ELECTRIC CHARGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140180922A1
• Filed: 12/02/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LSIS Co. Ltd. (LS Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LSIS Co. Ltd. (LS Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Bum Youl
• Application Number:
  US14/094,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20140180922A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/44
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• 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 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/401 Transaction verification
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/005 dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles electrical charging as such, B60L50/00
• 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 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

An electric charging apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. According to a method of operating a master charging apparatus which controls a plurality of slave charging apparatuses, the master charging apparatus receives payment information, transmits a payment approval message including the payment information to a payment server through an external communication network, and receives a payment approval through the external communication network from the payment server. When receiving the payment approval, the master charging apparatus transmits an electric vehicle charging instruction to a slave charging apparatus corresponding to the payment information among the plurality of slave apparatuses through an internal communication network.

Claims

1. A method of operating a slave charging apparatus which charges a charging target device, the method comprising:

confirming connection with the charging target device;

receiving a charging instruction for the charging target device from a master charging apparatus through an internal network;

providing electricity to the charging target device according to payment information; and

transmitting a charging completion message to a terminal, when the electricity provision is completed.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving of the charging instruction further comprises:

receiving a payment approval request from the terminal; and

transmitting the payment approval request to the master charging apparatus through the internal communication network to allow the master charging apparatus to transmit the payment approval request to a payment server through an external network.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the confirming of the connection comprises:

confirming connection with the terminal; and

transmitting a connection message with the terminal to the master charging apparatus through the internal communication network.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal displays a window through which an input for the payment information is receivable and receives the input for the payment information through the window instead of the master charging apparatus.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the master charging apparatus displays a window through which an input for the payment information is receivable, receives the input for the payment information through the window, and transmits the charging instruction for the charging target device on the basis of the payment information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the payment information comprises one or more of a payment scheme, personal information of a payer, a payment amount, electric capacitance to be charged in an electric vehicle.

7. A method of operating a master charging apparatus which controls a plurality of slave charging apparatuses, the method comprising:

receiving payment information;

transmitting a payment approval message including the payment information to a payment server through an external communication network;

receiving a payment approval through the external communication network from the payment server; and

when the payment approval is received, transmitting an electric vehicle charging instruction to a slave charging apparatus corresponding to the payment information among the plurality of slave apparatuses through an internal communication network.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the receiving of the payment information comprises:

displaying a window through which an input for the payment information is receivable; and

receiving the input for the payment information through the window.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the receiving of the payment information comprises receiving the payment information from the slave charging apparatus corresponding to the payment information through the internal communication network.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the slave charging apparatus does not comprise a display unit and an external communication module.

11. A slave charging apparatus charging a charging target device, comprising:

a controller confirming connection with the charging target apparatus;

an internal communication module receiving a charging instruction for the charging target apparatus from a master charging apparatus through an internal communication network;

a power supplying device providing electricity to the charging target device according to payment information; and

a terminal communication module transmitting a charging completion message to a terminal, when the electricity provision is completed.

12. The slave charging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the terminal communication module receives a payment approval request from the terminal, and

the internal communication module transmits the payment approval request to the master charging apparatus through the internal communication network.

13. The slave charging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein, when confirming the connection with the charging target device, the controller confirms connection of the terminal, and the internal communication module transmits a connection message with the terminal to the master charging stand through the internal communication network.

14. The slave charging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the terminal displays a window through which an input for the payment information is receivable, and receives the input for the payment information through the window instead of the master charging apparatus.

15. The slave charging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the master charging apparatus displays a window through which an input for the payment information is receivable, receives the input for the payment information through the window, and transmits the charging instruction for the charging target device on the basis of the payment information.

16. The slave charging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the payment information comprises one or more of a payment scheme, personal information of a payer, a payment amount, electric capacitance to be charged in an electric vehicle.

17. A master charging apparatus controlling a plurality of slave charging apparatuses, comprising:

a controller receiving payment information;

an external communication module transmitting a payment approval message including the payment information to a payment server through an external communication network and receiving a payment approval through the external communication network from the payment server; and

an internal communication module, when the payment approval is received, transmitting an electric vehicle charging instruction to a slave charging apparatus corresponding to the payment information among the plurality of slave apparatuses.

18. The master charging apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a display unit displaying a window through which an input for the payment information is receivable, and receives the input for the payment information through the window.

19. The mater charging apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the internal communication module receives the payment information from the slave charging apparatus corresponding to the payment information through the internal communication network.