JP2012226625A - Reservation system for charging spot - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reservation system for charging spot such that charging spots can be efficiently used by dispersing reservations therefor.SOLUTION: The reservation system for charging spot includes: a charged vehicle specification part 11b which specifies a vehicle to be charged; a reservation condition acquisition part 11c which sets reservation conditions including a starting position, a scheduled charging period, and a distance range; a charging spot specification part 11d which determines as a charging spot to be presented a charging spot 2 that the movement distance from the starting position to the charging spot 2 is within the distance range and a reservation object time zone which can be reserved is available within the scheduled charging period; a charge calculation part 11e which calculates charging charge on the basis of a charge table; a display part 11f which generates presentation information including charging charge by vehicles to be charged, charger groups G of the charging spot to be presented, and reservation object time zones, and rearranges the presentation information and displays the presentation information on a user terminal 3; and a reservation setting part 11g which performs reservation setting processing by generating and storing reservation information by specifying the presentation information on the basis of data from the user terminal 3.

Description

  The present invention relates to a charging spot reservation system for selecting an arbitrary charging spot from a plurality of charging spots including one or a plurality of chargers capable of supplying power to a vehicle including a storage battery and executing a reservation.

  In recent years, electric vehicles powered by electric power charged in storage batteries, such as plug-in hybrid cars (EV / PHV) that can charge storage batteries from household power sources or charging spots, have been spreading.

  When the remaining amount of the storage battery decreases, the electric vehicle needs to charge the storage battery at a household power source or a charging spot.For example, as a technology for supporting charging, the remaining amount of the storage battery is less than a threshold value, and There is a navigation system that searches for nearby charging spots when the required capacity to reach the destination is exceeded.

  In addition, as another technique for supporting charging, for example, in an electronic device that operates with electric power supplied from a rechargeable battery, a reservation processing signal is output when the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery falls below a predetermined threshold, A charging service system in which a system that has received a reservation processing signal makes a reservation for a charging device is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  By the way, in the navigation system that searches for nearby charging spots when the remaining amount of the storage battery falls below the threshold, the charging service system that makes a reservation when the remaining amount of the charged battery falls below the threshold is set to the electric vehicle. Even if it is applied, it is determined whether or not charging is performed while the electric vehicle is being used. In general, the use of vehicles including electric vehicles is considered to be more frequent during the day than at night, so when using each of the above-described systems, it is considered that the use of charging spots is likely to be concentrated during the day. .

  Here, the charging of the storage battery at the charging spot is affected by the capacity of the storage battery mounted on the vehicle, the outside air temperature, etc. For example, when using a 20 kW quick charger, 30% is charged to 80%. The charging time is relatively long as compared with the refueling time of a gasoline vehicle using gasoline as fuel. Since the use time per electric vehicle is long, if the use of charging spots is concentrated in a specific time zone such as during the daytime, the waiting time may become considerably long, which impairs the convenience of the electric vehicle user. there is a possibility. Furthermore, when the use of charging spots is concentrated during the day, there is a problem that the load on the electric power company increases.

  On the other hand, a charging spot reservation system for confirming reservation status and applying for reservation from a mobile phone or ipad is disclosed (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1). In the reservation system of the charging spot, the reservation status such as availability and waiting time is presented to the user who makes a reservation, and the user can check the reservation status at the time of reservation and make a reservation application. It is possible to effectively prevent the waiting time from becoming long by avoiding congestion of charging spots.

