Patent ID: 8952656
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B60L,H02J,Y02B,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method of operation in an electric-vehicle charging station, the method comprising: determining respective maximum rates of charge to be delivered to a plurality of electric vehicles connected to the charging station, wherein the charging station has a total charging capacity; and allocating respective portions of the total charging capacity of the charging station to each of the plurality of electric vehicles, the respective portions being non-uniform and determined based, at least in part, on the respective maximum rates of charge to be delivered to the plurality of electric vehicles, wherein at least one of the plurality of electric vehicles is allocated a nonzero charging rate that is less than a requested vehicle charging rate of the at least one of the plurality of electric vehicles in response to a sum of requested vehicle charging rates of the plurality of electric vehicles exceeding the total charging capacity of the charging station.