Granted Patent B2

US 12,288,267 · App. 16/863,958 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Inventors: Daniel S. Dobrzynski (Forest Park, IL); Jason D. Harper (Plainfield, IL)

Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC

G06Q50/06B60L53/62B60L53/665G06Q10/06312G06Q20/145G06Q30/0234G06Q30/08G06Q40/04H02J7/007

Abstract

Claims (93)

1. A charging management system, comprising:

a network interface configured to facilitate data communication via a network;

a memory; and

a processing circuit comprising a processor, the processing circuit configured to:

determine one or more electric vehicles (EV) are located at one or more charging sites of an EV charging network;

provide power, by a charge controller adapter coupled to each charge port associated with each EV of the one or more EVs, from an electrical power supply grid in communication with the one or more charging sites of the EV charging network;

determine monetary information related to an energy price and including information indicative of a predicted price λ pred ;

determine an electric vehicle (EV) power limit P LIM for a total amount of the one or more EVs in the EV charging network;

receive information indicative of the state of an onboard battery for each EV in the EV charging network;

transmit the monetary information to two or more agents, each of the two or more agents associated with each EV in the EV charging network;

receive from each of the two or more agents, a bid including: an agent monetary value, a desired charging rate P D , and a charging interval;

determine based on each of the bids, an aggregate power demand for the charging interval;

compare the aggregate power demand to the EV power limit P LIM ;

determine a power dispatch limit P DL for each EV in the EV charging network;

transmit to each of the two or more agents, a message including: charging interval start and end times, the amount of power to be provided during the charging interval, and the price for the charging interval; and

operate the charge controller adapter coupled to each charge port, to provide power to each EV associated with each charge port and with the two or more agents; at no greater than P DL , based on each of the bids and the comparison of the aggregate power demand to the EV power limit P LIM ;

wherein the charge controller adapter comprises a first coupler coupled to one or more of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), a second coupler coupled to each EV in the EV charging network, and an electronic circuitry electrically coupled to the first coupler and the second coupler, the electronic circuitry configured to provide power from the one or more of the EVSE, via the first coupler, to each EV in the EV charging network, via the second coupler.

2. The charging management system of claim 1 , wherein in response to the comparison indicating that the aggregate power demand is less than the EV power limit P LIM , the processing circuit is configured to:

provide power, by one or more of the EVSE or the charge controller adapter, to each EV of the one or more EVs according to the desired charging rate P D in the bid corresponding to each EV;

determine an excess amount of power to distribute; and

allocate the excess amount of power to each EV based on the agent monetary value in the bid corresponding to each EV.

3. The charging management system of claim 2 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to set an energy price for all of the one or more EVs equal to the predicted price λ pred .

4. The charging management system of claim 1 , wherein in response to the comparison indicating that the aggregate power is greater than the EV power limit P LIM , the processing circuit is configured to:

determine a minimum charging rate P min to provide to all of the one or more EVs;

charge, by one or more of the EVSE or the charge controller adapter, all of the one or more EVs according to the minimum charging rate P min ,

determine a remaining amount of charging capacity, the remaining charging capacity being a difference between the EV power limit P LIM and an amount of power required to charge each EV of the one or more EVs according to the minimum charging rate P min ; and

allocate the remaining amount of charging capacity between the one or more EVs based on the agent monetary information in the bid corresponding to each EV.

5. The charging management system of claim 4 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to:

determine an energy price for the power provided; and

bill all of the one or more EVs the energy price.

6. The charging management system of claim 4 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to:

allocate the remaining amount of charging capacity so that an EV corresponding to the highest bid is charged, by one or more of the EVSE or the charge controller adapter associated with the EV corresponding to the highest bid, before an EV with a next highest bid is charged;

determine a first charging price for the power provided at the minimum charging rate P min ;

determine a second charging price higher than the first charging price for the remaining amount of charging capacity;

determine a rebate amount based on a difference between at a cost of the remaining amount of charging capacity at the second price and a cost of the remaining amount of charging capacity at the first price; and

allocate a portion of the rebate amount to each EV of the one or more EVs that received less power than in the bids corresponding to each EV.

7. The charging management system of claim 1 , wherein in response to the comparison indicating that the aggregate power demand is less than the EV power limit P LIM , the processing circuit is configured to:

provide power, by one or more of the EVSE or the charge controller adapter, to each of the one or more EVs according to the desired charging rate P D in the bid corresponding to each EV;

determine an excess amount of power to distribute; and

allocate the excess amount of power to each EV based on the agent monetary value in the bid corresponding to each EV.

