DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
Certain embodiments of the disclosure may be found in disclosed systems and methods for
facilitating charging of an acceptor node by a first mobile charging system. Exemplary aspects of
5 the disclosure provide methods for facilitating charging of the acceptor node by the first mobile
charging system. The methods include various operations that are executed by a server (for
example, an application server) to facilitate charging of the acceptor node by the first mobile
charging system. The acceptor node may be an electric vehicle (EV) having a chargeable energy
storage device (such as a battery), or a building or a complex having the energy storage device to
10 power one or more electric components of the building or the complex. In an embodiment, the
server may be configured to receive a charging request from a user device for charging the
energy storage device associated with the acceptor node. The charging request may be indicative
of a current energy level of the acceptor node. In another embodiment, the server may be
configured to receive, from the user device, energy level data of the acceptor node. The energy
15 level data may indicate the current energy level of the energy storage device of the acceptor
node. The server may be configured to automatically initiate the charging request for charging
the energy storage device based on a detection that the current energy level is less than a first
threshold value. The first threshold value may be based on at least one of health optimization
criteria of the energy storage device, a user preference of a user associated with the acceptor
20 node, and the behavioral data associated with the historical charging of the energy storage
device. In an embodiment, the charging request may be further indicative of a desired energy
level of the acceptor node, a charging capacity of the energy storage device, a desired charging
rate of the energy storage device, a maximum charging rate of the energy storage device, and a
turn-around time for achieving the desired energy level. The server may be further configured to
25 determine a set of charging parameters for the energy storage device based on the charging
request. The set of charging parameters may include an amount of charge required to charge the
energy storage device to the desired energy level. The set of charging parameters may further
include the turn-around time for achieving the desired energy level, the desired charging rate of
the energy storage device, and the maximum charging rate of the energy storage device.
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The server may be configured to identify one or more mobile charging systems that are available
within a first geographical region associated with the acceptor node and satisfy the set of
charging parameters for the energy storage device. The one or more mobile charging systems
that are available within the first geographical region are identified based on state of charge data
5 and location data of the one or more mobile charging systems. In an embodiment, the server may
be configured to rank the one or more mobile charging systems in an order based on health
optimization criteria of a charging device of each of the one or more mobile charging systems, a
charge transfer rate of the charging device of each of the one or more mobile charging systems,
and a turn-around time associated with each of the one or more mobile charging systems to
10 charge the energy storage device. In an embodiment, the server may be configured to render, a
user interface, via the user device, to present the ranked one or more mobile charging systems to
the user for selection. Further, the server may be configured to allocate from the one or more
mobile charging systems, the first mobile charging system to charge the energy storage device of
the acceptor node. The server may allocate the first mobile charging system based on at least the
15 ranking of the one or more mobile charging systems or a user preference of the user. The user
preference may include a selection of the first mobile charging system from the ranked one or
more mobile charging systems presented to the user via the user device. The server may be
further configured to communicate an allocation notification to the first mobile charging system
based on the allocation. The first mobile charging system, based on the allocation, may travel
20 from a first location to reach a second location of the acceptor node to charge the energy storage
device of acceptor node. The first mobile charging system reaches the second location from the
first location based on the allocation notification.
The server may be further configured to communicate a confirmation response to the user device
to indicate the allocation of the first mobile charging system to charge the energy storage device.
25 The confirmation response may be indicative of real-time location tracking information
associated with the first mobile charging system. In an embodiment, the server may be further
configured to display, via the user interface on the user device while the energy storage device is
being charged by the first mobile charging system, a real-time energy level of the acceptor node,
a unit of charge received by the energy storage device from the first mobile charging system, an
30 estimated cost of charging the energy storage device, and a remaining time to charge the energy
storage device to the desired energy level.
