MANAGING CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• US 20130138542A1
• Filed: 11/24/2011
• Published: 05/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yaniv Sirton
• Original Assignee: Yaniv Sirton
• Inventors: SIRTON, YANIV
• Application Number:
  US13/304,328
• Publication Number:
  US 20130138542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/34
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/60 Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/67 Controlling two or more charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• 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

Abstract

Managing electrical charging of vehicles with charging devices related to users demand and available power. One system comprises charging points comprising sockets and a communication module, and a mediator server comprising a database, an application and a graphical user interface. The mediator server is connected to the charging points, to the users and to public utilities and electricity providers. Each charging point is arranged to admit vehicles, couple their charging device to the socket and send vehicle data to the mediator server. The mediator server is arranged to process the vehicle data, user data, and data from the public utilities and the electricity providers, and calculate a vehicle priority and a charging allotment in relation to the number of vehicles at the charging point and to the processed data. Vehicles are charged according to the vehicle priority and the charging allotment.

Claims

1. A system of managing electrical charging of electrical vehicles over an electricity network, the system comprising:

a charging point that comprises a socket and is connected via a communication link to a mediator server, wherein the charging point is configured to accommodate an electrical vehicle, wherein in the charging the charging device of the electrical vehicle is being coupled to the socket;

wherein the charging point is configured to;

(i) receive vehicle-related data from the electrical vehicle;

(ii) send the vehicle-related data to the mediator server;

wherein the mediator server is configured to process the vehicle-related data together with network data indicative of electricity supply from electricity providers which provide electricity to the electricity network; and

wherein the charging point is further configured to charge the electrical vehicle based on the processed vehicle-related data and the processed network data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said coupling the vehicle charging device to the socket is carried out via a vehicle information module.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiving data from the vehicle is carried out via radio-frequency identification.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiving data from the vehicle is carried out via power line communication.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the charging point further enables users to define preferences relating to at least one of:

electricity providers;

energy sources;

an electricity consumption pattern.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said coupling the vehicle charging device to the socket is carried out automatically.

7. A method of managing a charging network for electrical vehicles, the method comprising:

collecting data from electricity providers;

collecting data from public utilities;

collecting data from users each associated an electrical vehicle;

enabling users to define charging preferences; and

charging each electrical vehicle based on at least one of;

the data from electricity providers, the data from public utilities, the data from users, and the charging preferences.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising calculating and reporting expected electricity demand to public utilities, based on the collected data.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising creating a billing procedure, charging the user and crediting the public utilities and electricity providers.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising providing user with optimized alternative charging plans.