WO2017025020A1

WO2017025020A1 - Intelligent charging system and method for electric car

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Publication number: WO2017025020A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/094218
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘卉; 郭春林
Original assignee: 刘卉
Priority date: 2015-08-11
Filing date: 2016-08-09
Publication date: 2017-02-16
Also published as: CN106655295A

Abstract

An intelligent charging system (100) and a corresponding method for an electric car. The system (100) comprises a power supply device (101) having a power supply interface (104) providing power to an electric car, a local controller (102), a user mobile device (103) and an in-vehicle device. The local controller (102) is configured to control a charging process of the power supply device (101). Upon a connection of an electric car to the power supply interface (104) of the power supply device (101), the following operation is automatically triggered: the local controller (102) communicates with the in-vehicle device to acquire vehicle identity information, uses the vehicle identity information to acquire an associated user information including the bound user mobile device (103), and invokes a charging application in the user mobile device (103) to guide the user to perform charging configuration; the user mobile device (103) sends the charging configuration information of the user to the local controller (102); and the local controller (102) controls, in accordance with the charging configuration information of the user, the power supply device (101) to supply power to a corresponding power supply interface (104). Also disclosed a system and method for triggering corresponding charging configuration operation and charging operation via scanning an identifier of a power supply interface (104).

Description

Electric vehicle intelligent charging system and method

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electric vehicle charging, and in particular to an electric vehicle intelligent charging system and method.

Background technique

At present, with the exhaustion of energy, environmental pollution, and the increasing greenhouse effect, electric vehicles have received extensive attention. Countries all over the world have invested huge sums of money to carry out research and development of electric vehicle technology, especially in the core power supply system, and have made a lot of research and made great progress.

Electric vehicles are vehicles that are driven entirely or partially by electric energy. At present, there are mainly pure electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and external plug-in hybrid vehicles. In order to supply electric power to an electric vehicle, a charging device capable of charging an electric vehicle must be provided. At present, electric vehicle charging equipment mainly includes AC charging piles, DC chargers, charging stations, and the like.

In general, the charging pile has a simple structure, simple operation, and low cost, and can be widely installed in various places such as a residential area, an office area, a commercial area, and the like, and is self-serviced by the user. However, most of the existing charging piles use IC cards and touch screens for user authentication and payment. This method requires special components, which not only increases the cost, but also reduces the convenience of use, and because the charging piles are generally arranged in public places, it is prone to artificial Destruction has become a prominent problem in the use of charging piles.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an improved electric vehicle charging system and method.

Summary of the invention

According to a class of embodiments of the present invention, an electric vehicle intelligent charging system is provided, including a power supply device, a local controller, a user mobile device, and an in-vehicle device, wherein the power supply device has a power supply interface for providing power to the electric vehicle; The local controller is configured to control a charging process of the power supply device; when the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply interface of the power supply device, the following operations are automatically triggered: the local controller communicates with the vehicle device to obtain vehicle identity information, and local control The vehicle uses the vehicle identity information to obtain the associated user information, including the bound user mobile device. The local controller invokes a charging application in the user mobile device by communication, the charging application guiding the user to perform charging setting, the user mobile device transmitting the charging setting information of the user to the local controller, and the local controller according to the local controller The charging setting information of the user controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface.

