Patent ID: 9260031
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B60L,G06Q,H02J,Y02T,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented system for distributed charging of at least one electrical asset, wherein each electrical asset has associated therewith a plurality of discrete charging states, the system comprising: a first remote computing element, wherein the first remote computing element is associated with a first one of the at least one electrical assets; and a first server computing element in operative communication with the first remote computing element; wherein the first server computing element is configured to send to the first remote computing element at least one incentive signal; wherein the first remote computing element is configured to calculate, based at least in part upon the incentive signal, a first charging profile; wherein the discrete charging states comprise: off; slow charge; and fast charge; wherein the incentive signal comprises: a success probability associated with the slow charge; a success probability associated with the fast charge; a tariff that the first one of the at least one electrical assets would be charged if the slow charge was chosen; and a tariff that the first one of the at least one electrical assets would be charged if the fast charge was chosen; and wherein the calculation of the first charging profile is a discrete calculation that is based at least in part upon the success probabilities and tariffs of the incentive signal.