CN108909503B - Intelligent charging pile - Google Patents

Intelligent charging pile Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN108909503B
CN108909503B CN201810802801.8A CN201810802801A CN108909503B CN 108909503 B CN108909503 B CN 108909503B CN 201810802801 A CN201810802801 A CN 201810802801A CN 108909503 B CN108909503 B CN 108909503B
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
cable
charging
microprocessor
electrode structure
storage battery
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
CN201810802801.8A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Other versions
CN108909503A (en
Inventor
朱浩东
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Aerospace Exploration (Beijing) Technology Industry Co.,Ltd.
Original Assignee
Aerospace Exploration Beijing Technology Industry Co ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Aerospace Exploration Beijing Technology Industry Co ltd filed Critical Aerospace Exploration Beijing Technology Industry Co ltd
Priority to CN201810802801.8A priority Critical patent/CN108909503B/en
Publication of CN108909503A publication Critical patent/CN108909503A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CN108909503B publication Critical patent/CN108909503B/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02TCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/70Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02TCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/7072Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02TCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T90/00Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02T90/10Technologies relating to charging of electric vehicles
    • Y02T90/12Electric charging stations
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02TCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T90/00Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02T90/10Technologies relating to charging of electric vehicles
    • Y02T90/14Plug-in electric vehicles

Landscapes

  • Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

The invention provides an intelligent charging pile which comprises a pile body, a microprocessor, a storage battery, a cable, an automatic winder, a charging plug assembly and a distance detection sensor, wherein the distance detection sensor is used for detecting the distance of a vehicle to be charged; the storage battery is connected with the charging plug assembly through the cable, the cable is wound on the automatic winder, and the microprocessor is in communication connection with the storage battery, the automatic winder and the distance detection sensor respectively.

