ELECTRIC MOBILE BODY, POWER SUPPLY/RECEPTION SYSTEM, AND POWER RECEIVING METHOD FOR ELECTRIC MOBILE BODY

• US 20150142238A1
• Filed: 05/16/2013
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro
• Granted Patent: US 9,878,626 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/12 Bikes
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/14 Vehicles with one wheel only
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/22 Microcars, e.g. golf cars
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/24 Personal mobility vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/34 Wheel chairs
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/12 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/14 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/421 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/441 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/20 using propulsion power generated by humans or animals
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/40 using propulsion power supplied by capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/90 using propulsion power supplied by specific means not covered by groups B60L50/10 - B60L50/50, e.g. by direct conversion of thermal nuclear energy into electricity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/00 Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/52 : Wind-driven generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/60 : Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 : in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 : Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• 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: B60L 58/12 : responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 7/12 : for vehicles propelled by dc motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 7/14 : for vehicles propelled by ac motors
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/42 : Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells H01M10/60 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 : Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4278 : Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 : Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 : Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 : Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• 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

A power control apparatus 10 to supply power, which can be packet transmitted/received, having predetermined identification information in a header part, to a plurality power consumption apparatuses 70 from outside includes (a) an identification information separation apparatus 20 for receiving the identification information and separating it, (b) a power reception propriety determination apparatus 30 for determining whether to receive the power based on the separated identification information, and (c) a power supply control apparatus 40 for controlling the power supply to the power consumption apparatus 70 connected to a power control apparatus based on the separated identification information.

Claims

1. An electric mobile body comprising:

a power reception propriety determination unit configured to transmit a request signal for requesting to send information about power to a power supply device, receive the information about the power from the power supply device, and determine whether the power can be received; and

a power reception unit configured to receive the power from the power supply device.

2. The electric mobile body according to claim 1, wherein

the power reception propriety determination unit transmits a power supply request signal for requesting power supply to the power supply device when the power reception propriety determination unit has determined to receive the power.

3. The electric mobile body according to claim 2, wherein

the power supply request signal includes information about a power supply method.

4. The electric mobile body according to claim 1, wherein

the information about the power includes information indicating whether the power is renewable energy.

5. The electric mobile body according to claim 1, wherein

the information about the power includes information to identify power based on solar power generation, power based on solar thermal power generation, power based on wind power generation, power based on geothermal power generation, power based on biomass power generation, power based on power generation by ocean thermal energy conversion, power based on thermal power generation, power based on hydropower generation, power based on nuclear power generation, and power based on other power generation.

6. The electric mobile body according to claim 1, wherein

the information about the power is transported by the power.

7. The electric mobile body according to claim 1, further comprising:

a communication apparatus, wherein

the request signal and the information about the power are transmitted/received via the communication apparatus.

8. A power supply/reception system comprising:

a power supply device; and

an electric mobile body, wherein

the electric mobile body includes

a power reception propriety determination unit which transmits a request signal for requesting to send information about power to the power supply device, receives the information about the power from the power supply device, and determines whether the power can be received, and

a power reception unit which receives the power from the power supply device, and

the power supply device includes

an information transmission unit which receives the request signal from the power reception propriety determination unit of the electric mobile body and transmits the information about the power to the electric mobile body, and

a power supply unit which supplies the power to the electric mobile body.

9. The power supply/reception system according to claim 8, wherein

the power reception propriety determination unit of the electric mobile body transmits a power supply request signal for requesting power supply to the power supply device when the power reception propriety determination unit of the electric mobile body has determined to receive the power.

10. A power receiving method for an electric mobile body comprising:

transmitting a request signal for requesting to send information about power to a power supply device;

receiving the information about the power from the power supply device;

determining whether the power can be received based on the information about the power; and

receiving the power from the power supply device when a determination to receive the power has been made.

11. The power receiving method for an electric mobile body according to claim 10, wherein

the power supply device is requested to supply the power when the determination to receive the power has been made.