Managing Charging of Electric Vehicles
First Claim
1. A system for managing electrical charging of vehicles using charging devices related to users, the system comprising:
- a plurality of charging points, each charging point comprising at least one socket and a communication module; and
at least one mediator server comprising a database, an application and a graphical user interface, and connected via a first communication link to the plurality of charging points, connected via a second communication link to the users and further connected to at least one public utility and to at least one electricity provider,wherein each charging point is arranged to admit vehicles, to couple the vehicle charging device to the socket and to send vehicle data to the at least one mediator server;
wherein the at least one mediator server is arranged to process the vehicle data, user data, and data from the at least one public utility and the at least one electricity provider, and to calculate a vehicle priority and a charging allotment in relation to the number of vehicles at the charging point, to the vehicle data, to the user data and to the data from public utilities and electricity providers; and
wherein each charging point is arranged to charge the vehicle according to the vehicle priority and the charging allotment.
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Abstract
Managing electrical charging of vehicles with charging devices related to users demand and available power. One system comprises charging points comprising sockets and a communication module, and a mediator server comprising a database, an application and a graphical user interface. The mediator server is connected to the charging points, to the users and to public utilities and electricity providers. Each charging point is arranged to admit vehicles, couple their charging device to the socket and send vehicle data to the mediator server. The mediator server is arranged to process the vehicle data, user data, and data from the public utilities and the electricity providers, and calculate a vehicle priority and a charging allotment in relation to the number of vehicles at the charging point and to the processed data. Vehicles are charged according to the vehicle priority and the charging allotment.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for managing electrical charging of vehicles using charging devices related to users, the system comprising:
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a plurality of charging points, each charging point comprising at least one socket and a communication module; and at least one mediator server comprising a database, an application and a graphical user interface, and connected via a first communication link to the plurality of charging points, connected via a second communication link to the users and further connected to at least one public utility and to at least one electricity provider, wherein each charging point is arranged to admit vehicles, to couple the vehicle charging device to the socket and to send vehicle data to the at least one mediator server; wherein the at least one mediator server is arranged to process the vehicle data, user data, and data from the at least one public utility and the at least one electricity provider, and to calculate a vehicle priority and a charging allotment in relation to the number of vehicles at the charging point, to the vehicle data, to the user data and to the data from public utilities and electricity providers; and wherein each charging point is arranged to charge the vehicle according to the vehicle priority and the charging allotment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing electrical charging of vehicles with charging devices related to users comprising:
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admitting a vehicle to a charging point, wherein the charging point comprises a socket and is connected via a communication link to a mediator server; coupling the vehicle charging device to the socket; receiving data from the vehicle; sending the vehicle data to the mediator server; processing the vehicle data, user data, and data from public utilities and electricity providers; calculating a vehicle priority and a charging allotment; and charging the vehicle according to the vehicle priority and the charging allotment, wherein the vehicle priority and the charging allotment relate to the number of vehicles at the charging point, to the vehicle data, to the user data and to the data from public utilities and electricity providers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of managing a vehicle charging network comprising:
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collecting data from electricity providers; collecting data from public utilities; collecting data from users; enabling users to define charging preferences; and calculating an expected electricity demand. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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