JP 2003-348757 A

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  However, even in the charging spot reservation system described above, there are many users who wish to make reservations during the day, and there is a possibility that a reservation cannot be made at a desired time zone. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the charge differs for each charging spot as in a gas station, but the charge spot reservation system described above cannot confirm the charge.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a charging spot reservation system that can distribute and efficiently use charging spot reservations without impairing convenience for users of electric vehicles. The point is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a charging spot reservation system according to the present invention includes an arbitrary charging spot from a plurality of charging spots including one or more chargers capable of supplying power to a vehicle including a storage battery. A charging spot reservation system that executes a reservation by selecting the first position information indicating the position of the charging spot, the charging capacity information for each charger, and a predetermined variation condition for each charging spot. A charging spot information DB that stores charging spot information including a toll table, a road information DB that stores road information for calculating a distance from a predetermined position to the charging spot, and one or more of the same charging capability Reservation information DB for storing reservation information including a reserved user, a charging time zone and a charging fee for each charger group consisting of the chargers, and A first communication unit that performs data communication with a user terminal of a user who requests a reservation for both charging; and an arithmetic processing unit that performs a reservation setting process by data processing of a computer, wherein the arithmetic processing unit includes the user A charging vehicle specifying unit that specifies the vehicle to be charged based on data from the terminal and sets it as a charging target vehicle, and a second position that indicates a starting position of the charging target vehicle based on data from the user terminal A reservation condition acquisition unit that sets information, a time condition that specifies a scheduled charging period for charging, and a distance condition that specifies a distance range from the vehicle to be charged to the charging spot, and the first position Based on the information, the second position information, and the road information, a moving distance from the starting position to the charging spot is calculated, and the moving distance is within the distance range. The charging spot is specified as a charging target charging spot, and based on the reservation information, for each charger group of the charging target charging spot, the reservationable time zone within the scheduled charging period is set as the reservation target time. A charging spot identifying unit that identifies the charging spot without the charger group specified in the reservation target time zone, and a charging spot specifying unit that excludes the charging spot from the presentation target charging spot; For each of the charger groups, a charge calculation unit that calculates the charge charge based on the charge table for each reservation target time zone, and for each charger target vehicle, For each, generate presentation information including the charging fee for each reservation target time zone, and based on the data from the user terminal Rearranging the presentation information, generating display data for displaying the presentation information on the user terminal in the rearranged order, and outputting to the user terminal, based on the data from the user terminal, The present invention includes a reservation setting unit that specifies presentation information, generates the reservation information based on the specified presentation information, stores the reservation information in the reservation information DB, and executes the reservation setting process.

  More preferably, in the charging spot reservation system having the above characteristics, the variation condition is at least one of the charging capacity, time zone, season, and predetermined service content of the charger group.

  More preferably, in the charging spot reservation system according to any one of the above features, the display unit is based on data from the user terminal, in order from the lowest charging charge, from the shortest moving distance, or from the presentation The presentation information is rearranged based on at least one of the service contents of the target charging spot.

  More preferably, the charging spot reservation system according to any one of the above features is configured such that the reservation condition acquisition unit further acquires, as the reservation condition, a charging spot condition for designating the charging spot to be charged. The charging spot specifying unit excludes, from the presentation target charging spots, the charging spots that do not satisfy the charging spot condition among the presentation target charging spots.

  More preferably, in the charging spot reservation system according to any one of the above features, the reservation condition acquisition unit sets the scheduled period to a preset reference period when the scheduled charging period of the time condition is not designated. When the distance range of the distance condition is not specified, the distance range is set to a preset reference distance range.

  More preferably, in the charging spot reservation system according to any of the above features, the first communication unit is configured to be able to perform data communication with a charging spot management device that manages the charging spot, and the arithmetic processing unit includes the calculation processing unit, Based on the data from the charging spot management device, the charge table stored in the charging spot information DB is set and updated.

  In order to achieve the above object, a charging spot management device according to the present invention is a charging spot management device that manages a charging spot including one or more chargers that can supply power to a vehicle including a storage battery. A charge table setting means for setting the charge table; and a second communication means for transmitting the charge table set by the charge table setting means to the charging spot reservation system having the above characteristics. To do.

  In the charging spot reservation system of the above feature, the charge table set for each variation condition is set, the charge is calculated for each charging spot, for each charger or for each charger group, and configured to be presented to the user. Since it is generally considered that there are few reservations at night, the effect of distributing reservations for charging spots can be expected by setting the night charge low. As a result, it is possible to more effectively avoid the concentration of users during a specific time zone such as during the day, the waiting time being increased, and the load of the power company being increased.

