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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Seamus T. McGrath, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Justin Allen, Greenville, SC (US);
Kevin Ertel, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
PROTERRA INC., Burlingame, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 5/18 (2006.01); B60L 5/42 (2006.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/67 (2019.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); B60W 40/12 (2012.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 5/18 (2013.01); B60L 5/42 (2013.01); B60L 53/32 (2019.02); B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B60L 53/10 (2019.02); B60L 2200/18 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60W 40/12 (2013.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/167 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling the charging of one or more electric vehicles at one or more charging stations in a geographic locality includes determining if the charging event of an electric vehicle of the one or more electric vehicles increases a demand billing rate. The demand billing rate may be a cost per unit of energy in the locality. The method also includes charging the electric vehicle at the charging event such that the demand billing rate is not increased.