Coordinated bi-directional charging for vehicles
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Jim Baumbick, David Kennedy, Annette Lynn Huebner, Peter Phung
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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Jim Baumbick, David Kennedy, Annette Lynn Huebner, Peter Phung
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A system comprises a computer having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive, from a charge-requesting vehicle, a charge request, determine a suggested provider pool for fulfilling the charge request, the suggested provider pool including multiple suggested charge-providing vehicles, send suggested provider data to the charge-requesting vehicle, the suggested provider data identifying the multiple suggested charge-providing vehicles, receive, from the charge-requesting vehicle, a provider selection identifying one of the multiple suggested charge-providing vehicles as a selected charge-providing vehicle, identify transfer parameters for a battery charge transfer from the selected charge-providing vehicle to the charge-requesting vehicle; and send a transfer initiation message to instruct the selected charge-providing vehicle to initiate the battery charge transfer according to the transfer parameters.
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