  In addition, when a charging spot where a charger is installed is attached to a store, etc., when a store has its own facilities such as a solar power generation system, or depending on the service of the store, Even if it is, the charge may be different. In the charging spot reservation system having the above characteristics, a charge table set for each variation condition is set, and charges are calculated for each charging spot / charger or charger group and presented to the user. If the equipment status and service contents are reflected in the charge table, convenience on the store side can be improved.

  Further, in the charging spot reservation system according to the present invention having the above characteristics, by setting a charge table according to the charging capacity of the charger or the charger group, for example, high output and short charging time but large initial investment About a charger, it can prevent that a use concentrates on a high output charger by setting so that a charge may become high.

  In addition, by configuring the charge table of the charge spot reservation system according to the present invention having the above characteristics from the charge spot management device according to the present invention having the above characteristics, it is possible to set the charge according to the use situation of each charge spot. It is possible to perform the distribution, and the use dispersion effect can be expected.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of the connection relation of the reservation system of the charging spot which concerns on this invention, a charging spot, and a user terminal. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the schematic structural example of the charge spot management server which concerns on this invention. It is a table | surface which shows an example of a charge table. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structural example of the reservation system of the charging spot which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence of the reservation system of the charging spot which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of a reservation condition input screen. It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of a presentation information display screen. It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of a presentation information display screen. It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of a presentation information display screen.

  Embodiments of a charging spot reservation system according to the present invention (hereinafter abbreviated as “the present invention system” where appropriate) will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  An embodiment of the system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The system 1 of the present invention is a system that executes a reservation by selecting an arbitrary charging spot 2 from a plurality of charging spots 2 provided with one or a plurality of chargers capable of supplying power to a vehicle 4 equipped with a storage battery. There is a charging spot management server 20 installed in each of the plurality of charging spots 2 and a user terminal 3 of a user who requests a reservation for charging of the vehicle 4, and data communication via the communication network 5. .

  Here, FIG. 1 shows an example of the schematic configuration and connection relationship of the system 1, the charging spot 2, the user terminal 3, and the vehicle 4 of the present invention.

  Each charging spot 2 is supplied with power to supply power to a charging spot management server 20 that manages the charging spot 2, a power generation facility 24 such as a solar power generation system, a power storage facility 25, and a vehicle 4 equipped with a storage battery. A plurality of quick chargers CN and CH which are facilities are provided. In FIG. 1, for the sake of explanation, the charging spot 2 includes a charger group G1 including 20 kW quick chargers CNx units (x is an arbitrary integer) and a 50 kW quick charger CHy units (y is an arbitrary unit). The case where the charger group G2 consisting of an integer) is provided is illustrated. The charging spot 2 is assumed to be installed in a store such as a convenience store, a gas station, or installed independently.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the charging spot management server 20 includes an arithmetic processing means 21 for managing each facility of the charging spot 2 by computer data processing, a non-volatile storage device such as a hard disk in which various DBs are constructed, In addition, a storage means 22 constituted by a RAM or the like for temporarily storing the calculation result in the calculation processing means 21 and a communication means 23 for performing data communication with the system 1 of the present invention via the communication network 5 are provided.

  The calculation processing means 21 of the charging spot management server 20 includes a power storage facility management unit 21a that manages the amount of stored power of the power storage facility, a charge table setting unit 21b that sets a charge table, and the reservation information DB 12c of the system 1 of the present invention. A reservation information acquisition unit 21c that acquires reservation information of the charger group G installed in the charging spot 2 managed by the charging spot management server 20 and a charging management unit 21d that charges the charged user. It is configured.

  In the present embodiment, the reservation information acquisition unit 21c is configured to be able to acquire reservation information arbitrarily as well as when charging of the vehicle 4 is started. By configuring in this way, the charge table can be arbitrarily changed on the charging spot 2 side while taking into account the reservation status. Specifically, it is conceivable to increase the operating rates of the chargers CN and CH, for example, by reducing the charge during the time period when there are few reservations.

