Monitoring of power charging in vehicle
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1. An energy meter associated with charging an electric vehicle comprising;
- a location-determining system for determining a current location of the vehicle;
an energy meter for measuring a charge energy supplied to a battery on the vehicle, measuring energy stored by the battery and measuring energy lost during supply of charge energy; and
a data transmission module capable of transmitting the measure of energy and the location via a wireless communication method.
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Abstract
A energy meter unit for an electric vehicle contains energy measuring circuitry, a GPS unit, a CPU, and memory. The energy meter unit is capable of detecting the amount of energy charged at a specific location and storing that information for later uses, such as with a governmental incentive program.
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1. An energy meter associated with charging an electric vehicle comprising;
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a location-determining system for determining a current location of the vehicle; an energy meter for measuring a charge energy supplied to a battery on the vehicle, measuring energy stored by the battery and measuring energy lost during supply of charge energy; and a data transmission module capable of transmitting the measure of energy and the location via a wireless communication method. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for tracking electric energy charging in an electric vehicle comprising the steps of:
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a) identifying a vehicle; b) determining an amount of energy supplied to a battery on the vehicle; c) determining an amount of energy stored by the battery during said supply of energy to the battery; d) determining an amount of energy lost during supply of energy to the battery based upon energy supplied to the battery and energy stored by the battery; and e) associating the amount of energy supplied with the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An energy meter for an electric vehicle comprising;
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a vehicle data bus of the vehicle, the vehicle data bus presenting identifying information; an energy meter for measuring a charge energy supplied to a battery on the vehicle, measuring energy stored by the battery and measuring energy lost during supply of charge energy; and a data transmission module capable of transmitting the identifying information and measure of energy charging the battery. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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