Patent ID: 8736225
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: B60L,G06F,H04L,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A modularized interface for connecting a plug-in electric vehicle to the energy grid comprising: a module integrated within or configured to be connected to a charging interface on the vehicle and connectable to a smart socket connected to the energy grid, the module comprising: the smart socket comprising: wherein the processor within the smart socket controls the smart socket so that the smart socket is normally disabled, and is enabled only after the module, after being connected to the smart socket, identifies the smart socket and its associated meter, and user preferences, if any, regarding energy pricing or charging scheduling, pre-programmed into the module, are satisfied; wherein the processor within the module meters energy consumption or discharge while energy flows to or from the vehicle through the modularized interface; and wherein, when the module is disconnected from the smart socket, the processor within the smart socket disables the smart socket, and the processor within the module, after communicating the metered data to the utility center, disables the module.