Method for controlling battery replacement based on distance data and system thereof

• US 8,731,763 B2
• Filed: 09/19/2011
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hangzhou Da You Science Technology Development Company Limited, Hangzhou Electric Power Bureau
• Original Assignee: Hangzhou Da You Science Technology Development Company Limited, Hangzhou Electric Power Bureau
• Inventors: Cai, Xin, Wang, Quan, Zhang, Fan, Nie, Liang, Zheng, Zhengxian, Li, Bo
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAIGE, TYLER D
• Application Number:
  US13/516,918
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304302A1
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• Field of Search: 701/29.1, 702/165, 702/187
• US Class Current: 701/29.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/12 by confirmation, e.g. of the input
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/12 Recording operating variables ; Monitoring of operating variables
• 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 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• 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 30/14 Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A method for controlling battery replacement based on distance data and a system thereof are provided. The method includes: reading current distance data of an electric vehicle, wherein the current distance data indicates the total distance that the electric vehicle has traveled; receiving related recharge information for the electric vehicle submitted by a user, wherein the related recharge information includes a distance account, and the distance account indicates that the user currently adopts a billing policy in which the user is credited with a fixed amount of distance in a fixed period of time; and determining whether to perform an operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle according to the distance data and the billing policy. By using the present invention, distance data of an electric vehicle and distance account information can be obtained, and by using the distance data and the distance account information battery replacement can be controlled conveniently, which ensures continuous electricity provided for the green operation of the electric vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for controlling battery replacement based on distance data, comprising:

reading current distance data of an electric vehicle, wherein the current distance data indicates a total distance that the electric vehicle has traveled;

receiving related recharge information for the electric vehicle submitted by a user, wherein the related recharge information comprises a distance account, and the distance account indicates that the user currently adopts a billing policy in which the user is credited with a fixed amount of distance in a fixed period of time; and

determining whether to perform an operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle according to the distance data and the billing policy.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the related recharge information further comprises information on whether the distance account is bound to an electric vehicle, and wherein the determining whether to perform an operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle according to the distance data and the billing policy comprises:

determining whether the electric vehicle to be recharged currently is the electric vehicle bound to the distance account according to received electric vehicle identification information;

rejecting the operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle to be recharged currently, if the electric vehicle to be recharged currently is not the electric vehicle bound to the distance account;

determining whether there is remaining distance in the distance account, if the electric vehicle to be recharged currently is the electric vehicle bound to the distance account;

allowing the operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle to be recharged currently, if there is remaining distance in the distance account; and

rejecting the operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle to be recharged currently, if there is no remaining distance in the distance account.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the determining whether the electric vehicle to be recharged currently is the electric vehicle bound to the distance account comprises:

reading identification information on a battery concentrator of the electric vehicle to be recharged currently;

comparing the identification information and information of a pre-bound electric vehicle; and

determining that the electric vehicle to be recharged currently is the electric vehicle bound to the distance account, if the identification information is in accordance with the information of the pre-bound electric vehicle.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the remaining distance is obtained by:

calculating a difference between the fixed amount of distance corresponding to the electric vehicle and the current distance data of the electric vehicle, and determining the difference as the remaining distance.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the receiving related recharge information for the electric vehicle submitted by a user comprises:

receiving, through a hand-held terminal, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle input by a user to the hand-held terminal;

or

receiving, through a message sent by a mobile phone, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle from a user.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein the receiving related recharge information for the electric vehicle submitted by a user comprises:

receiving, through a hand-held terminal, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle input by a user to the hand-held terminal;

or

receiving, through a message sent by a mobile phone, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle from a user.

12. The method according to claim 3, wherein the receiving related recharge information for the electric vehicle submitted by a user comprises:

receiving, through a hand-held terminal, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle input by a user to the hand-held terminal;

or

receiving, through a message sent by a mobile phone, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle from a user.

13. The method according to claim 4, wherein the receiving related recharge information for the electric vehicle submitted by a user comprises:

receiving, through a hand-held terminal, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle input by a user to the hand-held terminal;

or

receiving, through a message sent by a mobile phone, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle from a user.

6. A system for controlling battery replacement based on distance data, comprising:

a distance data reading unit, adapted to read current distance data of an electric vehicle, wherein the current distance data indicates a total distance that the electric vehicle has traveled;

a recharge information reception unit, adapted to receive related recharge information for the electric vehicle submitted by a user, wherein the related recharge information comprises a distance account, and the distance account indicates that the user currently adopts a billing policy in which the user is credited with a fixed amount of distance in a fixed period of time; and

a battery replacement controlling unit, adapted to determine whether to perform an operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle according to the current distance data and the billing policy.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the related recharge information further comprises information on whether the distance account is bound to an electric vehicle, and wherein the battery replacement controlling unit comprises:

a first determination module, adapted to determine whether the electric vehicle to be recharged currently is the electric vehicle bound to the distance account according to received electric vehicle identification information;

an execution module, adapted to reject the operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle to be recharged currently if a result from the first determination module is NO;

a second determination module, adapted to determine whether there is remaining distance in the distance account if the result from the first determination module is YES; and

a replacement allowing module, adapted to allow the operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle to be recharged currently if there is remaining distance in the distance account,

wherein the execution module is further adapted to reject the operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle to be recharged currently if there is no remaining distance in the distance account.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the first determination module comprises:

a reading sub-module, adapted to read identification information on a battery concentrator of the electric vehicle to be recharged currently; and

a comparison module, adapted to compare the identification information and information of a pre-bound electric vehicle; and

determine that the electric vehicle to be recharged currently is the electric vehicle bound to the distance account, if the identification information is in accordance with the information of the pre-bound electric vehicle.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the system further comprises:

a calculation unit, adapted to calculate a difference between the fixed amount of distance corresponding to the electric vehicle and the current distance data of the electric vehicle, and determine the difference as the remaining distance.

10. The system according to claim 6 wherein the recharge information reception unit comprises:

a first reception sub-module, adapted to receive, through a hand-held terminal, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle input by a user to the hand-held terminal; and

a second reception sub-module, adapted to receive, through a message sent by a mobile phone, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle from a user.

14. The system according to claim 7, wherein the recharge information reception unit comprises:

a first reception sub-module, adapted to receive, through a hand-held terminal, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle input by a user to the hand-held terminal; and

a second reception sub-module, adapted to receive, through a message sent by a mobile phone, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle from a user.

15. The system according to claim 8, wherein the recharge information reception unit comprises:

a first reception sub-module, adapted to receive, through a hand-held terminal, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle input by a user to the hand-held terminal; and

a second reception sub-module, adapted to receive, through a message sent by a mobile phone, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle from a user.

16. The system according to claim 9, wherein the recharge information reception unit comprises:

a first reception sub-module, adapted to receive, through a hand-held terminal, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle input by a user to the hand-held terminal; and

a second reception sub-module, adapted to receive, through a message sent by a mobile phone, the related recharge information for the electric vehicle from a user.