公开(公告)号：US20240273960A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18645010

申请日：2024-04-24

申请人： Urban Intel, Inc.

发明人： Chris Outwater ,  William Gibbens Redmann

IPC分类号： G07C9/27 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L53/57 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/68 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q20/04 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q20/38 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G07C9/20 ,  G07C9/22 ,  G07C9/29 ,  G07F5/26 ,  G07F15/00 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04M1/72412 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04W12/069 ,  H04W12/08

CPC分类号： G07C9/27 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L53/57 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L53/68 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q20/045 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q20/322 ,  G06Q20/3223 ,  G06Q20/326 ,  G06Q20/3278 ,  G06Q20/38215 ,  G06Q20/3829 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G07C9/20 ,  G07C9/215 ,  G07C9/22 ,  G07C9/29 ,  G07F5/26 ,  G07F15/005 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04L9/3263 ,  H04L9/3268 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L63/102 ,  H04M1/72412 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W12/069 ,  H04W12/08 ,  B60L2240/622 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  B60L2240/80 ,  B60L2250/10 ,  G06Q2240/00 ,  G07C2209/08 ,  H04L63/0442 ,  H04L2209/56 ,  H04L2209/80 ,  H04L2209/84 ,  H04W4/40 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： An access control system for electric vehicle charging is provided that includes an access device, a secure reservation interface, a reservation server and a smartphone application installed on the smartphone. The access device includes a short-range wireless communication module connected to a processor having control of an electric vehicle charger. The secure reservation interface receives a reservation request for a reservation at a given destination. The reservation server receives the reservation request for the destination, issues a reservation certificate, and transmits the reservation certificate from the reservation server to a smartphone. The smartphone application has access to a short range wireless communication setting corresponding to the access device. The access device receives the reservation certificate from the smartphone application based on use by the smartphone application of the short-range wireless communication setting. The processor activates the electric vehicle charger based on at least the receipt of the reservation certificate.

公开(公告)号：US20240246437A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18625700

申请日：2024-04-03

申请人： HEVO, INC.

发明人： Jeremy Ryan McCool ,  Steven Clark Monks

IPC分类号： B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/65 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/60

CPC分类号： B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/65 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/60 ,  B60L2210/10 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/547 ,  B60L2240/549 ,  B60L2240/622 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  B60L2250/10 ,  B60L2250/12 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  H02J2310/48 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S30/12 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： Provided are a wireless charging system and methodology including a charging station, an application, and a server configured and operating to facilitate wireless vehicle charging. The charging station includes a charging unit for transferring power, a control unit, and a communication unit. The application is accessible through a mobile device and capable of communicating with the charging station. The server is capable of communicating with the charging station and the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US11919407B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17390763

申请日：2021-07-30

申请人： WiTricity Corporation

发明人： Hanspeter Widmer ,  Markus Bittner ,  Lukas Sieber ,  Marcel Fischer

IPC分类号： H01F38/14 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L3/04 ,  B60L50/16 ,  B60L50/51 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/122 ,  B60L53/124 ,  B60L53/126 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/37 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L55/00 ,  G01D5/20 ,  G01N27/72 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/60 ,  H04B5/00 ,  G01V3/10

CPC分类号： B60L53/124 ,  B60L3/003 ,  B60L3/0038 ,  B60L3/0046 ,  B60L3/04 ,  B60L50/16 ,  B60L50/51 ,  B60L50/66 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/122 ,  B60L53/126 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/37 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L55/00 ,  G01D5/2006 ,  G01N27/725 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/60 ,  H04B5/0043 ,  B60L2200/12 ,  B60L2200/22 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/525 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2270/147 ,  B60L2270/32 ,  B60L2270/34 ,  G01V3/10 ,  H04B5/0037 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for detecting foreign objects. In one aspect an apparatus for detecting a presence of an object is provided. The apparatus includes a resonant circuit having a resonant frequency. The resonant circuit includes a sense circuit including an electrically conductive structure. The apparatus further includes a coupling circuit coupled to the sense circuit. The apparatus further includes a detection circuit coupled to the sense circuit via the coupling circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect the presence of the object in response to detecting a difference between a measured characteristic that depends on a frequency at which the resonant circuit is resonating and a corresponding characteristic that depends on the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit. The coupling circuit is configured to reduce a variation of the resonant frequency by the detection circuit in the absence of the object.