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In an embodiment, the server may be further configured to receive, from each of the one or more
mobile charging systems, the state of charge data and the location data in real-time or near realtime. The state of charge data is indicative of a state of charge of a charging device of each of the
one or more mobile charging systems. The server may be further configured to store, in a
5 database, the state of charge data and the location data. The server may be further configured to
identify an optimal charging station from a plurality of charging stations for each of the one or
more mobile charging systems based on at least a drop in the corresponding state of charge of
each of the one or more mobile charging systems up to or below a second threshold value, an
availability of each of the plurality of charging stations, a turn-around charging time associated
10 with each of the plurality of charging stations, a cost associated with charging the one or more
mobile charging systems at each of the plurality of charging stations, a charging rate for charging
the one or more mobile charging systems at each of the plurality of charging stations, a
configuration of the one or more mobile charging systems, and a time of day for charging the one
or more charging systems at each of the plurality of charging stations. The server may be further
15 configured to communicate an instruction to each of the one or more mobile charging systems to
reach the corresponding optimal charging station such that each of the one or more mobile
charging systems are charged at the corresponding optimal charging station.
Thus, the methods and systems of the disclosure provide a solution for facilitating charging of
the acceptor node by the first mobile charging system. The disclosed methods and systems allow
20 a user associated with the acceptor node to charge the energy storage device conveniently. The
disclosed method significantly reduces or eliminates a requirement of moving or transporting the
acceptor node for charging. Further, the methods disclosed herein allow management of a health
status of the energy storage device by charging the energy storage device in accordance with
health optimization criteria of the energy storage device. Therefore, the disclosed methods ensure
25 round the clock availability of charge in the energy storage device of the acceptor node and
significantly reduce a likelihood of the acceptor node getting stranded or losing critical uptime
due to discharged energy storage device. The disclosed systems and methods, allows the user to
avail a seamless and timely charging of the energy storage device.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram that illustrates a system environment 100 for facilitating charging of an
30 acceptor node by a mobile charging system, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the
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present disclosure. The system environment 100 includes a plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106
associated with a corresponding plurality of energy storage devices 103a-103c and
corresponding plurality of user devices 105a-105c and a plurality of mobile charging systems
108 and 110 associated with a corresponding plurality of driver devices 109a and 109b. The
5 system environment 100 further includes a plurality of charging stations 112a and 112b, a
database 114, an application server 116, and a communication network 118. Examples of the
communication network 118 may include, but are not limited to, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi)
network, a light fidelity (Li-Fi) network, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network
(WAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a satellite network, the Internet, a fiber optic
10 network, a coaxial cable network, an infrared (IR) network, a radio frequency (RF) network, and
a combination thereof. Examples of the communication network 118 may further include a
NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network, a 5G network, a 4G network, a long range
(LoRa) wireless technology network, a ZigBee network, an IPv6 Low-power wireless Personal
Area Network (6LowPAN), or the like. Various entities (such as the plurality of user devices
15 105a-105c, the plurality of driver devices 109a and 109b, the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-
106, the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110, the database 114, and the application
server 116) in the system environment 100 may be coupled to the communication network 118 in
accordance with various wired and wireless communication protocols, such as Transmission
Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Long Term
20 Evolution (LTE) communication protocols, or any combination thereof.
The plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 are entities that are associated with the corresponding
plurality of energy storage devices 103a-103c. Examples of the plurality of energy storage
devices 103a-103c may include, but are not limited to, batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, and
ultra-supercapacitors. The plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 may include suitable logic,
25 circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to control and perform one or more operations
based on electric charge derived from the plurality of energy storage devices 103a-103c,
respectively. In an embodiment, each acceptor node 102-106 may be a commercial or residential
building, a vehicle (such as an electric vehicle), or any open/closed area having one or more
electric components powered by an energy storage device. For the sake of brevity, the acceptor
30 node 102 is shown to be an electric vehicle 102, the acceptor node 104 is shown to be a
residential building 104, and the acceptor node 106 is shown to be a commercial building 106
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(such as a hospital, an office, or the like). The plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 or one or
more electric components associated with the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 are powered
by the corresponding plurality of energy storage devices 103a-103c. The plurality of energy
storage devices 103a-103c may have different configuration, charge storage capacity, maximum
5 charging rate, health optimization criteria, or the like. The plurality of energy storage devices
103a-103c may get drained upon usage, and thus require periodic charging for its functioning.
