JP2011252305A - Parking facilities with charging function and method for checking abnormality of electric vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide mechanical parking facilities allowing users to check for information on abnormality of the user's electric vehicle in a loading and unloading area when loading and unloading the vehicle.SOLUTION: The parking facilities include a function for charging an electric vehicle EV which is loaded from a loading and unloading area 3. The loading and unloading area 3 contains a power receptacle 41 for checking for abnormality that is compatible with a plug 25 of a charging cable 24 connected to the electric vehicle EV.

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking facility having a function of charging an electric vehicle and a method for confirming an abnormality of the electric vehicle.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, mechanical parking facilities for parking a plurality of vehicles have been installed in apartments, business districts, shopping districts, and the like, and effective use of spaces has been achieved. As this mechanical parking equipment, there are various types of parking equipment such as box-type circulation type, horizontal circulation type, plane reciprocation type, vertical / horizontal movement puzzle type, elevator type, vertical circulation type, multistage type, and plane parking movement type. It is adopted according to installation conditions.

  On the other hand, in recent years, electric vehicles ("Electric vehicles" in this specification and claims) require charging of "Electric vehicles", "Hybrid vehicles combining electric motors and internal combustion engines", etc. Vehicle)). Such an electric vehicle needs to charge electricity to a battery instead of the conventional fuel. Therefore, a parking facility having a charging function for charging using the time stored in the parking facility as described above has been invented.

  As this type of prior art, for example, a power feeding connector is provided on the parking shelf side, a power receiving connector is provided on the pallet side, and a connecting cable is connected between the power receiving connector and the relay stand provided on the pallet side. By connecting the charging port of the charging request electric vehicle mounted on the pallet and the relay stand with a charging cable and then being transferred and stored in a storage shelf by an elevator car (lifting platform) in that state, the power feeding unit There is one in which a connector and a power receiving unit connector are connected to charge an electric vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 2789062

  By the way, when an electric vehicle is connected to a power supply cable, abnormality information on the electric vehicle is notified to the user by a display lamp or the like in the vehicle.

  On the other hand, the user of an electric vehicle is worried about the remaining capacity of the in-vehicle battery and other abnormalities relating to various functions of the electric vehicle itself when entering and leaving the vehicle.

  However, an electric vehicle that enters a mechanical parking facility is, for example, mounted on a charging pallet and charged with the charging port of the electric vehicle using a charging cable. In the state where the pallet is connected, the electric vehicle and the charging pallet are connected via the charging cable on the charging pallet, but since the charging pallet is not connected to the power source in the warehouse, It cannot be confirmed whether or not there is an abnormality in the electric vehicle as described above.

  Therefore, the present inventor also uses the charging cable to be connected at the time of warehousing, the charging cable already connected at the time of warehousing and to be removed from the electric car arranged in the loading / unloading unit. I thought it would be useful if I could get information about the presence or absence of abnormalities.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical parking facility that allows a user to check information on the presence / absence of an abnormality in an electric vehicle at a loading / unloading section during loading / unloading work, and an electric vehicle abnormality confirmation method.

  In order to achieve the above object, a mechanical parking facility according to the present invention is a mechanical parking facility having a function of charging an electric vehicle to be loaded from a loading / unloading unit, and the loading / unloading unit is mounted on an electric vehicle. It is equipped with a power supply for abnormality confirmation that matches the charging cable to be connected. The “abnormality confirmation power supply unit” in the specification and claims includes both a power supply unit that connects a vehicle-mounted charging cable and a power supply unit that is installed with a charging cable that connects to an electric vehicle. . As a result, when an electric vehicle is moved into and out of a mechanical parking facility, the user can easily find out whether there is an abnormality in the electric vehicle by connecting the electric vehicle to the power supply unit for abnormality confirmation with a charging cable at the loading / unloading unit. Can be confirmed.

  The abnormality confirmation power supply unit may have a power outlet suitable for a plug of the charging cable. If it does in this way, a user can confirm easily abnormality information on an electric vehicle by inserting the plug provided in the other end of the charging cable which connected one end to the electric vehicle into the power outlet.

