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US 12,609,035 B2Granted
Grid-related event prediction
AssigneesToyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNorman Lu, Maximilian Parness
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Abstract
An example operation includes one or more of determining an issue exists with a resource delivery to an electricity provider, determining an electric impact, based on the issue, determining an area that will be affected by the electric impact, and dispatching vehicles to provide electricity to locations within the area.
Claims17
A method performed by a processor, the method comprising:
- analyzing an impact on an electric grid caused by a resource delivery issue;
- identifying an area affected by the impact;
- dispatching vehicles to provide electricity to locations within the area;
- and
- controlling the vehicles at the locations to perform a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) transfer of energy to the electric grid;
- monitoring a state of charge of each dispatched vehicle in real-time during the transfer;
- dynamically adjusting an amount of energy transferred from each vehicle based on grid demand, vehicle constraints, and energy reserve thresholds;
- and
- ensuring that each vehicle retains a minimum charge level required for one or more returning to its base location or fulfilling subsequent tasks.
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A system, comprising:
- a processor that, when executing instructions stored in a memory, is configured to:
- analyze an impact on an electric grid caused by a resource delivery issue;
- identify an area affected by the impact;
- dispatch vehicles to provide electricity to locations within the area;
- and
- control the vehicles at the locations to perform a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) transfer of energy to the electric grid;
- monitor a state of charge of each dispatched vehicle in real-time during the transfer;
- dynamically adjust an amount of energy transferred from each vehicle based on grid demand, vehicle constraints, and energy reserve thresholds;
- and
- ensure that each vehicle retains a minimum charge level required for one or more returning to its base location or fulfilling subsequent tasks.
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A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
- analyzing an impact on an electric grid caused by a resource delivery issue;
- identifying an area affected by the impact;
- dispatching vehicles to provide electricity to locations within the area;
- controlling the vehicles at the locations to perform a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) transfer of energy to the electric grid;
- monitoring a state of charge of each dispatched vehicle in real-time during the transfer;
- dynamically adjusting an amount of energy transferred from each vehicle based on grid demand, vehicle constraints, and energy reserve thresholds;
- and
- ensuring that each vehicle retains a minimum charge level required for one or more returning to its base location or fulfilling subsequent tasks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.