According to this type of embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided an electric vehicle charging method, comprising: connecting an electric vehicle to a power supply interface of the power supply device; and the local controller associated with the power supply device communicates with the vehicle device to obtain vehicle identity information; The controller uses the vehicle identity information to obtain the associated user information, including the bound user mobile device; the local controller invokes the charging application in the user mobile device by communication; the charging application guides the user to perform charging setting; the user mobile device will user The charging setting information is sent to the local controller; the local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, an electric vehicle smart charging system is provided, including a power supply device, a local controller, and a user mobile device, wherein the power supply device has a power supply interface for providing power to the electric vehicle; The local controller can control the charging process of the power supply device; when the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply interface of the power supply device, the following operations are automatically triggered: the local controller obtains the connected power supply interface information; the local controller passes the The charging history of the power supply interface automatically matches the user that may be accessed; the local controller obtains the user mobile device number bound by the user that may be accessed; the local controller invokes the charging application in the user mobile device by communication; The charging application guides the user to confirm whether it is his vehicle, and guides the user to perform charging setting when the user confirms that it is his vehicle; the user mobile device transmits the charging setting information of the user to the local controller, and the local controller follows the charging setting of the user. Information control of the power supply device for corresponding supply Interface power supply.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, an electric vehicle charging method is further provided, comprising: connecting an electric vehicle to a power supply interface of the power supply device; and the local controller automatically matches the charging history through the power supply interface. The incoming user; the local controller invokes the charging application in the user's mobile device by communication; the charging application guides the user to confirm whether it is their vehicle, and guides the user to perform charging setting when the user confirms that it is the vehicle; the user mobile device will The user's charging setting information is sent to the local controller; and the local controller is charged according to the user The setting information controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, an electric vehicle intelligent charging system is provided, including a power supply device, a local controller, and a user mobile device, wherein the power supply device has a power supply interface for supplying power to the electric vehicle, each The power supply interface has a unique corresponding power supply interface identifier; the local controller is configured to control a charging process of the power supply device; the user mobile device is configured to trigger the following operation by scanning the power supply interface identifier: guiding the user The charging setting is performed, the charging setting information of the user is sent to the local controller, and the local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.

According to the still another embodiment of the present invention, an intelligent charging method for an electric vehicle is further provided, comprising: connecting an electric vehicle to a power supply interface of the power supply device; scanning the identifier of the power supply interface by using the user mobile device; and the mobile device is triggered to be booted The user performs charging setting; the mobile device sends the charging setting information of the user to the local controller associated with the power supply device; and the local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.

The technical solution of the present invention triggers the application of the power supply interface identifier by the mobile device or triggers the connection detection by the connection detection, and guides the user to perform charging setting. This approach makes the electric vehicle charging setup easier and more personalized, so that it can better serve the development of electric vehicles.

DRAWINGS

1 is a block diagram showing an electric vehicle smart charging system according to a first type of embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flow chart showing a method of intelligent charging of an electric vehicle according to a first type of embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 shows the recommended guiding circuit when the vehicle adopts the charging mode 3 and the connection mode B in the Chinese national standard GB-T20234.2;

Figure 4 illustrates an electric vehicle charging method in accordance with a second type of embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 shows an electric vehicle charging method according to a third type of embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in the However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the implementation of the invention may not have some of these specific details. In addition, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed. Instead, it is contemplated that the invention may be practiced with any combination of the features and elements described below, whether or not they relate to different embodiments. The following aspects, features, embodiments, and advantages of the invention are intended to be illustrative, and not to be construed as limiting

First type of embodiment

Referring now to Figure 1, there is shown a block diagram of an electric vehicle smart charging system 100 in accordance with a first type of embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the electric vehicle smart charging system 100 includes a power supply device 101, a local controller 102, and a user mobile device 103.

The power supply device 101 may have one or more. Each power supply device 101 has one or more power supply interfaces 104 that provide power to the electric vehicle, each power supply interface 104 having a unique power supply interface identification.

The power supply interface 104 can take a variety of forms. For example, one form is a power outlet only, the user uses a power plug with a cable to connect and charge; another form is a vehicle plug that is permanently connected to the power supply device 101 via a cable, and the user can directly connect to the vehicle socket to charge without Need to use other connection cables.

The power supply interface identifier may be any identifier that can distinguish each power supply interface, such as a two-dimensional code, a barcode, a digital code, an English name, a Chinese character name, an electronic ID chip, etc., through scanning and identification, and if necessary, connecting to a database. Search, you can get the corresponding power supply interface information.

Each powering device 101 can have an associated local controller 102 that is configured to control the charging process of the powering device 101. Of course, it is also conceivable that a plurality of power supply devices 101 share a local controller 102.

The user mobile device 103 can be any electronic device that the user can carry with him or her, including but not limited to a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook, etc., and can also be an in-vehicle smart terminal device.