  Furthermore, the charging cable may include a notification unit that notifies the user of abnormality information on at least one of the charging cable connected to the abnormality confirmation power supply unit and the abnormality confirmation power supply unit. In this way, the abnormality of the charging cable connected to the electric vehicle and the abnormality confirmation power supply unit can be easily confirmed by the user by notifying the user of the abnormality by, for example, a notification means such as light emission. can do.

  The electric vehicle includes a transmission unit that transmits the state information of the electric vehicle to the outside, and the parking facility includes a reception unit that receives the state information of the electric vehicle, and an abnormality check diagnosis of the received state information. An abnormality confirmation control unit that performs the above and a notification unit that notifies the user of the diagnosis result may be included. Wireless communication means, power line communication means, and the like are used as communication means by the transmission unit and the reception unit. In this way, the state information transmitted from the transmission unit of the electric vehicle can be received by the reception unit, and the abnormality check diagnosis of the obtained state information can be performed to notify the user of the diagnosis result. The user can easily confirm the abnormality confirmation diagnosis result of the electric vehicle outside the vehicle.

  Furthermore, the parking facility may include a plurality of charging pallets, and the abnormality confirmation power supply unit may be configured to be able to confirm an abnormality only when the charging pallet is arranged in the loading / unloading unit. In this way, the abnormality confirmation power supply unit and the electric vehicle are connected in a state where one of the charging pallets is always placed in the loading / unloading unit. The power supply can be secured, and the abnormality confirmation of the electric vehicle can be confirmed without increasing the power supply capacity in the parking facility by making the abnormality confirmation power supply common.

  On the other hand, the electric vehicle abnormality confirmation method for a mechanical parking facility according to the present invention is an electric vehicle abnormality confirmation method for the mechanical parking facility, and when the electric vehicle enters or exits, a storage / exit portion of the parking facility The abnormality check diagnosis of the electric vehicle is performed with the electric power supplied by connecting the electric vehicle and the abnormality confirmation power source on the parking facility side with a charging cable, and the abnormality presence / absence information of the electric vehicle is notified to the user I am doing so. As a result, during a series of entry / exit operations, it is possible to confirm the presence / absence of an electric vehicle by simply connecting the abnormality confirmation power supply unit and the electric vehicle with a charging cable at the entry / exit section. Even if there is, you can quickly devise the appropriate coping.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily confirm “abnormality presence / absence” of an electric vehicle by using a charging cable during entry / exit operations.

1 is an overall schematic front view showing an elevator parking facility that is a first embodiment of a mechanical parking facility according to the present invention. It is a control block diagram of the elevator type parking equipment shown in FIG. It is an electric vehicle abnormality confirmation flowchart in the elevator type parking equipment shown in FIG. It is a control block diagram of the elevator type parking equipment which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, as an example of a mechanical parking device, a lower pallet 90 in which a standard pallet 90 on which a general vehicle V (non-electric vehicle, gasoline vehicle, etc.) is mounted and a charging pallet 20 on which an electric vehicle EV is mounted is mounted. Described below is an example of an elevator-type elevator parking facility 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an elevator parking facility 1 (shown in a state in which an exterior plate on the front side is removed) includes a parking tower 2 in which an exterior plate is provided on the outer surface of a steel structure. The first floor on the second floor is an entry / exit section 3 (“entrance” and “exit” include the same place and different places, including the entry section, etc.). A pit 5 is formed on the loading floor 4 of the loading / unloading unit 3. The loading / unloading unit 3 is provided with a loading / unloading port 6 (in this example, on the left), and the loading / unloading port 6 is provided with an openable / closable loading / unloading port door 7. In addition, a driving operation panel 8 is disposed on the outer side of the entrance / exit 6.

  In such an elevator parking facility 1, a hoistway 10 is formed in the vertical direction of the central portion of the parking tower 2, and a plurality of storage shelves 11 (parking) in the vertical direction on the left and right sides of the figure with the hoistway 10 interposed therebetween. Storage section) is provided. These storage shelves 11 are provided on shelf columns 9 provided in the vertical direction.

