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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Howard N. Anglin, Austin, TX (US);

Irgelkha Mejia, Austin, TX (US);

Nicholas J. Ruegger, Austin, TX (US);

Yvonne M. Young, Elgin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 5/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 55/00 (2019.01); B60L 53/63 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1837 (2013.01); B60L 53/32 (2019.02); B60L 53/63 (2019.02); B60L 55/00 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05F 5/00 (2013.01); H02J 3/005 (2013.01); H02J 7/0027 (2013.01); H02J 13/0062 (2013.01); B60L 2200/26 (2013.01); B60L 2240/62 (2013.01); B60L 2260/54 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3216 (2013.01); Y02B 90/2638 (2013.01); Y02E 60/721 (2013.01); Y02E 60/7838 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7055 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/162 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/168 (2013.01); Y04S 10/126 (2013.01); Y04S 20/221 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01); Y04S 40/124 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for recharging an electric vehicle includes receiving, by a control module and from the vehicle in transit along a route having a number of stops for passenger pickup, a current charge level and a current location. The stops include recharging stations for recharging the vehicle. The method includes receiving from a next stop, an anticipated stop time at the next stop for the vehicle. The method includes determining a power output to be supplied to the vehicle by a recharging station at the next stop based on the current charge level. The power output comprises an amount of power to be supplied at the next stop, the amount of power for satisfying a minimum amount of charge to enable the vehicle to arrive at a subsequent stop after the next stop. The method includes transmitting, to the recharging station at the next stop, the power output.


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