| CPC H02J 7/00712 (2020.01) [B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/63 (2019.02); B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 58/15 (2019.02); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0234 (2013.01); H01M 10/446 (2013.01); H02J 7/00032 (2020.01); H02J 7/00041 (2020.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/00302 (2020.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H02J 7/0069 (2020.01); H02J 7/0071 (2020.01); H02J 13/00002 (2020.01); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2250/14 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H02J 7/00304 (2020.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A system for controlling power distribution to a plurality of vehicles, the system comprising:
a distribution control device comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one non-transitory processor-readable storage medium;
a communication interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor,
wherein the at least one non-transitory processor-readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the distribution control device to:
transmit, by the communication interface, an indication of a charge-restriction event to be received by a plurality of control units, each control unit of the plurality of control units operable to control charging of a respective battery of a respective vehicle;
receive, by the communication interface from each control unit of a set of control units of the plurality of control units, at least one indication of participation in the charge-restriction event by a respective vehicle, where indication of participation in the charge-restriction event is indicative of a charge rate of a battery of the respective vehicle being restricted from a first charge rate outside of the charge-restriction event to a second charge rate less than the first charge rate during the charge-restriction event;
determine, by the at least one processor, possible energy savings during the charge-restriction event by each control unit of the set of control units restricting charge rate for the respective vehicle to the second charge rate instead of enabling charging of the battery at the first charge rate; and
allocate, by the at least one processor, a respective reward for a respective recipient for each vehicle for which an indication of participation in the charge-restriction event was received, each reward based on the determined possible energy savings for the respective vehicle, even if an actual charge rate for the respective vehicle during the charge-restriction event is less than the second charge rate; and
the set of control units of the plurality of control units, each control unit operable to:
receive the indication of the charge-restriction event;
restrict the charge rate of the respective battery of the respective vehicle to the second charge rate for the charge-restriction event; and
transmit an indication of participation, of the at least one indication of participation, in the charge-restriction event by the respective vehicle.
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