Description

Intelligent charging pile
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of charging, in particular to an intelligent charging pile.
Background
The application of the new energy automobile is beneficial to relieving the pressure of energy and environment and promoting the optimization of the automobile industrial structure and the consumption upgrade. At present, the country is vigorously promoting the construction of charging infrastructure to solve the charging problem of electric vehicles. In the aspect of building a target, by 2020, an intelligent and efficient charging infrastructure system with moderate advance and vehicle-following piles is basically built, and the charging requirements of more than 500 thousands of electric vehicles are met; and a relatively perfect standard specification and a market supervision system are established to form a charging service market which is unified, open and has ordered competition. In this large environment, the intelligent charging pile, which is an important component of the charging infrastructure and the user interface, is inevitably subjected to a large number of production applications. However, the cable of the intelligent charging pile in the prior art is too long, so that the intelligent charging pile is dragged on the ground and is worn by being trampled.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides an intelligent charging pile which has the effect of automatically winding and unwinding a cable so as to protect the cable.
The embodiment of the invention provides an intelligent charging pile, which comprises a pile body, a microprocessor, a storage battery, a cable, an automatic winder, a charging plug assembly and a distance detection sensor, wherein the distance detection sensor is used for detecting the distance of a vehicle to be charged;
the storage battery is connected with the charging plug assembly through the cable, the cable is wound on the automatic winder, and the microprocessor is respectively in communication connection with the storage battery, the automatic winder and the distance detection sensor;
the charging plug assembly comprises a shell, a pressure sensor, a first elastic piece, a brightness sensor, a first safety sleeve and a charging electrode structure, the cable comprises a communication layer and an electric energy transmission layer which are electrically isolated from each other, the pressure sensor and the brightness sensor are in communication connection with the microprocessor through the communication layer, and the charging electrode structure is electrically connected with the storage battery through the electric energy transmission layer; the brightness sensor is arranged on the end face of the first safety sleeve;
the one end of shell is provided with the trompil, and this pressure sensor sets up on the diapire relative with this trompil in this shell, the tail end of charging electrode structure sets up in this shell, the head end of charging electrode structure pass through the trompil stretch out in the shell, first safety sleeve cover can follow self axial slip ground cover and establish the head end of charging electrode structure, the one end of this first safety sleeve cover is connected with the one end of this first elastic component, the other end and this pressure sensor elasticity butt of this first elastic component, and this pressure sensor is used for detecting the elastic force that this first elastic component applyed to it.
In the intelligent charging pile, the first elastic piece is a compression spring, and an annular groove for inserting the end part of the compression spring is formed in the end surface of the first safety sleeve.
In the intelligent charging pile, when the first elastic piece is in the free length, the head end of the charging electrode structure is positioned in the first condom tube.
In the intelligent charging pile, the outer side wall of the first safety sleeve is provided with a limiting groove along the axial direction of the first safety sleeve;
the inner side wall of the shell is correspondingly provided with a limiting bulge, and the limiting bulge can be clamped in the limiting groove in a sliding manner relative to the limiting groove.
In the intelligent charging pile, the automatic winder comprises a winding reel and a driving motor, the driving motor is in communication connection with the microprocessor, the cable is wound on the winding reel, and one end of the cable, which is connected with the charging plug assembly, extends out of the pile body.
The automatic winder is used for winding and unwinding the cable, so that the cable is prevented from being damaged by dragging of an overlong cable on the ground, and the cable can be protected.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent charging pile in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an automatic reel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. To simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the invention provides an intelligent charging pile, including a pile body 10, a cable 20, a charging plug assembly 30, a touch display panel 50, a storage battery, an automatic winder 40, a distance detection sensor, and a microprocessor.
Wherein, the storage battery, the microprocessor and the automatic winder are all arranged in the pile body 10, and the distance detection sensor is arranged on the front side of the pile body 10. The battery is connected to the charging plug assembly 30 through a cable, the cable 20 is wound on the automatic winder 40, and the microprocessor is communicatively connected to the battery, the automatic winder 40, and the distance detecting sensor, respectively. The touch display panel 50 is electrically connected to the battery.
This distance detection sensor is used for detecting the vehicle of waiting to charge and this intelligent charging stake's distance value, and this microprocessor is according to this distance value control this automatic winder release cable 20 of corresponding length to in charge, and after the completion of charging, control this automatic winder 40 and retrieve cable 20.
Specifically, the automatic winder 40 includes a driving motor 41 and a spool 42. The driving motor 41 is connected to the microprocessor in communication, the cable 20 is wound on the winding reel 42, and one end of the cable 20 connected to the charging plug assembly 30 extends out of the stud 10. The driving motor 41 is fixedly disposed on the inner sidewall of the pile body and electrically connected to the battery to obtain electric energy.
Specifically, the pile body 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape, but it is not limited thereto. The sidewall of the post 10 is opened with a jack 11 for inserting the charging plug assembly 30 therein.
The cable 20 is a coaxial cable, and the cable 20 includes a communication layer 22 and a power transmission layer 21 which are isolated from each other.
The charging plug assembly 30 includes a housing 31, a pressure sensor 35, a first elastic member 34, a first safety bushing 33, a brightness sensor, and a charging electrode structure 32.
The storage battery may be an energy storage battery or a voltage conversion circuit that obtains electric energy from the outside. The microprocessor may be used to control whether the battery supplies power to the charging electrode structure 32. The microprocessor may be a processor or a chip.
Wherein, the pressure sensor 35 is connected with the microprocessor through the communication layer 22 in a communication way, and the charging electrode structure 32 is electrically connected with the storage battery through the electric energy transmission layer 21.
The first safety sleeve 33 is axially slidably sleeved at the head end of the charging electrode structure 32, one end of the first safety sleeve 33 is connected with one end of the first elastic member 34, the other end of the first elastic member 34 is elastically abutted against the pressure sensor 35, and the pressure sensor 35 is used for detecting an elastic force applied to the first elastic member 34 by the first elastic member 34. The brightness sensor is disposed on the end surface of the first safety sleeve 33 away from the end of the cable, and when the charging plug assembly 30 is inserted into the charging interface, the detected brightness value is reduced, so as to determine that the charging plug assembly 30 has been inserted into the charging interface of the electric vehicle.
When the elastic force is greater than the preset value, the microprocessor controls the storage battery to supply power to the charging electrode structure 32 through the cable 20, so as to charge the automobile. The battery stops supplying power to the charging electrode structure 32 when the elastic force is less than a preset value, thereby stopping charging. The first elastic member 34 is a compression spring, and an annular groove for inserting an end portion of the compression spring therein is formed on an end surface of the first safety sleeve 34.
Wherein the head end of the charging electrode structure 32 is located inside said first safety sleeve 33 when the first resilient member 34 is in the free length.
In some embodiments, the outer sidewall of the first safety sleeve 33 is provided with a limit groove along its own axial direction; the inner side wall of the shell 31 is correspondingly provided with a limiting bulge, and the limiting bulge can be clamped in the limiting groove in a sliding manner relative to the limiting groove.
When the user uses this charging plug subassembly 30 to charge to car battery, only when this first condom tube contracts when predetermineeing length in this shell 31, can charge, this pressure spring compression length of predetermineeing this moment for the pressure value that this pressure sensor detected is corresponding default.
The touch display panel 50 may be a liquid crystal touch display panel, and the touch display panel is electrically connected to the battery. The touch display panel 50 can be used for user operations, such as payment, displaying charging information, and the like.
In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
In summary, although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, the above-described preferred embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, therefore, the scope of the present invention shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims (1)

