SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ANALYSIS AND FEEDBACK

• US 20140312839A1
• Filed: 04/07/2014
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Uyeki, Robert M.
• Application Number:
  US14/246,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20140312839A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/60 Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• 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
• 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 30/12 Remote or cooperative charging
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for electric vehicle charging analysis and feedback includes transmitting charge parameters from an electric vehicle to a remote server, wherein the charge parameters include at least an ignition status, position information, temporal charging information and a charging energy source type. The method includes receiving feedback from the remote server after the remote server analyzes the charge parameters and generates the feedback based on time of use rates and the charging energy source type, wherein the time of use rates are determined based on the position information and the temporal charging information.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for electric vehicle charging analysis and feedback, comprising:

transmitting charge parameters from an electric vehicle to a remote server, wherein the charge parameters include at least an ignition status, position information, temporal charging information and a charging energy source type; and

receiving feedback from the remote server after the remote server analyzes the charge parameters and generates the feedback based on time of use rates and the charging energy source type, wherein the time of use rates are determined based on the position information and the temporal charging information.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the charge parameters from the electric vehicle to the remote server is based on a connection status between the electric vehicle and the remote server.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein upon detecting the connection status is equal to or below a predetermined threshold, storing the charge parameters at a data store on-board the electric vehicle.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein upon detecting that the connection status is above the predetermined threshold, transmitting the stored charge parameters from the data store on-board the electric vehicle to the remote server.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein upon receiving a data confirmation from the remote server, deleting the stored charge parameters from the data store on-board the electric vehicle.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein upon detecting that a data confirmation from the remote server is not received in response to transmitting the charge parameters, storing the charge parameters at a data store on-board the electric vehicle.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the charge parameters includes transmitting a battery charge status upon detecting the ignition status is OFF.

8. A computer-implemented method for electric vehicle charging analysis and feedback, comprising:

receiving, at a remote server including a processor, charge parameters from an electric vehicle and storing the charge parameters in a data store communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the charge parameters include at least an ignition status, position information, temporal charging information and a charging energy source type;

analyzing the charge parameters to generate feedback based on time of use rates and the charging energy source type, wherein the time of use rates are determined based on the position information and the temporal charging information; and

transmitting the feedback from the remote server to a vehicle computing device of the electric vehicle.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein analyzing the charge parameters includes, upon determining time of use rates are available and utilized, generating feedback indicating positive reinforcement.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein analyzing the charge parameters includes, upon determining that the charging energy source type is a renewable charging energy source, generating feedback indicating positive reinforcement.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein analyzing the charge parameters includes, upon determining that at least one of the time of use rates or a renewable charging energy source are available and not utilized, generating feedback based on the ignition status of the vehicle.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein upon determining that the ignition status is OFF, generating feedback includes calculating an energy and cost savings based on the charge parameters.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein upon determining that the ignition status is ON, generating feedback includes calculating a minimum state of charge for a future trip and calculating an energy and cost savings based on the minimum state of charge and the charge parameters.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein analyzing the charge parameters includes assigning a user rating based on the charge parameters.

15. A system for electric vehicle charging analysis and feedback, comprising:

a remote server communicatively coupled to a data store; and

a vehicle computing device of an electric vehicle, wherein the vehicle computing device transmits charge parameters to the remote server, the charge parameters including at least an ignition status, position information, temporal charging information and a charging energy source type, wherein the remote server stores the charge parameters in the data store and analyzes the charge parameters to determine feedback based on time of use rates and the charging energy source type, wherein the time of use rates are determined based on the position information and the temporal charging information, and the remote server transmits the feedback to the vehicle computing device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the vehicle computing device transmits the charge parameters from the vehicle computing device to the remote server based on a connection status between the vehicle computing device and the remote server, wherein the vehicle computing device stores the charge parameters upon detecting that the connection status is equal to or below a predetermined threshold.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the vehicle computing device transmits the stored charge parameters to the remote server upon detecting that the connection status is above the predetermined threshold and upon receiving a data confirmation from the remote server, the vehicle computing device deletes the stored charge parameters from the data store on-board the electric vehicle.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the vehicle computing device stores the charge parameters at a data store on-board the electric vehicle upon detecting that a data confirmation from the remote server is not received in response to transmitting the charge parameters.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the remote server determines the feedback by calculating energy and cost savings based on the charge parameter upon determining the ignition status is OFF.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the remote server determines the feedback by calculating a minimum state of charge for a future trip and calculating an energy and cost savings based on the minimum state of charge and the charge parameters, upon determining the ignition status is ON.