Method of multi-contact charging and discharging for electric vehicles

A system comprising:

• a battery pack that comprises one or more portions, wherein each of the one or more portions is configured to support one or more charging levels and one or more discharging levels;
• one or more contact points for connecting a charging cable to the battery pack, wherein each of the one or more contact points are assigned to one of the one or more charging levels and the one or more discharging levels;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the battery pack, wherein the processor is operable to:
• receive a user preference that comprises a first charging level and a first discharging level from a user;
• perform at least one of charging and discharging one or more first portions among the one or more portions of the battery pack based on the user preference;
• monitor one or more battery parameters of the one or more first portions of the battery pack in real time;
• and
• communicate a message that comprises a recommendation of at least one of a second charging level and a second discharging level for the one or more first portions to perform at least one of charging and discharging based on the one or more battery parameters.

A method comprising:

• receiving a user preference that comprises a first charging level and a first discharging level from a user;
• performing at least one of charging and discharging one or more first portions among one or more portions of a battery pack based on the user preference, wherein each of the one or more portions is configured to support one or more charging levels and one or more discharging levels;
• monitoring one or more battery parameters of the one or more first portions of the battery pack in real time;
• and
• communicating a message that comprises a recommendation of at least one of a second charging level and a second discharging level for the one or more first portions to perform at least one of charging and discharging based on the one or more battery parameters.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by a processor causes:

• receiving a user preference that comprises a first charging level and a first discharging level from a user;
• performing at least one of charging and discharging one or more first portions among one or more portions of a battery pack based on the user preference, wherein each of the one or more portions is configured to support one or more charging levels and one or more discharging levels;
• monitoring one or more battery parameters of the one or more first portions of the battery pack in real time;
• and
• communicating a message that comprises a recommendation of at least one of a second charging level and a second discharging level for the one or more first portions to perform at least one of charging and discharging based on the one or more battery parameters.