  More specifically, in the charge table setting unit 21b, the charging capacity, time zone, and season of the charger group G are set as variable conditions here. Here, FIG. 3 shows an example of a charge table, and a basic charge and a charge unit for each time zone and season are set for each of the 20 kW charger group G1 and the 50 kW charger group G2. . Charges other than the basic charge are set according to the usage time. Here, the charge for the 50 kW charger group G2 is set to 1.2 times the charge for the 20 kW charger group G1, based on the charge for the 20 kW charger group G1. In the charge table, each charging spot 2 can set a variable condition independently. For example, a member charge (discounted charge) may be set separately in addition to the charging capacity, time zone, season, and the like. Further, when the resale of power is permitted, the setting of the power charge may be reflected in the charge table.

  The user terminal 3 is assumed to be a mobile phone, a car navigation system, etc., and includes input means and display means necessary for a reservation operation, and is configured to be able to perform data communication with the system 1 of the present invention via the communication network 5. In the present embodiment, the case where the user terminal 3 has a GPS function will be described. The user terminal 3 may be another terminal such as a PC or a terminal that does not have a GPS function.

  The system 1 of the present invention includes a non-volatile storage device such as a hard disk in which various DBs are constructed, a storage unit 12 configured by a RAM or the like that temporarily stores a calculation result in the calculation processing unit 11, and charging of the vehicle 4. The first communication means 13 for performing data communication with the user terminal 3 of the user who requests the reservation, and the arithmetic processing means 11 for performing the reservation setting process by the data processing of the computer. Here, FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration example of the system 1 of the present invention.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the storage unit 12 includes, for each charging spot 2, first position information indicating the position of the charging spot 2, charging capacity information for each charger, the number of chargers for each charger group G, and predetermined fluctuations. Charging spot information DB 12a for storing charging spot information including a charge table set for each condition, road information DB 12b for storing road information for calculating the distance from a predetermined position to charging spot 2, and the same charging capability 1 Or, a reservation information DB 12c for storing reservation information including a reserved user, a charging time zone and a charging fee for each charger group G composed of a plurality of chargers, and authentication information such as a user ID and a password for each user, name , A user information DB 12d that stores an address, a payment method, and a type (manufacturer, vehicle type, and model) of the vehicle 4 owned.

  In the present embodiment, the first communication means 13 is configured to be able to perform data communication not only with the user terminal 3 but also with the charging spot management server 20. More specifically, the first communication means 13 is configured to transmit the reservation information to the reservation information acquisition unit 21c when there is a reservation information acquisition request from the charging spot management server 20. The first communication means 13 is configured to accept the charge table set by the charge table setting unit 21b when a charge table setting request is received from the charging spot management server 20.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the arithmetic processing means 11 specifies the vehicle 4 to be charged based on the data from the user terminal 3, and sets the charging vehicle specifying unit 11 b as a charging target vehicle and data from the user terminal 3. Based on the second position information indicating the departure position of the vehicle to be charged, a time condition for designating a scheduled charging period for charging, and a distance condition for designating a distance range from the vehicle to be charged to the charging spot 2 Based on the reservation condition acquisition unit 11c for setting the conditions, the first position information, the second position information, and the road information, the travel distance from the departure position to the charging spot 2 is calculated, and the travel distance is within the distance range. Spot 2 is identified as the charging spot to be presented, and based on the reservation information, a reservationable time zone within the scheduled charging period is reserved for each of the charger groups G of the presentation target charging spot. A charging spot specifying unit 11d that specifies a time zone and excludes a charging spot 2 without a specified charger group G in a reservation target time zone from a presentation target charging spot, and a charger for a presentation target charging spot for each charging target vehicle For each group G, for each reservation target time zone, a charge calculation unit 11e that calculates a charging fee based on a charge table, and for each charging target vehicle, a reservation target time for each charger group G of the presentation target charging spot Generate presentation information including charging charges for each band, rearrange the presentation information based on the data from the user terminal 3, generate display data for displaying the presentation information on the user terminal 3 in the rearranged order, The presentation information is specified based on the display unit 11f output to the terminal 3 and the data from the user terminal 3, and the reservation information is generated based on the specified presentation information. It is configured to include a reservation setting unit 11g that executes a reservation setting process stored in about information DB 12 c. The arithmetic processing unit 11 of the present embodiment further includes a user information acquisition unit 11a that acquires information of a user who requests a reservation for charging the vehicle 4.