  In the elevator parking facility 1 according to this embodiment, the upper fifth floor is the storage shelf 11 for the standard pallet 90, and the lower third floor is the storage shelf 11 for the charging pallet 20. The storage shelves 11 of the charging pallet 20 are numbered (1) to (6). The charging pallet 20 has the same form as the standard pallet 90. In this example, the standard pallet 90 and the charging pallet 20 are mixedly mounted, but all may be configured by the charging pallet 20.

  On the other hand, the elevator shaft 10 is provided with an elevator carrier 12 that conveys the pallets 20 and 90. The elevator transporter 12 is moved up and down the hoistway 10 by an elevating wire rope 14 wound by an elevating drive unit 13 provided at the upper part of the parking tower 2. A counterweight 15 that reduces the hoisting force is provided on the side of the wire rope 14 opposite to the elevator carrier.

  Further, the elevator transporter 12 has a function of lifting and turning the pallets 20 and 90 and a function of moving the pallets 20 and 90 to and from the shelf rails 16 of the storage shelf 11. A transfer device 17 is provided. The pallets 20 and 90 are transferred between the storage shelves 11 and the elevator transporter 12 by the wheels 21 and 91 by the pallet lifting / swing / transfer device 17 and lifted by the loading / unloading unit 3. Can be turned 90 °. The pallet lifting / swiveling / transferring device 17 employs known means.

  Furthermore, the parking device 1 of this embodiment is provided with a power supply means 30 of an outlet / plug connection system. The power feeding means 30 is provided with a power receiving section (connector) 31 on the side of the charging pallet 20, and a power feeding section (connector) 32 is installed at a predetermined position of each storage shelf 11 that stores the charging pallet 20. . According to the power supply means 30, the power receiving unit 31 is connected to the power supply unit 32 by storing the charging pallet 20 in the storage shelf 11. In addition, this electric power feeding means 30 is good also as a trolley connection system. In addition, the charging pallet 20 is provided with a relay unit (relay stand) 22 connected to the power receiving unit 31 via a relay power supply line 34 (FIG. 2).

  And the abnormality confirmation power supply unit 40 suitable for the charging cable 24 is provided at a predetermined position of the loading / unloading unit 3. The abnormality confirmation power supply unit 40 of this embodiment is an abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 provided on the wall surface 18 on the side of the parking tower 2 (equipment main body) opposite to the entrance / exit. It is adapted to the charging cable 24 so that the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 can be inserted. The abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 is provided at a position where the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 can be inserted in a state where the charging adapter 26 is connected to the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV mounted on the charging pallet 20. This abnormality confirmation power supply unit 40 is installed at an appropriate place (for example, a wall surface 18 shown in the figure or a stand erected on the entry floor 4).

  Further, in this embodiment, energization from the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 is possible only when the charging pallet 20 is arranged in the loading / unloading unit 3, and the number of charging pallets 20 in the elevator parking facility 1. The power supply for the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 is secured with a power capacity of 6 minutes (6 cars in this example).

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, although the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 is shown as the abnormality confirmation power supply unit 40, for example, a charging cable or the like permanently installed in the parking facility 1 may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control block of the elevator parking facility 1 includes a RAM that integrally stores pallet number / storage shelf number / user ID / charge request presence / absence, ROM, CPU, etc. A control device 50 for controlling each part, a drive unit 52 including a carry-in / out drive unit for the pallet carrier, an opening / closing drive unit for the entrance / exit door, a vehicle / person detection means for the entrance / exit, A detection unit 53 provided with human detection means, a warehousing guide light 54 provided with “forward,” “stop,” and “reverse” guide lights, a charge control unit 51, and the driving operation panel 8 include an I / It is connected via an O device 55 (input / output device), and signals are transmitted and received between the respective units.

  The operation operation panel 8 is provided with a display unit 56 at the top, and below it, “start”, “safety confirmation”, “end door closed”, “empty call”, “password”, “cancel”, A button portion 57 in which each button of “charge request” is arranged is provided. On the side of the button portion 57, there are a display portion 58 for "entrance number" and "call number", a numeric keypad 59 used for inputting a pallet number for entering / exiting and a password, and an "emergency stop" button 60. In the lowermost part, selection switches 61 for “control power” and “operation mode” are arranged.

