Network-controlled charging system for electric vehicles
AssigneeChargepoint, Inc.
InventorsRichard Lowenthal, Dave Baxter, Harjinder Bhade, Praveen Mandal
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Abstract
A server of a network-controlled charging system for electric vehicles receives a request for charge transfer for an electric vehicle at a network-controlled charge transfer , determines whether to enable charge transfer, and responsive to determining to enable charge transfer, transmits a communication to the network-controlled charge transfer that indicates to the network-controlled charge transfer to enable charge transfer.
Claims18
A method in a server of a network-controlled charging system for electric vehicles, the method comprising:
- storing availability information of a plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices;
- providing availability information of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices to an electric vehicle operator, the availability information indicating for each of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices whether that network-controlled charge transfer is unavailable due to that network-controlled charge transfer currently being used for charging;
- receiving a request for charge transfer for an electric vehicle at first one of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices that is indicated as being available through the stored availability information, wherein the request for charge transfer originates from an electric vehicle operator;
- determining whether to enable charge transfer for the electric vehicle at the first one of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices;
- responsive to determining to enable charge transfer, transmitting a communication to the first one of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices that indicates to the first one of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices to enable charge transfer;
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- generating a report detailing power consumed by charging electric vehicles at the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices.
A server in a network-controlled charging system for electric vehicles, comprising:
- a computer configured to perform the following:
- store availability information of a plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices;
- provide availability information of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices to an electric vehicle operator, the availability information indicating for each of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices whether that network-controlled charge transfer is unavailable due to that network-controlled charge transfer currently being used for charging;
- receive a request for charge transfer for an electric vehicle at first one of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices that is indicated as being available through the stored availability information, wherein the request for charge transfer originates from an electric vehicle operator,
- determine whether to enable charge transfer for the electric vehicle at the first one of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices,
- responsive to a determination to enable charge transfer, transmit a communication to the network-controlled charge transfer that indicates to the first one of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices that indicates to the first one of the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices to enable charge transfer, and
- generate a report detailing power consumed by charging electric vehicles at the plurality of network-controlled charge transfer devices.
The server of clam 17, wherein the computer is further configured to perform the following:
- responsive to completion of charge transfer, request payment from the payment source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.