Communication and control system and method regarding electric vehicle charging equipment for wireless electric vehicle electrical energy transfer

• US 10,011,180 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2013
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Hyde, Roderick A., Kare, Jordin T., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Jr., Lowell L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nolan, Peter D
• Application Number:
  US14/092,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20150094888A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,679 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/12 Induction machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/16 DC brushless machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/12 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/14 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/622 by satellite navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/662 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/665 Light intensity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/667 Precipitation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/12 by confirmation, e.g. of the input
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/20 by driver identification
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/22 by presence detection
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/52 drive range estimation, e.g. of estimation of available travel distance
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/54 Energy consumption estimation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/52 Wind-driven generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 : involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 : Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 : Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 : of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 : using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 : involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 : Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0014 : Circuits for equalisation of charge between batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 : The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 : Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 : Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/126 : the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically accessing energy impartation information regarding imparting of wireless electrical energy from one or more wireless electrical energy imparting stations to an electric vehicle, the energy impartation information including aspects regarding evidence of intended activity of one or more users of the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle configured for travel by electromotive force through electrical energy wirelessly received from the one or more wireless electrical energy imparting stations and stored by the electric vehicle; and electronically determining operational direction information for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the one or more wireless electrical energy imparting stations to the electric vehicle based at least in part upon the energy impartation information. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station; and

at least one computer processor configured to perform operations including at least;

determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station to an electric vehicle, the at least one operational directive including a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency;

transmitting wireless charging information to the electric vehicle, the wireless charging information including the specified time to change from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency; and

implementing wireless field magnetic resonance inductive transfer of electrical energy to the electric vehicle using the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station, including switching at the specified time from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency,

wherein the electric vehicle switches at the specified time from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency in coordination with the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle comprises:

retrieving intended activity data of an electric vehicle through one or more data calls to one or more electronic calendaring systems.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle comprises:

retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle from one or more electronic audio recordings.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle comprises:

retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle from an internet cloud-based collaboration system.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle comprises:

retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle via input from one or more drivers.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle via input from one or more drivers comprises:

retrieving intended activity data of the electric vehicle through one or more voice audio reception systems.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

accessing intended activity data of the electric vehicle from one or more recorded driving patterns associated with the electric vehicle.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

accessing intended activity data of the electric vehicle from one or more user selections of location.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the accessing intended activity data of the electric vehicle from one or more user selections of location comprises:

accessing intended activity data of the electric vehicle from one or more user selections of a home location.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

retrieving data regarding fuel selection for the electric vehicle.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

retrieving terrain data or traffic data regarding one or more routes of travel for the electric vehicle.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

retrieving data regarding one or more alternative modes of transportation along one or more routes of travel of the electric vehicle.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

retrieving data regarding one or more driving habits of one or more users of the electric vehicle.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

deriving one or more charger use plans at one or more charging centers.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the deriving one or more charger use plans at one or more charging centers comprises:

deriving one or more charger use plans at one or more charging centers based at least partly on one or more schedules for electrical loads at the one or more charging centers.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the deriving one or more charger use plans at one or more charging centers comprises:

deriving one or more charger use plans at one or more charging centers based at least partly on one or more charging appointments reserved for one or more electric vehicles other than the electric vehicle.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the deriving one or more charger use plans at one or more charging centers comprises:

deriving one or more charger use plans at one or more charging centers based at least partly on one or more charging center availability schedules.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the deriving one or more charger use plans at one or more charging centers comprises:

deriving one or more charger use plans at one or more charging centers based at least partly on priority classification for charging scheduling requests.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

determining at least one schedule of charging frequencies for wirelessly imparting electrical energy to the electric vehicle.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

determining at least one selection of one or more wireless electric charging centers for wirelessly imparting electrical energy to the electric vehicle based at least partly on the intended activity data.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

conveying instructional information concerning advice for planned use of the electric vehicle.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station to an electric vehicle, the at least one operational directive including a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency comprises:

determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station to an electric vehicle, the at least one operational directive including (i) a duration for wirelessly imparting electrical energy that is based at least partly on intended activity data of the electric vehicle and (ii) a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station to an electric vehicle, the at least one operational directive including a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency comprises:

determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station to an electric vehicle, the at least one operational directive including (i) an energy amount that is based at least partly on intended activity data of the electric vehicle and (ii) a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

determining impact on itinerary information associated with the electric vehicle based at least partly on the at least one operational directive.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

accessing intended activity data of the electric vehicle, including a planned route and a destination.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

determining at least one level of energy adequate to enable the electric vehicle to travel to the destination via the planned route based at least partly on traffic and/or weather information associated with the planned route.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station to an electric vehicle, the at least one operational directive including a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency comprises:

determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station to an electric vehicle, the at least one operational directive including (i) a duration for wirelessly imparting electrical energy to the electric vehicle that is based at least partly on the at least one level of energy adequate to enable the electric vehicle to travel to the destination via the planned route and (ii) a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station to an electric vehicle, the at least one operational directive including a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency comprises:

determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station to at least one of the following types of electric vehicles;

robot, vacuum, lawn mower, cleaner, car, motorcycle, or truck.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station comprises:

at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station located in one or more of the following places;

parking lot, garage, or storage facility.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station comprises:

at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station incorporated in a parking space beneath where one or more vehicles are parked.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitting wireless charging information to the electric vehicle, the wireless charging information including the specified time to change from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency comprises:

transmitting encrypted wireless charging information to the electric vehicle, the wireless charging information including the specified time to change from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to perform an operation comprising:

varying at least one of the first charging frequency or the second charging frequency with respect to a previous charging frequency to thwart prediction.

34. The system of claim 1, wherein the implementing wireless field magnetic resonance inductive transfer of electrical energy to the electric vehicle using the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station, including switching at the specified time from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency comprises:

implementing wireless field magnetic resonance inductive transfer of electrical energy to the electric vehicle using the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station, including switching at the specified time from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency to hinder theft of electrical energy.

35. A system comprising:

at least one computer processor component; and

one or more non-transitory media bearing one or more instructions that configure the at least one computer processor component to execute operations including at least;

determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy to an electric vehicle using at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station, the at least one operational directive including a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency;

transmitting wireless charging information to the electric vehicle, the wireless charging information including the specified time to change from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency; and

implementing wireless field magnetic resonance inductive transfer of electrical energy to the electric vehicle using the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station, including switching at the specified time from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency,

wherein the electric vehicle switches at the specified time from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency in coordination with the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station.

36. A method for controlling at least one computer processor component to execute operations comprising:

determining at least one operational directive for wirelessly imparting electrical energy to an electric vehicle using at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station, the at least one operational directive including a specified time to change from a first charging frequency to a second charging frequency that is different from the first charging frequency;

transmitting wireless charging information to the electric vehicle, the wireless charging information including the specified time to change from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency; and

implementing wireless field magnetic resonance inductive transfer of electrical energy to the electric vehicle using the at least one wireless electrical energy transfer station, including switching at the specified time from the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency in coordination with switching by the electric vehicle form the first charging frequency to the second charging frequency.