System for facilitating the electrical recharging of a vehicle

• US 9,096,136 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2011
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maria Dolores Perez Cardona, Vicente Manuel Sanchez Segarra
• Original Assignee: Maria Dolores Perez Cardona, Vicente Manuel Sanchez Segarra
• Inventors: Snchez Segarra, Vicente Manuel, Prez Cardona, Maria Dolores
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Ahshik
• Application Number:
  US13/261,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20130001293A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,621 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/384, 320/101, 320/107
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/00 Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/50 Charging stations characterised by energy-storage or power-generation means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• 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 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

System for facilitating the electrical recharging of a vehicle, characterized in that it includes a sealed module. The sealed module is characterized in that it includes a processor that controls the connection and disconnection with an internal communication network of the vehicle. It is also characterized in that any alteration in the electrical charge of the battery of the electric vehicle is captured by the sealed module.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating flow of electric current from a power source upon electric recharging of a vehicle comprising

(a) a sealed module installed in said vehicle,

(b) a Box Service Intelligent (BSI) module in said vehicle,

(c) an internal communications network in said vehicle,

(d) payment means;

and

(e) a reader in said vehicle;

wherein said sealed module is in operative connection with said BSI module via connection to said internal communications network in the vehicle;

wherein said payment means is adapted to be coded for reading by the reader and acceptance by said sealed module to provide authorization of electric recharging of an electric battery in said vehicle by a power source annexed to said vehicle, and provision of payment based on an amount of electric current drawn from said power source; and

wherein said BSI module is adapted to provide electric recharging of said electric battery upon receipt of authorization by said sealed module following acceptance of said payment means.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein

(a) said sealed module comprises a processor, wherein said processor is adapted to control (1) connection and disconnection with the internal communications network, and (2) said acceptance or non-acceptance of said payment means and thereby operability of said authorization of electric recharging of said electric battery;

(b) security means for encoding and verification of data on said payment means comprising a memory for storage of software and encryption data;

(c) said reader being connected to said sealed module and said BSI module, wherein said reader is adapted to verify data on said payment means so as to allow or disallow recharging of said electric battery.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said sealed module is adapted to capture any alteration of electric battery and compare such to a previously stored reading of electric charge, resulting in

(a) said authorization when the electric charge captured is higher than the previously stored reading and is a result of an increment that is proportional to a cost withdrawn from said payment means, or

(b) rejection of said payment means by the reader and prevention of start-up of said vehicle by said BSI module.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein said sealed module is adapted to capture any alteration of electric battery and compare such to a previously stored reading of electric charge, resulting in

(a) said authorization when the electric charge captured is higher than the previously stored reading and is a result of an increment that is proportional to a cost withdrawn from said payment means, or

(b) rejection of said payment means and prevention of start-up of said vehicle by said BSI module.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein interruption of connection between said BSI module and/or said sealed module and other components of said system prevents start-up of said vehicle.

6. The system according to claim 2, wherein interruption of connection between said BSI module and/or said sealed module and other components of said system prevents start-up of said vehicle.

7. The system according to claim 3, wherein interruption of connection between said BSI module and/or said sealed module and other components of said system prevents start-up of said vehicle.

8. The system according to claim 1, further including (1) a counter and (2) means for controlling recharging consumption and controlling application of fees.

9. The system according to claim 2, further including (1) a counter and (2) means for controlling recharging consumption and controlling application of fees.

10. The system according to claim 3, further including (1) a counter and (2) means for controlling recharging consumption and controlling application of fees.

11. The system according to claim 5, further including (1) a counter and (2) means for controlling recharging consumption and controlling application of fees.