METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK

• US 20120221299A1
• Filed: 12/15/2011
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lightening Energy
• Original Assignee: Lightening Energy
• Inventors: Epstein, Michael L., Dyer, Christopher K., Culver, Duncan
• Granted Patent: US 8,914,260 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/72 Charging station selection relying on external data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/126 the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/12 Remote or cooperative charging
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A method for creating an electric vehicle charging network includes receiving first location data from a first remote device; providing electric vehicle charger data to the first remote device as a function of the first location data; receiving second location data from a second remote device; providing the electric vehicle charger data to the second remote device as a function of the second location data; and, in response to the electric vehicle charger data, receiving interest data from the first and second remote devices to permit creation of a first electric vehicle charger. Further methods and systems are provided.

Claims

1. A method for creating an electric vehicle charging network comprising:

receiving first location data from a first remote device;

providing electric vehicle charger data to the first remote device as a function of the first location data;

receiving second location data from a second remote device;

providing the electric vehicle charger data to the second remote device as a function of the second location data; and

in response to the electric vehicle charger data, receiving interest data from the first and second remote devices to permit creation of a first electric vehicle charger.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the interest data includes payment data.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the electric vehicle charger data includes map data, the map data including the first location data.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 wherein the map data includes a plurality of possible electric vehicle charger locations.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the electric vehicle charger data includes recharger type data for the first electric vehicle charger.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the electric vehicle charger data includes location data for the first electric vehicle charger.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the electric vehicle charger data includes price participation data for the first electric vehicle charger.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the electric vehicle charger data includes participant number data for the first electric vehicle charger.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the electric vehicle charger data includes current participant data for the first electric vehicle charger.

10. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein a user of the first remote device further provides timetable use information.

11. A method for creating an electric vehicle charging network comprising:

receiving first location data from a first remote device;

providing possible location data for a first electric vehicle charger as a function of the first location data;

receiving first interest data from the first remote device in the first electric vehicle charger; and

providing the first interest data to a second remote device to generate further interest data in the first electric vehicle charger.

12. A method for creating an electric vehicle charging network comprising:

receiving first location data from a first remote device;

providing electric vehicle charger data to the first remote device as a function of the first location data;

in response to the electric vehicle charger data, receiving data from the first remote device indicating interest in creating a first electric vehicle charger so as to define first interest data;

providing the first interest data to a second remote device; and

in response to the first interest data, receiving second location data including actual location data for a first electric vehicle charger.