CHARGING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A charging apparatus for a battery of an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a communication module that communicates power information including power rates for times and information on a battery of the electric vehicle;
a charging mode setting module that receives a user'"'"'s order relating to a charging mode of the battery of the electric vehicle;
a charging switch that connects the battery of the electric vehicle with the charging power in accordance with an input control signal; and
a charging control module that sets the charging amount of the battery by using the power information and the information on the battery, sets charging information including charging power and at least one time period for charging the battery of the electric vehicle having the lowest charging power rate on the basis of the charging power rates for unit times within a predetermined time range, and inputs the control signal to the charging switch on the basis of the charging information.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a charging apparatus and a charging method for a battery of an electric vehicle. The charging apparatus for a battery of an electric vehicle includes: a communication module that communicates power information and information on a battery of the electric vehicle; a charging mode setting module that receives a user'"'"'s order; a charging switch that connects the battery of the electric vehicle with the charging power in accordance with an input control signal; and a charging control module that sets the charging amount of the battery by using the power information and the information on the battery, sets charging information including charging power and at least one time period for charging the battery of the electric vehicle within a predetermined time range, and input the control signal to the charging switch on the basis of the charging information.
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1. A charging apparatus for a battery of an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a communication module that communicates power information including power rates for times and information on a battery of the electric vehicle; a charging mode setting module that receives a user'"'"'s order relating to a charging mode of the battery of the electric vehicle; a charging switch that connects the battery of the electric vehicle with the charging power in accordance with an input control signal; and a charging control module that sets the charging amount of the battery by using the power information and the information on the battery, sets charging information including charging power and at least one time period for charging the battery of the electric vehicle having the lowest charging power rate on the basis of the charging power rates for unit times within a predetermined time range, and inputs the control signal to the charging switch on the basis of the charging information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A charging method for a battery of an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a step of setting the charging amount for a battery of an electric vehicle by using power information received from a smart grid management center in a predetermined time range, a charging mode that a user sets, and information on the state of the battery; a step of calculating charging information by calculating at least one time period for charging the battery of the electric vehicle with the lowest charging power rate on the basis of charging power rates for unit time periods; a charging control step that provide charging power for inputting a control signal to a charging switch to charge the battery of the electric vehicle at the time period having the lowest charging power rate on the basis of the time period; and a connection step that connects the battery of the electric vehicle with power of a charging power supplier in accordance with the input control signal, by using the charging switch. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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