeable electric vehicle; and a vehicle router that programs the processor to direct the rechargeable electric vehicles to one of plural charging segments located along the transportation routes in the transportation network to receive a charge and load balance the rechargeable electric vehicles over the plurality of charging segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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identifying, by a processor executing a vehicle tracker, rechargeable electric vehicles currently using a transportation network; tracking, by the processor executing the vehicle tracker, a last known position in the transportation network of each of the identified rechargeable electric vehicles; and directing, by a processor executing a vehicle router, the identified rechargeable electric vehicles to one of a plurality of charging segments to receive a charge and load balance the rechargeable electric vehicles over the plurality of charging segments, the charging segments being positioned along transportation routes in a transportation network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control system for a rechargeable vehicle charging network, comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable medium, in communication with the processor, comprising processor executable instructions comprising; a vehicle analyzer that causes the processor to communicate with each of plural rechargeable electric vehicles to obtain information regarding one or more of identity of the owner or operator of the rechargeable electric vehicle, residence of the rechargeable electric vehicle owner or operator, utility account of the rechargeable electric vehicle owner or operator, type of the rechargeable electric vehicle, priority level of the rechargeable electric vehicle, make and/or model of the rechargeable electric vehicle, current charge level of the rechargeable energy storage of the rechargeable electric vehicle, current charging requirement of the rechargeable energy storage of the rechargeable electric vehicle, destination of the rechargeable electric vehicle, purpose of the current travel of the rechargeable electric vehicle, spatial location of the rechargeable electric vehicle relative to a selected charging segment of a plurality of charging segments, the charging segments being positioned along transportation routes in a transportation network, an electronic calendar of an operator of the vehicle, a normal schedule for the operator, and number of occupants of the rechargeable electric vehicle and determines, for each rechargeable electric vehicle, one or more of an amount of electrical charge stored by the rechargeable electric vehicle and an amount of charge currently required by the rechargeable electric vehicle; and a vehicle router that causes the processor, based on the one or more of an amount of electrical charge stored by the rechargeable electric vehicle and an amount of charge currently required by the rechargeable electric vehicle, to direct each of the rechargeable electric vehicles to one of the charging segments to receive a charge, thereby load balancing the rechargeable electric vehicles over the plurality of charging segments. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 19)
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18. The control system of claim 18, wherein the computer readable medium further comprises:
a bidirectional load balance mechanism that causes the processor to estimate available power contributions from rechargeable electric vehicles to the power grid over the selected time interval and provide the estimated available power contribution to the grid load evaluator for use in determining the budgets for each class of grid users.
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