The user mobile device 103 is configured to trigger the following operations by scanning the power supply interface identifier:

Guide the user to set the charge,

Sending the user's charging setup information to the local controller 102, and

The local controller 102 controls the power supply device 101 to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface 104 according to the charging setting information of the user.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the guiding the user to perform the charging setting comprises: guiding the user to set the charging mode and the charging power or the charging cost, the charging mode includes a timing charging, a valley charging, a lowest valley charging, scheduling charging by the host, and changing Power charging, minimum charge for total cost.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the user mobile device 103 is further configured to further trigger the following operations by scanning the power supply interface identifier:

Obtain the associated power supply interface information through the power interface identifier.

The associated user information is obtained by the user mobile device 103,

The user is used to perform charging setting by using the obtained power supply interface information and user information.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the operations performed by the user mobile device 103 are implemented by a charging application installed on the user mobile device 103. The application may be installed in the user mobile device 103 by the user in advance, or may be downloaded (eg, downloaded by the remote monitoring system) and installed into the user mobile device 103 when the user mobile device 103 first scans the power interface identifier. That is, in the latter embodiment, when the user scans the power supply interface 104 using the user mobile device 103, the user mobile device 103 will be triggered to first determine whether the charging application has been installed. If the charging application has not been installed, the user mobile device 103 first downloads and installs the charging application, then calls the charging application to guide the user to perform charging settings; if the charging application has been installed, the charging application is directly invoked to direct the user to perform charging settings.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the electric vehicle smart charging system 100 further includes a remote monitoring system 105 configured to communicate with the local controller 102 to monitor the charging process. The remote monitoring system 105 can communicate with a plurality of local controllers 102 to monitor multiple power supply settings The charging process of the standby 101. The remote monitoring system 105 can also communicate with the user mobile device 103 over a wireless network, such as a telecommunications network.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the local controller 102 is configured to communicate with the user mobile device 103 either directly or through the remote monitoring system 105 to control the charging process in accordance with the user's charging settings information, either actively or in accordance with user requirements. The device 103 or the remote monitoring system 105 transmits status information of the charging process and completes the fee payment after the charging is completed. The local controller 102 can communicate with the remote monitoring system 105 over a wired network or a wireless network, such as a telecommunications network. The local controller 102 can communicate with the user mobile device 103 via any suitable wireless network, such as Bluetooth, mobile WiFi, and the like.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the power supply interface information includes a power supply interface ID, a location, a maximum current, a maximum power, a power supply interface usage record, or a part of the information; the power supply interface usage record includes a charging user for each charging, Start time, charge level, charge cost, duration, charge, or part of the information. The usage record of the power supply interface can be used to count information such as the user with the highest number of times of charging.

The user information includes a user ID, a password, user personal information, vehicle information, mobile device information, payment method information, default charging setting information, a history of user charging, charging statistics, or a part of the information; the vehicle information The license plate number, the frame number, the vehicle ID, the battery pack number, the owner name, or a part of the information; the mobile device information includes a mobile device number, a mobile device ID, a owner name, a host user name, or a part of the information The user charging history includes the power supply interface used, the charging method, the payment method, the charging amount, the charging start time, the charging duration, the electricity fee, or a part of the information. The user personal information may include a name, an identity card number, an email, and the like. The payment method may be a pre-storage account payment, a bank card payment, a credit card payment, and the like.

The above information may be stored in the local controller 102, the remote monitoring system 105, the vehicle or the mobile device 103 (ie, the associated storage device), and the user mobile device 103 or the like can acquire the required information using the corresponding communication method. For example, the power supply interface information can be stored in the local controller 102 or the remote monitoring system 105; the user information can be stored in the user mobile device 103, the vehicle, or the remote monitoring system 105. In addition, the above information can be unified It is sent to the remote monitoring system 105 and can be stored in association in the database of the remote monitoring system 105.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the user mobile device 103 guiding the user to perform charging setting by using the obtained power supply interface information and user information comprises: obtaining and using the statistical value of the charging setting information in the history record of the user charging to perform this time The charging setting, the setting information includes at least one of a charging mode, a payment mode, a charging amount, a charging start time, a charging duration, and an electricity fee, and the statistical value includes a last value, a personal common value, a group common value, and a common area. At least one of a value, a cheapest value, and a default value. That is to say, the statistical value of the charging setting information is obtained by the history of charging by the user, and these statistical values are provided to the user through the user mobile device 103, so that the user can perform selection and confirmation, thereby completing the current charging setting.