  Furthermore, the calculation processing means 11 of this embodiment, when there is a reservation information acquisition request from the charging spot management server 20, sets the reservation information corresponding to the charging spot management server 20 that has made the reservation information acquisition request. Obtained from the DB 12 c and transmitted to the charging spot management server 20 via the first communication means 13. In addition, when there is a charge table setting request from the charging spot management server 20 and the first communication means 13 receives the charge table from the charging spot management server 20, the arithmetic processing means 11 converts the received charge table into the charging spot. The charging spot information DB 12a is stored in association with the charger group G of the charging spot 2 managed by the management server 20.

  Next, the processing procedure of the system 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the system 1 of the present invention.

  In this embodiment, for the sake of explanation, a user who requests a reservation for charging the vehicle 4 registers in advance a name, an address, a payment method, a manufacturer of the vehicle 4 owned, and a type such as a vehicle type and model. However, although a description will be given assuming that authentication information such as a user ID and a password is set, it may be configured to input necessary information appropriately for each reservation execution.

  In the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, for the charger group G1 having a charging capacity of 20 kW, the charging time period is set to 45 minutes since the charging time of 80% is about 30 minutes. As for the charger group G2 having a charging capacity of 50 kW, 80% of the charging time is about 15 minutes, and therefore, it is assumed that the charging time zone is set at an interval of 30 minutes. It should be noted that the setting of each time zone may be another setting, or may be arbitrarily set by the user in units of minutes. Further, various parameters necessary for calculating the charging time, such as the capacity and remaining capacity of the storage battery of the vehicle to be charged, the surrounding environment (temperature, etc.) of the charging spot 2, etc. are acquired, the predicted charging time is calculated, and the prediction You may comprise so that the period which considered charging time can be set.

  When a user requesting a reservation for charging the vehicle 4 executes an application for reserving the charging spot 2 on the user terminal 3, first, a screen including user ID and password input fields as user authentication information is displayed on the user terminal. 3 (not shown). When the user inputs the user ID and password, the user terminal 3 transmits the user ID and password to the system 1 of the present invention (step # 101). The system 1 of the present invention authenticates the user when the user ID and password transmitted from the user terminal 3 are registered in the user information DB 12d. If the user ID and password are not registered, a screen for performing re-input is displayed.

  In the present invention system 1, when the user is authenticated, the charging vehicle specifying unit 11b searches the user information DB 12d to acquire information on the vehicle 4 owned by the user. Furthermore, the display unit 11f includes a vehicle selection column for selecting whether or not to charge each of the vehicles 4 owned by the user, and an input column for inputting the manufacturer, vehicle type, and model of the vehicle 4 that is not registered. The vehicle selection screen is displayed on the user terminal 3 (not shown), and the vehicle 4 selected on the user terminal 3 and the vehicle 4 input in the input field are specified as the charging target vehicle (step # 202). ). Note that there may be a plurality of vehicles to be charged.

  Subsequently, the display unit 11f displays on the user terminal 3 a reservation condition input screen for acquiring the scheduled charging period, the distance range from the charging target vehicle to the charging spot 2, and the starting position of the charging target vehicle (step). # 203). Here, FIG. 6 shows an example of the reservation condition input screen. In FIG. 6, “reservation date and time setting” in which the date and time can be arbitrarily specified as the setting of the reserved charging period, and when the time zone as early as possible is desired, such as when the capacity of the storage battery is reduced during traveling. There are two check boxes for “Reserve when available”. In FIG. 6, a selection field for setting a distance range is provided. For example, 10 km, 20 km, unspecified, etc. can be selected. Further, in FIG. 6, two check boxes of “present location” and “destination” are provided as setting of the departure position. Note that the user's address may be acquired in advance from the user information DB 12d and displayed in the “Destination” input field. Further, when the user terminal 3 is a terminal that does not have a GPS function, only the destination input field may be displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the conditions of the scheduled charging period, the distance range, and the starting position are displayed on the same screen, but may be configured on different screens. Moreover, you may comprise so that a different screen may be displayed with user terminals 3, such as a mobile telephone and PC.

