Vehicle-mounted apparatus, charger/discharger, and charge/discharge system

• US 9,533,594 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2013
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Nakasone, Haruka, Baba, Akira, Nomura, Hitoshi, Yanagi, Yasuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Siek, Vuthe
• Application Number:
  US14/380,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20150061592A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/10 DC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/34 Cabin temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/622 by satellite navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/56 Temperature prediction, e.g. for pre-cooling
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/32 of electricity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/34 of parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/54 Fuel cells
• 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 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4257 : Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 : for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/322 : the battery being on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, e.g. vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G], power aggregation, use of the battery for network load balancing, coordinated or cooperative battery charging
• 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 30/12 : Remote or cooperative charging
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A vehicle-mounted apparatus comprising: a communication unit which is connected to the charger/discharger and exchanges information with the charger/discharger; an input unit receiving various types of information; a storage unit which uses the information acquired through the input unit and the communication unit to store: a vehicle ID identifying the vehicle; a charger/discharger ID identifying the charger/discharger which can be connected to the vehicle; and history information indicating a history of charges and discharges for the vehicle, which are related to one another; and a presentation unit presenting to a user of the vehicle, the history information stored in the storage unit in relation to a pair of the vehicle ID and the charger/discharger which charges/discharges the vehicle and is identified by the charger/discharger ID.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounted apparatus mounted in a vehicle which can be charged and discharged by a charger/discharger, the vehicle-mounted apparatus comprising:

a communication unit which, when connected to the charger/discharger, exchanges information with the charger/discharger;

an input unit receiving various types of information;

a storage unit which, by utilizing information acquired through the input unit and information acquired from the charger/discharger through the communication unit, stores;

a vehicle ID identifying the vehicle;

a charger/discharger ID identifying the charger/discharger which has been connected to the vehicle; and

history information indicating a history of charges and discharges for the vehicle, which are related to one another; and

a presentation unit which presents the history information stored in the storage unit to a user of the vehicle in relation to a pair of the vehicle ID and the charger/discharger which has charged/discharged the vehicle and is identified by the charger/discharger ID.

2. The vehicle-mounted apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the vehicle-mounted apparatus acquires an area ID identifying an area where the charger/discharger charging/discharging the vehicle is placed and a charge/discharge cost of the area through the input unit or the communication unit,

the storage unit stores the area ID and the charge/discharge cost in relation to the charger/discharger ID, and

the presentation unit presents the area identified by the area ID and the charge/discharge cost as the history information in relation to a pair of the charger/discharger ID related to the area and the vehicle ID.

3. The vehicle-mounted apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit sends the vehicle ID stored in the storage unit to the charger/discharger when the vehicle is connected to the charger/discharger.

4. The vehicle-mounted apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the vehicle-mounted apparatus starts operation corresponding to a behavior of the user of the vehicle designated by the user, in accordance with an instruction which is sent from a home appliance and is supplied through the charger/discharger.

5. The vehicle-mounted apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the communication unit sends the vehicle ID stored in the storage unit to the charger/discharger when the vehicle is connected to the charger/discharger, and

the vehicle is allowed to discharge electricity within a range not exceeding a previous amount of charge to the vehicle from the connected charger/discharger.

6. The vehicle-mounted apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the vehicle provided with the vehicle-mounted apparatus is connected to the charger/discharger together with another vehicle, and

the amount of charge to the vehicle provided with the vehicle-mounted apparatus is set based on a current location and a current destination of the vehicle including the vehicle-mounted apparatus.

7. A charger/discharger for charging/discharging a battery of a vehicle, the charger/discharger comprising:

a communication unit which, when connected to the vehicle, exchanges information with the vehicle;

an input unit which receives various types of information; and

a storage unit which, by utilizing information acquired through the input unit and information acquired from the vehicle through the communication unit, stores;

vehicle IDs identifying vehicles;

a charger/discharger ID identifying the charger/discharger; and

history information indicating a history of charges and discharges of each vehicle ID, which are related to one another; and

a presentation unit which presents to a user of the vehicle, the history information stored in the storage unit on a basis of each vehicle ID, wherein

the communication unit sends an instruction received from a home appliance to a vehicle and sends information that the vehicle is connected to the home appliance, and

the charger/discharger causes a vehicle-mounted apparatus to start operation corresponding to a behavior of the user of the vehicle designated by the user, in accordance with the instruction and causes the home appliance to start operation corresponding to the behavior of the user of the vehicle upon connection of the vehicle.

8. A charger/discharger for charging/discharging a battery of a vehicle, the charger/discharger comprising:

a communication unit which, when connected to the vehicle, exchanges information with the vehicle;

an input unit which receives various types of information; and

a storage unit which, by utilizing information acquired through the input unit and information acquired from the vehicle through the communication unit, stores;

vehicle IDs identifying vehicles;

a charger/discharger ID identifying the charger/discharger; and

history information indicating a history of charges and discharges of each vehicle ID, which are related to one another; and

a presentation unit which presents to a user of the vehicle, the history information stored in the storage unit on a basis of each vehicle ID, wherein

when being connected to a vehicle, the communication unit receives a vehicle ID from the vehicle, and

the charger/discharger receives from the vehicle electricity within a range not exceeding a previous amount of charge.

9. A charger/discharger for charging/discharging a battery of a vehicle, the charger/discharger comprising:

a communication unit which, when connected to the vehicle, exchanges information with the vehicle;

an input unit which receives various types of information; and

a storage unit which, by utilizing information acquired through the input unit and information acquired from the vehicle through the communication unit, stores;

vehicle IDs identifying vehicles;

a charger/discharger ID identifying the charger/discharger; and

history information indicating a history of charges and discharges of each vehicle ID, which are related to one another; and

a presentation unit which presents to a user of the vehicle, the history information stored in the storage unit on a basis of each vehicle ID, wherein

when being connected to a plurality of vehicles, the communication unit acquires vehicle IDs and destination information from the plurality of vehicles, and

an amount of charge of each of the plurality of vehicles connected is set so that the vehicle can move a travel distance which is calculated based on the location of the charger/discharger and the destination information.

10. A charge/discharge system comprising:

a vehicle-mounted apparatus mounted in a vehicle; and

a charger/discharger which charges/discharges a battery of the vehicle, wherein

the vehicle-mounted apparatus and the charger/discharger include communication units, respectively, for exchanging information with each other,

at least one of the vehicle-mounted apparatus and the charger/discharger includes;

an input unit receiving various types of information;

a storage unit which, by utilizing information acquired through the input unit and information acquired through the communication unit, stores;

a vehicle ID identifying the vehicle, a charger/discharger ID identifying the charger/discharger which has been connected to the vehicle; and

history information indicating a history of charges and discharges for the vehicle; and

a presentation unit which presents the history information stored in the storage unit to a user of the vehicle in relation to a pair of the vehicle ID and the charger/discharger which has charged/discharged the vehicle and is identified by the charger/discharger ID.