SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A NETWORK OF MOBILE BATTERY-OPERATED UNITS ON-THE-GO

摘要

Apparatus, systems, and methods described herein relate generally to on-the-go entity-to-entity charging in transportation systems. A method can include determining charge levels, current positions, and transport speeds for an electric vehicle (EV), identifying one or more EVs in need of charging, and mobilizing a nearby EV for on-the-go peer-to-peer charging. A processor, with a memory including computer program code, can be configured to receive current charge level data for mobile battery-powered entities, identify one or more EVs to be charged and one or more other EVs that have excess charge to transfer, and send charging instructions to the EVs. A routing and charge transaction scheduling algorithm can be used to optimize the route of one or more battery-powered entities and to schedule charge transactions between EVs and/or a charging entity.