MATRIX-TYPE FLEXIBLE CHARGING PILE AND A CHARGING METHOD CAPABLE OF DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING POWER

• US 20180001780A1
• Filed: 09/19/2017
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Auto Electric Power Plant Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Auto Electric Power Plant Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Li, Zhigang, Wan, Xinhang, Zhang, Wenyong, Jin, Quan
• Application Number:
  US15/708,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20180001780A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/441 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• 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

Abstract

A matrix-type flexible charging pile and a charging method capable of dynamically allocating power are disclosed in the present invention, and the method comprises the steps of: S1, connecting each charging terminal to a corresponding electric vehicle; S2, receiving a charging power demand of the electric vehicle and comparing the charging power demand; S3, calculating the number of charging modules required to be additionally allocated to the present DC-bus and delivering it to a matrix controller; and S4, allocating the required number of charging modules in a dynamic power region to the corresponding DC bus and switching the module communication line to a corresponding communication bus synchronously. The implementation of the charging method capable of dynamically allocating power can satisfy the electric vehicle charging demands for different energy storage capacities and different charging rates, as well as improve the conversion efficiency and the utilization rate of the charging device further.

Claims

1. A charging method capable of dynamically allocating power, comprising the steps of:

S1, connecting each charging terminal to a corresponding electric vehicle;

S2, receiving, by the charging terminal, a charging power demand of the electric vehicle and comparing the charging power demand with the modules total power of a fixed power region corresponding to the charging terminal;

S3, calculating, by the charging terminal, the number of charging modules required to be additionally allocated to the present DC bus and delivering it to a matrix controller if the charging power demand exceeds the modules total power of the fixed power region;

S4, allocating, by the matrix controller, the required number of charging modules in a dynamic power region to the corresponding DC bus according to the number of charging modules that required, and switching a module communication line to a corresponding communication bus synchronously.

2. The charging method capable of dynamically allocating power of claim 1, wherein the step S3 also comprises the steps of:

S3-1, deactivating the matrix controller if the charging power demand does not exceed the module total power of the fixed power region.

3. The charging method capable of dynamically allocating power of claim 2, also comprising the steps of:

S5, realistically receiving, by the charging terminal, a demand information of the electric vehicle and automatically adjusting an output voltage current value of each charging module on the DC bus and adjusting it according to a detected actual output feedback value;

S6, recalculating, by the charging terminal, the number of charging modules required to be added and delivering it to the matrix controller, when the charging terminal detects that the demand value of the electric vehicle is increased.

S7, allocating, by the matrix controller, the required number of charging modules to be added to the corresponding DC bus according to the number of charging modules allocatable in the dynamic power region and feeding back the information to the charging terminal.

4. The charging method capable of dynamically allocating power of claim 3, wherein the step S6 also comprises the steps of:

S6-1, calculating, by the charging terminal, the number of charging modules that can exit and delivering it to the matrix controller, when the charging terminal detects that the demand value of the electric vehicle is decreased;

S6-2, controlling, by the matrix controller, the corresponding number of charging modules to exit, wherein the exited charging module automatically returns to a power dynamically allocatable state.

5. The charging method capable of dynamically allocating power of claim 4, also comprising the steps of:

S8, instructing, by the charging terminal, the matrix controller to exit all of the charging modules allocated to the present DC bus in the dynamic power region after the charging terminal detects that the charging is completed.

6. A charging method capable of dynamically allocating power claim 1, wherein all of the charging modules in the dynamic power region are electrically connected with the corresponding DC buses of the charging terminals through a dynamic allocation array;

the matrix controller controls each controllable switch in the dynamic allocation array, respectively.

7. A charging method capable of dynamically allocating power claim 2, wherein all of the charging modules in the dynamic power region are electrically connected with the corresponding DC buses of the charging terminals through a dynamic allocation array;

the matrix controller controls each controllable switch in the dynamic allocation array, respectively.

8. A charging method capable of dynamically allocating power claim 3, wherein all of the charging modules in the dynamic power region are electrically connected with the corresponding DC buses of the charging terminals through a dynamic allocation array;

the matrix controller controls each controllable switch in the dynamic allocation array, respectively.

9. A charging method capable of dynamically allocating power claim 4, wherein all of the charging modules in the dynamic power region are electrically connected with the corresponding DC buses of the charging terminals through a dynamic allocation array;

the matrix controller controls each controllable switch in the dynamic allocation array, respectively.

10. A charging method capable of dynamically allocating power claim 5, wherein all of the charging modules in the dynamic power region are electrically connected with the corresponding DC buses of the charging terminals through a dynamic allocation array;

the matrix controller controls each controllable switch in the dynamic allocation array, respectively.

11. A matrix-type flexible charging pile, comprising:

a charging terminal for receiving a charging demand value delivered by an electric vehicle and calculating the number of charging modules that required, instructing a matrix controller to perform power allocation and dynamically adjusting the actual output voltage and current according to the demand of the electric vehicle;

a fixed power region comprising charging modules that do not participate in the power dynamic allocation, wherein the charging module is fixedly connected to a corresponding charging terminal for satisfying a basic charging function of the charging terminal;

a dynamic power region comprising charging modules that participate in the power dynamic allocation, and dynamic allocation arrays, wherein the charging module is allocated to a DC bus corresponding to the charging terminal through the dynamic allocation array;

a matrix controller connected with the charging terminal in communication for receiving a demand information of the charging terminal and providing a corresponding number of charging modules according to the demand information and controlling the required number of charging modules in the dynamic power region to be switched to the DC buses corresponding to the charging modules, and shutting the charging modules from being switched to the other DC buses.

12. The matrix-type flexible charging pile of claim 11, also comprising:

the dynamic allocation array for electrically connecting all of the charging modules in the dynamic power region with the DC buses of the corresponding charging terminals.

13. The matrix-type flexible charging pile of claim 11, wherein the dynamic allocation array is comprised of controllable switching devices;

the controllable switching device comprises a plurality of high voltage DC contactors;

each controllable switching device in the dynamic allocation array is controlled by the matrix controller.

14. The matrix-type flexible charging pile of claim 13, also comprising:

a protector for preventing a safety accident caused by malfunction or failure of the controllable switching device in the dynamic allocation array;

the protector comprises a DC diode provided on the DC output side of each of the charging terminals, and the DC diode is mounted on the DC+end and/or is reversely mounted on the DC-end.