PREDICTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

• US 20170136912A1
• Filed: 06/29/2016
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nio Usa Inc.
• Original Assignee: NextEV USA, Inc.
• Inventors: Ricci, Christopher P.
• Application Number:
  US15/196,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20170136912A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
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• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 : Bill distribution or payments
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• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
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• 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]
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Abstract

A predictive charging system comprising: a predictive charging station providing a charging service to charge receiving vehicles, the predictive charging station comprising a database, an analysis module, and a billing module, the analysis module configured to determine a charging demand, the billing module configured to determine if charge receiving vehicles may be pre-billed; charge receiving vehicles each comprising a vehicle database and configured to communicate at least a need for the charging service to the predictive charging station and to provide pre-billing for the charging service and to receive the charging service from the predictive charging station; wherein the analysis module determines if the charging service is offered; and wherein if the charging service is offered and the charging service is accepted by at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles, the charge receiving vehicle is pre-billed for the charging service and the charging vehicles is charged.

Claims

1. A predictive charging system comprising:

a predictive charging station configured to provide a charging service to one or more charge receiving vehicles, the predictive charging station comprising a database, an analysis module, and a billing module, the analysis module configured to determine a charging demand, the billing module configured to determine if one or more charge receiving vehicles may be pre-billed;

one or more charge receiving vehicles each comprising a vehicle database and configured to communicate at least a need for the charging service to the predictive charging station and further configured to provide pre-billing for the charging service and to receive the charging service from the predictive charging station;

wherein the analysis module determines, at least based on the charging demand, if the charging service is offered; and

wherein if the charging service is offered and the charging service is accepted by at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles, the at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles is pre-billed for the charging service and the at least one of the one or more charging vehicles is charged.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the database comprises charging price data, charging configuration data, and charging demand data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the predictive charging station further comprises a communications module in communication with the at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the communications module at least communicates charging pricing data to the one or more charge receiving vehicles.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one or more charging vehicles are a plurality of charging vehicles of first count, the analysis model at least assessing the first count in determining if the charging service is offered.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the communications module is configured to broadcast an availability of the base charging system to provide a charging service.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one or more charge receiving vehicles are configured to receive the charging service by way of induction.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one or more charge receiving vehicles are further configured to communicate vehicle pre-initialization capability.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one or more charging vehicles are a plurality of charging vehicles.

10. A method of predictive charging comprising:

providing a predictive charging station configured to provide a charging service to one or more charge receiving vehicles, the predictive charging station comprising a database, an analysis module, and a billing module, the analysis module configured to determine a charging demand, the billing module configured to determine if one or more charge receiving vehicles may be pre-billed;

receiving, by a microprocessor in communication with the one or more charge receiving vehicles, a need for the charging service by at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles;

determining, by the microprocessor in communication with the analysis module, an actual charging demand;

determining, by the microprocessor, if the at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles is configured to provide pre-billing for the charging service; and

offering, by the microprocessor if the actual charging demand satisfies a selectable threshold value, the charging service to the at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles;

wherein if the charging service is offered and the charging service is accepted by the at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles, the at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles is pre-billed for the charging service and the at least one of the one or more charging vehicles is charged.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more charge receiving vehicles each comprise a vehicle database and are each configured to communicate at least the vehicle payment price for the charging service to the predictive charging station.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the database comprises charging price data, charging configuration data, and charging demand data.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more charging vehicles are a plurality of charging vehicles of first count, the analysis module assessing the first count in determining if the charging service is offered.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the offering of the charging service comprises a directed transmission to at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more charge receiving vehicles are configured to receive the charging service by way of induction.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining, by a microprocessor in communication with the analysis module, a nominal charging demand, the nominal charging demand used to determine the actual charging demand.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the at least one or more charge receiving vehicles are further configured to communicate vehicle pre-initialization capability.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the one or more charging vehicles are a plurality of charging vehicles.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein if at least one of the at least one or more charge receiving vehicles are further configured with a vehicle pre-initialization capability, the charging service is provided automatically when the vehicle enters a defined charging location.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the at least one of the at least one or more charge receiving vehicles configured with a vehicle pre-initialization capability receives the charging service by way of induction.