SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING POWER TO ELECTRICAL VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A cloud server (100) adapted for controlling a group (142) of one or more electric distribution appliances (130, 134, 138),each electric distribution appliance (130, 134, 138) of said group being adapted for distributing electric power from a power mains (164) to a mobile device (182) such as an electric vehicle, each electric distribution appliance (130, 134, 138) of said group having a controller (168), a communication unit (178) adapted for communication with a cloud server (100), a user interface section (176) and a switching means (166), said user interface section (176) being adapted for generating a distribution request after receiving input from a user and adapted for forwarding said distribution request to said controller (168), said controller (168) being adapted to transfer said distribution request to said communication unit (178), said communication unit (178) being adapted for transferring said distribution request to a cloud server (100) and to receive a distribution decision from said cloud server (100) and to forward said distribution decision to said controller (168), said controller (168) being adapted to control the distribution of power carried out by said switching means (166) based on information transferred from said user interface section (176) and said distribution decision forwarded from said communication unit (178);
- said cloud server (100) comprisinga processor (104);
a memory means (107) adapted for storing one or more rules regarding distribution of electricity in an electric distribution appliance (130, 134, 138) of the group (142) of one or more electric distribution appliances; and
a master communication unit (106) being adapted for communication with each electric distribution appliance (130, 134, 138) of a group (142) of one or more electric distribution appliances;
said master communication unit (106) being set up to receive a distribution request from an electric distribution appliance (130) of the group (142) of one or more electric distribution appliances and to forward the distribution to said processor (104);
said processor (104) being set up to receive a distribution request from said master communication unit (106);
said processor (104) being set up to access one or more rules stored in said memory means (107);
said processor (104) being set up to prepare a distribution decision based upon said distribution request using said one or more rules;
said processor (104) being set up to instruct said master communication unit (106) to forward said distribution decision to said electrical distribution appliance (130) of the group (142) of one or more electrical distribution appliances.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cloud server adapted for controlling a group of one or more electric distribution appliances, where each electric distribution appliance of said group is adapted for distributing electric power from a mains power source to a mobile device such as an electric vehicle. The invention also relates to a system for distributing power from a mains power source to one or more mobile devices, such as electric vehicles, said system comprising a) a group consisting of one or more electric distribution appliances; and b) a cloud server. Finally, the invention provides a method for distributing power in said system.
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17 Claims
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1. A cloud server (100) adapted for controlling a group (142) of one or more electric distribution appliances (130, 134, 138),
each electric distribution appliance (130, 134, 138) of said group being adapted for distributing electric power from a power mains (164) to a mobile device (182) such as an electric vehicle, each electric distribution appliance (130, 134, 138) of said group having a controller (168), a communication unit (178) adapted for communication with a cloud server (100), a user interface section (176) and a switching means (166), said user interface section (176) being adapted for generating a distribution request after receiving input from a user and adapted for forwarding said distribution request to said controller (168), said controller (168) being adapted to transfer said distribution request to said communication unit (178), said communication unit (178) being adapted for transferring said distribution request to a cloud server (100) and to receive a distribution decision from said cloud server (100) and to forward said distribution decision to said controller (168), said controller (168) being adapted to control the distribution of power carried out by said switching means (166) based on information transferred from said user interface section (176) and said distribution decision forwarded from said communication unit (178); -
said cloud server (100) comprising a processor (104); a memory means (107) adapted for storing one or more rules regarding distribution of electricity in an electric distribution appliance (130, 134, 138) of the group (142) of one or more electric distribution appliances; and a master communication unit (106) being adapted for communication with each electric distribution appliance (130, 134, 138) of a group (142) of one or more electric distribution appliances; said master communication unit (106) being set up to receive a distribution request from an electric distribution appliance (130) of the group (142) of one or more electric distribution appliances and to forward the distribution to said processor (104); said processor (104) being set up to receive a distribution request from said master communication unit (106); said processor (104) being set up to access one or more rules stored in said memory means (107); said processor (104) being set up to prepare a distribution decision based upon said distribution request using said one or more rules; said processor (104) being set up to instruct said master communication unit (106) to forward said distribution decision to said electrical distribution appliance (130) of the group (142) of one or more electrical distribution appliances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
ii) distribution decisions relating to terminated power distribution events are deleted from said memory means (107); and iii) distribution decisions stored in said memory means (107) as well as said rules stored in said memory means (107) are considered when generating new distribution decisions.
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15. A method for distributing power in accordance with claim 13, wherein invoicing data is forwarded from a specific electrical distribution appliance (130) via the cloud server (100) to a specific address in said external network (120) when a power distribution event at that specific electrical distribution appliance (130) has been terminated.
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16. A method for distributing power in accordance with claim 12, wherein said input received in step a) of claim 12 is at least one action selected from the group of:
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1) presenting an RFID tag before an RFID reading means of the interface section (176) of an electrical distribution appliance (130), said presenting generating an input regarding distribution of power to a mobile device (182) from the specific electric distribution appliance (130); 2) presenting a Bluetooth device before a Bluetooth means of the interface section (176) of an electrical distribution appliance (130) said presenting generating an input regarding distribution of power to a mobile device (182) from the specific electric distribution appliance (130); and 3) calling up or sending an SMS text message to a specific phone number over a mobile phone network from a mobile appliance containing a SIM card registered by said system (150), said calling or sending resulting in transmission of a signal to said system (150) from said mobile network, which generates an input regarding distribution of power to a mobile device (182) from the specific electric distribution appliance (130).
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17. A method for distributing power in accordance with claim 16, wherein said input is selected from the group of:
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an instruction to initiate distribution of electrical power; and an instruction to terminate distribution of electrical power.
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