METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
First Claim
1. An electric charger resource sharing system, comprising:
- a charger that supplies electrical energy to a plurality of electric vehicles, the charger including;
a robotic arm that articulates to be proximal to each of the electric vehicles for supplying the electrical energy to the electric vehicles; and
a docking interface at a distal end of the robotic arm that couples with a receptacle on each of the electric vehicles for transferring the electrical energy from the charger to the electric vehicles; and
a resource management device that receives a bid from each electric vehicle, and allocates a portion of the electrical energy for a predetermined period of time to an electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles in response to the bid of the electric vehicle.
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Abstract
An electric charger resource sharing method and system comprise a charger that supplies electrical energy to a plurality of electric vehicles. The charger includes a robotic arm that articulates to be proximal to each of the electric vehicles for supplying the electrical energy to the electric vehicles and a docking interface at a distal end of the robotic arm that couples with a receptacle on each of the electric vehicles for transferring the electrical energy from the charger to the electric vehicles. A resource management device receives a bid from each electric vehicle, and allocates a portion of the electrical energy for a predetermined period of time to an electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles in response to the bid of the electric vehicle.
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1. An electric charger resource sharing system, comprising:
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a charger that supplies electrical energy to a plurality of electric vehicles, the charger including; a robotic arm that articulates to be proximal to each of the electric vehicles for supplying the electrical energy to the electric vehicles; and a docking interface at a distal end of the robotic arm that couples with a receptacle on each of the electric vehicles for transferring the electrical energy from the charger to the electric vehicles; and a resource management device that receives a bid from each electric vehicle, and allocates a portion of the electrical energy for a predetermined period of time to an electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles in response to the bid of the electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for selecting an electric vehicle for receiving an allocation of a charging resource, comprising:
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selecting each of a plurality of electric vehicles as a candidate for receiving an allocation of a charging resource for a predetermined period of time; generating a bid value for each of the plurality of electric vehicles; and selecting one of the electric vehicles for receiving the allocation of the charging resource for the predetermined period of time in response to the bid value corresponding to the one of the electric vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for selecting an electric vehicle for receiving an allocation of a charging resource, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to select each of a plurality of electric vehicles as a candidate for receiving an allocation of a charging resource for a predetermined period of time; computer readable program code configured to generate a bid value for each of the plurality of electric vehicles; and computer readable program code configured to select one of the electric vehicles for receiving the allocation of the charging resource for the predetermined period of time in response to the bid value corresponding to the one of the electric vehicles.
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