CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHARGING METHOD FOR USE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

• US 20140232323A1
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Jiang, Ming-Yu
• Application Number:
  US13/846,634
• Publication Number:
  US 20140232323A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/106
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/622 by satellite navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/72 Charging station selection relying on external data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/52 drive range estimation, e.g. of estimation of available travel distance
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/54 Energy consumption estimation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/67 Controlling two or more charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• 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 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 charging system includes a charging station. The charging station includes a charging unit, an input unit, a first communication interface, and a controlling unit. The input unit receives a model number message and a destination of an electric vehicle. The first communication interface receives a residual energy quantity message and an acceptable energy message of a chargeable battery of the electric vehicle. By comparing the model number message and the destination with a database, a type of the chargeable battery and a travelable path are realized. The chargeable battery is charged according to the type of the chargeable battery, the travelable path and the residual energy quantity message until a residual energy quantity of the chargeable battery is equal to an estimated energy quantity required to drive the electric vehicle to the destination along the travelable path.

Claims

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

a charging station configured for charging a chargeable battery of said electric vehicle and comprising;

a charging unit for providing a charging energy to said chargeable battery;

an input unit for selectively receiving a model number message of said electric vehicle and a destination of driving said electric vehicle;

a first communication interface in communication with said electric vehicle for receiving a residual energy quantity message and an acceptable energy message of said chargeable battery from said electric vehicle at any time; and

a controlling unit electrically connected with said charging unit for controlling operations of said charging unit, and connected with said input unit and said first communication interface, wherein by comparing said model number message and said destination with a database, said controlling unit realizes a type of said chargeable battery and a travelable path of said electric vehicle from said charging station to said destination, wherein said controlling unit controls said charging unit to charge said chargeable battery according to said type of said chargeable battery, said travelable path and said residual energy quantity message until a residual energy quantity of said chargeable battery is equal to an estimated energy quantity required to drive said electric vehicle to said destination along said travelable path, wherein during said chargeable battery is charged by said charging unit, a magnitude of said charging energy is dynamically adjusted by said controlling unit according to said acceptable energy message.

2. The charging system according to claim 1, wherein there are plural paths for allowing said electric vehicle to drive from said charging station to said destination, wherein said travelable path is said path having the farthest distance from said charging station.

3. The charging system according to claim 1, wherein said acceptable energy message varies with said residual energy quantity of said chargeable battery, and said acceptable energy message indicates the maximum chargeable electric energy corresponding to said residual energy quantity of said chargeable battery at present.

4. The charging system according to claim 1, wherein said database contains data about a navigation map and said type of said chargeable battery corresponding to said model number of said electric vehicle.

5. The charging system according to claim 1, wherein said charging station further comprises a notification unit, which is electrically connected with said controlling unit, wherein when said electric vehicle is charged by said charging unit, if said residual energy quantity of said chargeable battery is equal to or higher than said estimated energy quantity required to drive said electric vehicle to said destination along said travelable path, said notification unit issues a notification signal.

6. A charging method for use in a charging system, said charging system comprising a charging station for charging a chargeable battery of an electric vehicle, said charging method comprising steps of:

(a) receiving a model number message and a destination of said electric vehicle, and receiving a residual energy quantity message and an acceptable energy message of said chargeable battery;

(b) comparing said model number message and said destination with a database, thereby realizing a type of said chargeable battery and a travelable path of said electric vehicle from said charging station to said destination;

(c) charging said chargeable battery by said charging station according to said type of said chargeable battery, said travelable path and said residual energy quantity message, wherein during said chargeable battery is charged by said charging station, a magnitude of a charging energy provided to said chargeable battery is dynamically adjusted according to said acceptable energy message; and

(d) judging whether a residual energy quantity of said chargeable battery is equal to an estimated energy quantity required to drive said electric vehicle to said destination along said travelable path; and

(e) if said residual energy quantity of said chargeable battery is equal to said estimated energy quantity required to drive said electric vehicle to said destination along said travelable path, said chargeable battery no longer being charged by said charging station, and if said residual energy quantity of said chargeable battery is lower than said estimated energy quantity required to drive said electric vehicle to said destination along said travelable path, said step (c) being performed again.

7. The charging method according to claim 6, wherein in said step (a), said model number message and said destination of said electric vehicle are inputted into an input unit of said charging station and provided to a controlling unit of said charging station, or said model number message and said destination of said electric vehicle are provided to said controlling unit through a navigation device of said electric vehicle and a first communication interface of said charging station which is in communication with said electric vehicle, or said model number message and said destination of said electric vehicle are provided to said controlling unit through a network interface of said charging station via network connection so as to make an appointment.

8. The charging method according to claim 7, wherein in said step (c), said controlling unit controls a charging unit of said charging station to charge said chargeable battery according to said type of said chargeable battery, said travelable path and said residual energy quantity message, and said magnitude of said charging energy provided to said chargeable battery is dynamically adjusted by said controlling unit according to said acceptable energy message.

9. The charging method according to claim 6, wherein in said step (b), said database is previously stored in a storage unit of said charging station, wherein said database contains data about a navigation map and said type of said chargeable battery corresponding to said model number of said electric vehicle.

10. The charging method according to claim 6, wherein said charging system further comprises a management device for controlling operations of said charging station, and said charging station further comprises a second communication interface, wherein said management device comprises an input unit and a third communication interface in communication with said second communication interface, wherein in said step (a), said model number message and said destination are inputted via said input unit and transmitted to a controlling unit of said charging station through said third communication interface and said second communication interface.