Patent US10525848

Vehicle charging lanes
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US10525848

1. A method for implementing lane charging for a roadway, the method comprising: (11) (5)

identifying a road segment in a geographic region;

receiving real time data at a lane charging management device;

identifying a selected lane for the road segment;

receiving lane charging data for the selected lane that indicates whether the selected lane is a charging lane; and

generating a lane charging command for a charging device for the selected lane of the road segment, the lane charging command generated in response to the identified road segment, the lane charging data, and the real time data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the real time data includes a route for a vehicle. (0)

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the lane charging command is based on an attribute associated with the road segment. (1) (0)

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the real time data includes a plurality of routes for a plurality of vehicles, wherein the road segment is included in the plurality of routes. (0)

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the real time data includes weather data associated with the road segment or traffic data associated with the road segment. (0)

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the real time data includes a demand for energy for a plurality of vehicles, wherein the demand for energy is based on a quantity of the plurality of vehicles, at least one battery level associated with the plurality of vehicles, or a quantity of compatible vehicles in the plurality of vehicles. (0)

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (1) (1)

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the lane charging command is included in a plurality of lane charging commands for a plurality of charging devices. (0)

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the lane charging command includes a timing value for the charging device that indicates when the charging device is activated. (0)

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the lane charging command includes a charging value for the charging device that indicates an operating level for the charging device. (1) (0)

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (1)

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (2)

16. An apparatus for implementing lane charging for a roadway, the apparatus comprising: (2) (3)

a geographic database including data indicative of a plurality of road segments in a geographic region;

a communication interface configured to receive real time data for at least one of the road segments in geographic region and lane charging data for a selected lane of the at least one of the road segments that indicates whether the selected lane is a charging lane; and

a lane charging management controller configured to generate a lane charging command for a charging device of the selected lane of the at least one of the road segments in response to the real time data and in response to the lane charging data.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the real time data includes a route for a vehicle and the lane charging command is based on an attribute associated with the road segment and stored in the geographic database. (1) (0)

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the real time data includes a demand for energy for a plurality of vehicles, wherein the demand for energy is based on a quantity of the plurality of vehicles, at least one battery level associated with the plurality of vehicles, or a quantity of compatible vehicles in the plurality of vehicles. (0)

20. A system for implementing lane charging for a roadway, the system comprising: (0) (3)

a charging device integrated with a road surface;

a geographic database including data indicative of a plurality of road segments in a geographic region, including a road segment associated with the road surface of the charging device; and

a lane charging management device configured to receive real time data for at least one of the road segments in the geographic region, identify a selected lane for the at least one of the road segments based on the real time data, receive lane charging data for the selected lane that indicates whether the selected lane is a charging lane, and generate a lane charging command for the charging device associated with the road segment in response to the real time data.

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Vehicle charging lanes

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