MULTI-STANDARD COMPATIBLE EV CHARGER

• US 20130219084A1
• Filed: 12/04/2012
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: Wu, Dongxiao, Chen, Jiong, Hua, Yahan, Lu, Bin
• Application Number:
  US13/693,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20130219084A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/11
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/62 in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• 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

The present invention discloses a multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger, including a power converter having an interface compatible with messages or instructions of an internal protocol; when the electrical vehicle charger charges an electric vehicle, the power converter is adapted to output power to a battery of the electric vehicle; and a data transmission device having an internal interface compatible with messages or instructions of the internal protocol and an external interface compatible with messages or instructions of an external protocol; wherein when the electrical vehicle charger charges the electric vehicle, the data transmission device is adapted to communicate with a battery management system through the external interface according to the external protocol followed by the battery management system, and to communicate with the power converter through the internal interface according to the internal protocol followed by the power converter. This electrical vehicle charger improves the utilization rate of the electrical vehicle charger.

Claims

1. A multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger, comprising:

a power converter having an interface compatible with messages or instructions under an internal protocol;

when the electrical vehicle charger charges an electric vehicle, the power converter is adapted to output power to a battery of the electric vehicle; and

a data transmission device having an internal interface compatible with messages or instructions of the internal protocol and an external interface compatible with messages or instructions of an external protocol;

wherein when the electrical vehicle charger charges the electric vehicle, the data transmission device is adapted to communicate with a battery management system through the external interface according to the external protocol followed by the battery management system, and to communicate with the power converter through the internal interface according to the internal protocol followed by the power converter.

2. The multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of couplers following different external protocols, being adapted to connect with the electrical vehicle; and

a power supply circuit, which is connected to the power converter and the couplers, respectively, being adapted to provide output power of the power converter to the couplers;

wherein the power supply circuit is further coupled to the data transmission device and is adapted to send an indication message or a selection signal to the data transmission device to indicate the type of the external protocol followed by the battery management system; and

wherein after an electrical connection between one of the couplers and the electrical vehicle, the power supply circuit identifies the type of the external protocol followed by the battery management system of the electrical vehicle according to the identifier of the coupler, and generates the indication message or selection signal.

3. The multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger of claim 2, wherein the power converter includes a power module and a system controller;

the power module is adapted to output power to the power supply circuit; and

the system controller which has an interface compatible with messages or instructions of the internal protocol is adapted to communicate with the data transmission device according to the internal protocol.

4. The multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger of claim 1, wherein the data transmission device includes a protocol transformation module;

and

the protocol transformation module is adapted to convert messages or instructions of an internal protocol into corresponding messages or instructions of an external protocol and vice versa.

5. The multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger of claim 4, wherein the internal protocol has instructions or messages including:

a POC message for carrying configuration parameters related to an output capacity of a charger;

a CCR message for carrying a charging level request of a battery of the electric vehicle;

a CSR message for carrying a start-of-communication request, a start-of-charge request and a battery type identifier of the electric vehicle;

a CCS message for carrying charging status of the electric vehicle;

a POS message for carrying real-time status of the charger; and

a CER message for carrying an end-of-charge request of the electric vehicle.

6. The multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger of claim 5, wherein the instructions or messages of the internal protocol further includes:

a PRA message for carrying a configuration confirm identifier of the charger; and

a PEN message for carrying an error type of the charger.

7. The multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger of claim 4, wherein the protocol transformation module is further adapted to analyze messages or instructions of the external protocol, and to avoid performing a protocol conversion operation for messages or instructions not required by the internal protocol.

8. A data transmission device, comprising:

an internal interface compatible with messages or instructions of an internal protocol and an external interface compatible with messages or instructions of an external protocol;

wherein the data transmission device is adapted to communicate through the external interface with a battery management system of an electric vehicle according to the external protocol followed by the battery management system, and is adapted to communicate through the internal interface with a power converter according to the internal protocol followed by the power converter.

9. The data transmission device of claim 8, further comprising a protocol transformation module, being adapted to convert instructions or messages of the internal protocol into corresponding instructions or messages of the external protocol and vice versa.

10. A multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger, comprising:

a power converter, including a system controller and a power module;

wherein the system controller, which includes an interface compatible with messages or instructions of a plurality of communication protocols, is adapted to receive messages or instructions of the plurality of communication protocols, and to configure according to the messages or instructions an output power of the power module which is adapted to provide output power; and

wherein when the electrical vehicle charger charges the electric vehicle, the system controller is coupled to the battery management system of the electric vehicle, and is adapted to communicate with the battery management system according to the communication protocol followed by the battery management system.

11. The multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger of claim 10, further comprising:

an indication module, being adapted to send an indication message or a selection signal to the system controller to indicate the type of the communication protocol followed by the battery management system.

12. The multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger of claim 11, wherein the indication module receives input and generates the indication message or selection signal;

or

after an electrical connection between a coupler of the EV charger and an electrical vehicle, the indication module identifies the type of the communication protocol followed by the battery management system of the electrical vehicle according to the identifier of the coupler, and generates the indication message or selection signal.

13. A multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger, comprising:

a power converter, including;

a power module, being adapted to provide output power; and

a system controller, being adapted to control the power module to output power; and

an instruction analysis module having an interface compatible with messages or instructions of a plurality of communication protocols, and being adapted to receive messages or instructions of the plurality of communication protocols;

wherein when the electrical vehicle charger charges the electric vehicle, the instruction analysis module is coupled respectively to the system controller and the battery management system of the electric vehicle, and is adapted to;

receive messages or instructions of a first communication protocol from the battery management system, convert them into corresponding messages or instructions of the second communication protocol followed by the system controller, and send the converted messages or instructions to the system controller; and

receive messages or instructions of the second communication protocol from the system controller, convert them into corresponding messages or instructions of the first communication protocol followed by the battery management system, and send the converted messages or instructions to the battery management system.

14. The multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger of claim 13, further comprising an indication module, being adapted to send an indication message or a selection signal to the instruction analysis module to indicate the protocol type of the first communication protocol.