Electrical power transmission apparatus

• US 20100188042A1
• Filed: 01/29/2009
• Published: 07/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
• Original Assignee: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
• Inventors: Yeh, Ming-Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US12/320,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20100188042A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/20 AC to AC converters
• 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 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
• 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 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

The electrical power transmission apparatus is electrically connected to an electrical main and a fee collecting device. The electrical power transmission apparatus includes a transmission unit that includes a first output port and a second output port; an electrical power flow detector is electrically connected to the electric main; a conversion unit includes a first converter and a second converter that effect conversion of electrical power, the first and second converters are respectively and electrically connected between the first and second output ports and the electrical power flow detector, and the first and second output ports respectively supply alternate-current (AC) power and direct-current (DC) power through the conversion effected by the first and second converters; and a processing unit is electrically connected between the electrical power flow detector and the fee collecting device and is further electrically connected to the conversion unit to control selection of the electrical power to be transmitted to AC power or DC power. The processing unit receives a detection result of the electrical power flow detected by the electrical power flow detector for generating a related amount of fee with which the fee collecting device carries out a fee collecting operation.

Claims

1. An electrical power transmission apparatus adapted to connect between an electrical main and a fee collecting device, the electrical power transmission apparatus, comprising:

a transmission unit, which comprises a first output port and a second output port;

an electrical power flow detector, which functions to detect electrical power flow and is electrically connected-to the electric main;

a conversion unit, which comprises a first converter and a second converter that effect conversion of electrical power, the first converter being electrically connected between the first output port and the electrical power flow detector, the second converter being electrically connected between the second output port and the electrical power flow detector, the first and second output ports respectively supplying alternate-current (AC) power and direct-current (DC) power through the conversion effected by the first and second converters; and

a processing unit, which is electrically connected between the electrical power flow detector and the fee collecting device, the processing unit being further electrically connected to the conversion unit to control selection of the electrical power to be transmitted to AC power or DC power, the processing unit receiving a detection result of the electrical power flow detected by the electrical power flow detector for generating a related amount of fee with which the fee collecting device carries out a fee collecting operation.

2. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first converter comprises an AC/AC converter, which comprises a detection circuit that detects an electrical current flowing through the AC/AC converter to be alternate current or direct current.

3. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second converter comprises an AC/DC converter and a DC/DC converter, the AC/DC converter and the DC/DC converter both comprising a detection circuit and a charging circuit, one of the two detection circuits detecting an electrical current flowing through the AC/DC converter to be alternate current or direct current with which one of the two charging circuits performs a charging operation, the other one of the two detection circuits detecting an electrical current flowing through the DC/DC converter to be alternate current or direct current with which the other one of the two charging circuits performs a charging operation.

4. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an automatic anode/cathode switcher, which is electrically connected between the second output port and the second converter.

5. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a wireless receiving/transmitting device, which is electrically connected to the processing unit, whereby when the processing unit 15 generates system abnormality and a notification needs to be made, the wireless receiving/transmitting device is operable to issue a warning and/or notification information.

6. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the wireless receiving/transmitting device performs wireless communication by means of any one of a local area network (LAN), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), radio frequency (RF), and Blue-tooth.

7. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fee collecting device contains therein a fee collecting mechanism, which is operable with cash, a charge bill, or a payment card.

8. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fee collecting device contains therein a fee collecting mechanism, which is operable with a combination of cash, a charge bill and a payment card.

9. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical power flow detector comprises a current protection circuit.

10. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmission unit comprises a first input port and a second input port and the conversion unit comprises a third converter and a fourth converter that effect conversion of electrical power, the third converter being electrically connected between the first input port and the electrical power flow detector, the fourth converter being electrically connected between the second input port and the electrical power flow detector, the first and second input ports respectively receiving AC power and DC power through the conversion effected by the third and fourth converters.

11. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the third converter comprises an AC/AC converter, which comprises a detection circuit that detects an electrical current flowing through the AC/AC converter to be alternate current or direct current.

12. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the fourth converter comprises a DC/AC converter and a DC/DC converter, the DC/AC converter and the DC/DC converter both comprising a detection circuit, one of the two detection circuits detecting an electrical current flowing through the DC/AC converter to be alternate current or direct current, the other one of the two detection circuits detecting an electrical current flowing through the DC/DC converter to be alternate current or direct current.

13. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 10 further comprising an automatic anode/cathode switcher, which is electrically connected between the second input port and the fourth converter.

14. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 10 further electrically connected to a fee paying device containing therein a fee buying mechanism, which is operable with cash, a charge bill, or a value-storage card.

15. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the fee paying device and the fee collecting device are combined as a single fee collecting/paying device.

16. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 10 further electrically connected to a fee paying device containing therein a fee buying mechanism, which is operable with a combination of cash, a charge bill, and a value-storage card.

17. The electrical power transmission apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the fee paying device and the fee collecting device are combined as a single fee collecting/paying device.