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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2011
Dana B. Fecher, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Dana B. Fecher, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
The described method and system provide for managing the charging of individual electric vehicles with respect to local substations or grids to lower the load on a given substation or grid. When the load on a substation or grid reaches a warning threshold, a call center may facilitate the implementation of a charging plan to reduce the load. The call center may locate and identify vehicles that are being charged in the relevant area and may further manage the charging of the located vehicles to reduce the load through a charging plan. The plan may be based on the current state of charge of each vehicle, the historical use and projected use of each vehicle, vehicle charging patterns, and the severity of the load on the substation or grid.