  Subsequently, when the reservation condition is input on the reservation condition input screen, the user terminal 3 transmits the input reservation condition to the system 1 of the present invention (step # 102). In the present embodiment, when “current location” is selected as the departure position on the reservation condition input screen shown in FIG. 6, information on the current location is acquired using the GPS function, and the contents input to the system 1 of the present invention are acquired. Send with.

  When the reservation condition is transmitted from the user terminal 3, the reservation condition acquisition unit 11c of the present system 1 sets the reservation condition (step # 204). Here, for example, in the reservation condition input screen shown in FIG. 6, when “set reservation date and time” is selected for setting the reservation charging period, the input period is set as the reservation charging period, and “free” When “Reserve by time” is selected, a preset reference period, for example, 3 hours after the current time is set as the reserved charging period. Further, for example, in the reservation condition input screen shown in FIG. 6, when a distance range is not specified, a preset reference distance range, for example, 10 km is set as the distance range, and when the distance is input, the input distance Set to the distance range.

  Subsequently, the charging spot specifying unit 11d searches for the charging spot 2 that satisfies the reservation condition (step # 205). Specifically, first, the movement distance from the departure position to the charging spot 2 is calculated for each charging spot 2 based on the first position information, the second position information, and the road information. Note that the moving distance here is not a straight line distance, but the length of the route to the charging spot 2 obtained from the road information stored in the road information DB 12b. The charging spot specifying unit 11d specifies the charging spot 2 whose calculated moving distance is within the distance range as the presentation target charging spot. Subsequently, the charging spot specifying unit 11d reserves a reservationable time zone within the scheduled charging period for each of the charger groups G of the presentation target charging spots based on the reservation information stored in the reservation information DB 12c. Specify as a time zone. Furthermore, in all the charger groups G, the charging spot 2 in which the reservation target time zone is not specified within the scheduled charging period is excluded from the presentation target charging spots.

  Here, when the charging spot to be presented is not specified (NO branch at step # 26), a message that the charging spot 2 is not searched is displayed on the user terminal 3, and the display unit 11f again acquires the reservation condition. The screen is displayed (step # 203).

  When the presentation target charging spot is identified (YES branch at step # 26), the fee calculation unit 11e charges the charging target vehicle for each charging target vehicle and the charging target group for each reservation target time zone. Based on the table, the charging fee is calculated (step # 207). Here, as shown in FIG. 3, when the basic charge and the charge unit price per hour are set in the charge table, the charge calculation unit 11e calculates charge charge = basic charge + expected charging time × charge unit price. . In this embodiment, the expected charging time is provisionally set in advance according to the charging capacity of the charger group G, and is 30 minutes (= 0.5 hours) at 20 kW and 15 minutes (= 0.25) at 50 kW. ) Time. However, a configuration may be adopted in which information necessary for obtaining the expected charging time, such as the remaining amount of the storage battery of the vehicle 4, is appropriately acquired to obtain the expected charging time.

  Subsequently, the display unit 11f generates presentation information including the charging fee calculated by the fee calculating unit 11e for each charging target vehicle, each charger group G, and each reservation target time zone. Further, the display unit 11 f rearranges the presentation information based on the data from the user terminal 3, generates display data for displaying the presentation information on the user terminal 3 in the rearranged order. Output (step # 208). When the presentation information to be reserved is selected on the presentation information display screen, the user terminal 3 transmits the selection result to the present system 1 (step # 103).

  Here, FIGS. 7 to 9 show an example of the presentation information display screen displayed on the user terminal 3, and the search condition, rearrangement condition, and presentation information for the charging spot 2 are displayed. The sorting condition is set as an initial setting of “low order of charge” in which the charge group G is sorted in ascending order of charge, but “order of close distance” in which the charge spot 2 is arranged in order of close distance, In addition, “order from the earliest reservation date and time” in which the earliest reservation date and time are rearranged in order from the earliest is selectable.

