CONNECTION LOCATOR IN A POWER AGGREGATION SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED ELECTRIC RESOURCES
Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one implementation, a method includes charging an electric resource over a power connection to an electric network, obtaining a unique identifier of a device over the power connection, and determining an electric network location of the electric resource from the unique identifier.
1 . A method, comprising:
charging an electric resource over a power connection to an electric network;
obtaining a unique identifier of a device over the power connection; and
determining an electric network location of the electric resource from the unique identifier.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the unique identifier to a service, wherein the service determines an electric network location from the unique identifier.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the service uses the determined electric network location for aggregating power of distributed electric resources.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the service uses the determined electric network location for a transaction of energy exchange associated with the electric resource.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the power connection comprises Broadband-over-powerline.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the power connection comprises Ethernet-over-powerline.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the power connection comprises USB-over-powerline.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the unique identifier comprises a media access control (MAC) address.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a smart meter.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a smart plug.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a modem.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a router.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electric resource comprises an electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, or a vehicle that obtains at least some power for motion from an electric storage system.
14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electric resource is connected to a power aggregation system.
15 . A method, comprising:
broadcasting a ping to a wireless transceiver connected to an electric network;
receiving a unique identifier from the wireless transceiver; and
determining an electric network location from the unique identifier.
16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising sending the unique identifier to a service, wherein the service determines an electric network location from the unique identifier.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the service is connected to a power aggregation system.
18 . A method, comprising:
transmitting a first unique identifier to a wireless transceiver connected to an electric network; and
receiving an electric network location from a service connected to the electric network.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the wireless transceiver transmits a second unique identifier to the service, and the service determines the electric network location from the second unique identifier.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the service is connected to a power aggregation system.