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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
David Hakim, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Steven Hugg, Bethesda, MD (US);
Edward Shnekendorf, Falls Church, VA (US);
Sarah Cartwright, Washington, DC (US);
Zach Axelrod, Washington, DC (US);
Nicholas Jhirad, Washington, DC (US);
Louis Szablya, Houston, TX (US);
R. Karl Lewis, Great Falls, VA (US);
Brian Golden, Great Falls, VA (US);
Michaela Barnes, Bethesda, MD (US);
Alexei Cowett, Arlington, VA (US);
David Hyams, McLean, VA (US);
David Hakim, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Steven Hugg, Bethesda, MD (US);
Edward Shnekendorf, Falls Church, VA (US);
Sarah Cartwright, Washington, DC (US);
Zach Axelrod, Washington, DC (US);
Nicholas Jhirad, Washington, DC (US);
Louis Szablya, Houston, TX (US);
R. Karl Lewis, Great Falls, VA (US);
Brian Golden, Great Falls, VA (US);
Michaela Barnes, Bethesda, MD (US);
Alexei Cowett, Arlington, VA (US);
David Hyams, McLean, VA (US);
GridPoint, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a computerized method for dispatching energy from distributed resources in a discharge event so that the energy stored in individual devices is levelized, or so that an operator request is met. Evaluation of event parameters may be deferred. The method may be utilized to dispatch energy from plug-in electric vehicles. Systems and methods to account for electricity dispatched to or from electric vehicles are disclosed. Systems and methods for incentivizing consumers to participate in a dispatch event or curtail energy use are disclosed.