Decentralized Power Exchange Using EV and Storage Energy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack an efficient method to distribute electricity from electric vehicles and energy storage units to areas where the primary electricity provider is unable to meet demand, either due to insufficient capacity or unaffordable prices, leading to potential power outages and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A decentralized power exchange system that utilizes electric vehicles and energy storage units to determine and provide excess energy to locations in need, leveraging blockchain technology for secure and efficient energy transactions, and machine learning for optimizing energy distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a centralized electricity provider is used to supply power to an area, then the infrastructure is simple and centralized control is maintained, but the system cannot meet demand when the provider's capacity is insufficient or prices are unaffordable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized electricity provider system into multiple distributed sources including electric vehicles, energy storage units, and traditional providers. Each segment operates independently but contributes to the overall area's power needs, allowing the system to adapt to demand variations without requiring a complete system overhaul.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a communication network as an intermediary that coordinates between distributed electricity sources and consumers. This mediator enables information exchange about availability, pricing, and demand without requiring direct complex connections between all participants, thus maintaining relative system simplicity while improving adaptability.
2Reliability
If distributed energy sources like electric vehicles and energy storage units are utilized, then electricity availability and efficiency are improved, but the system complexity increases due to multiple participants and coordination requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal communication protocol and interface that allows diverse electricity sources (electric vehicles, energy storage units, traditional providers) to interact through a common standard. This multi-functional approach enables different types of participants to contribute their unique capabilities while being coordinated through a unified system, improving reliability without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes dynamic parameter changes in pricing and availability signals transmitted through the communication network. By adjusting these parameters based on real-time conditions (battery charge levels, energy storage capacity, demand patterns), the system coordinates multiple distributed sources efficiently, maintaining reliability while managing complexity through adaptive rather than static control.
3Productivity
If traditional centralized power distribution is used, then infrastructure costs are lower, but energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness decrease during peak demand or price threshold scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables electric vehicles and energy storage units to serve themselves and their local communities by providing electricity during peak demand periods. Rather than requiring additional centralized infrastructure, existing assets (vehicle batteries, storage units) automatically contribute to meeting demand, improving energy distribution efficiency without requiring new infrastructure investment.
Data Source
AI summary
An example operation includes one or more of determining an inability for an entity to provide electricity over a threshold to an area; determining available energy from a group of electric vehicles from locations currently receiving energy in the area and a group of energy storage units in the area greater than the threshold; providing the determined available energy to locations not currently receiving energy from the entity.