Power system for disconnecting from the grid and operating independently

1 . A method, comprising:

determining that a power grid will experience an adverse condition at a future time;

identifying that an electric vehicle at a location is connected to the power grid;

controlling the electric vehicle to store energy before the adverse condition occurs;

detecting, using a system clock, that the future time has arrived;

in response to an arrival of the future time, disconnecting the location from the power grid by sending a control signal to a service panel of the location to cause the service panel to disconnect from the power grid; and

controlling the electric vehicle to distribute the energy to a device at the location after the location has disconnected from the power grid.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

identifying an on-premises energy storage at the location;

determining a priority between the electric vehicle and the on-premises energy storage based on energy storage capacities of the electric vehicle and the on-premises energy storage; and

controlling the on-premises energy storage to store energy differently from the electric vehicle based on the priority.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the disconnecting of the location comprises:

activating a connection between the service panel and the electric vehicle via an electrical switch.

4 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining an expected energy need of the location during the adverse condition, and

wherein the controlling of the electric vehicle to store energy comprises:

controlling a rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle to store the energy based on the expected energy need.

5 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

identifying a current state of charge of a rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle, and

wherein the controlling of the electric vehicle to store energy comprises:

controlling the electric vehicle to store the energy in the rechargeable battery based on the current state of charge.

6 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

identifying a distance between the location and a charging point of the electric vehicle, and

wherein the controlling of the electric vehicle to store the energy comprises:

controlling the electric vehicle to store the energy in a rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle based on the distance.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the controlling of the electric vehicle to distribute the energy comprises:

controlling a transfer of energy from the electric vehicle to the device via a bi-directional energy transfer connection between a charging point at the location and the electric vehicle.

8 . An apparatus comprising:

a processor that executes instructions stored in a memory to configure the processor to:

determine that a power grid will experience an adverse condition at a future time;

identify that an electric vehicle at a location is connected to the power grid;

control the electric vehicle to store energy before the adverse condition occurs;

detecting, using a system clock, that the future time has arrived;

in response to an arrival of the future time, disconnect the location from the power grid by a control signal sent to a service panel of the location to cause the service panel to disconnect from the power grid; and

control the electric vehicle to distribute the energy to a device at the location after the location has disconnected from the power grid.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify an on-premises energy storage at the location;

determine a priority between the electric vehicle and the on-premises energy storage based on energy storage capacities of the electric vehicle and the on-premises energy storage; and

control the electric vehicle to distribute the energy to a device at the location after the location has disconnected from the power grid.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

disconnect activating a connection between the service panel and the electric vehicle via an electrical switch.

11 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine an expected energy need of the location during the adverse condition, and

wherein, when the processor controls the electric vehicle to store energy, the processor is configured to:

control a rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle to store the energy based on the expected energy need.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

identify a current state of charge of a rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle, and

wherein, when the processor controls the electric vehicle to store energy, the processor is configured to:

control the electric vehicle to store the energy in the rechargeable battery based on the current state of charge.

13 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

identify a distance between the location and a charging point of the electric vehicle, and

wherein, when the processor controls the electric vehicle to store energy, the processor is configured to:

control the electric vehicle to store the energy in a rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle based on the distance.

14 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control a transfer of energy from the electric vehicle to the device via a bi-directional energy transfer connection between a charging point at the location and the electric vehicle.

15 . A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

determining that a power grid will experience an adverse condition at a future time;

identifying that an electric vehicle at a location is connected to the power grid;

controlling the electric vehicle to store energy before the adverse condition occurs;

detecting, using a system clock, that the future time has arrived;

in response to an arrival of the future time, disconnecting the location from the power grid by sending a control signal to a service panel of the location to cause the service panel to disconnect from the power grid; and

controlling the electric vehicle to distribute the energy to a device at the location after the location has disconnected from the power grid.

16 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

identifying an on-premises energy storage at the location;

determining a priority between the electric vehicle and the on-premises energy storage based on energy storage capacities of the electric vehicle and the on-premises energy storage; and

controlling the on-premises energy storage to store energy differently from the electric vehicle based on the priority.

17 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the disconnecting of the location comprises;

activating a connection between the service panel and the electric vehicle via an electrical switch.

18 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

determining an expected energy need of the location during the adverse condition, and

wherein the controlling of the electric vehicle to store energy comprises:

controlling a rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle to store the energy based on the expected energy need.

19 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

identifying a current state of charge of a rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle, and

wherein the controlling of the electric vehicle to store energy comprises:

controlling the electric vehicle to store the energy in the rechargeable battery based on the current state of charge.

20 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform;

identifying a distance between the location and a charging point of the electric vehicle, and

wherein the controlling of the electric vehicle to store the energy comprises:

controlling the electric vehicle to store the energy in a rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle based on the distance.