公开(公告)号：US11912148B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US14735540

申请日：2015-06-10

申请人： SONY CORPORATION

发明人： Tom Hostyn ,  Philip Marivoet ,  Yoeri Apts ,  Christopher Rutherford ,  Vanessa Schelkens ,  Dimitri Torfs ,  Francis Van Aeken

IPC分类号： B60L53/30 ,  H02J3/32 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G06Q30/0202 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  H02J3/00 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L50/20 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L53/65 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02J3/38 ,  G01C21/36

CPC分类号： B60L53/305 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L15/2045 ,  B60L50/20 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L58/12 ,  G01C21/362 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q30/0202 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J3/008 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J13/00002 ,  B60L2200/12 ,  B60L2210/20 ,  B60L2240/622 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  B60L2250/12 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2260/50 ,  B60L2260/52 ,  B60L2260/54 ,  H02J2300/24 ,  H02J2300/28 ,  Y02E10/56 ,  Y02E10/76 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02E70/30 ,  Y02T10/64 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14 ,  Y04S50/10 ,  Y04S50/14

摘要： A method is provided for managing energy. The method comprises collecting information relating to amounts of energy stored by a plurality of members of a group, and relating to energy requirements of the members. The method further comprises determining a price for distributing energy to a non-member of the group, determining whether to supply energy stored by the members to the non-member at the determined price, and issuing instructions to distribute energy upon determining that energy stored by the plurality of members should be supplied to the non-member.

公开(公告)号：US11823292B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17541962

申请日：2021-12-03

申请人： Causam eXchange, Inc.

发明人： Joseph W. Forbes, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  B60L53/64 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G07F15/00 ,  H02J3/00 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/68 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G05D17/00 ,  G05D3/12 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q20/14 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L69/325 ,  B60L53/30

CPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L55/00 ,  G05D3/12 ,  G05D17/00 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/14 ,  G06Q20/145 ,  G06Q30/0206 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G07F15/008 ,  H02J3/008 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02J13/00028 ,  H02J13/00034 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L69/325 ,  B60L53/305 ,  H02J2203/20 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02P80/10 ,  Y02P90/845 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14 ,  Y04S40/128 ,  Y04S50/10 ,  Y04S50/12 ,  Y04S50/14

摘要： Systems and methods for market-based financial settlement in an electric power grid are disclosed. At least one active grid element is constructed and configured in network communication with a settlement processor. The at least one active grid element participates in the electric power grid by consuming power, supplying power, and/or curtailing power to provide operating reserves and/or grid stability for the electric power grid. The at least one active grid element generates at least one kilowatt packet (KWP) unit based upon measured data for the participation in the electric power grid. The at least one active grid element transmits at least one IP-based settlement message to the settlement processor. The settlement processor provides a market-based financial settlement for the participation of the at least one active grid element based on the at least one KWP unit in real time or near real time.

公开(公告)号：US20230333171A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18337203

申请日：2023-06-19

申请人： Midtronics, Inc.

发明人： Kevin I. Bertness

IPC分类号： G01R31/385 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L58/18 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B60L50/62 ,  B60L58/21 ,  B60L3/12 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H01M10/54 ,  B60L50/60 ,  G01R31/36 ,  G01R31/396 ,  G01R31/392 ,  B60L58/12

CPC分类号： G01R31/385 ,  B60L3/0046 ,  B60L58/18 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B60L50/62 ,  B60L58/21 ,  B60L3/12 ,  H01M10/4207 ,  H01M10/4285 ,  H01M10/54 ,  B60L50/66 ,  G01R31/36 ,  G01R31/396 ,  G01R31/392 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  Y04S30/14 ,  Y02W30/84 ,  Y02T10/62 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167

摘要： A method of repairing a used battery pack from an electric vehicle include removing the battery pack from the vehicle. Battery tests are performed on at least some of the plurality of batteries and a battery test result for each of the batteries tested are obtained and stored in a database. A plurality of replacement batteries are tested and test results for each of the replacement batteries are stored in the database. The battery test results from the database are retrieved and used to create a refurbished battery pack. An apparatus includes a database for storing test results.

公开(公告)号：US11780345B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17171588

申请日：2021-02-09

申请人： ChargePoint, Inc.

