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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Valor Yaldo, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James P. Neville, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Emma Vasquez Ordonez, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Pragya Tooteja, Clawson, MI (US);
William R. Venner, Milford, MI (US);
Sarah Spoto, Detroit, MI (US);
Jadel Davis, Royal Oak, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, methods and systems are provided for controlling charging for a plurality of electric vehicles, each of the plurality of electric vehicles including a respective battery that is charged electrically via a respective charger. In one exemplary embodiment: (i) vehicle data, including respective charge statuses for the respective batteries of the plurality of electric vehicles, via sensors onboard the plurality of electric vehicles; (ii) charging station data, including respective availabilities for the plurality of charging stations, is obtained; (iii) the plurality of electric vehicles are each paired with respective charging stations, generated paired sets of electric vehicles and charging stations, based on the vehicle data and the charging station data, via a processor; and (iv) charging of respective batteries of the electric vehicles are controlled with the respective paired charging stations, via the processor.