  The charging control unit 51 includes a RAM, a ROM, a CPU, and the like, and is connected to a charging power supply device 62 provided with a switch 63, a power meter 64, and a breaker 65 for each storage shelf 11. Yes. The charging power source device 62 is supplied with power from an external power source 66.

  On the other hand, this figure shows a state in which the charging pallet 20 (6) shown on the right side is stored in the storage shelf 11 and is being charged, and the charging pallet 20 (5) shown on the left side is loaded and unloaded by the elevator car 12. 3 shows a state where the robot is placed on the floor.

  The charging pallet 20 of the above (6) has a state where the power receiving unit 31 is connected to the power feeding unit 32 and the switch 63 at the bottom of the charging power supply device 62 to which the power feeding unit 32 is connected by the power feeding wiring 33 is connected. Show. Further, the power receiving unit 31 of the charging pallet 20 is connected to the relay unit 22 by the relay power supply line 34. The relay unit 22 is provided with an outlet 23 into which the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 is inserted. A plug 25 provided at one end of the charging cable 24 is connected to the outlet 23, and a charging adapter 26 provided at the other end of the charging cable 24 is connected to a charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV. The charging port 27 is connected to the battery BT via an in-vehicle charger 71 connected to an electronic control unit 70 (hereinafter referred to as “ECU”) of the electric vehicle EV. The ECU 70 is connected to an abnormality presence / absence display lamp 72 provided in the electric vehicle EV.

  On the other hand, the charging pallet 20 of the above (5) is arranged in the loading / unloading unit 3, and the charging cable 24 in which the charging adapter 26 is connected to the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV mounted on the charging pallet 20 is as follows. The plug 25 provided at the other end is connected to an abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 provided on the wall surface 18 of the loading / unloading unit 3.

  The abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 has a built-in limit switch 42 as plug insertion detecting means for detecting that the plug 25 is inserted. The limit switch 42 is connected to the I / O device 55. When the limit switch 42 detects that the plug 25 is inserted, the abnormality check of the electric vehicle EV is started as will be described later. In this embodiment, the plug insertion detection means is an “insertion detection means” by the limit switch 42. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 to be described later, an “energization detection” is provided in the power line of the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41. Means "may be used. Moreover, these may be provided with one or both.

  Further, the charging cable 24 of this example is provided with a control box 45 at an intermediate portion as shown by a two-dot chain line, and an abnormality presence / absence display lamp 46 is provided in the control box 45. An abnormality indicator lamp 46 of the control box 45 is provided with an electric leakage detection by a built-in electric leakage detection unit and an abnormality detection (energization detection) of the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41.

  According to the control box 45, the abnormality presence / absence indicator lamp of the control box 45 is connected by connecting the charging adapter 26 of the charging cable 24 to the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV and connecting the plug 25 to the power outlet 41 for abnormality confirmation. 46 is, for example, “abnormal / red light”, “no abnormality / green light”, the leakage of the charging cable 24 can be detected, and the abnormality detection of the power outlet 41 for abnormality confirmation when the power lamp is not lit is detected. It is possible to confirm and notify the user of these abnormality confirmation results. Note that, for example, a confirmation result by an abnormality confirmation function provided in the electric vehicle EV may be displayed on the control box 45.

  Next, an electric vehicle abnormality confirmation flowchart in the loading / unloading unit 3 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, it is assumed that the charging pallet 20 equipped with the electric vehicle EV is placed in the loading / unloading unit 3 for loading or unloading, the loading / unloading door 7 is opened, and the user is entering.

  First, it is determined whether or not the charging pallet 20 is loaded / unloaded (S1). If the charging pallet 20 is loaded / unloaded, it is determined whether the charging pallet 20 is stopped at a predetermined position of the loading / unloading unit 3 ( S2). If the charging pallet 20 is stopped at a predetermined position, it is determined whether the entrance / exit door 7 is open (S3). If the entry / exit door 7 is open in this determination, it is determined that the user is entering / exiting at the entry / exit section 3.