1. An intelligent charging pile is characterized by comprising a pile body, a microprocessor, a storage battery, a cable, an automatic winder, a charging plug assembly and a distance detection sensor for detecting the distance of a vehicle to be charged, wherein the storage battery, the microprocessor and the automatic winder are all arranged in the pile body, and the distance detection sensor is arranged on the pile body; the storage battery is connected with the charging plug assembly through the cable, the cable is wound on the automatic winder, and the microprocessor is respectively in communication connection with the storage battery, the automatic winder and the distance detection sensor; the charging plug assembly comprises a shell, a pressure sensor, a first elastic piece, a brightness sensor, a first safety sleeve and a charging electrode structure, the cable comprises a communication layer and an electric energy transmission layer which are electrically isolated from each other, the pressure sensor and the brightness sensor are in communication connection with the microprocessor through the communication layer, and the charging electrode structure is electrically connected with the storage battery through the electric energy transmission layer; the brightness sensor is arranged on the end face of the first safety sleeve; one end of the shell is provided with an opening, the pressure sensor is arranged on a bottom wall in the shell, which is opposite to the opening, the tail end of the charging electrode structure is arranged in the shell, the head end of the charging electrode structure extends out of the shell through the opening, the first safety sleeve can be sleeved at the head end of the charging electrode structure in an axially sliding manner along the first safety sleeve, one end of the first safety sleeve is connected with one end of the first elastic piece, the other end of the first elastic piece is elastically abutted against the pressure sensor, and the pressure sensor is used for detecting the elastic force applied to the first elastic piece by the first elastic piece; the automatic winder comprises a winding reel and a driving motor, the driving motor is in communication connection with the microprocessor, the cable is wound on the winding reel, and one end of the cable, which is connected with the charging plug assembly, extends out of the pile body;
when the first elastic piece is in a free length, the head end of the charging electrode structure is positioned in the first safety sleeve; the inner side wall of the shell is correspondingly provided with a limiting bulge, and the limiting bulge can be clamped in the limiting groove in a sliding manner relative to the limiting groove.
CN201810802801.8A 2018-07-20 2018-07-20 Intelligent charging pile Active CN108909503B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201810802801.8A CN108909503B (en) 2018-07-20 2018-07-20 Intelligent charging pile

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201810802801.8A CN108909503B (en) 2018-07-20 2018-07-20 Intelligent charging pile

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN108909503A CN108909503A (en) 2018-11-30
CN108909503B true CN108909503B (en) 2021-12-07

Family

ID=64415374

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CN201810802801.8A Active CN108909503B (en) 2018-07-20 2018-07-20 Intelligent charging pile

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CN (1) CN108909503B (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN113928151B (en) * 2021-10-22 2023-08-04 浙江晨泰科技股份有限公司 Fill electric pile with cable conductor recovery function

Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103457305A (en) * 2012-06-04 2013-12-18 凡甲电子(苏州)有限公司 Charger and charging combination thereof
CN205544343U (en) * 2015-12-23 2016-08-31 北京新能源汽车股份有限公司 Charging apparatus for a vehicle
CN206254822U (en) * 2016-12-01 2017-06-16 青岛特来电新能源有限公司 Charging pile with take-up and unwrapping wire function
CN206470872U (en) * 2017-01-22 2017-09-05 杭州世纪电子开关设备有限公司 A kind of charging pile
CN107351719A (en) * 2017-07-26 2017-11-17 青岛特来电新能源有限公司 A kind of battery charge controller, charge control method and charging bow
CN107719181A (en) * 2017-11-28 2018-02-23 长安大学 A kind of intelligent charging spot and charging method based on multi-storied garage
EP3312046A1 (en) * 2016-10-20 2018-04-25 RENAULT s.a.s. Device for unwinding an electrical cable, in particular a charging cable for an electric or hybrid vehicle
CN207388928U (en) * 2017-09-01 2018-05-22 许继电源有限公司 A kind of charging pile and its charge cable coiler device
CN108099655A (en) * 2017-12-15 2018-06-01 北京长安汽车工程技术研究有限责任公司 A kind of control method and its system of electric car charging gun lock

