Managing Charging of Electric Vehicles

• US 20100114798A1
• Filed: 10/31/2008
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yaniv Sirton
• Original Assignee: Yaniv Sirton
• Inventors: Sirton, Yaniv
• Granted Patent: US 8,085,034 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/412
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/622 by satellite navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/20 by driver identification
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• 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: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• 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

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.

Claims

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.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each charging point is arranged to couple the vehicle charging device to the socket.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of charging points are arranged to receive vehicle data via radio-frequency identification.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of charging points are arranged to receive vehicle data via power line communication.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of:

the vehicle priority; and

the charging allotment, relate to at least some of;

a load of the electric source;

an identification of vehicle;

an identification of user;

a battery type;

an identification of battery;

a battery charge meter (absolute and relative to other vehicles);

an available current;

user charging preferences;

data related to the method of charging;

a user driving pattern; and

user pattern of battery consumption.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a web portal connected via a communication link to the mediator server and to the users, wherein the web portal is arranged to enable users to define preferences relating to at least one of:

electricity providers;

energy sources; and

an electricity consumption pattern.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of charging points are arranged to automatically couple the vehicle charging device to the socket.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising an authentication module comprising an identification card with an RFID transmitter.

9. A method of managing electrical charging of vehicles with charging devices related to users comprising:

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.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said coupling the vehicle charging device to the socket is carried out via a vehicle information module.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein said receiving data from the vehicle is carried out via radio-frequency identification.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein said receiving data from the vehicle is carried out via power line communication.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein said calculating a vehicle priority;

and a charging allotment relates to at least some of;

a load of the electric source;

an identification of vehicle;

an identification of user;

a battery type;

an identification of battery;

a battery charge meter (absolute and relative to other vehicles);

an available current;

user charging preferences;

data related to the method of charging;

a user driving pattern; and

a user pattern of battery consumption.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising enabling users to define preferences relating to at least one of:

electricity providers;

energy sources;

an electricity consumption pattern.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein said coupling the vehicle charging device to the socket is carried out automatically.

16. A method of managing a vehicle charging network comprising:

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.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising reporting expected electricity demand to public utilities;

and

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising creating a billing procedure, charging the user and crediting the public utilities and electricity providers.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing user with optimized alternative charging plans.