Title: Optimizing vehicle recharging to maximize use of energy generated from particular identified sources

Abstract

Implementations of the present invention contemplate utilizing a communicative infrastructure represented by a telematics unit of an electric vehicle and a telematics service provider (TSP) communicatively coupled to the telematics unit to control an amount of power reserved for a charging event of the vehicle. Specifically, the TSP utilizes information provided by the telematics unit, electrical power utilities, and electrical power metering devices to determine the characteristics of electrical energy available for charging the vehicle. The TSP can utilize the characteristics of the available energy along with additional information, such as charging preferences established by a subscriber of the TSP and vehicle use schedules, to determine an amount of power to reserve for the charging event. The amount of power reserved for the charging event may be determined based on cost, greenhouse gas emissions, a combination thereof, and on other factors.

Inventors:

Williams, Nate; Donthy, Venkatesh; Pebbles, Paul H.; Roebuck, Justin

Issue Date:

Tue Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:

General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1457731

Patent Number(s):

9994118

Application Number:

13/904,500

Assignee:

General Motors LLC (Detroit, MI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES

B60L2200/10 - Air crafts
B60L2200/12 - Bikes
B60L2200/32 - Waterborne vessels
B60L2200/36 - Vehicles designed to transport cargo, e.g. trucks
B60L2240/622 - by satellite navigation
B60L2240/70 - Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
B60L53/18 - Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
B60L53/305 - {Communication interfaces}
B60L53/51 - Photovoltaic means
B60L53/52 - Wind-driven generators
B60L53/63 - in response to network capacity
B60L53/64 - Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
B60L53/65 - involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
B60L53/665 - {Methods related to measuring, billing or payment}
B60L58/12 - responding to state of charge [SoC]

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E60/00 - Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

Y02T10/70 - Energy storage for electromobility
Y02T10/7072 - Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
Y02T10/72 - Electric energy management in electromobility
Y02T90/12 - Electric charging stations
Y02T90/14 - Plug-in electric vehicles
Y02T90/16 - Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
Y02T90/167 - 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]

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y04 - INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS Y04S - SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS

Y04S10/126 - 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]
Y04S30/14 - Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

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DOE Contract Number:  

EE0002628

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2013 May 29

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS