SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• US 20200403437A1
• Filed: 09/04/2020
• Published: 12/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Charge Fusion Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Charge Fusion Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Ambroziak, Jeffrey R., Fincham, Carson C.K.
• Granted Patent: US 10,998,753 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/72 Charging station selection relying on external data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/80 Time limits
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• 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 2260/58 Departure time prediction
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/32 of electricity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/12 Recording operating variables ; Monitoring of operating variables
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/126 Methods for pairing a vehicle and a charging station, e.g. establishing a one-to-one relation between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/003 Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 : Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 : Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/1446 : in response to parameters of a vehicle
• 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 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/92 : Energy efficient charging or discharging systems for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors specially adapted for vehicles
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/12 : Billing, invoicing, buying or selling transactions or other related activities, e.g. cost or usage evaluation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/14 : Marketing, i.e. market research and analysis, surveying, promotions, advertising, buyer profiling, customer management or rewards

Abstract

Systems and methods for charging electric vehicles and for quantitative and qualitative load balancing of electrical demand are provided.

Claims

1. An electrical charging system, comprising:

a communication device;

a processor in communication with the communication device; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

provide a user interface comprising;

(i) a visual indication of an electric vehicle battery capacity, (ii) a visual indication of a current charge level of the electric vehicle battery, and (iii) an input element that permits an operator of the vehicle to provide input defining a desired charge amount of the electric vehicle;

receive, from the communication device and via the user interface, information indicative of one or more charging preferences corresponding to a desired charging of the electric vehicle, wherein the one or more charging preferences are defined by the operator of the vehicle and include an indication of the desired charge amount of the electric vehicle received via the input element that permits the operator of the vehicle to provide input defining the desired charge amount of the electric vehicle;

determine, based at least on the one or more charging preferences and at least one current value of a dynamic attribute of an electric charge provider, a charging schedule for the vehicle; and

cause a charging, in accordance with the charging schedule, of the vehicle.

2. The electrical charging system of claim 1, wherein the input defining a desired amount of charge comprises an indication of desired distance of travel.

3. The electrical charging system of claim 1, wherein the input defining a desired amount of charge comprises an indication of a desired travel destination.

4. The electrical charging system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to output an alert upon determining that it is not possible to charge the vehicle in accordance with the charging schedule.

5. The electrical charging system of claim 4, wherein outputting the alert further comprises displaying via the user output an indication determining that it is not possible to charge the vehicle in accordance with the charging schedule.

6. The electrical charging system of claim 4, wherein outputting the alert further comprises determining an updated charging schedule and causing a charging, in accordance with the updated charging schedule, of the vehicle.

7. The electrical charging system of claim 1, wherein the dynamic attribute comprises at least one of:

(i) a cost of providing electricity and (ii) an, expected future cost of providing electricity.

8. The electrical charging system of claim 1, wherein the dynamic attribute comprises at least one of:

(i) a present electrical provider system load and (ii) an expected future electrical provider system load.

9. An electrical charging system, comprising:

a communication device;

a processor in communication with the communication device; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

receive, from the communication device, information indicative of one or more charging preferences corresponding to a desired charging of a vehicle, wherein the one or more charging preferences are defined by an operator of the vehicle;

determine, based at least on the one or more charging preferences, a factor of safety parameter, and at least one current value of a dynamic attribute of an electric charge provider, a charging schedule for the vehicle; and

cause a charging, in accordance with the charging schedule, of the vehicle.

10. The electrical charging system of claim 9, wherein the one or more charging preferences comprise the factor of safety parameter.

11. The electrical charging system of claim 9, wherein the factor of safety parameter comprises a value less than two.

12. The electrical charging system of claim 9, wherein the dynamic attribute comprises at least one of:

(i) a cost of providing electricity and (ii) an, expected future cost of providing electricity.

13. The electrical charging system of claim 9, wherein the dynamic attribute comprises at least one of:

(i) a present electrical provider system load and (ii) an expected future electrical provider system load.

14. An electrical charging system of a vehicle, comprising:

a communication device;

a processor in communication with the communication device; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

receive, from the communication device, information indicative of one or more charging preferences corresponding to a desired charging of a vehicle, wherein the one or more charging preferences are defined by an operator of the vehicle;

determine, based at least on the one or more charging preferences and at least one current value of a dynamic attribute of an electric charge provider, a current charge level of the vehicle and a desired distance of travel of the vehicle, a charging schedule comprising at least one charging start time and at least one charge end time for the vehicle;

cause a charging, in accordance with the charging schedule, of the vehicle; and

output an indication of the charging schedule of the vehicle.

15. The electrical charging system of claim 14, wherein the dynamic attribute comprises at least one of:

(i) a cost of providing electricity and (ii) an, expected future cost of providing electricity.

16. The electrical charging system of claim 14, wherein the dynamic attribute comprises at least one of:

(i) a present electrical provider system load and (ii) an expected future electrical provider system load.