AUTOMATIC CHARGING STATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CHARGING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120185379A1
• Filed: 01/17/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yu-Ta Tu
• Original Assignee: Yu-Ta Tu
• Inventors: Tu, Yu-Ta
• Application Number:
  US13/007,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20120185379A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/35 Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• 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: 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
• 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 charging station of the invention employs an RFID system to read out charging conditions of the electric vehicle to be charged. The charging conditions are sent to a console. The console controls an automatic charging mechanism to charge the electric vehicle to be charged according to the charging conditions. The automatic charging mechanism automatically detects the location of the charging port of the electric vehicle to be charged and controls a robot hand to connect the charging port. An automatic payment mechanism may be activated after charge has been completed.

Claims

1. An automatic charging station for electric vehicles, comprising:

a console;

a radio frequency identification (RFID) system electrically connecting the console for reading out charging conditions of an electric vehicle to be charged; and

an automatic charging mechanism disposed at a charging area and electrically connecting the console;

wherein when the electric vehicle to be charged comes into the charging area, the RFID system will read out the charging conditions thereof and send to the console, and then the console will control the automatic charging mechanism to charge the electric vehicle.

2. The charging station of claim 1, wherein the automatic charging mechanism further comprises a robot hand.

3. The charging station of claim 1, wherein the automatic charging mechanism is disposed beside the charging area.

4. The charging station of claim 1, wherein the automatic charging mechanism is disposed on the ground of the charging area.

5. A method for charging an electric vehicle, comprising the steps in the order named:

a) electrically reading out charging conditions of the electric vehicle; and

b) charging the electric vehicle according to the charging conditions.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising a step of:

c) executing an automatic payment mechanism.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the automatic payment mechanism is implemented by a credit card, a pre-paid card or a cash card.