Further, the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 may be associated with the corresponding
plurality of user devices 105a-105c. In one example, the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 may
be capable of communicating with the corresponding plurality of user devices 105a-105c via
10 wired connection (such as an auxiliary cable, ethernet, hardware controlled area network (CAN)
bus, or the like) or a wireless connection (such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-fi hotspot, or the like).
Examples of the plurality of user devices 105a-105c may include cell-phones, mobile phones,
smartphones, laptops, tablets, phablets, or the like. In another example, the plurality of user
devices 105a-105c may be associated with a building management system or a vehicle
15 management system.
For the sake of brevity, the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 in FIG. 1 are shown to be
buildings and vehicles. However, in other embodiments, the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106
may be any other mode of transport (such as, a motorboat, an airplane, and the like) or an
unmanned aerial vehicle such as a drone.
20 In an embodiment, the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 may not be associated with the
corresponding plurality of energy storage devices 103a-103c. In such embodiment, one or more
electronic components of the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 may be powered by an AC
source of power. Further, the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106, in case of a failure in the AC
power source, may initiate the charging request based on power requirement thereof for
25 powering up the one or more electronic components of the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106.
Each user device 105a-105c may be configured to track real-time or near real-time location of
the corresponding plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106. Each user device 105a-105c may be
further configured to communicate the real-time or near real-time location of the corresponding
plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 to the application server 116. Each user device 105a-105c
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may be further configured to track a current energy level of the corresponding plurality of
acceptor nodes 102-106. The current energy level refers to an amount of electric charge available
in the corresponding plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106. Each user device 105a-105c may be
further configured to communicate the energy level data indicative of the current energy level of
5 the corresponding plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 to the application server 116. Each user
device 105a-105c may be configured to execute a service application hosted by the application
server 116 such that the service application may serve as a gateway to the application server 116.
The plurality of user devices 105a-105c may be configured to present a user interface of the
executed service application, which enables the corresponding plurality of users to initiate
10 charging requests for charging the corresponding plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106. It will be
apparent to a person of ordinary skill in the art that charging of an acceptor node is same as
charging an energy storage device of the acceptor node.
The plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 are movable entities (e.g., a vehicle, a
cart, a movable charging terminal, or the like) that are equipped with charging devices, such as a
15 battery, a supercapacitor, a fuel cell, an ultra-supercapacitor, a generator, an inverter, an
uninterruptible power supply (UPS), or the like. The plurality of mobile charging systems 108
and 110 may include suitable logic, circuitry, and interfaces that may be configured to perform
one or more operations for charging the plurality of energy storage devices 103a-103c. In an
embodiment, the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may include one or more
20 autonomous carriers (such as drones) that hold the charging devices of the plurality of mobile
charging systems 108 and 110. Such autonomous carriers may enable to provide charging
support in areas where the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 unable to reach by
ground transport. The plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 are interchangeably
referred to as “a plurality of donor nodes 108 and 110”.
25 In an embodiment, each mobile charging system 108 and 110 may include the charging device
configured to store electric charge required for charging the plurality of energy storage devices
103a-103c. The stored electric charge may get drained upon usage, and hence each mobile
charging system 108 and 110 may be recharged at any of the plurality of charging stations 112a
and 112b. In another embodiment, each mobile charging system 108 and 110 may include one or
30 more electric components (such as an electric power generator) configured to generate electric
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charge required for charging the plurality of energy storage devices 103a-103c. In such a
scenario, the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 do not require recharging at the
plurality of charging stations 112a and 112b. In an embodiment, the charging devices of the
plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may be detachable and replaceable.
5 In an embodiment, the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may be driven by a
corresponding plurality of drivers. The plurality of drivers may have a corresponding plurality of
driver devices 109a and 109b, which enables the plurality of drivers to accept or reject various
charging requests of the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106. In another embodiment, the
plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may be semi-automated and may require little
10 or no intervention from the corresponding drivers. In another embodiment, the plurality of
mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may be autonomous vehicles and do not require any driver
for providing driving assistance.
In an embodiment, each of the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may be capable
of charging only one energy storage device at a time. In another embodiment, each mobile
15 charging system 108 and 110 may be capable of charging multiple energy storage devices
simultaneously.