8. A method of allocating charging power amongst two or more electric vehicles (EVs), comprising:

determining one or more electric vehicles (EV) are located at one or more charging sites of an EV charging network;

providing power, by a charge controller adapter coupled to each charge port associated with each EV of the one or more EVs, from an electrical power supply grid in communication with the one or more charging sites of an EV charging network;

determining, by a processing circuit of a charging management system, monetary information related to an energy price and including information indicative of a predicted price λ pred ;

determining, by the processing circuit, an EV power limit P LIM for a total amount of the one or more EVs in the EV charging network;

transmitting, by the processing circuit, the monetary information to two or more agents, each of the two or more agents associated with each EV of the two or more EVs in the EV charging network;

receiving, by the processing circuit, from each of the two or more agents, a bid including: an agent monetary value, a desired charging rate P D , and a charging interval;

transmitting, to each of the two or more agents, a message including: charging interval start and end times, the amount of power to be provided during the charging interval, and the price for the charging interval; and

operating, by the charge controller adapter coupled to each charge port, to provide power to each EV associated with each charge port and with the two or more agents to be charged based on each of the bids;

wherein the charge controller adapter comprises a first coupler coupled to one or more of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), a second coupler coupled to each EV in the EV charging network, and an electronic circuitry electrically coupled to the first coupler and the second coupler, the electronic circuitry configured to provide power from the one or more of the EVSE, via the first coupler, to each EV in the EV charging network, via the second coupler.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein

prior to charging each EV, the method includes:

determining, by the processing circuit, an aggregate power demand for the interval based on each of the bids;

comparing, by the processing circuit, the aggregate power demand to the EV power limit P LIM ; and

providing power, by one or more of the EVSE or the charge controller adapter, to each EV associated with the two or more agents to be charged based on the comparison.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining, by the processing circuit, that the comparison indicates that the aggregate power demand is less than the EV power limit P LIM ;

providing power, by one or more of the EVSE or the charge controller adapter, to each EV of the one or more EVs according to the desired charging rate P D in the bid corresponding to each EV;

determining, by the processing circuit, an excess amount of power to distribute; and

allocating, by the processing circuit, the excess amount of power to each EV based on the agent monetary value in the bid corresponding to each EV.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining, by the processing circuit, that the comparison indicates that the aggregate power is greater than the EV power limit P LIM ;

determining, by the processing circuit, a minimum charging rate P min to provide to all of the one or more EVs;

providing power, by one or more of the EVSE or the charge controller adapter, to all of the one or more EVs according to the minimum charging rate P min ,

determining, by the processing circuit, a remaining amount of charging capacity, the remaining charging capacity being a difference between the EV power limit P LIM and an amount of power required to charge each of the EVs according to the minimum charging rate P min ; and

allocating, by the processing circuit, the remaining amount of charging capacity between the EVs based on the agent monetary value in the bid corresponding to each EV.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises determining, by the processing circuit, an energy price for the power provided and billing, by a controller, all of the one or more EVs the energy price.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

allocating, by the processing circuit, the remaining amount of charging capacity so that an EV corresponding to the highest bid is charged, by one or more of the EVSE or the charge controller adapter associated with the EV corresponding to the highest bid, before an EV with a next highest bid is charged;

determining, by the processing circuit, a first charging price for the power provided at the minimum charging rate P min ,

determining, by the processing circuit, a second charging price higher than the first charging price for the remaining amount of charging capacity;

determining, by the processing circuit, a rebate amount based on a difference between at a cost of the remaining amount of charging capacity at the second price and a cost of the remaining amount of charging capacity at the first price; and

allocating, by the processing circuit, a portion of the rebate amount to each EV of the one or more EVs that received less power than in the bids corresponding to each EV.

14. A charging management system, comprising:

a network interface configured to facilitate data communication via a network;

a memory; and

a processing circuit comprising a processor, the processing circuit configured to:

determine monetary information related to an energy price;

determine an electric vehicle (EV) power limit P LIM for a total amount of EVs in an EV charging network;

transmit the monetary information to two or more agents, each of the two or more agents associated with an EV in the EV charging network;

receive, from each of the two or more agents, a bid including: an agent monetary value, a desired charging rate P D , and a charging interval;

provide power, by a charge controller adapter, to the EVs associated with the two or more agents based on each of the bids;

allocate, by the processing circuit, the remaining amount of charging capacity so that an EV corresponding to a highest bid is charged, by the charge controller adapter associated with the EV corresponding to the highest bid, before an EV with a next highest bid is charged;

determine, by the processing circuit, a first charging price for the power provided at the minimum charging rate P min ,

determine, by the processing circuit, a second charging price higher than the first charging price for the remaining amount of charging capacity;

determine, by the processing circuit, a rebate amount based on a difference between at a cost of the remaining amount of charging capacity at the second price and a cost of the remaining amount of charging capacity at the first price;

transmit to each of the two or more agents, a message including: the rebate amount; and

allocate, by the processing circuit, a portion of the rebate amount to each of the EVs that received less power than in the bids corresponding to each of the EVs;

wherein the charge controller adapter comprises a first coupler coupled to one or more of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), a second coupler coupled to each EV in the EV charging network, and an electronic circuitry electrically coupled to the first coupler and the second coupler, the electronic circuitry configured to provide power from the one or more of the EVSE, via the first coupler, to each EV in the EV charging network, via the second coupler.

15. The charging management system of claim 14 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to set an energy price for all of the EVs equal to the predicted price λ pred .

16. The charging management system of claim 14 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to:

determine an energy price for the power provided; and

bill all of the EVs the energy price.

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