APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR RECHARGING BATTERIES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES OR THE LIKE

• US 20140035528A1
• Filed: 03/06/2012
• Published: 02/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: META Systems (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: META Systems (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Simonazzi, Giuseppe, Lasagni, Cesare
• Application Number:
  US14/003,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20140035528A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• 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: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• 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 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• 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 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]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

The appliance (1) for recharging batteries of electric vehicles or the like includes:

• • a first electric connection element (2) to an electric supply mains (3);
  • a second electric connection element (4) to an electric vehicle (5) or the like;
  • a power supply unit (9) associated with the first and second electric connection element (2, 4) and suitable for converting the electric energy absorbed by the supply mains (3) into electric energy deliverable to the electric vehicle (5);
  • a checking unit (11) of the available electric power on the supply mains (3), determined according to the maximum electric power deliverable from the supply mains (3) and to the electric power absorbed by possible electric units (12) connected to the supply mains (3);
  • a regulation unit (14) of the electric power delivered by the power supply unit to the vehicle (5) according to the available electric power.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. Appliance (1) for recharging batteries of electric vehicles or the like, comprising:

first electric connection means (2) to an electric supply mains (3);

second electric connection means (4) to at least an electric vehicle (5) or the like;

power supply means (9) associated with said first and second electric connection means (2, 4) and suitable for converting the electric energy absorbed by said supply mains (3) into electric energy deliverable to said electric vehicle (5);

wherein said appliance (1) comprises;

at least a checking unit (11) of the available electric power on said supply mains (3), determined according to the maximum electric power deliverable from said supply mains (3) and to the electric power absorbed by possible electric units (12) connected to said supply mains (3);

at least a regulation unit (14) of the electric power delivered by said supply means to said vehicle (5) according to said available electric power.

13. Appliance (1) according to the claim 12, wherein said available electric power is equal to the difference between said maximum deliverable electric power and said absorbed electric power.

14. Appliance (1) according to claim 12, wherein said electric power delivered is equal to said available electric power.

15. Appliance (1) according to claim 12, wherein said checking unit (11) is associated with at least a meter device (13) of the electric energy delivered by said supply mains (3).

16. Appliance (1) according to claim 12, wherein said appliance (1) comprises transmitting/receiving means (15) suitable for transmitting/receiving data between said checking unit (11) and said regulation unit (14).

17. Appliance (1) according to claim 12, wherein said checking unit (11) is associated with said regulation unit (14) through said supply mains (3).

18. Appliance (1) according to the claim 16, wherein said transmitting/receiving means (15) comprise at least a conveyed wave transmitting/receiving device (16, 17) through said supply mains (3).

19. Appliance (1) according to the claim 16, wherein said transmitting/receiving means (15) comprise at least a wireless transmitting/receiving device.

20. Method for recharging batteries of electric vehicles or the like, wherein said method comprises the following phases:

at least a checking phase of the available electric power on an electric supply mains (3), determined according to the maximum electric power deliverable from said supply mains (3) and to the electric power absorbed by possible electric units (12) connected to said supply mains (3);

at least a regulation phase of the electric power delivered to at least an electric vehicle (5) or the like according to said available electric power.

21. Method (1) according to the claim 20, wherein said available electric power is equal to the difference between said maximum electric power deliverable and said absorbed electric power.

22. Method (1) according to claim 20, wherein said delivered electric power is equal to said available electric power.