# US 12,184,069 B2 · Managing electric vehicle loads on an electric grid > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,184,069 B2 - Document ID: US12184069B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/678,785 - Filed: 2022-02-23 - Published: 2022-06-09 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2015-05-15 - Assignees: Recargo, Inc. - Applicants: Recargo, Inc. - Inventors: Forrest North; Lucas Manfield - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12184069B2 ## CPC - H02J 3/003: {Load forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future load demand} - B60L 53/30: Constructional details of charging stations - B60L 53/305: {Communication interfaces} - B60L 53/63: in response to network capacity - B60L 53/67: Controlling two or more charging stations - B60L 53/68: Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control - H02J 3/14: by switching loads on to, or off from, the networks, e.g. progressively balanced loading - H02J 3/322: {the battery being on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, e.g. vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G], power aggregation, use of the battery for network load balancing, coordinated or cooperative battery charging} - H02J 7/50: acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially - H02J 7/82: Control of state of charge [SOC] - H02J 7/90: Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage - H02J 2105/37: exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] - H02J 2105/52: for limitation of the power consumption in the networks or in one section of the networks, e.g. load shedding or peak shaving - Y02B 70/3225: Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving - 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 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles - 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 20/222: Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving - Y04S 30/12: Remote or cooperative charging - Y04S 30/14: Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - 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 - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - 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 Systems and methods for performing actions in response to charging events, such as charging events associated with a specific electric vehicle and/or a specific charging station, are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods may receive a request from an electric vehicle to identify a charging station from which to charge a battery of the electric vehicle, provide information associated with the electric vehicle to one or more charging stations proximate to the electric vehicle, receive from the one or more charging stations information identifying parameters associated with potential charging events provided by the one or more charging stations, and provide the information identifying the parameters associated with potential charging events provided by the one or more charging stations to the electric vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method of managing a load applied to an electric grid, the method comprising: receiving a grid alert from an electric grid that indicates the electric grid is in a demand condition outside of a threshold demand condition; and directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes: pausing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles to lower the demand condition of the electric grid. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes: commencing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles to lower an energy supply applied to the electric grid. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes: pausing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles connected to the electric grid at a specific location of the electric grid to lower a voltage applied to the electric grid at the specific location. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to manage the demand condition of the electric grid includes shifting an overall load applied to the electric grid by: pausing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles at a first location of the electric grid; and commencing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles at a second location of the electric grid. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes controlling the charging operations of the fleet of electric vehicles to shape a load condition of the electric grid. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes controlling the charging operations of the fleet of electric vehicles to shape a load condition of the electric grid. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes directly controlling the charging operations of the fleet of electric vehicles by directly controlling charging stations that are connected to the electric grid and charging the fleet of the electric vehicles. ### Claim 9 A method of managing a load applied to an electric grid, the method comprising: receiving a grid alert from an electric grid that indicates the electric grid is in a demand condition outside of a threshold demand condition; and directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes: pausing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles to lower the demand condition of the electric grid. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes: commencing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles to lower an energy supply applied to the electric grid. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes: pausing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles connected to the electric grid at a specific location of the electric grid to lower a voltage applied to the electric grid at the specific location. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to manage the demand condition of the electric grid includes shifting an overall load applied to the electric grid by: pausing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles at a first location of the electric grid; and commencing charging events for one or more of the electric vehicles at a second location of the electric grid. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes controlling the charging operations of the fleet of electric vehicles to shape a load condition of the electric grid. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein directly controlling charging operations of a fleet of electric vehicles connected to the electric grid to adjust the demand condition of the electric grid includes directly controlling the charging operations of the fleet of electric vehicles by directly controlling charging stations that are connected to the electric grid and charging the fleet of the electric vehicles. ### Claim 16 A grid alert system, comprising: an information module that receives information from multiple electric vehicles indicating future charging events to be performed for the multiple electric vehicles using energy provided by an electric grid; a grid condition module that determines a predicted load shape to be applied to the electric grid in response to the performance of the future charging events; and an action module that performs an action in response to the predicted load shape to be applied to the electric grid. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The grid alert system of claim 16, wherein the action module performs actions to directly control charging operations of the multiple electric vehicles when the predicted load shape applied to the electric grid is outside of a threshold load shape for the electric grid. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The grid alert system of claim 16, wherein the action module controls charging operations of the multiple electric vehicles via charging stations connected to the electric grid and actively charging the multiple electric vehicles when the predicted load shape applied to the electric grid is outside of a threshold load shape for the electric grid. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The grid alert system of claim 16, wherein the information module receives information from the multiple electric vehicles that includes information identifying states of charge for batteries of the electric vehicles.