  When the user confirms the abnormality of the electric vehicle EV during entry / exit operations including connection / removal of the charging cable 24, the following operation is performed.

  In the case of warehousing, the user operates the electric vehicle EV, gets on the charging pallet 20 and, after getting off, performs a connection work of the charging cable 24 when charging is requested. In the case of this warehousing, the charging cable 24 provided in the electric vehicle EV is taken out, the charging adapter 26 of the charging cable 24 is inserted into the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV, and the plug 25 is inserted into the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41. .

  On the other hand, in the case of delivery, if the charging pallet 20 is requested to be charged, the charging adapter 26 of the charging cable 24 has already been inserted into the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV and the plug 25 is a relay part of the charging pallet 20. 22 is plugged into an outlet 23 provided at 22. Therefore, when the user desires to confirm the abnormality of the electric vehicle EV during the entry / exit operation including connection / removal of the charging cable 24, the following operation is performed. In this case, the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 is removed from the outlet 23 of the relay unit 22 and is inserted into the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 instead.

  When these operations are performed, it is determined whether or not there is insertion detection in the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 (S4). If a predetermined time has elapsed without detecting that the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 has been inserted into the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 (S5), although the charging pallet 20 has been loaded and unloaded, the electric vehicle EV It is determined that the loading / unloading work has been completed without confirming the abnormality.

  On the other hand, when detecting that the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 is inserted into the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41, the control device 50 issues an interlock command (S6). By this interlock command, the operation control panel 8 becomes inoperable, and the entrance / exit door 7 is kept open and cannot be closed. Note that the “insertion detection” of the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 may be “energization detection” in which an ammeter detects that the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 is inserted and a current flows as described above.

  Moreover, since the parking facility normally has an interlock that prevents the operation operation, the operation of the parking device and the closing operation of the entrance door 7 during the entrance / exit operation when the entrance door 7 is open, The interlock control based on the detection information by the plug insertion detection means or the energization detection means is a double safety measure. In this way, safety measures such as preventing an inadvertent closing operation of the entrance door 7 by a third party or the like are taken.

  If the charging adapter 26 is connected to the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV, the charging cable 24 is energized (S7). By this energization, the abnormality confirmation of the electric vehicle EV is started, and the abnormality presence / absence display lamp 72 provided in the vehicle of the electric vehicle EV and the abnormality presence / absence display lamp 46 (see FIG. 2) or is lit on one of these to notify the user (S8). As this notification, for example, “not lit abnormally” is “green lit”, and “not lit abnormal” is “red lit” to notify the user of an abnormality.

  Thereafter, when the user removes the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 from the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 (S9), an interlock release command is issued (S10), and the abnormality presence / absence notification is also released (abnormality presence / absence display lamps 72, 46). (S11).

  When the confirmation of the presence / absence of abnormality is thus completed, the user then performs the following operation. In the case of warehousing, since the charging adapter 26 of the charging cable 24 has already been inserted into the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV, the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 is inserted into the outlet 23 of the relay unit 22 and exits.

  On the other hand, in the case of delivery, since the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 has already been removed from the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41, the charging adapter 26 of the charging cable 24 is removed from the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV, and the charging cable 24 is removed. Get in the trunk, get on and leave.

  As described above, according to the parking facility 1 of the first embodiment, the loading / unloading unit 3 is provided with the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 suitable for the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 connected to the electric vehicle EV. During the delivery operation, the “existence / absence” of the electric vehicle EV can be determined simply by temporarily connecting the charging cable 24 between the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV and the power outlet 41 for abnormality confirmation in the loading / unloading unit 3. If there is no abnormality, it can be confirmed, and if it is “abnormal”, appropriate countermeasures can be considered according to the content of the abnormality.

