Electric Vehicle Smart Charging For Demand Response Participation For An Electric Grid

A method of managing a participation of an electric vehicle charging station comprising a plurality of electric vehicle supply equipment in grid support of an electric grid, the method comprising:

• estimating a maximum charging power supplied by the plurality of electric vehicle supply equipment over a time period;
• submitting to at least one management server of the electric grid, the estimate and a request to participate in a demand response program for the electric grid;
• identifying a demand response request from the at least one management server for the electric vehicle charging station to participate in the demand response program during the time period;
• generating, based on the estimate and in response to the demand response request, at least one charging profile for one or more of the plurality of electric vehicle supply equipment of the electric vehicle charging station;
• and
• providing the at least one charging profile to the one or more of the plurality of electric vehicle supply equipment to implement the demand response request.

A controller for managing a participation of an electric vehicle charging station comprising a plurality of electric vehicle supply equipment in grid support of an electric grid, the controller comprising at least one processor configured to:

• estimate a maximum charging power supplied by the plurality of electric vehicle supply equipment over a time period;
• identify a demand response request for the electric vehicle charging station to participate in a demand response program for the electric grid during the time period;
• and
• generate, based on the estimate and in response to the demand response request, at least one charging profile for one or more of the plurality of electric vehicle supply equipment of the electric vehicle charging station.