# US 2023/0053922 A1 · System and methods for efficient parking and charging of electrified vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0053922 A1 - Document ID: US20230053922A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/821,418 - Filed: 2022-08-22 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-20 - Assignees: The Regents of the University of California - Applicants: The Regents of the University of California - Inventors: Francesco Borrelli; Scott J. Moura; Xu Shen; Soomin Woo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053922A1 ## CPC - B60L 53/63: in response to network capacity - G06Q 10/04: Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" (market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202) - B60L 53/62: in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge - B60L 53/64: Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates - B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types - B60L 53/67: Controlling two or more charging stations - B60L 53/68: Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control - G01C 21/3476: {using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs} - G01C 21/3492: {employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical (traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968)} - G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events - G06Q 10/028: {for seating or spaces in a venue} - G06Q 50/06: Energy or water supply - G08G 1/14: indicating individual free spaces in parking areas - B60L 2250/14: by input of vehicle departure time - G08G 1/143: {inside the vehicles} - G08G 1/146: {where the parking area is a limited parking space, e.g. parking garage, restricted space} - G08G 1/148: {Management of a network of parking areas} - 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 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - 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 - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A system can include: a detector configured to provide input information; an electric vehicle; an electric vehicle charger; and a cloud server configured to execute a Simultaneous Parking and Charging Management (SPCM) method based on the input information, and communicate with the electric vehicle to assign a time for a certain electric vehicle charger based on a result of the executed SPCM method. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: at least one detector configured to provide input information; at least one electric vehicle; at least one electric vehicle charger; and a cloud server configured to: execute a Simultaneous Parking and Charging Management (SPCM) method based at least in part on the input information; and communicate with the at least one electric vehicle to assign a time for a certain one of the at least one electric vehicle charger based at least in part on a result of the executed SPCM method. ### Claim 2 A method, comprising: using at least one sensor to collect information pertaining to current traffic conditions and parking/charging spot availability for a parking area; each of the at least one electric vehicle reporting a plurality of parameters upon entering the parking area; using a cloud server, solving an optimization problem based at least in part on the collected information and the plurality of parameters; and communicating to each of the at least one electric vehicle an assigned time and a location of a certain parking spot based on a result of the solved optimization problem. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising using at least one sensor to monitor the price of electricity in real-time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of parameters includes at least one selected from the group consisting of: electric vehicle type, expected departure time, and user preference. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising communicating to at least one of the at least one electric vehicle a path for the at least one vehicle to use to reach the certain parking spot. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising optimizing the path the minimize energy consumption by the at least one electric vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one electric vehicle includes a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) and further wherein the PHEV is assigned immediately to a parking spot with a vehicle charger. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one electric vehicle includes a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) and further wherein the PHEV is tentatively assigned to at least one parking-only spot on a waitlist. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising communicating to one of the at least one electric vehicle an instruction to leave the certain parking spot responsive to completion of a charge cycle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising communicating to the PHEV an instruction to proceed to the certain parking spot. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one electric vehicle includes an electric vehicle (EV) and further wherein the EV is assigned immediately to a parking spot with a vehicle charger. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one electric vehicle includes an electric vehicle (EV) and further wherein the EV is tentatively assigned to at least one parking-only spot on a waitlist. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising communicating to one of the at least one electric vehicle an instruction to leave the certain parking spot responsive to completion of a charge cycle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising communicating to the EV an instruction to proceed to the certain parking spot. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one electric vehicle includes a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) and an electric vehicle (EV) and further wherein the PHEV and EV are each assigned immediately to a parking spot with a vehicle charger. ### Claim 16 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one electric vehicle includes a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) and an electric vehicle (EV) and further wherein the PHEV and EV are each tentatively assigned to at least one parking-only spot on a waitlist. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising communicating to one of the at least one electric vehicle an instruction to leave the certain parking spot responsive to completion of a charge cycle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising communicating to the PHEV and EV an instruction to proceed to the certain parking spot. ### Claim 19 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of parameters includes at least one selected from the group consisting of: electric vehicle type, expected departure time, and desired SoC at the end of the charge. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein at least one of the plurality of parameters is provided by the user or another software based on a future driving schedule. ### Claim 21 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: sending to the grid, electricity retailer, utility, or facility operator the current and predicted energy profile for charging the vehicles in the lot; the grid, electricity retailer, utility, or facility operator software accepting the request or deciding to reach a consensus on a different profile with the SPCM; and the SPCM re-computing the charging strategies for each vehicle.