Method for operating an electric charging station

• US 20120022685A1
• Filed: 07/21/2011
• Published: 01/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH
• Original Assignee: Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH
• Inventors: Miller, Norbert, Baum, Josef, Fleps, Ulrich
• Application Number:
  US13/187,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20120022685A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/232
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/31 Charging columns specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/005 dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles electrical charging as such, B60L50/00
• 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 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A method for operating an electric charging station within a parking area proposes operating an electric charging station within a parking area, wherein an identification device is used by a user when entering into the parking area, wherein the identification device provides a unique identification, wherein a current supply device of the charging station is activated by the user by using the identification device whereupon the current supply device is available for a charging process.

Claims

1. A method for operating an electric charging station (2) within a parking area (1), wherein an identification means (17) is used by a user (16) when entering into the parking area (1), said identification means (17) providing a unique identification, the method comprising the steps of activating a current supply device (3) of said charging station (2) by the user (16) by using said identification means (17) whereupon said current supply device (3) is available for a charging process.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising completing said charging process by paying incurred fees.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising completing said charging process chronologically after paying, wherein paying of incurred fees, linked to said identification means, is evaluated in said current supply device (3).

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising completing said charging process prior to paying incurred fees, linked to said identification means.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising completing said charging process by the user by using said identification means.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising effecting common accounting of incurred parking and charging fees.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising locking a charging plug by said current supply device when beginning said charging process and/or after read-out of said unique identification provided by said identification means and releasing locking of said charging plug by another reading of said identification means.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising indicating to the user, when entering into said parking area (1), free parking spaces (6, 7) comprising a current supply device.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising automatically identifying electric vehicles when entering said parking area (1).

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising collecting centrally a total power provided by said current supply devices of said electric charging station.

11. The method according to claim 1, comprising allocating a total amount of available energy to said current supply device (3) of said electric charging station (2) based on utilization profiles and/or time profiles.

12. The method according to claim 1, comprising employing a charge and/or a load management.