In an embodiment, each mobile charging system 108 and 110 may include a rolling platform, a
push cart, a hand cart, a forklift, a truck or trailer, a charge storage equipment (i.e., the charging
device), an energy storage device charger, one or more connectors for receiving power, one or
20 more connectors (i.e., hardware for charge transfer) for charging the plurality of acceptor nodes
102-106, or one or more bidirectional connectors for receiving power as well as for charging the
plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106. In one embodiment, the plurality of mobile charging
systems 108 and 110 may include a telematics device or an on-board diagnostics (OBD) device
that may be configured to communicate with the application server 116 or the corresponding
25 plurality of driver devices 109a and 109b.
In one embodiment, each mobile charging system 108 and 110 may be charged by way of
another mobile charging system instead of visiting the plurality of charging stations 112a and
112b. For example, the mobile charging system 108 may accept a charging request to charge the
acceptor node 102 and subsequent to the charging of the acceptor node 102, the mobile charging
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system 108 may initiate a charging request for charging the corresponding charging device by
another mobile charging system.
In an embodiment, the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may be associated with
a fleet manager. The fleet manager may be a service provider that has deployed the plurality of
5 mobile charging systems 108 and 110 to provide an on-demand charging service to the plurality
of acceptor nodes 102-106. The charging service may be requested by the users associated with
the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106 by initiating charging requests via the service application
or initiated automatically by the application server 116 based on the energy level data of the
plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106. The charging requests may refer to demands for charging
10 the plurality of acceptor nodes 102-106.
In an embodiment, the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may be capable of
fulfilling power or charge requirements of those acceptor nodes that do not have energy storage
devices. For example, the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may use the
corresponding charging device (e.g., an on-board inverter) to supply power to an AC power
15 source that may be connected to an electrical panel of an acceptor node that does not include an
on-site energy storage device.
The plurality of driver devices 109a and 109b may be cell-phones, mobile phones, smartphones,
laptops, tablets, phablets, vehicle head unit, or the like. Each driver device 109a and 109b may
be equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor that tracks or monitors a real-time
20 or near real-time location of the corresponding plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and
110. Each driver device 109a and 109b may be further configured to communicate location data
of the corresponding plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 to the application server
116. Each driver device 109a and 109b may be further configured to track or monitor a current
state of charge of the corresponding plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 and
25 communicate state of charge data of the corresponding plurality of mobile charging systems 108
and 110 to the application server 116. The state of charge data refers to an amount of charge that
is available with the corresponding plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110. For
example, each driver device 109a and 109b may be capable of coupling (wirelessly and/or wired
connection) with the telematics device or the OBD device of the corresponding mobile charging
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system 108 and 110 for receiving the state of charge data and location data. In another
embodiment, the telematics device or the OBD device of the plurality of mobile charging
systems 108 and 110 may communicate the state of charge data, the location data, or the like
directly to the application server 116.
5 Each driver device 109a and 109b may be further configured to execute the service application
that is hosted by the application server 116. The plurality of driver devices 109a and 109b may
be configured to present a user interface of the executed service application, which enables the
corresponding plurality of drivers may accept or reject the charging requests of the plurality of
acceptor nodes 102-106.
10 The plurality of charging stations 112a and 112b may include suitable logic, circuitry, and
interfaces that may be configured to perform one or more operations for charging electric
components that are configured to store electric charge. Each charging station 112a and 112b is a
stationary terminal that is present at a fixed location and has one or more charging ports to which
the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 connect for charging. Each of the plurality
15 of charging stations 112a and 112b may correspond to a location, a node, or an outlet where the
plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may charge the corresponding charging
devices. In an embodiment, the plurality of charging stations 112a and 112b may be DC fast
charging stations, level 1 charging stations, level 2 charging stations, or may provide an output
from a power generation source generating alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC). In an
20 embodiment, the drained charging devices of the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and
110 may be detached and replaced at the plurality of charging stations 112a and 112b. For
example, the plurality of charging stations 112a and 112b may have one or more spare charging
devices that are already charged. These charged charging devices may be used to replace the
drained charging devices of the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110. In other
25 words, the charging devices of the plurality of mobile charging systems 108 and 110 may be
swapped with the one or more charged charging devices available at the plurality of charging
stations 112a and 112b. The use of such detachable charging devices reduces the downtime of
the plurality of charging stations 112a and 112b.

