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AES Clean Energy Services was granted a patent for grid-connected EV charging.

What happened

In October 2026 AES Clean Energy Services patented a low-footprint charging solution for customer sites that adds EV charging without utility-grid upgrades.

Source

patents.google.comOct 27, 2026

US patent US12773922

Grid-connected electric vehicle charging station system and method

Abstract

A grid-connected electric vehicle charging station system and method. Installing electric vehicle charging stations are typically high in cost, particularly due to requiring the utility grid to be upgraded to increase the electrical power routed to a respective customer site. In contrast, the system and method disclosed are low-footprint behind-the-meter solution that does not require any upgrade to the utility grid and that use the existing power capacity at a customer site. More particularly, the system and method rely on renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaics and batteries, as the primary source of energy to power the electric vehicles and rely on the utility grid connection for backup (limited to the existing electrical power routed to the respective customer site). In this way, the grid-connected electric vehicle charging station system and method may enable powering of electric vehicles while still allowing for easy installations at a customer site.

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Grant date
Oct 27, 2026
Inventors
4
Tech area
EV powertrain / charging
Patent number
US12773922

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People

  • Noah GertlerInventor
  • Christopher BoyerInventor
  • Alston D CostaInventor
  • Michael SimpsonInventor
  • Kelsey HorowitzInventor

Details

Primary CPC class
B60L 53/67 (Propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles; supplying power to vehicles)
USPTO assignee
AES Clean Energy Services, LLC
What the invention does
A behind-the-meter charging system that works within a site’s existing electrical capacity instead of requiring the utility to deliver more power.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Automotive
  • Energy / Power
  • Sustainability

Technologies named

  • electric vehicle charging
  • behind-the-meter energy
  • grid integration
  • power management

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