Systems and methods for charging an electric vehicle using broadband over powerlines
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorNathan Bowman Littrell
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Abstract
A method for delivering energy to an electric vehicle includes coupling the electric vehicle to an energy delivery point via a connector, receiving a unique identifier of the electric vehicle via the connector, determining an account associated with the identifier, delivering an amount of energy to the electric vehicle via the connector, and determining a transaction amount based on the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle by the energy delivery point.
Claims20
A method for delivering energy to an electric vehicle, said method comprising:
- coupling the electric vehicle to an energy delivery point via a connector;
- receiving a unique identifier of the electric vehicle via the connector;
- determining an account associated with the identifier;
- delivering an amount of energy to the electric vehicle via the connector;
- and
- determining a transaction amount based on the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle by the energy delivery point.
A system for providing energy delivery to an electric vehicle, said system comprising:
- an energy delivery point coupled to the electric vehicle via a connector, said energy delivery point configured to receive a unique identifier of the electric vehicle via said connector, and to deliver an amount of energy to the electric vehicle via said connector;
- and
- a server system coupled to said energy delivery point over a network, said server system configured to determine an account associated with the identifier and, to determine a transaction amount related to the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle by said energy delivery point.
An energy delivery point for use with a system for delivering electrical energy to an electric vehicle, said energy delivery point configured to:
- receive a unique identifier from the electric vehicle via a connector;
- provide energy to the electric vehicle via the connector;
- and
- meter an amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.