WE CLAIM:
1. A method for facilitating charging, the method comprising:
receiving, by an application server, a charging request from a user device for charging an
5 energy storage device associated with an acceptor node, wherein the charging request is
indicative of a current energy level of the acceptor node;
determining, by the application server, a set of charging parameters for the energy storage
device based on the charging request, wherein the set of charging parameters includes at least an
amount of charge required to charge the energy storage device;
10 identifying, by the application server, one or more mobile charging systems that satisfy
the set of charging parameters for the energy storage device, wherein the identified one or more
mobile charging systems are available within a first geographical region associated with the
acceptor node; and
allocating, by the application server, from the one or more mobile charging systems, a
15 first mobile charging system to charge the energy storage device of the acceptor node, wherein
based on the allocation, the first mobile charging system travels from a first location to reach a
second location of the acceptor node to charge the energy storage device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the charging request is initiated at the user device based on
20 at least one of behavioral data associated with historical charging of the energy storage device
and a detection that the current energy level of the acceptor node is less than a first threshold
value.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first threshold value is based on at least one of health
25 optimization criteria of the energy storage device, a user preference of a user associated with the
acceptor node, and the behavioral data associated with the historical charging of the energy
storage device.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the charging request is further indicative of at least one of a
30 desired energy level of the acceptor node, a charging capacity of the energy storage device, a
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desired charging rate of the energy storage device, a maximum charging rate of the energy
storage device, and a turn-around time for achieving the desired energy level.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the set of charging parameters further includes the turn5 around time for achieving the desired energy level, the desired charging rate of the energy
storage device, and the maximum charging rate of the energy storage device.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising ranking, by the application server, the one or
more mobile charging systems in an order based on at least one of health optimization criteria of
10 a charging device of each of the one or more mobile charging systems, a charge transfer rate of
the charging device of each of the one or more mobile charging systems, and a turn-around time
associated with each of the one or more mobile charging systems to charge the energy storage
device.
15 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first mobile charging system is allocated based on at
least one of a user preference of a user associated with the acceptor node and the ranking of the
one or more mobile charging systems.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising rendering, by the application server, a user
20 interface, via the user device, to present the ranked one or more mobile charging systems to the
user, wherein the user preference includes a selection of the first mobile charging system from
the ranked one or more mobile charging systems to charge the energy storage device.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating, by the application server, a
25 confirmation response to the user device to indicate the allocation of the first mobile charging
system to charge the energy storage device, wherein the confirmation response is indicative of
real-time location tracking information associated with the first mobile charging system.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, via a user interface on the user device
30 while the energy storage device is being charged by the first mobile charging system, a real-time
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energy level of the acceptor node, a unit of charge received by the energy storage device from
the first mobile charging system, an estimated cost of charging the energy storage device, and a
remaining time to charge the energy storage device to a desired energy level.
5 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving, by the application server, from each of the one or more mobile charging
systems, state of charge data and location data in real-time or near real-time, wherein the state of
charge data is indicative of a state of charge of charging device of each of the one or more
mobile charging systems;
10 storing, by the application server, in a database, the state of charge data and the location
data;
identifying, by the application server, an optimal charging station from a plurality of
charging stations for each of the one or more mobile charging systems based on at least a drop in
the corresponding state of charge of each of the one or more mobile charging systems up to or
15 below a second threshold value, an availability of each of the plurality of charging stations, a
turn-around charging time associated with each of the plurality of charging stations, a cost
associated with charging the one or more mobile charging systems at each of the plurality of
charging stations, a charging rate for charging the one or more mobile charging systems at each
of the plurality of charging stations, and a configuration of the one or more mobile charging
20 systems; and
communicating, by the application server, an instruction to each of the one or more
mobile charging systems to reach the corresponding optimal charging station, wherein each of
the one or more mobile charging systems is charged at the corresponding optimal charging
station.