发明人： David Baxter ,  Carl F. Hagenmaier, Jr. ,  Milton T. Tormey ,  Richard Lowenthal

IPC分类号： H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/14 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L50/40 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/67 ,  B60L53/62 ,  G05B13/02 ,  H02J3/14

CPC分类号： B60L53/63 ,  B60L3/0084 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L50/40 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/62 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L53/67 ,  B60L55/00 ,  G05B13/02 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  H02J7/00036 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  B60L2240/80 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  H02J3/14 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/12 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： A plurality of charging equipment share a current capacity. A message is received that indicates a request for allocation of electric current through a first charging equipment of the plurality of charging equipment. Responsive to determining that granting the request would exceed the current capacity, the electric current is dynamically allocated among the plurality of charging equipment such that the first charging equipment is allocated electric current without exceeding the current capacity shared by the plurality of charging equipment.

公开(公告)号：US20230302953A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18097539

申请日：2023-01-17

申请人： Christopher Scott Outwater ,  William Gibbens Redmann

发明人： Christopher Scott Outwater ,  William Gibbens Redmann

IPC分类号： B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L53/31 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/14

CPC分类号： B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L53/31 ,  H02J3/322 ,  H02J3/144 ,  Y02T10/92 ,  B60L2240/34 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/12 ,  Y04S30/14 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/167

摘要： A system and method for managing vehicle charging stations such that when at least two of a plurality of electric vehicle charging stations (also known as electric vehicle service equipment, or EVSE) occupied with vehicles awaiting a charge, the present system manages the charging of individual vehicles in cases where the aggregated demand for charging exceeds the capacity of the circuits supplying the plurality of EVSE. By cycling so that only a few of the vehicles are charging at a time, the demand on the circuits is kept below a predetermined limit. In cases where a load shedding event is in progress, the limit can be further reduced. In cases where the cost of electricity is varying dynamically, the system considers a driver's explicit charging requirements (if any) and preferences for opportunistic charging when the price of electricity is not too high.

公开(公告)号：US11715137B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17101884

申请日：2020-11-23

申请人： Zeco Systems Pte Ltd.

发明人： Lin-Zhuang Khoo ,  Ron Mahabir ,  Terence Siew ,  Renaldo Noma ,  Neeraj Jhanji

IPC分类号： G05D3/12 ,  G05D5/00 ,  G05D9/00 ,  G05D11/00 ,  G05D17/00 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  H01M10/44 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/68 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06Q20/24 ,  H04L9/40 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G08G1/14 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04L25/20 ,  H04L67/10 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q10/1093 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H02J3/32

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0283 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L53/68 ,  G01C21/3476 ,  G01C21/3492 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q10/1093 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/24 ,  G06Q20/409 ,  G06Q30/0206 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G08G1/144 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  H04L25/20 ,  H04L63/10 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/40 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/622 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  B60L2260/52 ,  B60L2260/54 ,  B60L2260/58 ,  B60L2270/32 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  H02J3/322 ,  H02J7/00034 ,  H02J2310/48 ,  Y02D30/70 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： A method is disclosed for controlling a charge transfer of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server. The method includes receiving, at a mobile device, a message for an electric vehicle of a user from the electric vehicle charging station, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged. The method also includes receiving the charging control signal from the cloud server via the mobile device at the electric vehicle charging station in response to authorizing a charging control signal using identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device, wherein the charging control signal is configured to adjust a parameter used to draw electric power from the electric vehicle charging station.

公开(公告)号：US11660972B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US16785848

申请日：2020-02-10

申请人： DEKA Products Limited Partnership

发明人： Dean Kamen ,  Richard K. Heinzmann ,  Jason M. Sachs

IPC分类号： B60L53/30 ,  G06Q30/08 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B60L8/00 ,  G07F15/00 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L53/65 ,  H02J7/34 ,  B60L53/00 ,  B60L53/66

CPC分类号： B60L53/305 ,  B60L8/003 ,  B60L53/00 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L58/12 ,  G06Q30/08 ,  G07F15/003 ,  H02J7/342 ,  B60L2200/26 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  B60L2240/80 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  H02J7/0045 ,  H02J7/00045 ,  H02J2207/40 ,  H02J2310/48 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14 ,  Y04S50/10

摘要： A system for charging a battery within an at least partially electric vehicle. The system includes a charging device wherein the charging device configured to electrically connect to the at least partially electric vehicle and charge at least one battery by a predetermined amount. The system also includes a network configured to determine the location of the charging device.