METHOD OF CHARGING CURRENT FOR AN ELECTRIC CAR AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR

• US 20150048800A1
• Filed: 08/18/2014
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Benjamin Fischer, Carl Heckmann, Christian Benz, Martin Hirning, Roland Munster, Torsten Blau
• Original Assignee: Benjamin Fischer, Carl Heckmann, Christian Benz, Martin Hirning, Roland Munster, Torsten Blau
• Inventors: HIRNING, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 9,566,874 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/137
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• 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 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A method for electricity purchase of an electric car (22) at a power charging procedure at a power charging station (30), which is connected to the grid (15), a PV system (10) or other domestic system for generating electricity is feeding current at a first measurement system (16) into the grid (15), and the electric car (22) charges current at a second measurement system (26) from a power charging station (30) where both measurement systems (16, 26) are integrated in a communication network (20) and are, at least indirectly, in communication connection (K1, K2) with each other to control the charging current, preferable to synchronize it with the fed in current.

Claims

1. A method for charging current for an electric car during a charging procedure at a power charging station which is connected to a grid, the method comprising:

providing a photovoltaic system or another domestic system for electricity generation;

feeding in current at a first measurement system into the grid from said photovoltaic system or said another domestic system;

providing an electric car, said electric car charging current at a second measurement system from the power charging station;

providing a communication network, said first measurement system and said second measurement system being integrated into said communication network, wherein said first measurement system and said second measurement system are at least indirectly in communication connection with each other to control said charging current.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the charging current at the second measurement system is synchronized by means of the communication connection with the current fed in at the first measurement system.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the first measurement system sends first measurement system data to a first metering point operator or metering service provider via a first communication connection, said first metering point operator or metering service provider receiving second measurement system data from said second measurement system via a second communication connection, said second measurement system being in bilateral communication with said first metering point operator or metering service provider via said second communication connection.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the first metering point operator or metering service provider sends the first measurement system data to the second measurement system.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the first metering point operator or metering service provider sends derived data to the second measurement system.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein said derived data comprises a balance of fed in current and charging current.

7. A method according to claim 3, wherein the power charging station comprises a third measurement system of a second metering point operator or metering service provider, with the first metering point operator being in connection with the third measurement system, in order to set against the charged amount of electric energy at the second measurement system from the power charging station with the fed in amount of electric energy at the first measurement system.

8. A method according to claim 4, wherein the power charging station comprises a third measurement system of a second metering point operator or metering service provider, with the first metering point operator being in connection with the third measurement system, in order to set against the charged amount of electric energy at the second measurement system from the power charging station with the fed in amount of electric energy at the first measurement system.

9. A control system for charging current of an electric car during a charging procedure at a power charging station, which is connected to a grid, the control system comprising:

a photovoltaic system or another domestic system for electricity generation at a first measurement system, said first measurement system being connected to the grid;

an electric car at a second measurement system, said electric car being connectable at a power charging station to receive a charging current;

a communication network, said first measurement system and said second measurement system being integrated into said communication network and said first measurement system and said second measurement system being, at least indirectly, in a communication connection with each other to control said charging current.

10. A control system according to claim 9, wherein a current purchase at the second measurement system is synchronized with current fed in at the first measurement system by the communication connection.

11. A control system according to claim 10, wherein the first measurement system is in communication with said first metering point operator or metering service provider via a first communication connection, said first measurement system sending first measurement system data to said first metering point operator or metering service provider via said first communication connection, said first metering point operator or metering service provider being in bilateral communication with said second measurement system via a second communication system, said first metering point operator or metering device receiving second measurement system data via said second communication system.

12. A control system according to claim 9, wherein the first measurement system is provided for stationary use in a house.

13. A control system according to claim 12, wherein said second measurement system is provided for mobile use with the electric car.

14. A control system according to claim 13, wherein the second measurement system comprises an adapter plug for a charging cable of the electric car, said second measurement system further comprising a plug.

15. A control system according to claim 14, wherein said plug has length adjustable contact pins.

16. A method for charging current for an electric car during a charging procedure at a power charging station which is connected to a grid, the method comprising:

providing a domestic electricity generating system;

providing a first measurement system;

delivering current into the grid from said domestic electricity generating system, said first measurement system being connected to at least said grid;

providing a second measurement system;

providing a charging station;

providing an electric car, said electric car receiving charging current from said charging station, said second measurement system being connected to said electric car;

providing a communication network, said first measurement system and said second measurement system being connected to said communication network, wherein said first measurement system is, at least indirectly, in communication with said second measurement system via said communication network;

controlling said charging current based on at least first measurement system data from said first measurement system.

17. A method according to claim 16, wherein said first measurement system measures said current delivered into the grid via said domestic electricity generating system, said first measurement system data corresponding to an amount of said current delivered into the grid via said domestic electricity generating system, said second measurement system determining an amount of said charging current delivered to said electric car.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein the charging current at the second measurement system is synchronized based on at least said first measurement system data.

19. A method according to claim 16, further comprising:

providing a first metering point operator or metering service provider, said first metering point operator or metering service provider receiving said first measurement system data via a first communication connection, said first metering point operator or metering service provider receiving second measurement system data from said second measurement system via a second communication connection, said second measurement system being in bilateral communication with said first metering point operator or metering service provider via said second communication connection.

20. A method according to claim 19, wherein said second measurement system receives said first measurement system data via said first metering point operator or metering service provider.