Patent ID: 8866436
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: B60L,F21S,F21V,G06Q,G07C,H02J,H04B,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A charge transfer device for transferring charge between a local power grid and an electric vehicle, comprising: a mounting mechanism to couple the charge transfer device to a street light; a control device to control application of charge transfer for the electric vehicle; a transceiver to communicate with a remote server via a data control unit that is connected to the remote server through a wide area network and receive communications from the remote server, wherein the received communications include communications as part of a demand response system; and a controller, coupled with the control device and the transceiver, to cause the control device to modify the application of charge transfer based on the communications received as part of the demand response system.