MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE NOTIFICATION OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE STATUS TO A USER

• US 20120173074A1
• Filed: 01/03/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Yasko, Christopher Charles, Vukojevic, Aleksandar
• Application Number:
  US12/983,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20120173074A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/31.5
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/62 in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A method for providing remote notification of an electric vehicle status to a user is provided. The method includes receiving at least one input from the user of the electric vehicle. A charging status of a battery being charged is determined. A remote notification of the charging status is then provided to the user based on the input received by the user.

Claims

1. A method for providing remote notification of an electric vehicle status to a user, said method comprising:

receiving at least one input from the user of the electric vehicle;

determining a charging status of a battery being charged; and

providing a remote notification of the charging status to the user based on the at least one input received.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising receiving a confirmation from the user that the user wants to receive the remote notification of the charging status.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising:

receiving at least one unique identifier from the user; and

providing the remote notification of the charging status to the user based on the at least one unique identifier.

4. A method in accordance with claim 3, wherein receiving at least one unique identifier further comprises receiving at least one of an email address, a phone number, a universal resource locator, and an internet protocol address from the user.

5. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein providing a remote notification of the charging status further comprises providing a remote notification in a distance measurement to the user.

6. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein providing a remote notification of the charging status further comprises providing a remote notification in a percentage to the user.

7. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein providing a remote notification of the charging status further comprises providing a remote notification in a time interval to the user.

8. A monitoring system for use with a charging station, said monitoring system configured to:

couple to a battery to be charged;

receive at least one input from a user of an electric vehicle;

determine a charging status of the battery being charged; and

provide a remote notification of the charging status to the user based on the at least one input received.

9. A monitoring system in accordance with claim 8 further configured to receive a confirmation from the user that the user wants to receive the remote notification of the charging status.

10. A monitoring system in accordance with claim 8 further configured to:

receive at least one unique identifier from the user; and

provide the remote notification of the charging status to the user based on the at least one unique identifier.

11. A monitoring system in accordance with claim 10, wherein the at least one unique identifier is an e-mail address, a phone number, a universal resource locator, and an internet protocol address.

12. A monitoring system in accordance with claim 8 further configured to provide the remote notification of the charging status in a distance measurement.

13. A monitoring system in accordance with claim 8 further configured to provide the remote notification of the charging status in a percentage.

14. A monitoring system in accordance with claim 8 further configured to provide the remote notification of the charging status in a time interval.

15. A charging station comprising:

an energy delivery device coupled to an energy source for selectively supplying energy to a battery coupled within an electric vehicle;

a monitoring system coupled to said energy delivery device, said monitoring system comprising at least one processor configured to;

receive at least one input from a user of the electric vehicle;

determine a charging status of the battery being charged; and

transmit a remote notification of the charging status to the user based on the at least one input received.

16. A charging station in accordance with claim 15, wherein said at least one processor is further configured to receive a confirmation from the user that the user wants to receive the remote notification of the charging status.

17. A charging station in accordance with claim 15, wherein said at least one processor is further configured to:

receive at least one unique identifier from the user; and

transmit the remote notification of the charging status to the user based on the at least one identifier.

18. A charging station in accordance with claim 17, wherein the at least one unique identifier is at least one of an email address, a phone number, a universal resource locator, and an internet protocol address.

19. A charging station in accordance with claim 15, wherein said at least one processor is further configured to transmit the remote notification of the charging status in at least one of a percentage and a time interval.

20. A charging station in accordance with claim 15, wherein said at least one processor is further configured to transmit the remote notification of the charging status in a distance measurement.