US 11,987,144 B2
Transport energy transfer using real-time cost information
Norman Lu, Fairview, TX (US); and Maximilian Parness, Takoma Park, MD (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/147,551.
Prior Publication US 2022/0219560 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/62 (2019.02) [B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying, via a charging station, that a transport provided a first amount of energy to a different charging station at a first time based on information received from the different charging station, wherein the information comprises an identifier of the transport, a value of the first time, a level of the first amount of energy, and a cost of the first amount of energy;
determining, via the charging station, a second amount of energy to provide to the transport at another time, wherein the second amount of energy is based on the first amount of energy;
identifying, by the charging station, that a current real-time unit cost associated with the second amount of energy is greater than a unit cost associated with the first amount of energy; and
transferring, via the charging station, the second amount of energy to the transport at the another time at the same unit cost as the first amount of energy.