IP Library Granted Patent US 11,724,613
Granted Patent B2
US 11,724,613 · App. 17/324,084 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Energy transfer based on intended use

Inventors: Norman Lu (Fairview, TX); Maximilian Parness (Takoma Park, MD)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
B60L53/305B60L53/31B60L53/35B60L58/12H02J7/342
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,724,613
App. No.
17/324,084
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of establishing communication between a transport and a location via a module including a battery, determining an energy amount in the transport and an energy requirement at the location, and initiating a transfer of a portion of the energy amount from the transport to the battery based on an intended use of the portion at one or more devices at the location.

Claims (35)

1. A method, comprising:

establishing, by a computer device, a communication between a transport and a location including a battery external to the transport;

determining, by the computer device, an amount of energy in the transport available to be provided to the location and an energy requirement of the location; and

initiating, by the computer device, a transfer of a portion of the amount of energy from the transport to the battery using a message to the transport that instructs the transport as to how to transfer the amount of energy based on an intended use of the amount of energy at the location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transfer of the portion of the energy is further based on a future energy usage at the location.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the energy requirement at the location is based on one or more of a current environmental condition and a future environmental condition at the location.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message comprises at least one of:

an amount of energy to transfer to the location, a time to transmit the energy to the location, and a time to restart transferring further amounts of energy when a previous transmission is complete.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer device contains the battery.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the amount of energy to be transferred from the transport is based on a future use and a future destination of the transport.

7. He method of claim 1 , comprising:

initiating, by the computer device, a transfer of a portion of energy from the location to the transport when the energy requirement at the location is no longer needed.

8. A computer device, comprising:

a processor that when executing one or instructions stored in an associated memory is configured to:

establish a communication between a transport and a location including a battery external to the transport;

determine an amount of energy in the transport available to be provided to the location and an energy requirement of the location; and

initiate a transfer of a portion of the amount of energy from the transport to the battery using a message to the transport that instructs the transport as to how to transfer the amount of energy based on an intended use of the amount of energy at the location.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the transfer of the portion of the energy is further based on a future energy usage at the location.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the energy requirement at the location is based on one or more of a current environmental condition and a future environmental condition at the location.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the message comprises at least one of:

an amount of energy to transfer to the location, a time to transmit the energy to the location, and a time to restart transferring further amounts of energy when a previous transmission is complete.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer device contains the battery.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the portion of the amount of energy to be transferred from the transport is based on a future use and a future destination of the transport.

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

initiate a transfer of a portion of energy from the location to the transport when the energy requirement at the location is no longer needed.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed by a processor of a computer device cause the processor to perform:

establishing a communication between a transport and a location including a battery external to the transport;

determining an amount of energy in the transport available to be provided to the location and an energy requirement of the location; and

initiating a transfer of a portion of the amount of energy from the transport to the battery using a message to the transport that instructs the transport as to how to transfer the amount of energy based on an intended use of the amount of energy at the location.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the transfer of the portion of the energy is further based on a future energy usage at the location.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the energy requirement at the location is based on one or more of a current environmental condition and a future environmental condition at the location.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the message comprises at least one of:

an amount of energy to transfer to the location, a time to transmit the energy to the location, and a time to restart transferring further amounts of energy when a previous transmission is complete.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the portion of the amount of energy to be transferred from the transport is based on a future use and a future destination of the transport.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising, initiating a transfer of a portion of energy from the location to the transport when the energy requirement at the location is no longer needed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2021
From: LU, NORMAN; PARNESS, MAXIMILIAN
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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