Method and apparatus for cancelling a charge reservation of an electric vehicle

• US 9,656,565 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2014
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Seung Hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): DIAO, M BAYE
• Application Number:
  US14/555,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20160028262A1
• Time in Patent Office: 907 Days
• Field of Search: 320155, 320109, 701 22
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/60 Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/447 Shutter or cover plate
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/701 the switch being actuated by an accessory, e.g. cover, locking member
• 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

A method and apparatus for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle are provided. The method includes generating, by a controller, a release command of the charging reservation based on a switch signal generated by operating a cover open/close switch. In addition, the controller is configured to change a setting of the charging inlet to a charging state based on the release command of the charging reservation in an opened state of a charging inlet cover.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle in a non-charging state, comprising:

generating, by a controller, a release command of a charging reservation based on a switch signal generated by operating a cover open/close switch; and

changing, by the controller, a setting of a charging inlet to a charging state based on the release command of the charging reservation in a opened state of a charging inlet cover.

2. The method for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

temporally charging, by the controller, the battery of the electric vehicle when in a charging reservation state.

3. The method for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

generating, by the controller, a maintaining command of the charging reservation based on the switch signal generated by operating the cover open/close switch; and

returning, by the controller, the setting of the charging inlet to the non-charging state based on the maintaining command of the charging reservation.

4. The method for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the cover open/close switch includes a switch that toggles between on or off operation state of the generation of the switch signal or a switch that has a contact position for on or off operation state of the generation of the switch signal based on the operation.

5. The method for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the charging inlet cover includes:

a cover separated from a fastening part of the cover open/close switch and directly opened based on a button operation within the vehicle or a screen operation of a terminal;

or

a cover opened when an electronic door lock state of the charging inlet cover with vehicle doors is released based on a corresponding operation and the charging inlet cover is separated from the fastening part of the cover open/close switch based on pressing the charging inlet cover by a user.

6. The method for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein in a back side of the charging cover or a vehicle wall surface around the charging inlet inside of the charging cover includes an operation guide for operating the cover open/close switch.

7. An apparatus for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle, comprising:

a memory configured to store program instructions; and

a controller configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed are configured to;

generate a release command of a charging reservation based on a switch signal generated by operating a cover open/close switch; and

change a setting of a charging inlet to a charging state based on the release command of the charging reservation in an opened state of a charging inlet cover,

wherein according to the release command in an opened state of the charging cover, a setting of the charging inlet by the charging reservation is changed from a non-charging state to a charging state.

8. The apparatus for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to:

temporally charge the battery of the electric vehicle when in a charging reservation state.

9. The apparatus for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to:

generate a maintaining command of the charging reservation based on the switch signal generated by operating the cover open/close switch; and

return the setting of the charging inlet to the non-charging state based on the maintaining command of the charging reservation.

10. The apparatus for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the cover open/close switch includes:

a switch that toggles between on or off operation state of the generation of the switch signal;

or

a switch that has a contact position for on or off operation state of the generation of the switch signal based on the operation.

11. The apparatus for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the charging inlet cover includes:

a cover separated from a fastening part of the cover open/close switch and directly opened based on a button operation within the vehicle or a screen operation of a terminal;

or

a cover opened when an electronic door lock state of the charging inlet cover with vehicle doors is released based on a corresponding operation and the charging inlet cover is separated from the fastening part of the cover open/close switch based on pressing the charging inlet cover by a user.

12. The apparatus for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 7, wherein in a back side of the charging cover or a vehicle wall surface around the charging inlet inside of the charging cover includes an operation guide for operating the cover open/close switch.

13. The apparatus for controlling a charge of an electric vehicle according to claim 7, the program instructions when executed are further configured to:

execute a state change for charging a battery of the electric vehicle using an external charger connected to the charging inlet by switching the setting of the charging inlet from the non-charging state to the charging state, based on an input of the charging reservation.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that generate a release command charging reservation based on a switch signal generated by operating a cover open/close switch; and

program instructions that change a setting of charging inlet to a charging state based on the release command of the charging reservation in an opened state of a charging inlet cover,

wherein according to the release command in an opened state of the charging cover, a setting of the charging inlet by the charging reservation is changed from a non-charging state to a charging state.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, further comprising program instructions that temporally charge the battery of the electric vehicle when in a charging reservation state.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, further comprising:

program instructions that generate a maintaining command of the charging reservation based on the switch signal generated by operating the cover open/close switch; and

program instructions that return the setting of the charging inlet to the non-charging state based on the maintaining command of the charging reservation.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, further comprising:

program instructions that control a state change for charging a battery of the electric vehicle using an external charger connected to the charging inlet by switching the setting of the charging inlet from the non-charging state to the charging state, based on an input of the charging reservation.