US 12,434,586 B2
Behind-the-meter branch loads for electrical vehicle charging field
Michael T. McNamara, Newport Beach, CA (US); and Raymond E. Cline, Jr., Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to LANCIUM LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by LANCIUM LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/101,784.
Application 17/101,784 is a continuation of application No. 16/809,111, filed on Mar. 4, 2020, granted, now 10,857,899.
Application 16/809,111 is a continuation of application No. 16/596,190, filed on Oct. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,618,427, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0101499 A1, Apr. 8, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60L 53/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/50 (2019.01); B60L 53/63 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/60 (2019.02) [B60L 53/50 (2019.02); B60L 53/63 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a transportation hub electrically coupled to a first behind-the-meter (“BTM”) power source via a first branch line, wherein the first BTM power source is a power generation station configured to generate utility-scale electrical power for supply to an electrical grid, wherein the first branch line is a medium voltage power connector of 34.5 kVAC or more,
wherein the transportation hub is electrically coupled to a second BTM power source via a second branch line, wherein the second BTM power source is a second power generation station different from the first power generation station, the second BTM power source is configured to generate utility-scale electrical power for supply to the electrical grid, and
wherein the transportation hub receives power via the first branch line from the power generation station at a location behind a Point of Interconnection between the first power generation station and the electrical grid; wherein the transportation hub includes an electrical vehicle charging station and an energy storage system, wherein the energy storage system is configured to obtain and store BTM power from the BTM power source; and
a control system configured to modulate power delivery to the transportation hub based, at least in part, on a set of monitored conditions, wherein the set of monitored conditions includes BTM power availability at the transportation hub and a quantity of energy stored at the energy storage system;
wherein the transportation hub further comprises a power interface coupled between the first branch line, and the second branch line, and a power bus of the transportation hub, the power bus coupled to the electrical vehicle charging station and the energy storage system, and the power interface configured to electrically engage or disengage the transportation hub from the first BTM power source, and the second BTM power source;
wherein the power interface is configured to receive power from the first branch line and the second branch line, and the power interface is further configured to selectively switch between receiving power from the first branch line and the second branch line alone;
wherein the Point of Interconnection includes a step-up transformer that supplies power from the first power generation station to the electrical grid at high voltage and a utility-scale generation-side meter that measures the power supplied from the first power generation station to the electrical grid; and
wherein the BTM power received by the transportation hub via the first branch line has not passed through the utility-scale generation-side meter of the Point of Interconnection.