System for on-board metering of recharging energy consumption in vehicles equipped with electrically powered propulsion systems
AssigneeLava Four, LLC
InventorsJames M. Graziano, George Kauss, Daniel B. McKenna, Richard M. Tyler
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Abstract
The System For On-Board Metering Of Recharging Power Consumption In Vehicles Equipped With Electrically Powered Propulsion Systems uses a unique identification of the associated Self-Identifying Outlet and the power consumption as metered on the Self-Reporting Vehicle to enable the Self-Reporting Vehicle to report the Self-Reporting Vehicle's power consumption to the utility company to enable the utility company to bill the vehicle owner and credit the account of the Self-Identifying Outlet for the power consumed by the recharging of the vehicular battery banks.
Claims20
A system for managing the electrical charging of a vehicle which includes a propulsion system powered, at least in part, by electric power, at least some of which is stored onboard the vehicle in an electric energy storage apparatus, comprising:
- electric plug means connected to an electric energy storage apparatus for connecting to a source of electric power to provide electric power to said electric energy storage apparatus;
- identification means, which receives power source identification data, which uniquely identifies said source of electric power from said source of electric power;
- meter means, which generates power consumption data indicative of a flow of electric power from said source of electric power through said electric plug means to said electric energy storage apparatus;
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- billing means which transmits said power consumption data and said associated power source identification data via a communication medium to a destination for billing purposes.
A method for managing the electrical charging of a vehicle which includes a propulsion system powered, at least in part, by electric power, at least some of which is stored onboard the vehicle in an electric energy storage apparatus, comprising:
- providing, via an electric plug connected to an electric energy storage apparatus, a connection to a source of electric power to provide electric power to said electric energy storage apparatus;
- receiving power source identification data, which uniquely identifies said source of electric power, from said source of electric power;
- generating power consumption data indicative of a flow of electric power from said source of electric power through said electric plug to said electric energy storage apparatus;
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- transmitting said power consumption data and said associated power source identification data via a communication medium to a destination for billing purposes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.