Bidirectional energy transfer systems and methods for providing aggregated power outage mapping

1. A bidirectional energy transfer system, comprising:

an electrified vehicle configured to broadcast vehicle information that includes at least a location and a charging status of the electrified vehicle; and

a server system in communication with the electrified vehicle and configured to receive the vehicle information,

wherein the server system includes a control module programmed to generate a power outage map when the charging status indicates a power outage condition,

wherein the control module is further programmed to increase a charging storage limit of a traction battery pack of the electrified vehicle in response to predicting that the power outage condition is imminent.

2. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the power outage map includes a power outage zone and a predicted power outage zone identified within a street map of the power outage map.

3. The system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the power outage zone is demarcated by a first type of shading and the predicted power outage zone is demarcated by a second type of shading that is different from the first type of shading.

4. The system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the control module is further programmed to infer the predicted power outage zone based on branches of a power grid overlay that are located downstream from the power outage zone within the street map.

5. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control module is further programmed to automatically communicate the power outage map to a service provider of a grid power source for indicating the location of the power outage condition.

6. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the power outage map is an aggregated power outage map generated based on the charging status of the electrified vehicle and a second charging status of a second electrified vehicle.

7. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control module is further programmed to communicate the power outage map to a second electrified vehicle that is located near a power outage zone that is identified within the power outage map.

8. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information is periodically broadcast from the electrified vehicle in the form of heartbeat status signals.

9. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control module is further programmed to:

notify a user of the electrified vehicle when the location of the electrified vehicle is within a power outage zone or a predicted power outage zone of the power outage map; and

provide a list of available charging locations for charging the electrified vehicle or provide travel route instructions for guiding the user back to a home location associated with the electrified vehicle.

10. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control module is programmed to command the traction battery pack to be charged to a first charging storage limit when the power outage condition is not imminent.

11. The system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the control module is programmed to command the traction battery pack to be charged to a second, larger charging storage limit when the power outage condition is imminent.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving vehicle information associated with an electrified vehicle;

detecting, based at least on the vehicle information, whether a power outage condition is occurring at a location of the electrified vehicle;

generating a power outage map in response to detecting the power outage condition,

determining whether the power outage condition is imminent;

charging a traction battery pack of the electrified vehicle to a first charging storage limit when the power outage condition is not imminent; and

charging the traction battery pack to a second, larger charging storage limit when the power outage condition is imminent.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein generating the power outage map includes:

identifying a power outage zone of the power outage map with a first type of shading; and

identifying a predicted power outage zone of the power outage map with a second type of shading that is different from the first type of shading.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein identifying the predicted power outage zone includes:

inferring the predicted power outage zone based on branches of a power grid overlay that are located downstream from the power outage zone within the power outage map.

15. The method as recited in claim 12 , comprising:

automatically communicating the power outage map to a service provider of a grid power source.

16. The method as recited in claim 12 , comprising:

communicating the power outage map to a second electrified vehicle that is located near a power outage zone that is identified within the power outage map.

17. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the vehicle information is periodically broadcast from the electrified vehicle in the form of heartbeat status signals.

18. The method as recited in claim 12 , comprising:

notifying a user of the electrified vehicle when the electrified vehicle is within a power outage zone or a predicted power outage zone of the power outage map; and

providing a list of available charging locations for charging the electrified vehicle.

19. The method as recited in claim 12 , comprising:

notifying a user of the electrified vehicle when the electrified vehicle is within a power outage zone or a predicted power outage zone of the power outage map; and

providing travel route instructions for guiding the user back to a home location associated with the electrified vehicle.

20. The method as recited in claim 12 , comprising:

providing a strategic charging guidance notification to a user of the electrified vehicle in conjunction with providing the power outage map.