Assembly for electrically recharging vehicles

• US 8,558,502 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2011
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kapsch TrafficCom AG (Datax Handelsgmbh)
• Original Assignee: Kapsch TrafficCom AG (Datax Handelsgmbh)
• Inventors: Nagy, Oliver
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): OMAR, AHMED H
• Application Number:
  US13/027,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20110199049A1
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• Field of Search: 320/109, 320/104
• US Class Current: 320/104
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/18 Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/31 Charging columns specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/67 Controlling two or more charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/003 for electricity
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/005 dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles electrical charging as such, B60L50/00
• 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

Abstract

An assembly for electrically recharging vehicles, to which individual radio units are assigned, having a parking space for a vehicle, a recharging station assigned to the parking space for cable-connected recharging of a vehicle located therein, and a transceiver connecting to the recharging station for communication with a radio unit, wherein the transceiver clears the recharging station for the recharging process depending on the communication with the radio unit, and the transceiver has a communication zone, which is restricted to the region of the parking space or can locate a radio unit as being located in this restricted region.

Claims

1. An assembly for electrically recharging vehicles, to which individual radio units are assigned, comprising:

a recharging station assigned to a parking space for recharging of a vehicle located in the parking space by a charging cable;

a transceiver electrically coupled to the recharging station for communication with a vehicle-based radio unit, wherein the transceiver is configured to activate the recharging station for the recharging depending on the communication with the radio unit, and wherein the transceiver has a communication zone restricted to the region of the parking space; and

a camera directed towards the parking space, wherein the recharging station activates the camera to record an image at a beginning and an end of the recharging.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured in the manner of a radio beacon for communication with the radio units, the radio units being vehicle-based OBUs of a wireless road toll system.

3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein the transceiver is a short-range communication (DSRC) or wireless access in a vehicle environment (WAVE) beacon for communication with DSRC or WAVE OBUs.

4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the electrical charging parameters of the recharging are controlled on the basis of data read from the radio unit by the transceiver.

7. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein the transceiver transmits transactions concerning the recharging processes to a control center.

5. An assembly for electrically recharging vehicles, to which individual radio units are assigned, comprising:

a recharging station assigned to a parking space for recharging of a vehicle located in the parking space by a charging cable;

a transceiver electrically coupled to the recharging station for communication with a vehicle-based radio unit, wherein the transceiver is configured to activate the recharging station for the recharging depending on the communication with the radio unit, and wherein the transceiver has a communication zone restricted to the region of the parking space; and

a camera directed towards the parking space, wherein the recharging station activates the camera to record an image in the event of an interruption, interference or deviation of the recharging process from a given course.

6. The assembly according to claim 5, wherein the recharging station includes a shielded charging cable for connection to the vehicle, and wherein in the event of interference with the shield of the charging cable, an image is recorded by the camera.

8. The assembly according to claim 5, wherein the transceiver is configured in the manner of a radio beacon for communication with the radio units, the radio units being vehicle-based OBUs of a wireless road toll system.

9. The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the transceiver is a short-range communication (DSRC) or wireless access in a vehicle environment (WAVE) beacon for communication with DSRC or WAVE OBUs.

10. The assembly according to claim 5, wherein the electrical charging parameters of the recharging are controlled on the basis of data read from the radio unit by the transceiver.

11. The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the transceiver transmits transactions concerning the recharging processes to a control center.

12. An assembly for electrically recharging vehicles including an assigned radio unit comprising:

a recharging station assigned to a parking space for recharging of the vehicle by a charging cable, when the vehicle is detected to be located in the assigned parking space;

a transceiver electrically coupled to the recharging station for communicating with the radio unit, wherein the transceiver is configured to activate the recharging station for the recharging process based on the communication with the radio unit, and wherein the transceiver is configured to locate said radio unit as being located in the region of the parking space; and

a camera directed towards the parking space, wherein the recharging station activates the camera to record an image at a beginning and an end of the recharging.

13. The assembly according to claim 12, wherein the transceiver is configured as a radio beacon for communication with the radio unit, and wherein the radio unit is a vehicle-based OBU of a wireless road toll system.

14. The assembly according to claim 13, wherein the transceiver is a short-range communication (DSRC) or wireless access in a vehicle environment (WAVE) beacon for communication with DSRC or WAVE OBUs.

15. The assembly according to claim 12, wherein the electrical charging parameters of the recharging are controlled on the basis of data read from the radio unit by the transceiver.

16. The assembly according to claim 13, wherein the transceiver transmits transactions concerning the recharging processes to a control center.

17. An assembly for electrically recharging vehicles including an assigned radio unit comprising:

a recharging station assigned to a parking space for recharging of the vehicle by a charging cable, when the vehicle is detected to be located in the assigned parking space;

a transceiver electrically coupled to the recharging station for communicating with the radio unit, wherein the transceiver is configured to activate the recharging station for the recharging process based on the communication with the radio unit, and wherein the transceiver is configured to locate said radio unit as being located in the region of the parking space; and

a camera directed towards the parking space, wherein the recharging station activates the camera to record an image in the event of an interruption, interference or deviation of the recharging process from a given course.

18. The assembly according to claim 17, wherein the recharging station includes a shielded charging cable for connection to the vehicle, and wherein in the event of interference with the shield of the charging cable, an image is recorded by the camera.

19. The assembly according to claim 17, wherein the transceiver is configured as a radio beacon for communication with the radio unit, and wherein the radio unit is a vehicle-based OBU of a wireless road toll system.

20. The assembly according to claim 19, wherein the transceiver is a short-range communication (DSRC) or wireless access in a vehicle environment (WAVE) beacon for communication with DSRC or WAVE OBUs.

21. The assembly according to claim 17, wherein the electrical charging parameters of the recharging are controlled on the basis of data read from the radio unit by the transceiver.

22. The assembly according to claim 19, wherein the transceiver transmits transactions concerning the recharging processes to a control center.