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Charge control system for mobile energy storage fleet

  • US 10,377,260 B2
  • Filed: 01/13/2017
  • Issued: 08/13/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling charge of a fleet of vehicles, comprising:

  • receiving, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, current status indicators from a plurality of vehicles;

    receiving, by the computing system, one or more electric grid signals indicating current status or power pricing information for an electric grid;

    receiving, by the computing system, service request data associated with a plurality of vehicle service requests that respectively request operation of a vehicle from the plurality of vehicles for providing a transportation service to one or more end users, wherein the transportation service comprises one or more of a rideshare service, a courier service, or delivery service, and wherein the service request data includes a volume of the vehicle service requests within one or more geographic areas;

    determining, by the computing system, charging control signals for each of the plurality of vehicles, wherein the charging control signals are determined, at least in part, from the current status indicators of the vehicles, the service request data, and the one or more electric grid signals indicating current status or power pricing information for the electric grid; and

    providing, by the computing system, the charging control signals to the plurality of vehicles to control charging of energy storage devices at the plurality of vehicles in accordance with the charging control signals.

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