Connection locator in a power aggregation system for distributed electric resources
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1. A method of determining electrical network locations of mobile electric resources, comprising:
- receiving, by a wireless transceiver, a ping broadcast from an electric resource wherein the wireless transceiver is physically located at or near a charging location, wherein the electric resource comprises an electrical vehicle, a hybrid vehicle, or a vehicle that obtains at least some power for motion from an electric storage system;
receiving, by an electric resource, and in response to the ping, a unique identifier from the wireless transceiver, wherein the wireless transceiver is identified by the unique identifier;
transmitting the unique identifier to a service via wireless connection; and
determining, by the service, the location of the wireless transceiver from the unique identifier.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. A method includes charging an electric resource over a power connection to an electric network, obtaining a unique identifier of a device over the power connection, and determining an electric network location of the electric resource from the unique identifier.
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1. A method of determining electrical network locations of mobile electric resources, comprising:
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receiving, by a wireless transceiver, a ping broadcast from an electric resource wherein the wireless transceiver is physically located at or near a charging location, wherein the electric resource comprises an electrical vehicle, a hybrid vehicle, or a vehicle that obtains at least some power for motion from an electric storage system; receiving, by an electric resource, and in response to the ping, a unique identifier from the wireless transceiver, wherein the wireless transceiver is identified by the unique identifier; transmitting the unique identifier to a service via wireless connection; and determining, by the service, the location of the wireless transceiver from the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of determining electrical network locations of mobile electric resources, comprising:
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receiving, by a wireless transceiver, a first unique identifier transmitted from an electric resource, wherein the first unique identifier identifies the electric resource, wherein the wireless transceiver is physically located at or near a charging location, wherein the electric resource comprises an electrical vehicle, a hybrid vehicle, or a vehicle that obtains at least some power for motion from an electric storage system; transmitting, in response to receiving the first unique identifier, a message to a service, wherein the message includes the first received unique identifier and a second unique identifier, wherein the second unique identifier identifies the wireless transceiver; associating the first unique identifier with a connected status; determining the location of the electric resource using the second unique identifier; and sending a confirmation from the service to the electric resource that the first unique identifier was successfully received by the wireless transceiver, wherein the electrical network location associated with the transceiver is determined. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining electrical network locations of mobile electric resources, comprising:
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connecting an electrical resource to a charging station coupled to an electrical network at a location; receiving, by the electric resource, a unique identifier from equipment physically separate from the charging station and installed near the location; transmitting the unique identifier to a service; and determining the location of the electrical network using a tracking database that has relates the unique identifier to the location of the electrical network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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