Connection locator in a power aggregation system for distributed electric resources
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- acquiring global positioning satellite (GPS) signals at an electric vehicle;
obtaining, by the GPS, physical location information including physical location of the electric vehicle and physical charging locations on a power grid connected to a flow control center, a remote intelligent power flow module and a grid storage over a network;
determining at least one of the physical charging locations by matching the physical location of the electric vehicle to a map of the physical charging locations;
charging the electric vehicle at the determined physical charging location;
wherein an owner of the electric vehicle is billed for said charging.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one implementation, a service establishes individual Internet connections to numerous electric resources intermittently connected to the power grid, such as electric vehicles. The Internet connection may be made over the same wire that connects the resource to the power grid. The service optimizes power flows to suit the needs of each resource and each resource owner, while aggregating flows across numerous resources to suit the needs of the power grid. The service can bring vast numbers of electric vehicle batteries online as a new, dynamically aggregated power resource for the power grid. Electric vehicle owners can participate in an electricity trading economy regardless of where they plug into the power grid.
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13 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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acquiring global positioning satellite (GPS) signals at an electric vehicle; obtaining, by the GPS, physical location information including physical location of the electric vehicle and physical charging locations on a power grid connected to a flow control center, a remote intelligent power flow module and a grid storage over a network; determining at least one of the physical charging locations by matching the physical location of the electric vehicle to a map of the physical charging locations; charging the electric vehicle at the determined physical charging location; wherein an owner of the electric vehicle is billed for said charging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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