Artificial intelligence innovation: Leading companies in V2G smart metering for the automotive industry

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The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and EVs adoption, and the growing importance of technologies such as smart grid-enabled technologies and advanced metering infrastructure. In the last three years alone, there have been over 1.2 million patents filed and granted in the automotive industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Artificial intelligence in Automotive: V2G smart metering.

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early emergence to accelerating adoption, before finally stabilising and reaching maturity.

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Identifying where a particular innovation is on this journey, especially those that are in the emerging and accelerating stages, is essential for understanding their current level of adoption and the likely future trajectory and impact they will have.

290+ innovations will shape the automotive industry

According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which plots the S-curve for the automotive industry using innovation intensity models built on over 619,000 patents, there are 290+ innovation areas that will shape the future of the industry.

Within the emerging innovation stage, manufacturability analysis, autonomous parking, and lidar for vehicle anti-collision are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. Speed profile estimation, smart light dimmers, and driver drowsiness detection are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. Among maturing innovation areas are road slope estimation and adaptive cruise control, which are now well established in the industry.

Innovation S-curve for artificial intelligence in the automotive industry

V2G smart metering is a key innovation area in artificial intelligence

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) smart metering refers to the method of feeding the electricity enclosed in an electric car’s batteries back into the electrical grid while it is parked. The technology forms part of a smart grid, an electrical network system that utilises information technology to manage energy consumption. With the smart meter, bidirectional communication and remote control can be achieved between electric vehicles and the grid. The smart meter can measure voltage and current, active and reactive power, and other electrical parameters.

GlobalData’s analysis also uncovers the companies at the forefront of each innovation area and assesses the potential reach and impact of their patenting activity across different applications and geographies. According to GlobalData, there are 80+ companies, spanning technology vendors, established automotive companies, and up-and-coming start-ups engaged in the development and application of V2G smart metering.

Key players in V2G smart metering – a disruptive innovation in the automotive industry

‘Application diversity’ measures the number of different applications identified for each relevant patent and broadly splits companies into either ‘niche’ or ‘diversified’ innovators.

‘Geographic reach’ refers to the number of different countries each relevant patent is registered in and reflects the breadth of geographic application intended, ranging from ‘global’ to ‘local’.

Patent volumes related to V2G smart metering

Source: GlobalData Patent Analytics

Itron is a key player in the V2G smart metering innovation area. Itron’s V2G smart metering solutions enable utilities and EV charging operators to have access to comprehensive EV charging, energy management, and turnkey solutions to help maintain grid reliability, resiliency, and efficiency. It enables utilities to optimise their grid investments in EV charging and helps end customers to better manage their energy fuel costs. The V2G smart metering can manage constraints at the grid edge for the utility through grid analytics and control and enables chargers to be grid-integrated assets that facilitate deliver V2G and other grid resiliency functions. Panasonic, Honda Motor, Siemens, and Diehl Metering System are some of the other key players.

To further understand how artificial intelligence is disrupting the automotive industry, access GlobalData’s latest thematic research report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Automotive.

GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article.

GlobalData’s Patent Analytics tracks patent filings and grants from official offices around the world. Textual analysis and official patent classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.

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