Car parking administration system

• US 8,569,993 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2011
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gerhard Wolfien, Patrick Wolfien
• Original Assignee: Patrick Wolfien
• Inventors: Wolfien, Gerhard
• Primary Examiner(s): DIAO, M BAYE
• Application Number:
  US13/018,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20110227533A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• Field of Search: 320/109
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/30 by voice
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/35 Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/003 for electricity
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/005 dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles electrical charging as such, B60L50/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/24 for parking meters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/002 Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/14 indicating individual free spaces in parking areas
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/146 where the parking area is a limited parking space, e.g. parking garage, restricted space
• 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 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A car parking system for charging motor vehicles with electrical energy, with at least one charging station which is capable of being coupled electrically to a motor vehicle in order to charge a charge storage unit of this motor vehicle, wherein this charging station has associated with it at least one parking space for temporarily parking the motor vehicle to be charged. According to the invention the car parking system has at least one central processing unit which is separate from the charging station and which communicates in terms of data with the charging station, wherein data characteristic of the motor vehicle are capable of being transferred by way of a communication link existing at least temporarily between the central processing unit and the charging station.

Claims

1. A car parking system for charging motor vehicles with electrical energy, said car parking system has at least one central processing unit which is separate from charging stations and which communicates in terms of data with the charging stations, wherein data characteristic of the motor vehicle are capable of being transferred by way of a communication link existing at least temporarily between the central processing unit and the respective charging station, said car parking system comprising:

a plurality of charging stations which are capable of being coupled electrically to a motor vehicle in order to charge a charge storage unit of the motor vehicle;

a plurality of parking spaces for temporarily parking;

a plurality of parking spaces for temporarily parking while charging the motor vehicle;

at least one alarm device which displays faulty operation, destruction and the like; and

means to control access to an area comprising the plurality of temporary parking spaces and the plurality of temporary parking spaces while charging.

2. The car parking system according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of charging stations which communicate with the central processing unit.

3. The car parking system according to claim 1, wherein the communication link between the central processing unit and the charging station is a wireless communication link.

4. The car parking system according to claim 1, wherein the charging station has an electrical connection means in order to produce an electrical cable-supported connection to a motor vehicle.

5. The car parking system according to claim 1, wherein the charging station has communication means by way of which information can be fed into the charging station.

6. The car parking system according to claim 1, wherein the charging station has a money accepting device.

7. The car parking system according to claim 1, characterized in that the charging station carries out the function of a parking clock.

8. The car parking system according to claim 1, wherein the car parking system has a time-measuring device.

9. A method of operating a car parking system having a plurality of charging stations for electrically charging the batteries of motor vehicles, the charging stations are in communication with a central processing unit, and the car parking system having a multiple number of parking spaces for temporarily parking, the method of operating the car parking system comprising:

providing the motor vehicle access to parking spaces based upon an operational condition being met;

providing the motor vehicle access to a parking space which is allocated to at least one charging station;

providing the motor vehicle access to electrically coupling to at least one charging station in order to charge a charge storage unit of the motor vehicle;

transferring data characteristics of the motor vehicle between the charging station and the central processing unit;

providing the possibility to at least temporary charging the charge storage unit of the motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is parked at the parking space; and

at least one alarm device which displays faulty operation, destruction and the like.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising monitoring the time spent by the motor vehicle at the parking space via a time-measuring device associated with at least one of the charging station or the central processing unit.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising accepting payment for the use of the parking space or charging the charge storage unit at at least one of the charging station or the central processing unit.

12. A car parking system for charging a motor vehicle having a charge storage unit with electrical energy, comprising:

a plurality of charging stations configured to be coupled electrically to a motor vehicle in order to charge the storage unit of the motor vehicle;

a plurality of parking spaces associated with the charging station for temporarily parking the motor vehicle to be charged;

a plurality number of parking spaces not associated with the charging station for temporarily parking the motor vehicle;

at least one central processing unit in communication with the charging station, wherein the central processing unit is configured to receive data characteristic of the motor vehicle;

at least one payment receipt device configured to accept payment for at least one of temporarily parking the vehicle or charging the charge storage unit; and

at least one alarm device which displays faulty operation, destruction and the like.

13. The car parking system according to claim 12, further comprising a control device which controls the access of motor vehicles to the parking space.

14. The car parking system according to claim 12, further comprising a plurality of charging stations which communicate with the central processing unit.

15. The car parking system according to claim 12, wherein the communication link between the central processing unit and the charging station is a wireless communication link.

16. The car parking system according to claim 12, characterized in that the charging station carries out the function of a parking clock.

17. The car parking system according to claim 12, wherein the car parking system has a time-measuring device.