  FIG. 4 is a control block diagram of the elevator parking facility 80 according to the second embodiment, and communication for communicating state information between a transmission unit provided in the electric vehicle EV and a reception unit provided in the parking facility 80. Means. In this embodiment, the electric vehicle EV is equipped with a modem (PLC modem) 81 serving as a transmission unit for transmitting data of status information signals (whether each functional element is abnormal or the like) to / from the vehicle. In the case of an electric vehicle EV, by using a power line communication system as a communication means, it is possible to easily confirm “abnormality” of the electric vehicle EV outside the vehicle during a series of entry / exit operations without looking at the interior monitor. can do. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure same as FIG. 2 mentioned above, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, there are a RAM, a ROM, a CPU, etc., and an abnormality confirmation control unit 82 for judging abnormality of the electric vehicle EV and a power line communication unit 83 including the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 are provided. Is provided.

  The abnormality confirmation control unit 82 is provided with energization detection means for detecting the energization of the power line 84 with the power line 84 connected to the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41. In this figure, as an example, an energization sensor 85 is provided on the power line 84, and a signal is sent to an ammeter 86 provided in the abnormality confirmation control unit 82 to detect energization. Further, the abnormality confirmation control unit 82 is provided with a modem (PLC modem) 87 as a reception unit for receiving a signal from the modem 81, and is connected via the charging cable 24 connected to the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41. The transmission data signal transmitted to the power line 84 is received and modulated / demodulated. Transmission / reception of signals through the power line 84 is performed by a well-known power line communication (PLC). Then, based on the information of the electric vehicle EV taken in via the modem 87, the abnormality confirmation control unit 82 performs abnormality confirmation diagnosis of the electric vehicle EV.

  Further, in this embodiment, a speaker 88 is provided as an abnormality presence / absence notification means for notifying the user of the diagnosis result in the abnormality confirmation control unit 82. This abnormality presence / absence notification means may be an electric light display unit or the like, and is provided in the vicinity of the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 or in an appropriate place of the entry / exit unit 3 (for example, in the vicinity of the entry guidance light 54). What is necessary is just to alert | report.

  Since the other structure is the same as the elevator type parking equipment 1 of 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  According to the elevator parking facility 80 configured as described above, the following abnormality diagnosis is made after (S4) of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 described above, and the following notification is made accordingly. To be made.

  As shown in the flowchart (S4) described above, when the charging adapter 26 is connected to the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV, the power line 84 connected to the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41 is energized, and the modem built in the electric vehicle EV. 81, state information stored and managed in the ECU 70 of the electric vehicle EV is transmitted by the power line communication system via the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV, the charging cable 24, the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41, the power line 84, and the modem 87. And taken into the abnormality confirmation control unit 82.

  Then, if “abnormality diagnosis” is performed by the abnormality confirmation control unit 82 and the result of the abnormality diagnosis is “no abnormality”, “no abnormality is found in the electric vehicle. Please remove it from the website "and notify the user. Also, at the time of delivery, you can charge the battery by providing information such as "Fully charged", "Charging power is ...", "Charging time is ...", "Charging charge is ..." You may make it alert | report to a user much information regarding.

  On the other hand, if the result of the abnormality diagnosis is “abnormal”, the speaker 88 indicates that “the electric vehicle has the following abnormality. After confirming the abnormality content, please unplug the charging cable from the outlet”. Broadcast to inform users. The details of the error include, for example, “The remaining capacity of the in-vehicle battery is low”, “There is an error in the in-vehicle navigator”, “There is an error in the inside / outside / lighting system”, “There is an error in the air conditioning system”, etc. Will be broadcast.

  When the user listens to the abnormality diagnosis result and then removes the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 from the abnormality confirmation power outlet 41, the interlock command is released as in the flowchart of FIG. Presence / absence notification is also canceled (S11).

  Thereafter, as described above, in the case of warehousing, the user exits by inserting the plug 25 of the charging cable 24 in which the charging adapter 26 is already inserted into the charging port 27 into the outlet 23 of the relay unit 22. In the case of leaving, the charging adapter 26 of the charging cable 24 is removed from the charging port 27, the charging cable 24 is stored in a trunk or the like, and the passenger gets on and leaves.

  As described above, according to the parking facility 80 of the second embodiment, the charging cable 24 is temporarily placed between the charging port 27 of the electric vehicle EV and the power outlet 41 for abnormality confirmation during a series of entering / exiting operations. If it is temporarily connected, you can easily check outside the vehicle without having to check the abnormality by getting on the “inspection for abnormality” of the electric vehicle EV and looking at the monitor inside the vehicle. If it is “abnormal”, appropriate countermeasures can be considered according to the content of the abnormality.

