Method and system of dynamically charging electric vehicle

• US 9,623,762 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2014
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG CNS Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG CNS Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Doo Il
• Primary Examiner(s): Tat, Binh
• Application Number:
  US14/166,706
• Publication Number:
  US 20140247019A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• Field of Search: 320155-165
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/04 Cutting off the power supply under fault conditions protective devices and circuit arrangements in general H01H; H02H
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• 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: 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]

Abstract

A method for dynamically charging an electrically powered apparatus includes receiving a selection of a charging mode from a user, such that the selected charging mode is a fast charging mode or a slow charging mode. The method also includes dynamically scheduling a charging mode for charging the apparatus according to the selected charging mode and a status of a fast charging module, and electrically charging the apparatus according to the dynamically scheduled charging mode.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically charging an electrically powered apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of a charging mode from a user, wherein the selected charging mode is a fast charging mode or a slow charging mode;

dynamically scheduling a charging mode for charging the apparatus according to the selected charging mode and a status of a fast charging module; and

providing an electrical charge according to the dynamically scheduled charging mode to permit charging of the apparatus

wherein the dynamically scheduling the charging mode comprises;

scheduling the charging mode as the slow charging mode when the selected charging mode is the fast charging mode and a status of the fast charging module is unavailable; and

changing the charging mode as the fast charging mode in according to the status of the fast charging module is available.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically scheduling the charging mode comprises:

determining whether a particular fast charging module is available for charging, wherein the particular fast charging module is among a plurality of fast charging modules; and

dynamically scheduling the charging mode according to whether a status of the particular fast charging module is available for changing.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

dynamically scheduling the charging mode as slow charging when a status of the particular fast charging module is not available.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the selection of the charging mode is via input over a network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically scheduling the charging mode further comprises:

dynamically scheduling the charging mode according to the selected charging mode, the status of the fast charging module, and whether the slow charging mode has ended or whether a threshold amount of time remains before the slow charging mode ends.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically scheduling the charging mode between the fast charging mode and the slow charging mode is based on at least one of:

whether a fast charging module among a plurality of fast charging modules is available, a reservation status of fast charging modules and slow charging modules, charging priority of users, charging load due to charging power consumption, or efficiency of consumed charged power.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically changing of the charging mode user comprises receiving a reselection of the charging mode from the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the charging of the electrically powered apparatus conducts at least one of a fast charging or a slow charging through a common combo connector that supports fast charging and slow charging.

9. A machine-readable non-transitory medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions for:

receiving a selection of a charging mode from a user, wherein the selected charging mode is a fast charging mode or a slow charging mode;

dynamically scheduling a charging mode for charging the apparatus according to the selected charging mode and a status of a fast charging module; and

providing an electrical charge according to the dynamically scheduled charging mode to permit charging of the apparatus,

wherein the dynamically scheduling the charging mode comprises;

scheduling the charging mode as the slow charging mode when the selected charging mode is the fast charging mode and a status of the fast charging module is unavailable; and

changing the charging mode as the fast charging mode in according to the status of the fast charging module is available.