Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Vehicle Battery Charging

• US 20160236583A1
• Filed: 04/25/2016
• Published: 08/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deka Products Limited Partnership
• Original Assignee: Deka Products Limited Partnership
• Inventors: Kamen, Dean, Heinzmann, Richard K., Sachs, Jason M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,556,513 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/80 Time limits
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• 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 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• 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 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/003 Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/003 for electricity
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00045 Authentication, i.e. circuits for checking compatibility between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/10 : Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid

Abstract

A system for charging a battery within an at least partially electric vehicle. The system includes a charging device wherein the charging device configured to electrically connect to the at least partially electric vehicle and charge at least one battery by a predetermined amount. The system also includes a network configured to determine the location of the charging device.

Claims

1. A method for transferring electric energy from an electric vehicle to an infrastructure comprising:

coupling the electric vehicle to an electrical transfer interface;

transferring electricity from a battery in the electric vehicle to the infrastructure during peak electric hours wherein the infrastructure uses the electricity from the battery as electric power;

transferring electricity from the infrastructure to the battery of the electric vehicle during off peak hours; and

recharging the battery of the electric vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the electric vehicle and the infrastructure communicating using a network.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the electric vehicle authorizing the transfer of electricity from the battery to the infrastructure.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein authorizing further comprising the amount of electricity to be transferred to from the battery to the infrastructure.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein transferring electricity from the infrastructure to the battery of the electric vehicle during off peak hours further comprising programming the network to transfer the electricity from the infrastructure to the battery of the electric vehicle at a preprogrammed time.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring the transfer of electricity from the battery whereby all of the electricity is not transferred.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the amount of electricity available in the battery.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising decoupling the electric vehicle from the electrical transfer interface.

9. A method for transferring electric energy from an electric vehicle to an infrastructure comprising:

transferring electricity from a battery in the electric vehicle to the infrastructure during peak electric hours wherein the infrastructure uses the electricity from the battery as electric power;

transferring electricity from the infrastructure to the battery of the electric vehicle during off peak hours; and

recharging the battery of the electric vehicle.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the electric vehicle and the infrastructure communicating using a network.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the electric vehicle authorizing the transfer of electricity from the battery to the infrastructure.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein authorizing further comprising the amount of electricity to be transferred to from the battery to the infrastructure.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein transferring electricity from the infrastructure to the battery of the electric vehicle during off peak hours further comprising programming the network to transfer the electricity from the infrastructure to the battery of the electric vehicle at a preprogrammed time.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising monitoring the transfer of electricity from the battery whereby all of the electricity is not transferred.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining the amount of electricity available in the battery.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising coupling the electric vehicle to an electrical transfer interface.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising decoupling the electric vehicle from the electrical transfer interface.