  In addition to the notification of the abnormality diagnosis result of the electric vehicle EV, when the electric vehicle EV requested to be charged is discharged, the charging information (charged electric energy, charging amount) while being stored in the parking facility 80 as described above is used. Information such as time, charging fee, etc. may be notified together so that the user can know various information related to charging.

  In the above embodiment, the elevator type parking facility 1 is described as an example of the mechanical parking facility. However, the present invention is a horizontal circulation type, vertical circulation type, box type as long as the parking facility has a charging function. It can be applied to all mechanical parking facilities (both pallet type and palletless type) such as circulation type, circular circulation type, plane reciprocation: type, vertical / horizontal puzzle movement type, and multistage type.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the charging cable 24 provided in the electric vehicle EV is used has been described. However, the parking facilities 1 and 80 may be equipped with a dedicated charging cable and used. Good.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the electric vehicle EV requiring charging mounted on the charging pallet 20 is targeted. However, if the user desires the electric vehicle EV mounted on the standard pallet 90 not having the charging relay function, Abnormality confirmation may be performed.

  Further, the above-described embodiment shows an example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

  The parking facility having a charging function according to the present invention can be used in a mechanical parking facility having a charging function.

1 Elevator parking facilities (mechanical parking facilities)
3 Entry / exit section 11 Storage shelf 12 Elevator transporter 18 Wall surface 20 Charging pallet 22 Relay section (relay stand)
23 outlet 24 charging cable 25 plug 26 charging adapter 27 charging port 30 power supply means 31 power receiving unit (connector)
32 Power supply unit (connector)
40 Abnormality Confirmation Power Supply Unit 41 Abnormality Confirmation Power Outlet 42 Limit Switch 45 Control Box 46 Abnormality Indication Lamp 50 Control Device 51 Charge Control Unit 62 Charging Power Supply Device 63 Switch 64 Electricity Meter 70 Electronic Control Unit (ECU)
72 Abnormality indication lamp 80 Elevator parking equipment 81 Modem (transmitter)
82 Abnormality confirmation control unit 83 Power line communication unit 84 Power line 85 Energization sensor 86 Ammeter 87 Modem (reception unit)
88 Speaker (notification means)
EV electric car

Claims (6)

A mechanical parking facility having a function of charging an electric vehicle to be received from an entry / exit section,
A mechanical parking facility with a charging function, wherein the loading / unloading section includes an abnormality confirmation power supply unit that is compatible with a charging cable connected to an electric vehicle.   The mechanical parking facility having a charging function according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality confirmation power supply unit includes a power outlet suitable for a plug of the charging cable.   The said charging cable is provided with the alerting | reporting means which alert | reports to a user the abnormality presence / absence information of at least one of this charging cable connected to the power supply part for abnormality confirmation, and the power supply part for abnormality confirmation. Mechanical parking equipment with the described charging function. The electric vehicle has a transmission unit that transmits the state information of the electric vehicle to the outside,
The parking facility includes a receiving unit that receives the state information of the electric vehicle, an abnormality confirmation control unit that performs abnormality confirmation diagnosis of the received state information, and a notification unit that notifies the user of the diagnosis result. The mechanical parking equipment provided with the charge function of any one of Claims 1-3. The parking facility includes a plurality of charging pallets,
5. The charging function according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality confirmation power supply unit is configured so that an abnormality can be confirmed only when the charging pallet is arranged in the loading / unloading unit. Mechanical parking facilities. It is an electric vehicle abnormality confirmation method in the mechanical parking equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
At the time of entry or exit of the electric vehicle, the abnormality confirmation of the electric vehicle is performed with the electric power supplied by connecting the electric vehicle and the abnormality confirmation power source on the parking facility side at the entry / exit part of the parking facility. An electric vehicle abnormality confirmation method for a mechanical parking facility, characterized in that a diagnosis is performed and information about the presence / absence of abnormality of the electric vehicle is notified to a user.

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