The statistical value may be obtained by, for example, the local controller 102 or the remote monitoring system 105 by using a big data analysis technology, and performing statistical acquisition according to the charging setting information in the history record of the user charging, thereby implementing intelligent matching and interaction in the charging process. Improve user convenience. For example, the personal common value may be the value of the most recent week, January, or the total number of times of use; the common values of the group may be divided into different groups according to age, work, gender, etc., and the value of the most frequently used frequency of each group is counted; Commonly used values are used to count the most frequently used values in different areas; the cheapest value can give the lowest value of the charging electricity rate based on the time-of-use price information, and so on.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the user mobile device 103 guides the user to perform charging setting by using the obtained power supply interface information and user information, including: according to the statistical value of the setting information in the history record of the user charging and the vehicle charging request, Power supply equipment requirements, remote monitoring system requirements, provide options for users to set information for users to choose; the optional options include the last plan, personal common plan, group common plan, regional common plan, cheapest plan, the earliest completed charging At least one of a scheme, a shortest charging time scheme, and a default scheme.

That is to say, by using the statistical value of the above charging setting information, combined with the vehicle charging requirement, the power supply equipment requirement, and the remote monitoring system requirement, more than one charging scheme can be provided for the user to select, thereby reducing the need for user input data and improving the use convenience. Sex. For example, if the above statistical value satisfies the requirements of the vehicle, the power supply device 101, and the remote monitoring system 105 on the charging power, etc., it can be used to form a charging scheme commonly used by individuals, commonly used in groups, and commonly used in the region, and provided to The user makes a selection. According to the vehicle charging demand power, the maximum charging power, the maximum charging power allowed by the power supply device 101, the remote monitoring system 105, and the time-of-use electricity price information, the cheapest, the earliest completed charging, and the shortest charging time can be calculated and given. It contains information about the charging method, start time, estimated end time, estimated total cost, etc. that need to be set, and is selected by the user.

The electric vehicle smart charging system 100 according to the first type of embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be noted that the above description is only an example and not a limitation of the present invention. In embodiments of the invention, the system may have more, fewer, or different modules, and the relationships, inclusions, functions, etc. between the various modules may be different than described and illustrated.

Referring now to Figure 2, there is shown a flow chart of an intelligent charging method for an electric vehicle in accordance with a first type of embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the electric vehicle smart charging method comprises the following steps:

In step 201, the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply interface 104 of the power supply device 101;

At step 202, the user interface is scanned using the user mobile device 103;

At step 203, the mobile device 103 is triggered to direct the user to perform charging settings;

In step 204, the mobile device 103 transmits the charging setting information of the user to the local controller 102 associated with the power supply device 101;

In step 205, the local controller 102 of the power supply device 101 controls the power supply device 101 to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface 104 according to the charging setting information of the user.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the electric vehicle smart charging method further comprises the following steps:

The mobile device 103 obtains the associated power supply interface information by using the scanned power interface identifier;

The mobile device 103 obtains associated user information;

The mobile device 103 uses the obtained power supply interface information and user information to guide the user to perform charging settings.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the electric vehicle smart charging method can be implemented by means of the electric vehicle smart charging system 100 according to the first type of embodiment of the present invention described above. Accordingly, the method may further include technical features corresponding to various technical features in the above-described electric vehicle smart charging system 100, such as technical features on how to guide the user to perform charging settings, and the like. For the sake of brevity, repeated descriptions of these technical features are omitted here. Therefore, A more detailed understanding of these technical features can be obtained by reference to the relevant description above.

