Electronic vehicle charge regulation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11524600-B2
Application number	US-202016923206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2020
Priority date	Jul 8, 2020
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to partition an area into zones, wherein each zone includes one or more delivery mechanisms and each delivery mechanism include one or more portions that are capable of charging an electric vehicle. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to, in response to receiving a request to charge, reserve a portion of a delivery mechanism for a fixed period of time based on available capacity of the delivery mechanism and need of the requesting electric vehicle. Embodiments of the present invention can be further used to modify the fixed period of time based on real time use of the delivery mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
partitioning an area into zones, wherein each zone includes one or more delivery mechanisms of a plurality of delivery mechanisms and each delivery mechanism includes one or more portions of capacity that are capable of charging an electric vehicle,
the one or more delivery mechanisms comprising at least one of a wired stationary charging station, a wireless stationary charging station and a series of wireless charging stations embedded in at least one road, and the electric vehicle is stationary when receiving a charge from one of the wired stationary charging station and the wireless stationary charging station, and the electric vehicle is mobile when receiving a charge from the series of wireless charging stations embedded in at least one road;
in response to receiving a request to charge which comprises information about the electric vehicle including a current location and a current route, reserving a portion of capacity of a delivery mechanism for a fixed period of time based on available capacity of the delivery mechanism in the plurality of delivery mechanisms, need of the electric vehicle requesting a charge, and the current location and the current route information, the reserving enabled to reserve a delivery mechanism of types including wired stationary charging stations, wireless stationary charging stations and a series of wireless charging stations embedded in a road;
in response to determining that the requesting electric vehicle cannot be granted a reservation to charge due to a lack of capacity of the delivery mechanism, identifying at least one currently charging electric vehicle charging from the delivery mechanism that is within a percentage threshold of requested charge;
stopping charge to the at least one currently charging electric vehicle;
reallocating a portion of capacity of the delivery mechanism in use by the electric vehicle having a stopped charge to the requesting electric vehicle; and
modifying the fixed period of time based on real time use of the delivery mechanism.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adding the electric vehicle requesting a charge to a queue of vehicles requesting charge; and
determining whether the requesting electric vehicle can be granted a reservation to charge in the delivery mechanism.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:
in response to adding the electric vehicle to the queue of vehicles requesting a charge, identifying a delivery mechanism comprising a series of wireless charging stations embedded in at least one road along the current route; and
in response to determining that the requesting electric vehicle can be granted the reservation to charge in the delivery mechanism, routing the requesting electric vehicle to the delivery mechanism.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to receiving a request to charge, reserving a portion of capacity of the delivery mechanism for a fixed period of time based on available capacity of a delivery mechanism in the plurality of delivery mechanisms and need of the electric vehicle requesting a charge, wherein the reserving further comprises:
identifying a delivery mechanism within the area that is along the electric vehicle's current route;
determining whether the electric vehicle can be granted a reservation to charge in the identified delivery mechanism; and
in response to determining that the electric vehicle cannot be granted a reservation to charge, identifying another delivery mechanism along the electric vehicle's current route that can accommodate the electric vehicle requesting charge.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the percent threshold of requested charge is sufficient to allow the currently charging vehicle to complete a planned route without the charge fully depleting.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to receiving a request to charge, identifying whether the requesting electric vehicle is a priority vehicle.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the fixed period of time based on real time use of the delivery mechanism comprises:
adding or shortening the fixed period of time for charging based on a percentage of charge that a currently charging vehicle has achieved,
wherein modifying the fixed period of time by shortening is dependent on whether the percentage of charge is sufficient to enable the electric vehicle to either reach a destination of the current route or reach a new delivery mechanism capable of providing additional charge to the electric vehicle.

8. A computer program product comprising:
one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to partition an area into zones, wherein each zone includes one or more delivery mechanisms of a plurality of delivery mechanisms, and each delivery mechanism includes one or more portions of capacity that are capable of charging an electric vehicle,
the one or more delivery mechanisms comprising at least one of a wired stationary charging station, a wireless stationary charging station and a series of wireless charging stations embedded in at least one road, and the electric vehicle is stationary when receiving a charge from one of the wired stationary charging station and the wireless stationary charging station, and the electric vehicle is mobile when receiving a charge from the series of wireless charging stations embedded in at least one road;
program instructions to, in response to receiving a request to charge, reserve a portion of capacity of a delivery mechanism for a fixed period of time based on available capacity of the delivery mechanism in the plurality of delivery mechanisms and need of the electric vehicle requesting a charge;
program instructions to:
stop a charge of a currently charging electric vehicle, the currently charging electric vehicle being charged by a delivery mechanism along the route of the requesting electric vehicle, and
reallocate a portion of the capacity of the delivery mechanism in use by the electric vehicle having a stopped charge to the requesting electric vehicle, wherein the currently charging vehicle is within a percentage threshold of requested charge; and

program instructions to modify the fixed period of time based on real time use of the delivery mechanism.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media further comprise:
program instructions to add the electric vehicle requesting a charge to a queue of vehicles requesting charge; and
program instructions to determine whether the requesting electric vehicle can be granted a reservation to charge in the delivery mechanism.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media further comprise:
program instructions to, in response to determining that the requesting electric vehicle can be granted the reservation to charge in the delivery mechanism, route the requesting electric vehicle to the delivery mechanism.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein program instructions to, in response to receiving a request to charge, reserve a portion of capacity of a delivery mechanism for a fixed period of time based on available capacity of the delivery mechanism in the plurality of delivery mechanisms and need of the electric vehicle requesting a charge co

Assignees

• Kyndryl Inc

Inventors

• Treadway Michael
• Kwatra Shikhar
• Adams Michael Anthony
• Millies Michael

Classifications

• B60L53/63 Primary

  in response to network capacity · CPC title

• Y04S10/126

  the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G] · CPC title

• B60L2240/80

  Time limits · CPC title

• B60L53/30

  Constructional details of charging stations · CPC title

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title