APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing energy of an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a communication unit configured to receive a user'"'"'s schedule information from the user, and receive power network state information from a power supplier;
a control unit configured to set optimum charging information based on the received schedule information of the user, battery information, and the received power network state information, and generate and transfer a charging request signal for charging a battery based on the set charging information; and
an energy storage unit configured to store electric energy received according to the charging information.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing energy of an electric vehicle are provided to calculate a necessary amount of energy based on battery characteristics and a user'"'"'s schedule, and control charging and discharging of the electric vehicle using power information provided by a smart grid. The system includes a cloud server configured to collect a schedule from a user and store and generate the user'"'"'s schedule information, an energy management device configured to calculate necessary energy based on the received schedule information of the user, set charging information based on power network state information received from a power supplier and the calculated necessary energy, generate a charging request signal based on the set charging information, and store electric energy, and a charging unit configured to transfer the electric energy to the energy management device based on the received charging request signal.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing energy of an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a communication unit configured to receive a user'"'"'s schedule information from the user, and receive power network state information from a power supplier; a control unit configured to set optimum charging information based on the received schedule information of the user, battery information, and the received power network state information, and generate and transfer a charging request signal for charging a battery based on the set charging information; and an energy storage unit configured to store electric energy received according to the charging information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of managing energy of an electric vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a user'"'"'s schedule information and power network state information; calculating necessary energy based on the received schedule information of the user; setting charging information based on the calculated necessary energy, battery characteristics, and the power network state information; and charging a battery with electric energy according to the set charging information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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