US 2021/0203177 A1 · VEHICLE CHARGING SCHEDULER

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices of a charging scheduler are provided for a vehicle that generates a charging schedule based on home power usage, user charging preferences, user schedule, vehicle information, and/or power provider attributes. The charging scheduler allows a user of a vehicle to connect the vehicle to a charging station and for the charging station to charge the rechargeable energy storage of the vehicle during charging time periods specified in the charging schedule without further user interaction. According to one embodiment, the charging scheduler may use power provider attributes for power costs per time of day and/or for home power usage costs to reduce the cost of charging the rechargeable energy storage of the vehicle. The power provider attributes may be updated in real time, and the charging scheduler may update the charging schedule based on changes to power provider attributes.

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Dependent claims

A method for charging a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, at a scheduler and over a communications network, a set of power provider attributes;
reading, by the scheduler, a set of user charging preferences from one or more databases;
reading, by the scheduler, a set of user schedule information from one or more databases;
reading, by the scheduler, a set of vehicle information from one or more databases;
determining, by the scheduler, an amount of power required to charge a rechargeable energy storage of a vehicle to a desired state of charge (SOC) based on the set of vehicle information and the set of user schedule information;
and
determining, by the scheduler, one or more charging time periods to charge the rechargeable energy storage based on the set of power provider attributes, the set of home power usage information, the set of user charging preferences, the user schedule information, the set of vehicle information, and the amount of power required to charge the vehicle.

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A charging system, comprising:

a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor and comprising instructions stored thereon that cause the processor to:
receive, over a communications network, a set of power provider attributes;
read a set of user charging preferences from one or more databases;
read a set of user schedule information from one or more databases;
read a set of vehicle information from one or more databases;
determine an amount of power required to charge a rechargeable energy storage of a vehicle to a desired state of charge (SOC) based on the set of vehicle information and the set of user schedule information;
and
determine one or more charging time periods to charge the rechargeable energy storage based on the set of power provider attributes, the set of home power usage information, the set of user charging preferences, the user schedule information, the set of vehicle information, and the amount of power required to charge the vehicle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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