Add-on communication apparatus attached to cable installment type charging control device

• US 9,421,880 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2014
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LSIS Co. Ltd. (LS Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LSIS Co. Ltd. (LS Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, Seung Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Memula, Suresh
• Application Number:
  US14/311,038
• Publication Number:
  US 20150015211A1
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: 320/137
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0069 relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/18 Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/60 Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/62 in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/15 Preventing overcharging
• 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
• 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 30/12 Remote or cooperative charging

Abstract

An add-on communication device attached to a cable installment type charging control device attached to a cable assembly for charging an electric vehicle is disclosed. The add-on communication device includes a first communication unit wirelessly communicating with a terminal device, a second communication unit wirelessly communicating with the cable installment type charging control device, and a control unit. The control unit receives a command from the terminal device through the first communication unit, creates a first control command on the basis on the command, and transmits the first control command to the cable installment type charging control device through the second communication unit.

Claims

1. An operation method of an add-on communication device attached to a cable installment type charging control device attached to a cable assembly for charging an electric vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving a command from a terminal device;

creating a first control command on the basis on the command; and

transmitting the first control command to the cable installment type charging control device,

wherein a set of values representable by the command comprises at least one of charging start of the electric vehicle, charging stop of the electric vehicle, or a request for charging related information on the electric vehicle,

receiving setting information from the terminal device;

creating a second control command corresponding to an additional control command of the first control command on the basis of the setting information; and

transmitting the second control command to the cable installment type charging control device,

wherein the creating of the second control command comprises;

checking the first control command is completed;

when the first control command is not completed, monitoring a charging state of the electric vehicle;

checking whether the addition control command is necessary for the cable installment type charging control device on the basis of at least one of the charging state of the electric vehicle or the setting information; and

creating the second control command corresponding to the additional control command on the basis of the setting information and the charging state of the electric vehicle.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the charging state of the electric vehicle comprises a power quantity supplied to the electric vehicle,

the setting information comprises information on an allowable charge amount, and

the checking of whether the additional control command is necessary comprises comparing the power quantity supplied to the electric vehicle and the allowable charge amount and checking whether the additional control command is necessary.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the comparing of the power quantity supplied to the electric vehicle and the allowable charge amount comprises:

when the power quantity supplied to the electric vehicle reaches the allowable charge amount, determining that the additional control command is necessary; and

when the power quantity supplied to the electric vehicle does not reach the allowable charge amount, determining that the additional control command is not necessary.