Battery for electric vehicles

• US 9,358,955 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2013
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: META Systems (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: META Systems (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Simonazzi, Giuseppe
• Primary Examiner(s): Follman, Brodie
• Assistant Examiner(s): JOHNS, HILARY LYNN
• Application Number:
  US14/404,512
• Publication Number:
  US 20150166012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,107 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/12 Bikes
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/12 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/662 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/24 by lever actuation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/34 of parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/36 of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/20 using propulsion power generated by humans or animals
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/52 characterised by DC-motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 7/12 for vehicles propelled by dc motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/002 Locking of control actuating or transmitting means of steering mechanism B60R25/02
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/403 Power supply in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/406 Power supply in the remote key
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 6/90 Batteries
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/005 dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles electrical charging as such, B60L50/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 : using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/61 : Password, biometric
• 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

The battery for electric vehicles includes electric charge accumulation elements which can be connected to at least an electric motor of an electric vehicle and electronic processing elements for managing and controlling the battery and/or the electric vehicle, wherein the electronic processing elements include:

• • a storage unit of an identification code of the battery and/or of the electric vehicle;
  • a communication unit for communicating with an external control device;
  • checking elements operatively associated with the storage unit and with the communication unit and suitable for checking if an identification code received by the communication unit and sent by the control device corresponds to the identification code stored on the storage unit;
  • activation/deactivation elements for activating the battery and/or the electric vehicle if the identification code received from the external control device corresponds to the identification code stored on the storage unit.

Claims

1. Battery (1) for electric vehicles, comprising electric charge accumulation means (2) which can be connected to at least an electric motor (B) of an electric vehicle (A) and electronic processing means (3) suitable for managing and controlling said battery (1) and/or said electric vehicle (A), wherein said electronic processing means (3) comprise:

at least a storage unit (6) of at least an identification code of said battery (1) and/or of said electric vehicle (A);

at least a communication unit (7) suitable for communicating with at least an external control device (E);

checking means (8) operatively associated with said storage unit (6) and with said communication unit (7) and suitable for checking if at least an identification code received by said communication unit (7) and sent by said control device (E) corresponds to said identification code stored on the storage unit (6);

activation/deactivation means (9) suitable for activating said battery (1) and/or said electric vehicle (A) if said identification code received from the external control device (E) corresponds to said identification code stored on the storage unit (6).

2. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said communication unit (7) comprises at least a radio-frequency receiver suitable for receiving said identification code from said control device (E), said control device (E) being composed of a radio-frequency identification device.

3. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said activation/deactivation means (9) can be associated with braking means (F) of said electric motor (B).

4. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said activation/deactivation means (9) can be associated with locking means (G) of the speed gear of said electric vehicle (A).

5. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit (6) is suitable for storing at least a public identification code of said electric bike (A) printed in correspondence to at least a portion of said electric bike (A).

6. Battery (1) according to claim 1, further comprising connection means (10) of said electric charge accumulation means (2) to the power supply line of at least another vehicle (I), for the recharge of said electric charge accumulation means (2).

7. Battery (1) according to the claim 6, wherein said control device (E) is made up of at least an electronic device fitted on said other vehicle (I).

8. Battery (1) according to the claim 6, wherein said control device (E) is made up of at least an electronic device integrated in the ignition key of said other vehicle (I).

9. Battery (1) according to claim 6, wherein said activation/deactivation means (9) can be associated with disconnection means (11) suitable for disconnecting said connection means (10) from said electric charge accumulation means (2) and/or from said power supply line of the other vehicle (I).

10. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said electronic processing means (3) comprise at least an additional communication unit (12) suitable for communicating with at least one remote processing unit (L).

11. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said electronic processing means (3) comprise at least a location device (13) for locating the position.

12. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said electronic processing means (3) comprise at least a measurement device of the instantaneous acceleration/deceleration (14) of said electric vehicle (A).

13. Battery (1) according to claim 1, further comprising at least a container body (5) associable with said electric vehicle (A) and suitable for housing at least said electric charge accumulation means (2) and said electronic processing means (3).