Family Cites Families (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5434493A (en) * 1993-10-25 1995-07-18 Hughes Aircraft Company Fixed core inductive charger
DE102013019882A1 (en) * 2013-11-28 2015-05-28 Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. Kg Charging Cable
CN205558404U (en) * 2016-02-03 2016-09-07 北京易停静态交通投资管理有限公司 Perpendicular circulating stereo garage of chargeable type
CN106081748A (en) * 2016-08-09 2016-11-09 深圳驿普乐氏科技有限公司 A kind of charging pile auto take-up
CN106740184B (en) * 2016-12-01 2024-01-30 青岛特来电新能源科技有限公司 Charging pile with wire winding and paying-off functions and control method thereof
CN206344711U (en) * 2017-01-13 2017-07-21 安徽工程大学 A kind of full-automatic charging gun
CN106981769A (en) * 2017-03-16 2017-07-25 重庆国翰能源发展有限公司 A kind of charging gun fastening system
CN207260680U (en) * 2017-08-01 2018-04-20 四川马居停车设备有限公司 It is capable of the charging pile of automatic accomodation charging cable and rechargeable multi-storied garage
CN108263230A (en) * 2018-01-18 2018-07-10 上海电机学院 Charging system for electric automobile and electric vehicle stopping for charging method

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103457305A (en) * 2012-06-04 2013-12-18 凡甲电子(苏州)有限公司 Charger and charging combination thereof
CN205544343U (en) * 2015-12-23 2016-08-31 北京新能源汽车股份有限公司 Charging apparatus for a vehicle
EP3312046A1 (en) * 2016-10-20 2018-04-25 RENAULT s.a.s. Device for unwinding an electrical cable, in particular a charging cable for an electric or hybrid vehicle
CN206254822U (en) * 2016-12-01 2017-06-16 青岛特来电新能源有限公司 Charging pile with take-up and unwrapping wire function
CN206470872U (en) * 2017-01-22 2017-09-05 杭州世纪电子开关设备有限公司 A kind of charging pile
CN107351719A (en) * 2017-07-26 2017-11-17 青岛特来电新能源有限公司 A kind of battery charge controller, charge control method and charging bow
CN207388928U (en) * 2017-09-01 2018-05-22 许继电源有限公司 A kind of charging pile and its charge cable coiler device
CN107719181A (en) * 2017-11-28 2018-02-23 长安大学 A kind of intelligent charging spot and charging method based on multi-storied garage
CN108099655A (en) * 2017-12-15 2018-06-01 北京长安汽车工程技术研究有限责任公司 A kind of control method and its system of electric car charging gun lock

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN108909503A (en) 2018-11-30

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CN205178598U (en) Charging post
CN106740212B (en) Electric vehicle charging system
CN106314177A (en) Automatic storage battery charging pole with power line
CN108909503B (en) Intelligent charging pile
JP2014072959A (en) Ship charging device
CN103588052A (en) Take-up and pay-off device applied to mobile device
CN202917607U (en) Battery with automatic wire taking up and charging device
CN211567695U (en) Charging device for electric automobile
CN203562481U (en) Battery cell for motor vehicle
JP4893681B2 (en) Electric vehicle charging device and electric vehicle
CN110015062A (en) Electric shock-prevention safety charging pile
CN202495651U (en) Automatic retractable reel
CN204508409U (en) A kind of coiling Locking Device
CN204441914U (en) A kind of built-in charging wire accommodation device
CN108045251A (en) A kind of attachment device to be charged based on multi-storied garage for new energy vehicle
CN220467217U (en) Winding device of charging pile
CN207542828U (en) A kind of onboard charger with storage device
CN108583361B (en) Flying type automatic connection charging device, electric automobile and charging method thereof
CN108638902A (en) Automatic winding charging pile
CN219859938U (en) Winding mechanism
CN211254826U (en) Automatic wire rewinding device of electric automobile charger
CN208947120U (en) A kind of charging pile of automatic gathering charging cable
CN208423252U (en) Protection against electric shock charging pile
CN220374308U (en) New forms of energy bus charging device
CN210363423U (en) Portable automobile charger capable of being wound in telescopic mode

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PB01 Publication
PB01 Publication
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
TA01 Transfer of patent application right

Effective date of registration: 20211117

Address after: 102300 first floor, No. 51, Sanjiadian East Street, Mentougou District, Beijing (Tianzhu Liye maker space) 0021

Applicant after: Aerospace Exploration (Beijing) Technology Industry Co.,Ltd.

Address before: 430070 No. 3, Huangjiahu West Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province (Wuhan Institute of business and Technology)

Applicant before: Zhu Haodong

TA01 Transfer of patent application right
GR01 Patent grant
GR01 Patent grant