CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICE NETWORK
First Claim
1. A control system for monitoring an electric vehicle service network, the electric vehicle service network comprising a plurality of service stations providing electric energy reload to a fleet of electric vehicles, the control system being configured and operable for communication with the electric vehicles via a communication network, the control system comprising:
- a processing unit configured for aggregating vehicle route planning information associated with at least some of the electric vehicles to build forecast data of the flow of electric vehicles to the service stations over time, wherein the route planning information of a vehicle comprises data indicative of one or more stops at one or more service stations over time if a final destination of said electric vehicle is out of range of said vehicle;
a service time estimation unit configured and operable for utilizing the forecast data and evaluating the service duration for servicing a given electric vehicle at a given service station and at a given service time based on said forecast.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a control system for monitoring an electric vehicle service network which comprises a plurality of service stations providing electric energy reload to a fleet of electric vehicles. The control system is configured and operable for communication with the electric vehicles via a communication network, and comprises: a processing unit configured for aggregating vehicle route planning information associated with at least some of the electric vehicles to build forecast data of the flow of electric vehicles to the service stations over time; and a service time estimation unit configured and operable for utilizing the forecast data and evaluating the service duration for servicing a given electric vehicle at a given service station and at a given service time based on said forecast.
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18 Claims
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1. A control system for monitoring an electric vehicle service network, the electric vehicle service network comprising a plurality of service stations providing electric energy reload to a fleet of electric vehicles, the control system being configured and operable for communication with the electric vehicles via a communication network, the control system comprising:
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a processing unit configured for aggregating vehicle route planning information associated with at least some of the electric vehicles to build forecast data of the flow of electric vehicles to the service stations over time, wherein the route planning information of a vehicle comprises data indicative of one or more stops at one or more service stations over time if a final destination of said electric vehicle is out of range of said vehicle; a service time estimation unit configured and operable for utilizing the forecast data and evaluating the service duration for servicing a given electric vehicle at a given service station and at a given service time based on said forecast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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establishing, by a computer processor, route planning for a plurality of electric vehicles of a electric vehicle fleet based, at least in part, on data relative to a battery charge status, a vehicle location and a vehicle final destination of each electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles, wherein the route planning of an electric vehicle includes one or more service station stops over time when the vehicle final destination is out of range of the vehicle based on the battery charge status and the location of said vehicle; aggregating, by the computer processor, the route planning from each electric vehicle of the plurality of said at least some electric vehicles of the fleet; generating, by the computer processor, forecast data for a flow of electric vehicles to at least one service station of an electric vehicle service network over time; and evaluating, by the computer processor, based on the forecast data, a service duration for servicing a given electric vehicle at the at least one service station during a given service time.
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