ELECTRICAL CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE, CHARGING METHOD AND CHARGING SYSTEM THEREOF

• US 20170210239A1
• Filed: 05/09/2016
• Published: 07/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Foxnum Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Foxnum Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIN, DONG-SHENG, LIAO, YUNG-SHENG
• Application Number:
  US15/150,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20170210239A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/62 Vehicle position
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/68 Traffic data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/80 Time limits
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/54 Energy consumption estimation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/67 Controlling two or more charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• 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 30/12 Remote or cooperative charging
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

An electrical charging or recharging control device applied in moving vehicles includes at least one processor and a storage device that stores one or more programs, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to. A data as to working status transmitted by an electric vehicle is received, the data including information of a position of the electric vehicle, a destination, and a remaining charge level of the electric vehicle. A general electricity demand of the electric vehicle is calculated. A charging request is generated when charging is determined to be necessary according to the general electricity demand and the remaining charge level of the electric vehicle. The charging request leads to the electric vehicle being recharged by a charging vehicle, a charging system and a charging method for a motoring service using the control device are also disclosed.

Claims

1. An electrical charging control device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a storage device that stores one or more programs, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

receiving a data as to working status transmitted by an electric vehicle, the data including information of a position of the electric vehicle, a destination, and a remaining charge level of the electric vehicle;

calculating a general electricity demand of the electric vehicle that the electric vehicle is driven to the destination from the position of the electric vehicle and then driven back a starting point;

determining whether the electric vehicle needs to be charged according to the general electricity demand and the remaining charge level of the electric vehicle;

generating a charging request when recharging the electric vehicle is determined to be necessary; and

transmitting the charging request to the electric vehicle and a charging vehicle such that the electric vehicle obtains a recharging service.

2. The electrical charging control device of claim 1, further comprising:

calculating the general electricity demand further according to traffic information.

3. The electrical charging control device of claim 1, further comprising:

searching out the charging vehicle within a certain distance of the electric vehicle according to the position of the electric vehicle; and

informing the charging vehicle to charge the electric vehicle.

4. The electrical charging control device of claim 1, further comprising:

calculating a charging position according to the position of the electric vehicle and a position of the charging vehicle; and

transmitting the charging position to the electric vehicle and the charging vehicle, such that the electric vehicle and the charging vehicle both go to the charging position to finish the charging service.

5. The electrical charging control device of claim 4, further comprising:

storing the data, and the charging service.

6. A charging method, comprising:

receiving a data as to working status transmitted by an electric vehicle, the data including information of a position of the electric vehicle, a destination, and a remaining charge level of the electric vehicle;

calculating a general electricity demand of the electric vehicle that the electric vehicle is driven to the destination from the position of the electric vehicle and then driven back a starting point;

determining whether the electric vehicle needs to be charged according to the general electricity demand and the remaining charge level of the electric vehicle;

generating a charging request when recharging the electric vehicle is determined to be necessary; and

transmitting a charging request to the electric vehicle and a charging vehicle such that the electric vehicle obtains a recharging service.

7. The charging method of claim 6, wherein the charging service method further comprises:

calculating the general electricity demand further according to traffic information.

8. The charging method of claim 6, wherein the charging service method further comprises:

searching out the charging vehicle within a certain distance of the electric vehicle according to the position of the electric vehicle; and

informing the charging vehicle to charge the electric vehicle.

9. The charging method of claim 6, wherein the charging service method further comprises:

calculating a charging position according to the position of the electric vehicle and the position the charging vehicle; and

transmitting the charging position to the electric vehicle and the charging vehicle, such that the electric vehicle and the charging vehicle both go to the charging position to finish the charging service.

10. The charging method of claim 9, wherein the charging service method further comprises:

storing the data, and the charging service.

11. A charging system, comprising:

a charging vehicle, the charging vehicle comprising;

a charger; and

an electrical charging control device communicated with the charging vehicle, the electrical charging control device receiving a data as to working status transmitted by an electric vehicle or a charging request transmitted by the electric vehicle;

wherein when the electrical charging control device determines that the electric vehicle needs to be charged according to received data or receives the charging request, the electrical charging control device matches the charger of the charging vehicle to a charger of the electric vehicle so as to charge the electric vehicle.

12. The charging system of claim 11, wherein the charging vehicle further comprises a transmission module for transmitting a charging request to the electrical charging control device, the electrical charging control device processes the charging request of the charging vehicle, matches the charger of the charging vehicle to a charger of another electric vehicle so as to charge the charging vehicle.

13. The charging system of claim 12, wherein the transmission module comprises a display unit and an operation unit electrically coupled to the display unit, the display unit displays the charging request of the charging vehicle, the operation unit receives input operations applied thereon.

14. The charging system of claim 13, wherein the transmission module further comprises a warning unit electrically coupled to the display unit, the warning unit is configured to generate a warning, when a remaining charge level of the charging vehicle is low.

15. The charging system of claim 14, wherein the warning comprises light warning and voice warning.

16. The charging system of claim 11, wherein the charger comprises a voltage regulation module and a current limiting module electrically coupled to the voltage regulation module, the voltage regulation module controls a level of input voltage or a level of output voltage, the current limiting module controls a level of input current or a level of output current.

17. The charging system of claim 16, wherein the charger further comprises a rectification module electrically coupled to voltage regulation module, the rectification module converts alternating current input into direct current, such that the alternating current input into the charger is rectified.

18. The charging system of claim 17, wherein the rectification module comprises an alternating current input interface unit, the alternating current input interface unit is configured to input alternating current, the current input interface unit is an input interface for charging.

19. The charging system of claim 18, wherein the voltage regulation module comprises a direct current interface unit electrically coupled to the rectification module, the direct current interface unit is configured to input direct current directly, the direct current interface unit is an output interface or an input interface.

20. The charging system of claim 19, wherein the voltage regulation module comprises an alternating current interface unit electrically coupled to the rectification module, the alternating current interface unit is configured to input direct current rectified by the rectification module.