US 12,221,010 B2
Dynamic allocation of power modules for charging electric vehicles
Richard J. Quattrini, Jr., San Jose, CA (US); Peter Vaughan, Los Gatos, CA (US); David Baxter, Monte Sereno, CA (US); Carl F. Hagenmaier, Jr., Los Altos, CA (US); Patrick Kien Tran, Tracy, CA (US); Craig T. Matsuno, San Jose, CA (US); Gary A. Eldridge, San Jose, CA (US); and Pasquale Romano, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to CHARGEPOINT, INC., Campbell, CA (US)
Filed by ChargePoint, Inc., Campbell, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/508,117.
Application 17/493,696 is a division of application No. 16/995,579, filed on Aug. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,135,940, issued on Oct. 5, 2021.
Application 18/508,117 is a continuation of application No. 17/493,696, filed on Oct. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,813,959.
Application 16/995,579 is a continuation of application No. 15/605,857, filed on May 25, 2017, granted, now 10,744,883, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/341,567, filed on May 25, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0083298 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/63 (2019.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 58/12 (2019.02) [B60L 53/63 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02E 10/70 (2013.01); Y02E 60/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/167 (2013.01); Y04S 10/126 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method in a first dispenser, comprising:
requesting, from a plurality of power modules located in part in the first dispenser and in part in a set of one or more other dispensers, power for charging an electric vehicle, wherein each individual power module can be allocated to a single one of the first dispenser and the set of one or more other dispensers at a time;
receiving an allocation of one or more of the power modules to the first dispenser; and
responsive to determining that an amount of allocated power modules exceeds an amount of power requested or determined for charging the electric vehicle, causing an excess amount of the amount of allocated power modules to be released so that the excess amount of allocated power modules are available to be allocated to those of the set of one or more other dispensers.