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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Subhash B. Gullapalli, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dana B. Fecher, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nikola J. Pudar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Subhash B. Gullapalli, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dana B. Fecher, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nikola J. Pudar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
GENERAL MOTORS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
The described method and system provide for remotely controlling the charging operation of plurality of vehicles. In one implementation, a call center may receive a request from a utility regarding a particular grid and sends out an inquiry to locate vehicles in that grid. Once the vehicles have been located, the call center sends a command to those vehicles corresponding to the utility's request. In another implementation, vehicles may register information with the call center every time a charging event takes place, and the call center keeps track of the location of each vehicle based on the registration. When the call center receives a request from a utility, the call center may directly send out commands to vehicles based on the request. In other implementations, vehicle charging may be remotely controlled through the call center by consumers, the utility, or a home energy management system (HEMS). The charging control may further be customized based on a variety of information and preferences provided to the call center by the consumer, utility, or HEMS.