Energy transfer systems and methods

US10688881B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• Steven A. Tarnowsky · Beverly Hills, US
• Goro Tamai · Beverly Hills, US
• Anthony J. Corsetti · Rochester Hills, US
• Kunaal Verma · Royal Oak, US
• Donald Raymond Gignac · Waterford, US
• Freddy V. Rayes · Madison Heights, US
• Apral S. Hara · LaSalle, CA
• Allan Lewis · Windsor, CA
• William Marsh · Hemet, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 8, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 8, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y04S30/14
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A communication module is configured to obtain, from a first computing device associated with an energy receiver, an energy request. The energy request includes a location of the energy receiver and an amount of energy requested. A selection module is configured to generate a list of energy sources available to satisfy the energy request. The communication module is further configured to: transmit the list of energy sources to the first computing device for display; receive, from the first computing device, a selection of one energy source from the list of energy sources; and transmit, to the first computing device and a second computing device associated with the selected one energy source, a location at which the energy request is to be fulfilled. An energy transfer module is configured to selectively enable an electrical energy transfer from the selected one energy source to the energy receiver.