Patents by Inventor Alexander Frank Waardenburg

Alexander Frank Waardenburg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Using electric vehicles for long term energy storage
    Patent number: 11180046
    Abstract: A method of charging a battery in a vehicle, the method comprising: controlling, by a controller, battery charging from a power source external to the vehicle, charging the battery to a state of charge (SOC), wherein the SOC is based on: cost of electricity, source of electricity, battery health, battery temperature, electrical grid voltage, electrical grid frequency, and/or utility incentives. Generally, the vehicle charges more on good days so it can charge less on bad days, and charges less on bad days so it can charge more on good days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Alexander Frank Waardenburg
  • Using Electric Vehicles for Long Term Energy Storage
    Publication number: 20200307405
    Abstract: A method of charging a battery in a vehicle, the method comprising: controlling, by a controller, battery charging from a power source external to the vehicle, charging the battery to a state of charge (SOC), wherein the SOC is based on: cost of electricity, source of electricity, battery health, battery temperature, electrical grid voltage, electrical grid frequency, and/or utility incentives. Generally, the vehicle charges more on good days so it can charge less on bad days, and charges less on bad days so it can charge more on good days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Alexander Frank Waardenburg