System and method for managing the distributed generation of power by a plurality of electric vehicles
First Claim
1. A method, implemented at least in part by a computer system, of managing the stored power of a plurality of vehicles connected to a power grid, comprising:
- determining location information for each of the plurality of vehicles connected to the power grid;
determining that a demand for power in a first portion of the power grid has reached a power threshold;
determining that the location information associated with a set of the plurality of vehicles satisfies a similarity threshold with the first portion of the power grid;
transmitting a request to at least one vehicle of the set of vehicles to discharge power;
receiving one or more responses from at least some of the electric vehicles to which a request was transmitted;
wherein at least one of the one or more responses comprise information indicating a discharge of power; and
determining whether to request a discharge of power from additional vehicles of the set of the plurality of vehicles based, at least in part, on the number of responses indicating a discharge of power.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing the distributed generation of power from a plurality of vehicles is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes determining location information for the plurality of vehicles, determining that a demand for power in a first portion of the power grid has reached a power threshold, determining that the location information associated with a set of the plurality of vehicles satisfies a similarity threshold with the first portion of the power grid, and transmitting a request to a first group of vehicles in the set of vehicles to discharge power. In addition, the method may include receiving a response from at least some of the electric vehicles to which a request was transmitted, and determining whether to request the discharge of power from additional vehicles in the set of the plurality of vehicles based, at least in part, on the number of responses containing a confirmation of the discharge of power. The portion of the power grid may comprise a medium voltage power line or a substation.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, implemented at least in part by a computer system, of managing the stored power of a plurality of vehicles connected to a power grid, comprising:
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determining location information for each of the plurality of vehicles connected to the power grid; determining that a demand for power in a first portion of the power grid has reached a power threshold; determining that the location information associated with a set of the plurality of vehicles satisfies a similarity threshold with the first portion of the power grid; transmitting a request to at least one vehicle of the set of vehicles to discharge power; receiving one or more responses from at least some of the electric vehicles to which a request was transmitted; wherein at least one of the one or more responses comprise information indicating a discharge of power; and determining whether to request a discharge of power from additional vehicles of the set of the plurality of vehicles based, at least in part, on the number of responses indicating a discharge of power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, implemented at least in part by a computer system, of managing the stored power of a plurality of vehicles connected to a power grid, comprising:
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determining location information for the plurality of vehicles; determining that a demand for power in a first portion of the power grid has reached a power threshold; determining that the location information associated with a set of the plurality of vehicles satisfies a similarity threshold with the first portion of the power grid; transmitting a request to a first group of vehicle in the set of vehicles to discharge power; and crediting a consumer associated with each vehicle that discharges power in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, implemented at least in part by a computer system, of managing the stored power of a plurality of vehicles connected to the power grid, comprising:
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determining location information for the plurality of vehicles; receiving a power request comprising a request for electrical power for a power grid; selecting a set of the plurality of vehicles based, at least in part, on the location data of each of the plurality of vehicles; in response to receiving the power request, transmitting a request to discharge power to the set of the plurality of vehicles; in response to said transmitting, receiving a response from a group of the set of plurality of vehicles; and crediting a consumer associated with each vehicle that discharges power in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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