EV Power Allocation Routing for Blackout Supply Balancing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems fail to effectively utilize the battery energies of scattered electric vehicles and balance demand and supply of electric power, especially during disasters, making it impossible to allocate electric vehicles as a supply side to demand sides requiring power.

Innovation Solution

A power information processing apparatus and method that guides and allocates electric vehicles as the supply side to demand sides based on generated route information, balancing demand and supply, prioritizing areas with high demand, and avoiding mismatches in vehicle-to-charger connections.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If electric vehicles are scattered in various places and not in operation, then the battery energies cannot be effectively used, but the system complexity increases when trying to manage and allocate these vehicles

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery energy utilizationVSAvoidvehicle allocation system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that receives information from multiple electric vehicles and charging/discharging apparatus, processes allocation based on power supply/demand conditions, and generates route information. This intermediary coordinates the matching between vehicles and charging stations, enabling effective utilization of scattered battery energies without requiring direct complex interactions between all system components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If electric vehicles are allocated to charging/discharging apparatus, then power supply can be balanced, but mismatches occur when the number of vehicles exceeds the number of chargers

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower supply balanceVSAvoidallocation matching accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The server receives information from both electric vehicles (including their power supply capabilities and locations) and charging/discharging apparatus (including their status and locations). Based on this feedback information about power supply/demand conditions, the server performs optimal allocation and generates route information, ensuring that the number of allocated vehicles matches the available charging/discharging capacity without mismatches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Measurement precision

If route information is generated to guide electric vehicles, then allocation accuracy improves, but the time required for processing and communication increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveallocation accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The server performs allocation processing in advance by receiving information from electric vehicles and charging/discharging apparatus, calculating optimal routes, and generating route information before the vehicles need to be dispatched. This preliminary action ensures accurate allocation while minimizing the time required during actual emergency response or power supply operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3885181B1Power information processing apparatus, power information processing system, and power information processing method
Publication Date: 2026.03.04 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A power information processing apparatus comprising: obtaining means for obtaining information of a power system network and information of a plurality of electric vehicles; determination means for determining, based on a comparison between demand power required in the power system network in a blackout state and supply power that can be supplied from the plurality of electric vehicles, allocation of an electric vehicle, of the plurality of electric vehicles, which is used to discharge electric power to the power system network; and guiding means for guiding, based on the allocation, each of the plurality of electric vehicles to charging/discharging means for discharging the electric power to the power system network.