Second type of embodiment

According to a second type of embodiment of the present invention, an electric vehicle intelligent charging system is provided, which includes a power supply device, a local controller, a user mobile device, and an in-vehicle device, wherein

The power supply device has a power supply interface for providing power to the electric vehicle;

The local controller is configured to control a charging process of the power supply device;

When the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply interface of the power supply device, the following operations are automatically triggered:

The local controller communicates with the in-vehicle device to obtain vehicle identity information,

The local controller uses the vehicle identity information to obtain the associated user information, including the bound user mobile device,

The local controller invokes the charging application in the user mobile device by communication,

The charging application guides the user to perform charging settings,

The user mobile device sends the user's charging setup information to the local controller, and

The local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.

According to an embodiment of the invention, when the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply interface of the power supply device, the following operations are also automatically triggered:

The local controller obtains the connected power supply interface information.

The local controller sends the power supply interface information to the charging application in the user's mobile device.

The charging application uses the power interface information as well as the user information to guide the user through the charging settings.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the local controller communicates with the in-vehicle device to obtain the vehicle identity information by using a wireless communication method, and includes:

The local controller establishes wireless contact with the in-vehicle device within its wireless communication range;

When there are a plurality of in-vehicle devices, sequentially communicating with each in-vehicle device and/or an associated user mobile device to inquire whether it has just accessed the charging device;

The accessed in-vehicle device is determined according to the inquiry result, and the corresponding vehicle identity information is obtained.

As is known to those skilled in the art, when the vehicle is connected to the power supply interface of the power supply device, the connection device can generate a signal that determines whether or not the connection is completed, thereby triggering the above operation. For example, FIG. 3 shows a recommended guiding circuit when the vehicle adopts the charging mode 3 and the connection mode B in the Chinese national standard GB-T20234.2. Wherein, the vehicle control device can determine whether the vehicle plug and the vehicle socket are completely connected by measuring the resistance value between the detection point 3 and the PE, and the power supply control device (for example, the local controller) can determine the power supply by measuring the voltage value of the detection point 4. Is the plug and power outlet fully connected?

According to an embodiment of the invention, the charging application guiding the user to perform the charging setting comprises: guiding the user to set the charging mode and the charging power or the charging cost, the charging mode including timing charging, valley charging, lowest valley charging, scheduling by the host Charging, changing power charging, minimum charge for total cost.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the electric vehicle smart charging system further includes a remote monitoring system configured to communicate with the local controller to monitor the charging process.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the local controller is configured to communicate with the user mobile device directly or through a remote monitoring system to control the charging process according to the user's charging setting information, to actively or according to the user's request to move the device to the user or to a remote location. The monitoring system sends status information of the charging process and completes the payment of the fee after the charging is completed.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the power supply interface information includes a power supply interface ID, a location, a maximum current, a maximum power, a power supply interface usage record, or a part of the information; the power supply interface usage record includes a charging user for each charging, Start time, charge amount, charge cost, duration, charging mode, or part of information; the user information includes user ID, password, user personal information, vehicle information, mobile device information, payment method information, default charging setting information a history of user charging, charging statistics, or a part of the information; the vehicle information includes a license plate number, a frame number, a vehicle ID, a battery pack number, a vehicle owner name, or a part of the information; the mobile device information includes a mobile Device number, mobile device ID, owner name, owner user name, or part of the information; the history of the user charging includes the power supply interface, charging method, payment method, charging amount, charging start time, charging duration, Electricity bill, or part of the information; the above information Stored in the local controller, remote monitoring In a system, vehicle or user mobile device, the user mobile device is capable of obtaining the required information through a corresponding communication method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the charging application guiding the user to perform charging setting by using the power supply interface information and the user information comprises: obtaining and using the statistical value of the charging setting information in the history record of the user charging to perform the current charging setting, The setting information includes at least one of a charging mode, a payment mode, a charging amount, a charging start time, a charging duration, and an electric fee, and the statistical value includes a last value, a personal common value, a group common value, a regional common value, and a cheapest value. At least one of the default values.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the charging application guides the user to perform charging setting by using the supplied interface information and the user information, including: according to the statistical value of the setting information in the history record of the user charging, the vehicle charging request, the power supply device requirement, and the remote location. The monitoring system requires that the user setting information is provided for the user to select; the optional solution includes the last plan, the personal common plan, the group common plan, the regional common plan, the cheapest plan, the earliest completed charging plan, and the shortest charging time. At least one of a scheme and a default scheme.

