DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED EXCHANGE OF ENERGY BETWEEN AN ELECTRICAL POWER NETWORK AND A LOAD

• US 20130015809A1
• Filed: 02/22/2011
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IFS Informationstechnik GmbH
• Original Assignee: IFS Informationstechnik GmbH
• Inventors: Frey, Thomas, Stulle, Markus A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,156,365 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/106
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/34 of parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/34 Plug-like or socket-like devices specially adapted for contactless inductive charging of electric vehicles positioning means for charging devices using inductive energy transfer B60L53/38
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/67 Controlling two or more charging stations
• 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 device for controlling the exchange of energy between an electrical power network and a load includes a stationary charging station for establishing an energy connection between the electrical power network and a supply point. The charging station has an LS controller for sending and receiving control signals via a signal transmission path, and includes a SIM station installed on the load side having a SIM controller. The SIM controller sends a SIM identifier of the SIM station to the LS controller via a signal transmission path at time intervals, wherein the LS controller adds an amount of energy exchanged between the electrical power network and the load to an energy amount counter associated with the SIM identifier. The amount of energy exchanged between the electrical power network and the load via the energy connection in a time interval is below a specified measurement resolution of the energy amount counter.

Claims

1. Device for controlled exchange of energy between an electrical power network and a load,

having a stationary charging station for establishing an energy connection between the electrical power network and a delivery point, wherein the charging station comprises a charging station controller for sending and receiving control signals via a signal transmission path, and

having a SIM station installed on the load side for establishing an energy connection between the load and the aforementioned delivery point, wherein the SIM station comprises a SIM controller for sending and receiving control signals via the signal transmission path, wherein:

the SIM controller sends a SIM identifier assigned to the SIM station to the charging station controller at set time intervals via the signal transmission path,

the charging station controller, on receiving a SIM identifier, adds an energy quantity exchanged or to be exchanged between the electrical power network and the load via the energy connection on an energy quantity meter assigned to the SIM identifier, and

the time intervals are set in such a way that the energy quantity exchanged or to be exchanged between the electrical power network and the load via the energy connection within a time interval lies below a predefined resolution of the energy quantity meter.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the charging station comprises a charging station measuring unit for measuring the energy quantity which is exchanged via the energy connection passing through the charging station.

3. Device according to claim 1, wherein the SIM station comprises a SIM measuring unit for measuring the energy quantity which is exchanged via the energy connection passing through the SIM station.

4. Device according to claim 3, wherein the control signals sent by the SIM station to the charging station comprise the measurements taken by the SIM measuring unit.

5. Device according to claim 4, wherein the charging station comprises a controllable circuit breaker, which is inserted between the electrical power network and the delivery point.

6. Device according to claim 5, wherein the charging station controller breaks the energy connection between the electrical power network and the delivery point by controlling the circuit breaker, when the measurements taken by the charging station measuring unit exceed a pre-defined deviation limit compared to the measurements taken by the SIM measuring unit and sent by the SIM controller.

7. Device according to claim 1, wherein the load is a rechargeable battery.

8. Device according to claim 7, wherein the delivery point is an electrical socket, to which a charging cable is attached on the load side for establishing the energy connection to the battery.

9. Device according to claim 8, wherein the signal transmission path near the electrical socket is coupled with the charging cable.

10. Method for exchanging electrical energy between an electrical power network and a load,

wherein an energy connection is established between the electrical power network and a delivery point by a stationary charging station, wherein the charging station comprises a charging station controller for sending and receiving control signals via a signal transmission path, and

wherein an energy connection is established between the load and the aforementioned delivery point via a SIM station installed on the load side, wherein the SIM station comprises a SIM controller for sending and receiving control signals via the signal transmission path, comprising:

sending by the SIM controller sends a SIM identifier assigned to the SIM station to the charging station controller at set time intervals via the signal transmission path,

adding by the charging station controller, on receiving a SIM identifier, an energy quantity exchanged or to be exchanged between the electrical power network and the load via the energy connection on an energy quantity meter assigned to the SIM identifier, and

wherein the time intervals are set in such a way that the energy quantity exchanged or to be exchanged between the electrical power network and the load via the energy connection within a time interval lies below a predefined resolution of the energy quantity meter.

11. SIM station for a device for controlled exchange of energy between an electrical power network and a load, wherein the SIM station is suitable for establishing an energy connection between the load and a delivery point on the electrical power network side, and comprises a SIM controller for sending and receiving control signals via a signal transmission path, wherein

the SIM controller is configured to send a SIM identifier assigned to the SIM station in set time intervals via the signal transmission path for the control of an energy quantity meter assigned to the SIM identifier, and

the time intervals are set in such a way that the energy quantity exchanged or to be exchanged between the electrical power network and the load via the energy connection within a time interval lies below a predefined resolution of the energy quantity meter.

12. Stationary charging station for a device for controlled exchange of energy between an electrical power network and a load, wherein the stationary charging station is suitable for establishing an energy connection between the electrical power network and a delivery point on the load side, and comprises a charging station controller for sending and receiving control signals via a signal transmission path, wherein

the control signals received via the signal transmission path comprise a SIM identifier which is assigned to the load and which is incorporated in the control signals at set time intervals,

the charging station controller, on receiving a SIM identifier, adds an energy quantity exchanged or to be exchanged between the electrical power network and the load via the energy connection on an energy quantity meter assigned to the SIM identifier, and

the time intervals are set in such a way that the energy quantity exchanged or to be exchanged between the electrical power network and the load via the energy connection within a time interval lies below a predefined resolution of the energy quantity meter.