Localized charging of electric vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for managing, using a call center, charging of multiple electric vehicles to reduce overall electrical load by the multiple electric vehicles during charging, the method comprising:
- determining, at the call center, that at least one of a substation and a grid has reached a warning threshold of power consumption;
identifying, at the call center, the multiple vehicles that are charging in a service area serviced by at least one of the substation and the grid;
determining, at the call center, a charge level of a battery of each of the multiple vehicles; and
implementing, by the call center, a charge allocation plan for charging the multiple vehicles such that at least one of the substation and the grid is subject to a lower load by the multiple vehicles being charged in the service area.
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Abstract
The described method and system provide for managing the charging of individual electric vehicles with respect to local substations or grids to lower the load on a given substation or grid. When the load on a substation or grid reaches a warning threshold, a call center may facilitate the implementation of a charging plan to reduce the load. The call center may locate and identify vehicles that are being charged in the relevant area and may further manage the charging of the located vehicles to reduce the load through a charging plan. The plan may be based on the current state of charge of each vehicle, the historical use and projected use of each vehicle, vehicle charging patterns, and the severity of the load on the substation or grid.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing, using a call center, charging of multiple electric vehicles to reduce overall electrical load by the multiple electric vehicles during charging, the method comprising:
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determining, at the call center, that at least one of a substation and a grid has reached a warning threshold of power consumption; identifying, at the call center, the multiple vehicles that are charging in a service area serviced by at least one of the substation and the grid; determining, at the call center, a charge level of a battery of each of the multiple vehicles; and implementing, by the call center, a charge allocation plan for charging the multiple vehicles such that at least one of the substation and the grid is subject to a lower load by the multiple vehicles being charged in the service area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing the charging of multiple electric vehicles to reduce overall electrical load on a substation, the method comprising:
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determining, at the substation, that the substation has reached a power consumption warning threshold; receiving, at the substation, a charging allocation plan for multiple vehicles being charged within a service area associated with the substation; and distributing, by the substation, electricity to the multiple vehicles being charged according to the plan such that the electrical load, by the multiple electric vehicles during charging, on the substation is reduced. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for managing the charging of electric vehicles being charged to reduce overall electrical load on a substation, the system comprising:
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a charging station, adapted to receive electricity from the substation and to charge multiple vehicles connected to the charging station, the substation being adapted to distribute electricity to the multiple vehicles being charged through the charging station; and a call center, adapted to communicate via a network with the substation and at least one of the charging station and the multiple vehicles being charged via the charging station, wherein the call center is further adapted to implement a charging allocation plan such that the electrical load by the multiple vehicles on the substation is reduced, and wherein the call center is particularly configured to perform the steps of; determining, at a call center, that the substation has reached a warning threshold of power consumption; identifying, at the call center, the multiple vehicles that are charging in a service area serviced by the substation; determining, at the call center, a charge level of a batter of each of the multiple vehicles; and implementing, by the call center, a charge allocation plan for charging the multiple vehicles such that the substation is subject to a lower load by the multiple vehicles being charged through the charging station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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