As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the electric vehicle charging method according to the second embodiment of the present invention may further include other techniques similar or similar to those of the electric vehicle charging method according to the first embodiment of the present invention described hereinbefore. Features, such as technical features on how to direct the user to make charging settings. Descriptions of these technical features are omitted herein for the sake of brevity. Therefore, a more detailed understanding of these technical features can be obtained by referring to the related description in the foregoing.

Referring now to Figure 4, there is shown a method of charging an electric vehicle in accordance with a second type of embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the method includes the following steps:

In step 401, the electric vehicle is connected to a power supply interface of the power supply device;

At step 402, the local controller associated with the power supply device communicates with the in-vehicle device to obtain vehicle identity information;

At step 403, the local controller obtains the associated user information using the vehicle identity information, including the bound user mobile device;

At step 404, the local controller invokes a charging application in the user's mobile device by communication;

At step 405, the charging application directs the user to perform charging settings;

At step 406, the user mobile device transmits the user's charging setting information to the local controller;

In step 407, the local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the method may also include other technical features corresponding to the technical features of the electric vehicle charging system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and for the sake of brevity, the techniques are omitted herein. Description of the feature. Therefore, a more detailed understanding of these technical features can be obtained by referring to the related description in the foregoing.

Third type of embodiment

According to a third type of embodiment of the present invention, an electric vehicle intelligent charging system is provided, including a power supply device, a local controller, and a user mobile device, where

The local controller is capable of controlling a charging process of the power supply device;

The local controller obtains the connected power supply interface information;

The local controller automatically matches the users that may be accessed through the charging history of the power supply interface;

The local controller obtains the user mobile device number bound by the user that may be accessed;

The local controller invokes the charging application in the user mobile device by communication;

The charging application guides the user to confirm whether it is a vehicle and guides the user to perform charging settings when the user confirms that it is his vehicle;

The local controller communicates with a mobile device bound to a user that may be accessed to obtain its bit Set information

When the location of the mobile device is remote from the power supply device, the user is excluded and contacted to confirm whether it is its vehicle.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when automatically matching to a plurality of users, a sorting is generated according to a sorting rule system, and then according to the sorting, each associated in-vehicle device and/or user mobile device is sequentially communicated to confirm whether or not the vehicle;

The sorting rule system uses the following power supply interface history and user information to analyze the possibility of each matching user accessing the charging interface and sorting, including the total number of times the user uses the charging interface, the number of recent months, The number of times in the last week, the total number of times the user used the nearby charging interface, the number of recent months, the number of times in the last week, the distance from the user's place of residence or office space to the charging interface, the location of the charging interface, the location of the user-associated vehicle, and the user association. The location of the mobile device, or part of it.

As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the electric vehicle charging method according to the third embodiment of the present invention may further include other technical features identical to those of the electric vehicle charging method according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above. For example, technical features on how to guide the user to perform charging settings. Descriptions of these technical features are omitted herein for the sake of brevity. Therefore, a more detailed understanding of these technical features can be obtained by referring to the related description in the foregoing.

Referring now to Figure 5, there is shown a method of charging an electric vehicle in accordance with a third type of embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the method includes the following steps:

In step 501, the electric vehicle is connected to a power supply interface of the power supply device;

At step 502, the local controller automatically matches the users that may be accessed through the charging history of the power supply interface;

At step 503, the local controller invokes a charging application in the user's mobile device by communication;

At step 504, the charging application directs the user to confirm whether it is their vehicle and directs the user to perform charging settings when the user confirms that it is their vehicle;

At step 505, the user mobile device transmits the user's charging setting information to the local controller;

