%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2012 %T Real-Time Mobile Communication of Power Requirements for Electric Vehicles %A Derek Smith %K disruptive innovation %K electric utilities %K electric vehicles %K high-power devices %K mobile communication %K power grids %K power requirements %K telecommunications %X The periodic power requirements of an electric vehicle are difficult to predict because the vehicle's location, the amount of charge remaining in its batteries, and the timing of its next charge are not known. For clusters of electric vehicles, the problem is magnified, and there is a risk that the demand will strain and overload a power utility’s infrastructure. Operational managers are left with reactive management of the infrastructure that may defer or prevent a vehicle charge to balance power demands and safeguard the infrastructure. In this article, the following key concepts are analyzed to provide background on the problem and to outline the requirements of any solution: i) demand uncertainty and reactive management approaches, ii) electric vehicle power requirements, and iii) demand-management telecommunication capabilities. Then, by abstraction, induction, and creative synthesis, a novel solution to the problem is proposed to provide real-time mobile communication of power requirements. The proposed solution has potential to create new service and business opportunities to managers and entrepreneurs. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 2 %P 22-27 %8 12/2012 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/637 %N 12 %1 Carleton University Derek Smith is the Founder and Principal of Magneto Innovention Management, an Intellectual Property consulting firm that assists entrepreneurs and small businesses to navigate and grow their international patent portfolios. Derek has over 20 years of experience working as an intellectual property management consultant and patent agent for IBM Canada, Bell Canada and, most recently, Husky Injection Molding Systems where he was Director, Global Intellectual Property. His role at Husky included working with international counsel to resolve oppositions before the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to entering the field of IP, Derek was an advisory engineer at IBM Canada where he was involved in a variety of leading-edge software development projects. Derek is currently a graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He also holds a BEng degree in Systems and Computer Engineering from Carleton University and is a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/637