System for managing electric energy grid-vehicle exchange devices
First Claim
1. An electric energy exchange device for managing exchange of electric energy with a vehicle, comprising:
- a switch and switching unit coupled to a power grid, wherein the electric energy exchange device is one of a set of electric energy exchange devices, wherein the electric energy exchange device is coupled to a vehicle to exchange electric energy; and
a processor configured to;
receive a set of predefined parameters for exchanging electric energy for the vehicle using the electric energy exchange device for a time increment;
determine whether a wait time has elapsed until a next allowed charge for a subset of the set of electric energy exchange devices for bandwidth management of power with the power grid in the event that the electric energy exchange comprises charging;
determine whether a level of a customer meets predefined parameters for electric energy exchange; and
in the event the level of the customer meets the predefined parameters for electric energy exchange and the wait time has elapsed until a next allowed charge in the event that the electric energy exchange comprises charging, control the switch to allow access to exchange energy with the vehicle; and
a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
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Abstract
A system for managing electric energy exchange devices is disclosed. The system comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a set of predefined parameters for electric energy exchange for a vehicle using an electric energy exchange device for a time increment. The set of predefined parameters comprises price levels associated with levels of customers. The processor is further configured to receive a set of transaction specific parameters. The processor is configured to determine a price for electric energy exchange based at least in part on the set of predefined parameters and the set of transaction specific parameters. The processor is configured to determine whether a level of a customer meets predefined parameters for free electric energy exchange. The processor is configured to, in the event the level of the customer meets the predefined parameters for free electric energy exchange, provide for free electric exchange.
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24 Claims
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1. An electric energy exchange device for managing exchange of electric energy with a vehicle, comprising:
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a switch and switching unit coupled to a power grid, wherein the electric energy exchange device is one of a set of electric energy exchange devices, wherein the electric energy exchange device is coupled to a vehicle to exchange electric energy; and a processor configured to; receive a set of predefined parameters for exchanging electric energy for the vehicle using the electric energy exchange device for a time increment; determine whether a wait time has elapsed until a next allowed charge for a subset of the set of electric energy exchange devices for bandwidth management of power with the power grid in the event that the electric energy exchange comprises charging; determine whether a level of a customer meets predefined parameters for electric energy exchange; and in the event the level of the customer meets the predefined parameters for electric energy exchange and the wait time has elapsed until a next allowed charge in the event that the electric energy exchange comprises charging, control the switch to allow access to exchange energy with the vehicle; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for managing exchange of electric energy with a vehicle by an electric energy exchange device, comprising:
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receiving, using a processor, a set of predefined parameters for exchanging electric energy for a vehicle using an electric energy exchange device for a time increment, wherein the electric energy exchange device comprises a switch and switching unit coupled to a power grid, wherein the electric energy exchange device is one of a set of electric energy exchange devices, wherein the vehicle is coupled to the electric exchange device to exchange electric energy; determining whether a wait time has elapsed until a next allowed charge for a subset of the set of electric energy exchange devices for bandwidth management of the power with the power grid in the event that the electric energy exchange comprises charging; determining whether a level of a customer meets predefined parameters for electric energy exchange; and in the event the level of the customer meets the predefined parameters for electric energy exchange and the wait time has elapsed until a next allowed charge in the event that the electric energy exchange comprises charging, control the switch to allow access to exchange energy with the vehicle.
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24. A computer program product for managing exchange of electric energy with a vehicle by an electric energy exchange device, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving a set of predefined parameters for exchanging electric energy for a vehicle using an electric energy exchange device for a time increment, wherein the electric energy exchange device comprises a switch and switching unit coupled to a power grid, wherein the electric energy exchange device is one of a set of electric energy exchange devices, wherein the vehicle is coupled to the electric exchange device to exchange electric energy; determining whether a wait time has elapsed until a next allowed charge for a subset of the set of electric energy exchange devices for bandwidth management of power with the power grid in the event that the electric energy exchange comprises charging; determining whether a level of a customer meets predefined parameters for electric energy exchange; and in the event the level of the customer meets the predefined parameters for electric energy exchange and the wait time has elapsed until a next allowed charge in the event that the electric energy exchange comprises charging, control the switch to allow access to exchange energy with the vehicle.
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