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12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more mobile charging systems that are available
within the first geographical region are identified based on the stored location data.
13. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating, by the application server, an
30 allocation notification to the first mobile charging system based on the allocation, wherein the
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first mobile charging system reaches the second location from the first location based on the
allocation notification.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the acceptor node is one of a vehicle or a building having
5 the energy storage device to power one or more electronic components.
15. A system to facilitate charging, the system comprising:
an application server configured to:
receive a charging request from a user device for charging an energy storage device
10 associated with an acceptor node, wherein the charging request is indicative of a current
energy level of the acceptor node;
determine a set of charging parameters for the energy storage device based on the
charging request, wherein the set of charging parameters includes at least an amount of
charge required to charge the energy storage device;
15 identify one or more mobile charging systems that satisfy the set of charging
parameters for the energy storage device, wherein the identified one or more mobile
charging systems are available within a first geographical region associated with the
acceptor node; and
allocate, from the one or more mobile charging systems, a first mobile charging
20 system to charge the energy storage device of the acceptor node, wherein based on the
allocation, the first mobile charging system travels from a first location to reach a second
location of the acceptor node to charge the energy storage device.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the charging request is further indicative of at least one of a
25 desired energy level of the acceptor node, a charging capacity of the energy storage device, a
desired charging rate of the energy storage device, a maximum charging rate of the energy
storage device, and a turn-around time for achieving the desired energy level.
17. The system of claim 15, wherein the application server is further configured to:
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receive, from each of the one or more mobile charging systems, state of charge data and
location data in real-time or near real-time, wherein the state of charge data is indicative of a
state of charge of a charging device of each of the one or more mobile charging systems;
store, in a database, the state of charge data and the location data, wherein the one or
5 more mobile charging systems that are available within the first geographical region are
identified based on the stored location data;
identify an optimal charging station from a plurality of charging stations for each of the
one or more mobile charging systems based on at least a drop in the corresponding state of
charge of each of the one or more mobile charging systems up to or below a second threshold
10 value, an availability of each of the plurality of charging stations, a turn-around charging time
associated with each of the plurality of charging stations, a cost associated with charging the one
or more mobile charging systems at each of the plurality of charging stations, a charging rate for
charging the one or more mobile charging systems at each of the plurality of charging stations,
and a configuration of the one or more mobile charging systems; and
15 communicate an instruction to each of the one or more mobile charging systems to reach
the corresponding optimal charging station, wherein each of the one or more mobile charging
systems is charged at the corresponding optimal charging station.
18. A method for facilitating charging, the method comprising:
20 receiving, by an application server, from a user device associated with an acceptor node,
energy level data of the acceptor node, wherein the energy level data indicates current energy
level of an energy storage device of the acceptor node;
initiating, by the application server, a charging request for charging the energy storage
device based on a detection that the current energy level is less than a first threshold value;
25 determining, by the application server, a set of charging parameters for the energy storage
device based on the charging request, wherein the set of charging parameters includes at least an
amount of charge required to charge the energy storage device;
identifying, by the application server, one or more mobile charging systems that satisfy
the set of charging parameters of the energy storage device, wherein the identified one or more
30 mobile charging systems are available within a first geographical region associated with the
acceptor node; and
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allocating, by the application server, from the one or more mobile charging systems, a
first mobile charging system to charge the energy storage device of the acceptor node, wherein
based on the allocation, the first mobile charging system travels from a first location to reach a
second location of the acceptor node to charge the energy storage device.
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19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first threshold value is based on at least one of health
optimization criteria of the energy storage device, a user preference of a user associated with the
acceptor node, and behavioral data associated with historical charging of the energy storage
device.
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20. The method of claim 19, further comprising incentivizing, by the application server, the user
associated with the acceptor node for charging the energy storage device of the acceptor node
based on the health optimization criteria of the energy storage device.
15 21. The method of claim 18, wherein the set of charging parameters further includes a turnaround time to charge the energy storage device, a desired charging rate of the energy storage
device, and a maximum charging rate of the energy storage device.