System and method for charging electric vehicle

• US 9,821,677 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2015
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Dae Sik
• Primary Examiner(s): Diao, M'Baye
• Application Number:
  US14/933,121
• Publication Number:
  US 20160264013A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 320109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/18 by enquiring driving style
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• 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: 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

A system and method for charging an electric vehicle are provided. The system includes a head unit that receives information regarding a battery of a power module mounted within the electric vehicle and displays the information. The head unit also sets variable reserved charging of the battery or a destination of a battery charging station based on a charging amount obtained from the power module. Additionally, information regarding the power module or a residual quantity of the battery of the electric vehicle is acquired and the information regarding the electric vehicle is stored or a current location is acquired.

Claims

1. A system for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:

a head unit configured to receive information regarding a battery of a power module mounted within the electric vehicle, and configured to display the information,

wherein the head unit includes

a setting unit configured to set variable reserved charging of the battery or a destination of a battery charging station based on a charging amount obtained from the power module,

a measurement unit configured to acquire information regarding the power module or a residual quantity of the battery of the electric vehicle, and

a storage unit including map data configured to store information regarding the electric vehicle or acquire a current location or a destination.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a telematics center configured to receive inputs of a charging amount for each time slot, information regarding whether an air conditioning is set, and a vehicle state to perform reserved charging of the electric vehicle, and is configured to transmit the inputs to a mobile terminal.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the telematics center is configured to transmit, to the mobile terminal, a result of adjusting time in response to an optimum charging time set with respect to reserved charging of the power module or information regarding recharging time in response to power consumption of the power module.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the head unit further includes:

a rate computation unit configured to compute a charging rate of the electric vehicle based on a power transfer amount between the electric vehicle and the charging station and rate information for each time slot.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the rate computation unit is configured to calculate an electric rate with respect to battery usage efficiency or an amount of used power of the electric vehicle, and display the electric rate on the head unit.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit is configured to set an operation for a set charging time or charging amount of the electric vehicle.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the setting unit is configured to set charging information of the electric vehicle by inputting information regarding a vehicle state or a vehicle route or infrastructure information.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the setting unit is configured to set an optimum charging time slot and charging amount by setting at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a charging amount for each date or for each time slot, control of the vehicle state, control of air conditioning setting, and whether a destination is set with respect to a location of the charging station.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the setting unit is configured to set the optimum charging time slot and charging amount by varying or combining charging amount and time slot for reserved charging for each date or for each time slot.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the setting unit is configured to set an accelerating and decelerating pattern based on setting of the optimum charging amount or a driver style.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the setting unit is configured to set a charging amount or time by combining a set value for reserved charging of the power module, route information or a destination, the vehicle state, and the infrastructure information.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the measurement unit is configured to measure a power module type and a deterioration state of the power module with respect to a plug-in hybrid engine or an electric vehicle-dedicated engine to measure state information of the electric vehicle.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the measurement unit is configured to measure an optimum charging time set by the setting unit or a charging amount acquired from the power module.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the measurement unit is configured to measure a recharging range of the power module buffered, and measure charging finish time information of the power module.

15. The system according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is configured to store at least one from the group consisting of:

state information of the electric vehicle, battery information, and acquired driving style information.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the storage unit is configured to generate and store a profile for predicting charging of the power module from at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a charging amount, control of a vehicle state, control of air conditioning setting, a destination based on a location of a charging station, and infrastructure information setting set by the setting unit.

17. A method of charging an electric vehicle, comprising:

measuring, by a controller, a type of a power module and a deterioration state with respect to a plug-in hybrid engine or an electric vehicle engine to measure state information of the electric vehicle;

setting, by the controller, a charging amount of the power module;

determining, by the controller, whether the power module is consumed by measuring an accelerating and decelerating pattern based on a style of a driver;

setting, by the controller, an optimum charging time slot and charging amount based on a charging amount for each time slot, control of a vehicle state, control of air conditioning setting, and setting of a destination based on a location of a charging station;

adjusting, by the controller, a charging time slot or a charging amount by calculating a charging amount and air conditioning consumption necessary to drive the electric vehicle; and

providing, by the controller, information regarding an optimum charging time adjusted in response to an input charging time or a charging time based on consumption of the power module.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the setting of the charging amount includes setting, by the controller, an optimum charging amount by transmitting a battery capacity or state of the power module in real time to a head unit to monitor the battery capacity or battery state.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the setting of the optimum charging time slot and charging amount includes computing, by the controller, a charging rate when the charging amount of the power module is buffered by detecting a possible mileage of the power module.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the setting of the optimum charging time slot and charging amount includes setting, by the controller, a time slot available for charging at a lowest rate by monitoring electric rates of the charging station for each region or for each time slot.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the setting of the optimum charging time slot and charging amount includes inputting, by the controller, information regarding a vehicle state or a vehicle route or infrastructure information to set charging information of the electric vehicle.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the setting of the optimum charging time slot and charging amount includes setting, by the controller, a charging amount or a charging time by combining a set value for reserved charging of the power module, information regarding a route, a destination or a vehicle state, and infrastructure information.

23. The method according to claim 17, wherein the adjusting includes adjusting, by the controller, a reserved charging time slot and a charging amount set in advance by calculating a possible mileage and air conditioning consumption with respect to a battery amount of the power module based on reserved charging for each region or for each time slot set in advance in the setting of the optimum charging time slot and charging amount.

24. The method according to claim 17, wherein the providing of information includes transmitting, by the controller, information regarding an optimum charging time and a subsequent reserved charging time or input charging amount to a head unit or a mobile terminal.