At step 506, the local controller controls the power supply device according to the charging setting information of the user. Power is supplied to the corresponding power supply interface.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the method may also include other technical features corresponding to the technical features of the electric vehicle charging system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and for the sake of brevity, the techniques are omitted herein. Description of the feature. Therefore, a more detailed understanding of these technical features can be obtained by referring to the related description in the foregoing.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described herein with reference to the drawings, the Various modifications and changes may be made to the embodiments of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

An intelligent charging system for an electric vehicle, comprising a power supply device, a local controller, a user mobile device, and an in-vehicle device, wherein

The power supply device has a power supply interface for providing power to the electric vehicle;

The local controller is configured to control a charging process of the power supply device;

When the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply interface of the power supply device, the following operations are automatically triggered:

The local controller communicates with the in-vehicle device to obtain vehicle identity information,

The local controller uses the vehicle identity information to obtain the associated user information, including the bound user mobile device,

The local controller invokes the charging application in the user mobile device by communication,

The charging application guides the user to perform charging settings,

The user mobile device sends the user's charging setup information to the local controller, and

The local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.
The electric vehicle intelligent charging system according to claim 1, wherein when the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply interface of the power supply device, the following operations are also automatically triggered:

The local controller obtains the connected power supply interface information.

The local controller sends the power supply interface information to the charging application in the user's mobile device.

The charging application uses the power interface information as well as the user information to guide the user through the charging settings.
The electric vehicle smart charging system according to claim 1, wherein said local controller communicates with said in-vehicle device to obtain vehicle identity information by wireless communication Ways to do it, and include:

The local controller establishes wireless contact with the in-vehicle device within its wireless communication range;

When contacting a plurality of in-vehicle devices, sequentially communicating with each in-vehicle device and/or an associated user mobile device, asking whether it is a vehicle that has just accessed the charging device; determining an in-vehicle device that is accessed according to the result of the inquiry, and Obtain the corresponding vehicle identity information.
The electric vehicle smart charging system according to claim 1, wherein the charging application guiding the user to perform charging setting comprises:

The user is guided to set the charging mode and the charging power or the charging cost, and the charging mode includes timing charging, valley charging, lowest valley charging, scheduled charging by the host, changing power charging, and total charge minimum charging.
The EV smart charging system of claim 1 further comprising a remote monitoring system configured to communicate with said local controller to monitor the charging process.
The electric vehicle smart charging system according to claim 1, wherein the local controller is configured to communicate with the user mobile device directly or through a remote monitoring system to control the charging process according to the user's charging setting information, actively or according to The user requests to send status information of the charging process to the user mobile device or the remote monitoring system, and complete the payment of the fee after the charging is completed.
The electric vehicle smart charging system according to claim 2, wherein

The power supply interface information includes a power supply interface ID, a location, a maximum current, a maximum power, a power supply interface usage record, or a part of the information; the power supply interface usage record includes a charging user for each charging, a start time, a charging power, and a charging Cost, duration, charging method, or part of the information;

The user information includes a user ID, a password, user personal information, vehicle information, mobile device information, payment method information, default charging setting information, a history of user charging, charging statistics, or a part of the information; the vehicle information Including license plate number, frame number, vehicle ID, battery pack number, owner name, or one of them The mobile device information includes a mobile device number, a mobile device ID, a host name, a host user name, or a part of the information; the user charging history includes a power supply interface, a charging method, a payment method, and a charging Quantity, charging start time, charging duration, electricity bill, or part of the information;

The above information is stored in the local controller, the remote monitoring system, the vehicle or the user mobile device, respectively, and the user mobile device can acquire the required information through the corresponding communication method.
The electric vehicle smart charging system according to claim 7, wherein the charging application guides the user to perform charging setting by using the power supply interface information and the user information, including:

Obtaining and using the statistical value of the charging setting information in the history record of the user charging, the setting information includes at least one of a charging mode, a payment mode, a charging amount, a charging start time, a charging duration, and an electricity fee. The statistical value includes at least one of a previous value, a personal common value, a group common value, a regional common value, a cheapest value, and a default value.
The electric vehicle smart charging system according to claim 7, wherein the charging application guides the user to perform charging setting by using the power supply interface information and the user information, including:

