SOLAR STATION FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• US 20130127395A1
• Filed: 05/13/2011
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Enforce - Engenharia da Energia, SA
• Original Assignee: Enforce - Engenharia da Energia, SA
• Inventors: Santos Silva Serra Duarte, Joo Nuno
• Granted Patent: US 9,302,590 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/101
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 6/025 in the form of an overhead canopy, e.g. carports
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/465 with solar battery as charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/10 Supporting structures directly fixed to the ground H02S20/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• 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: Y04S 10/126 the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]

Abstract

The present invention answers the need for the existence of a network for charging electric vehicles (EV), particularly with regard to the so-called fast charging (20 to 30 minutes). Therefore, this station is intended for, inter alia, parking areas of public and private buildings, and fossil fuels service stations, such places where the slow charging is not very viable, since this type of charging (6 to 8 hours) will be done mostly at night.

The present invention envisages the charging of EVs within a short period of time and with the particularity of being renewable energy produced on site, being possible to produce in one place the electrical energy necessary do power the EVs, since it includes structures of photovoltaic panels (101, 102, 103) and equipment for the transformation of energy and the fast charging (104, 105, 106) of the existing DC batteries in the EVs.

Claims

1. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles which comprises:

one or more photovoltaic panels (103, 303);

structure for fixation and support of photovoltaic panels (101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302);

electrical equipment for charging (404) battery or batteries of said electric vehicles;

characterised in that it comprises;

electrical equipment for production of electric energy (403) from the photovoltaic panels (103, 303) to the network (401);

wherein said electric equipment (403, 404) are configure to;

when charging an electric vehicle, use the network energy (401) and the energy from the photovoltaic panels (103, 303) simultaneously to charge the battery or batteries of said electric vehicle;

when not charging an electric vehicle, use the energy from the photovoltaic panels (103, 303) to supply the network (401).

2. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to the previous claim, characterised in that it has an additional central cabinet (104, 204, 304) which houses said electric equipment (403, 404) and from which are mounted the structures to support the photovoltaic panels (101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302).

3. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 2, characterised in that the structures for fixation and support of the photovoltaic panels (101, 102, 201, 202) are disposed in a radial form from said central cabinet (104, 204).

4. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 2, characterised in that the structures for fixation and support of the photovoltaic panels (301, 302) are disposed in a linear form linear from said central cabinet (304).

5. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises one or more screens/displays (105, 205, 305) for interface with one or more station users.

6. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises one or more charging sockets (106, 206, 306) for connection to the electric vehicles.

7. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 2, characterised in that the charging sockets (106, 206, 306) for connection to the electric vehicle and to the screens/displays (105, 205, 305) for interface with the user are placed in said central cabinet (104, 204, 304).

8. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 1, characterised in that it is configured to send a SMS message to the mobile phone previously indicated by the user when it requires the authorisation to charge the vehicle, when it confirms the authorisation to charge the vehicle, and/or when it finishes charging the vehicle.

9. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 2, characterised in that it further comprises one or more screens/displays (105, 205, 305) for interface with one or more station users.

10. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 3, characterised in that it further comprises one or more screens/displays (105, 205, 305) for interface with one or more station users.

11. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 2, characterised in that it further comprises one or more charging sockets (106, 206, 306) for connection to the electric vehicles.

12. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 3, characterised in that it further comprises one or more charging sockets (106, 206, 306) for connection to the electric vehicles.

13. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 3, characterised in that the charging sockets (106, 206, 306) for connection to the electric vehicle and to the screens/displays (105, 205, 305) for interface with the user are placed in said central cabinet (104, 204, 304).

14. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 4, characterised in that the charging sockets (106, 206, 306) for connection to the electric vehicle and to the screens/displays (105, 205, 305) for interface with the user are placed in said central cabinet (104, 204, 304).

15. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 5, characterised in that the charging sockets (106, 206, 306) for connection to the electric vehicle and to the screens/displays (105, 205, 305) for interface with the user are placed in said central cabinet (104, 204, 304).

16. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 6, characterised in that the charging sockets (106, 206, 306) for connection to the electric vehicle and to the screens/displays (105, 205, 305) for interface with the user are placed in said central cabinet (104, 204, 304).

17. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 2, characterised in that it is configured to send a SMS message to the mobile phone previously indicated by the user when it requires the authorisation to charge the vehicle, when it confirms the authorisation to charge the vehicle, and/or when it finishes charging the vehicle.

18. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 3, characterised in that it is configured to send a SMS message to the mobile phone previously indicated by the user when it requires the authorisation to charge the vehicle, when it confirms the authorisation to charge the vehicle, and/or when it finishes charging the vehicle.

19. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 4, characterised in that it is configured to send a SMS message to the mobile phone previously indicated by the user when it requires the authorisation to charge the vehicle, when it confirms the authorisation to charge the vehicle, and/or when it finishes charging the vehicle.

20. Station for the solar charging of electric vehicles according to claim 5, characterised in that it is configured to send a SMS message to the mobile phone previously indicated by the user when it requires the authorisation to charge the vehicle, when it confirms the authorisation to charge the vehicle, and/or when it finishes charging the vehicle.