Grid overlay for a zip coded map system and method therefor
US9731615B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2036 |
Classification
- 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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