According to the statistical value of the setting information in the history record of the user charging, the charging requirement of the vehicle, the requirement of the power supply device, and the requirement of the remote monitoring system, an option is provided for the user setting information for the user to select; the optional solution includes the last plan, the individual At least one of a common scheme, a group common scheme, a regional common scheme, a cheapest scheme, an earliest completed charging scheme, a short charging time scheme, and a default scheme.
An electric vehicle charging method includes:

Connecting the electric vehicle to the power supply interface of the power supply device;

The local controller associated with the power supply device communicates with the in-vehicle device to obtain vehicle identity information;

The local controller uses the vehicle identity information to obtain the associated user information, including Bind user mobile device;

The local controller invokes the charging application in the user's mobile device by communication;

The charging application guides the user through the charging settings;

The user mobile device sends the user's charging setting information to the local controller;

The local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.
An electric vehicle intelligent charging system includes a power supply device, a local controller, and a user mobile device, wherein:

The power supply device has a power supply interface for providing power to the electric vehicle;

The local controller is configured to control a charging process of the power supply device;

When the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply interface of the power supply device, the following operations are automatically triggered:

The local controller obtains the connected power supply interface information;

The local controller automatically matches the users that may be accessed through the charging history of the power supply interface;

The local controller obtains the user mobile device number bound by the user that may be accessed;

The local controller invokes the charging application in the user mobile device by communication;

The charging application guides the user to confirm whether it is a vehicle and guides the user to perform charging settings when the user confirms that it is his vehicle;

The user mobile device sends the user's charging setup information to the local controller, and

The local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.
The electric vehicle smart charging system according to claim 11, wherein when the electric vehicle is connected to the power supply interface of the power supply device, the following operations are also automatically triggered:

The local controller communicates with a mobile device bound by a user that may be accessed to obtain location information thereof;

When the location of the mobile device is remote from the power supply device, the user is excluded or contacted to confirm whether it is its vehicle.
The electric vehicle intelligent charging system according to claim 12, wherein when automatically matching to a plurality of users, a sorting is generated according to a sorting rule system, and then each in-vehicle device and/or user associated with the sorting is sequentially followed. Mobile device communication confirms whether it is a vehicle;

The sorting rule system uses the following power supply interface history and user information to analyze the possibility of each matching user accessing the charging interface and sorting, including the total number of times the user uses the charging interface, the number of recent months, The number of times in the last week, the total number of times the user used the nearby charging interface, the number of recent months, the number of times in the last week, the distance from the user's place of residence or office space to the charging interface, the location of the charging interface, the location of the user-associated vehicle, and the user association. The location of the mobile device, or part of it.
An electric vehicle charging method includes:

Connecting the electric vehicle to the power supply interface of the power supply device;

The local controller automatically matches the users that may be accessed through the charging history of the power supply interface;

The local controller invokes the charging application in the user's mobile device by communication;

The charging application guides the user to confirm whether it is a vehicle and guides the user to perform charging settings when the user confirms that it is his vehicle;

The user mobile device transmits the user's charging setting information to the local controller;

The local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.
An intelligent charging system for an electric vehicle, comprising a power supply device, a local controller, and a user mobile device, wherein

The power supply device has a power supply interface for providing power to the electric vehicle, and each power supply interface has a unique corresponding power supply interface identifier;

The local controller is configured to control a charging process of the power supply device;

The user mobile device is configured to trigger the following operations by scanning the power interface identifier:

Obtain the associated power supply interface information,

Get the associated user information,

Using the obtained power supply interface information and user information to guide the user to perform charging settings,

Send the user's charging setup information to the local controller, and

The local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.
An intelligent charging method for an electric vehicle, comprising:

Connecting the electric vehicle to the power supply interface of the power supply device;

Scan the identity of the power interface using the user's mobile device;

The mobile device is triggered to do the following:

Obtain the associated power supply interface information,

Get the associated user information,

Using the obtained power supply interface information and user information to guide the user to perform charging settings,

Sending the user's charging setting information to the local controller associated with the power supply device;

The local controller controls the power supply device to supply power to the corresponding power supply interface according to the charging setting information of the user.