# US 12,109,906 B2 · Methods and systems for facilitating charging sessions for electric vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,906 B2 - Document ID: US12109906B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/334,483 - Filed: 2023-06-14 - Published: 2023-10-12 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-13 - Assignees: AmpUp, Inc. - Applicants: NAD Grid Corp - Inventors: Thomas Shaofeng Sun; Timotej Gavrilovic; Thai Vinh Loc Nguyen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109906B2 ## CPC - B60L 53/62: in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge - B60L 53/305: {Communication interfaces} - B60L 53/51: Photovoltaic means - B60L 53/63: in response to network capacity - B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types - Y02E 60/00: Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations - Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - 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] - 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] - Y04S 30/14: Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION - 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 ## Abstract Embodiments of a method and/or system for charging one or more electric vehicles can include: receiving a request (e.g., a request including one or more parameters; etc.); determining a check in at an Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE) for the charging session; and/or causing the EVSE to charge the electric vehicle based on a power distribution type for the charging session. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving a check-in from a first user for a first charging session, wherein the first user is associated with a first electric vehicle, wherein the check-in comprises a request comprising a parameter, and wherein the check-in involves an interaction between a first mobile device of the first user and a first electric vehicle charger; determining a power distribution type for the first charging session, based upon the parameter; in response to the check-in, causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle according to the power distribution type. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter comprises a time parameter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter comprises a battery level parameter associated with a charge state of the first electric vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter comprises a location parameter associated with at least one of a charging location and a current location of the first user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle according to the power distribution type comprises causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle with reduced power. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein charging the first electric vehicle with reduced power comprises charging with reduced power based on a set of power distribution parameters comprising a time-of-use parameter associated with a demand response event. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein charging the first electric vehicle with reduced power comprises throttling power output from the first electric vehicle charger based upon usage states of a set of electric vehicle chargers including the first electric vehicle charger. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle according to the power distribution type comprises causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle with modulated power based upon a solar production parameter associated with solar production. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle according to the power distribution type comprises: charging the first electric vehicle to a battery level associated with an intended route of the first electric vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first electric vehicle comprises a fleet electric vehicle, and wherein the first user is a fleet entity belonging to a fleet access group comprising a fleet access code. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the check-in comprises communication of the fleet access code through the interaction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: executing a vehicle to grid (V2G) charging session between the first electric vehicle and the first electric vehicle charger. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the interaction of the check-in comprises use of a radio frequency identifier (RFID) card. ### Claim 14 A method comprising: receiving a check-in from a first user for a first charging session, wherein the first user is associated with a first electric vehicle, wherein the check-in comprises a request comprising a fleet access code, and wherein the check-in involves communication of the fleet access code using a first mobile device of the first user; determining a power distribution type for the first charging session, based upon the fleet access code; in response to the check-in, causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle according to the power distribution type. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the fleet access code is associated with charging pricing for a fleet group. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the fleet group comprises one of a ridesharing fleet and a transport fleet. ### Claim 17 A method comprising: receiving a check-in from a first user for a first charging session, wherein the first user is associated with a first electric vehicle, wherein the check-in comprises a request comprising a time parameter, and wherein the check-in involves an interaction between a first mobile device of the first user and a first electric vehicle charger; determining a power distribution type for the first charging session, based upon the time parameter, wherein the power distribution type involves a modulation in power output from the first electric vehicle charger; in response to the check-in, causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle according to the power distribution type. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle according to the power distribution type comprises causing the first electric vehicle charger to charge the first electric vehicle with modulated power based upon a solar production parameter associated with solar production. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the power distribution type is associated with a demand response event. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the power distribution type is associated with a vehicle fleet.