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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Saeid Loghavi, Novi, MI (US);
Seth Loveall, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephanie Singer, Berkley, MI (US);
Jennifer Fredericks, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/67 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fleet charging system includes a plurality of chargers. A controller is programmed to predict charge demand for fleet and nonfleet vehicles over a predetermined time interval. The controller generates a charge strategy for the predetermined time interval that minimizes a total energy cost and includes storing energy in the fleet vehicles for sale to the nonfleet vehicles. The controller charges and discharges the fleet and nonfleet vehicles according to the charge strategy.