System and method of charging a vehicle using a dynamic power grid, and system and method of managing power consumption in the vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for charging a vehicle, comprising:
- a server which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles via a network and maintains a forward model for modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles; and
a computing facility which maintains a charge exchange market which, based on the forward model, facilitates an agreement for transmitting power to a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles via a dynamic power grid comprising a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles,wherein the server uses data from the plurality of vehicles to parameterize a constrained optimization within the forward model, the optimization determining an optimal location for the first vehicle to connect to the dynamic power grid for charging the first vehicle the optimal location comprising a location that is remote from a standard electric power grid charging station, andwherein the charge exchange market;
directs a formation of a flash charge mob at the optimal location based on the forward model, the flash charge mob comprising vehicles from the plurality of vehicles, and the vehicles including the second vehicle and congregating at the optimal location to exchange charge; and
controls a voltage and capacity of the dynamic power grid.
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Abstract
A system for charging a vehicle includes a forward model for modeling vehicle charging data for a plurality of vehicles, and a charge exchange market which, based on the forward model, facilitates an agreement for transmitting power to a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles via a dynamic power grid including a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles. A system of managing power consumption in the vehicle includes, an optimizing unit for optimizing a plurality of parameters to determine a power to be consumed by the vehicle based on a plurality of power source signatures for a plurality of power sources, and an operating mode setting unit for setting an operating mode for powering the vehicle based on the determined power.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for charging a vehicle, comprising:
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a server which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles via a network and maintains a forward model for modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles; and a computing facility which maintains a charge exchange market which, based on the forward model, facilitates an agreement for transmitting power to a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles via a dynamic power grid comprising a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, wherein the server uses data from the plurality of vehicles to parameterize a constrained optimization within the forward model, the optimization determining an optimal location for the first vehicle to connect to the dynamic power grid for charging the first vehicle the optimal location comprising a location that is remote from a standard electric power grid charging station, and wherein the charge exchange market; directs a formation of a flash charge mob at the optimal location based on the forward model, the flash charge mob comprising vehicles from the plurality of vehicles, and the vehicles including the second vehicle and congregating at the optimal location to exchange charge; and controls a voltage and capacity of the dynamic power grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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18. A method of charging a vehicle, comprising:
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in a server which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles via a network, maintaining a forward model modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles; in a computing facility, maintaining a charge exchange market which, based on the forward model, facilitates an agreement for transmitting power to a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles; and in a dynamic power grid comprising a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, transmitting power to the first vehicle based on the agreement, wherein the server uses data from the plurality of vehicles to parameterize a constrained optimization within the forward model, the optimization determining an optimal location for the first vehicle to connect to the dynamic power grid for charging the first vehicle the optimal location comprising a location that is remote from a standard electric power grid charging station, and wherein the charge exchange market; directs a formation of a flash charge mob at the optimal location based on the forward model, the flash charge mob comprising vehicles from the plurality of vehicles, and the vehicles including the second vehicle and congregating at the optimal location to exchange charge; and controls a voltage and capacity of the dynamic power grid.
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19. A non-transitory programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method of charging a vehicle, the method comprising:
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in a server which is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles via a network, maintaining a forward model modeling vehicle charging data for the plurality of vehicles; in a computing facility, maintaining a charge exchange market which, based on the forward model, facilitates an agreement for transmitting power to a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles; and in a dynamic power grid comprising a second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, transmitting power to the first vehicle based on the agreement, wherein the server uses data from the plurality of vehicles to parameterize a constrained optimization within the forward model, the optimization determining an optimal location for the first vehicle to connect to the dynamic power grid for charging the first vehicle the optimal location comprising a location that is remote from a standard electric power grid charging station, and wherein the charge exchange market; directs a formation of a flash charge mob at the optimal location based on the forward model, the flash charge mob comprising vehicles from the plurality of vehicles, and the vehicles including the second vehicle and congregating at the optimal location to exchange charge; and controls a voltage and capacity of the dynamic power grid.
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