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Grid overlay for a zip coded map system and method therefor

US9731615B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateAug 15, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY04S30/12
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for managing a demand response (DR) event requests divides a geographic region into a plurality of units, wherein each unit is associated with a specific utility provider; issues a DR event request from the specific utility provider for at least one particular unit of the plurality of units; determines which of a plurality of vehicles are in the at least one particular unit; determines a subset of the plurality of vehicles that meet qualifying criteria of the DR event request; and sends a vehicle to grid (V2G) request to the subset of the plurality of vehicles to participate in the DR event request.

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