IP Library Granted Patent US 12,556,004
Granted Patent B2
US 12,556,004 · App. 18/376,833 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Managing renewable energy disruption

Inventors: Norman Lu (Fairview, TX); Maximilian Parness (Takoma Park, MD)
Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H02J3/322G06F1/26H02J3/004H02J3/38H02J2300/20
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Patent No.
US 12,556,004
App. No.
18/376,833
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining a severity and a duration of a predicted deficiency of a renewable energy source in an area, responsive to the severity being above a first threshold and the duration being above a second threshold, providing stored energy from energy storage units in the area during the duration to overcome a portion of the predicted deficiency, and responsive to the severity being further above a third threshold and the duration being above a fourth threshold, providing stored energy from vehicles in the area during the duration to overcome another portion of the predicted deficiency, wherein the third threshold is greater than the first threshold, and the fourth threshold is greater than the second threshold.

Claims (37)

1 . A method implemented by a processor, the method comprising:

receiving a notification of a predicted deficiency of a renewable energy source for a location, the notification comprising comprises-a predicted severity and a predicted duration;

responsive to the predicted severity exceeding a first threshold and the predicted duration exceeding a second threshold, provisioning an initial amount of energy solely to a critical device at the location from an energy storage unit at the location; and

responsive to the predicted severity exceeding a third threshold, greater than the first threshold, and the predicted duration exceeding a fourth threshold, greater than the second threshold, provisioning a second amount of energy solely to a non-critical device at the location from a vehicle proximate to the location.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining a time when renewable energy stored by the energy storage unit will not be sufficient to meet the predicted deficiency; and

at the time, storing a remaining amount of energy from a non-renewable energy source.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second amount of energy is excess energy of the vehicle.

4 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

monitoring an energy consumption rate of the critical device and the non-critical device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the provisioning of the second amount of energy further comprises:

providing the second amount of energy in response to detecting that a duration of the predicted deficiency is greater than the predicted duration of the predicted deficiency.

6 . A system, comprising:

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

receive a notification of a predicted deficiency of a renewable energy source for a location, the notification comprising a predicted severity and a predicted duration of the predicted deficiency;

responsive to the predicted severity exceeding a first threshold and the predicted duration exceeding exceeds a second threshold, provision an initial amount of energy solely to a critical device at the location from an energy storage unit at the location; and

responsive to the predicted severity exceeding a third threshold, greater than the first threshold, and the predicted duration exceeding a fourth threshold, greater than the second threshold, provision a second amount of energy solely to a non-critical device at the location from a vehicle proximate to the location.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine a time when renewable energy stored by the energy storage unit will not be sufficient to meet the predicted deficiency; and

at the time, store a remaining amount of energy from the non-renewable energy source.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the second amount of energy is excess energy of the vehicle.

9 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to:

monitor an energy consumption rate of the critical device and the non-critical device.

10 . The system of claim 6 , wherein when the processor provisions the second amount of energy, the processor is further configured to:

provide the second amount of excess energy in response to detecting that a duration of the predicted deficiency is greater than the predicted duration of the predicted deficiency.

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

receiving a notification of a predicted deficiency of a renewable energy source for a location, the notification comprising a predicted severity and a predicted duration;

responsive to the predicted severity exceeding a first threshold and the predicted duration exceeding a second threshold, provisioning an initial amount of energy solely to a critical device at the location from an energy storage unit at the location; and

responsive to the predicted severity exceeding a third threshold, greater than the first threshold, and the predicted duration exceeding a fourth threshold, greater than the second threshold, provisioning a second amount of energy solely to a non-critical device at the location from a vehicle proximate to the location.

12 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

determining a time when renewable energy stored by the energy storage unit will not be sufficient to meet the predicted deficiency; and

at the time, storing a remaining amount of energy from a non-renewable energy source.

13 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the second amount of energy is excess energy of the vehicle.

14 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform:

monitoring an energy consumption rate of the critical device and the non-critical device.

15 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the provisioning of the second amount of energy further comprises:

providing the second amount of energy in response to detecting that a duration of the predicted deficiency is greater than the predicted duration of the predicted deficiency.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2026
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 074828/0217 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2023
From: LU, NORMAN; PARNESS, MAXIMILIAN
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 065132/0310 →
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