  Specifically, FIG. 7 shows a case where the presentation information is displayed in “in order of low charge”. Here, in FIG. 7A, for the sake of easy viewing, the aggregated presentation information obtained by collecting the charging spot 2, the charger group G, and the presentation information having the same charge is rearranged and displayed in ascending order of the charge. Yes. In the aggregate presentation information, only the earliest time zone of the reservation target time zones is displayed. For this reason, the display unit 11f displays on the user terminal 3 a reservation time setting screen for setting a reservation time after the aggregate presentation information is selected by the user terminal 3 and the selection result is transmitted to the system 1 of the present invention. . FIG. 7B shows an example of a reservation time setting screen when the top presentation information shown in FIG. 7A is selected. The thick line frame portion is the aggregate presentation information. It shows the time zone for the displayed fee. The user terminal 3 transmits the set reservation time zone to the system 1 of the present invention.

  FIG. 8A shows a case where the display is performed in “in order of distance”, and in the same way as in the case of display in “in order of low charge” shown in FIG. Aggregated presentation information obtained by collecting the charger group G and presentation information with the same charge is rearranged and displayed in order of distance. The display unit 11 f displays a reservation time setting screen on the user terminal 3 after the presentation information is selected by the user terminal 3 and the selection result is transmitted to the system 1 of the present invention. FIG. 8B shows an example of a reservation time setting screen when the top presentation information shown in FIG. 8A is selected. The thick line frame portion is the aggregate presentation information. It shows the time zone for the displayed fee. The user terminal 3 transmits the set reservation time to the system 1 of the present invention.

  FIG. 9 shows a case where the display is performed in the order of “reservation date and time”. In FIG. 9, since the reservation time is a rearrangement condition, the presentation information is not aggregated. For this reason, the reservation time setting screen is not displayed.

  Subsequently, the reservation setting unit 11g of the system 1 of the present invention specifies presentation information based on the data transmitted from the user terminal 3 in step # 103, generates reservation information based on the specified presentation information, and generates a reservation information DB 12c. And the reservation setting process is executed (step # 209). The reservation setting unit 11g identifies the presentation information from the data when the aggregate presentation information and the reservation time data are received in step # 208. If the data indicating the presentation information is received, the reservation setting unit 11g Specify the presentation information to be shown. The reservation setting unit 11g specifies the charging spot 2, the charger group G, the charging time zone, and the charging fee from the presentation information. The reservation setting unit 11g generates reservation information including information specified from the presentation information, the user ID of the user who executed the reservation, and a reservation ID for specifying the reservation information, and stores the reservation information in the reservation information DB 12c. Furthermore, the reservation setting unit 11g displays the reservation ID and reservation information on the user terminal 3, and ends the process.

  Next, the processing operation of the charging spot management server 20 at the time of charging will be described.

  The user goes to the charging spot 2 reserved in the charging time zone of the reservation information, inputs a reservation ID to the charging spot management server 20, and charges the vehicle 4 with the chargers of the reserved charger group G. In the charging spot management server 20, the reservation information acquiring unit 21c searches the reservation information DB 12c of the system 1 of the present invention using the input reservation ID as a key, and acquires the reservation information. When the reservation information is acquired, the charging spot management server 20 confirms the relationship between the current time and the charging time zone of the reservation information, the two charging spots for charging, and starts charging. When the charging is completed, the charging spot management server 20 charges the charging management unit 21d by presenting the charge stored in the reservation information to the user. Further, after the charging is completed, the charging spot management server 20 acquires the remaining amount of the storage battery of the vehicle 4, the travel history stored in the car navigation system mounted on the vehicle 4, and the date and time when the next charging is required. You may comprise so that it may obtain | require and show to a user.

<Another embodiment>
<1> In the above embodiment, the case where the charging spot 2 includes a plurality of charger groups G has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the charger spot 2 may be configured by one charger group G.

<2> In the above-described embodiment, the case where the display unit 11f rearranges in the order of “lowest charge”, “in order of close distance”, and “order of early reservation date / time” has been described, but the rearrangement condition is limited to these. Instead, it may be configured so that conditions other than “in order of low charge” can be selected as the initial setting.

  Examples of other rearrangement conditions include, for example, the service content of the charging spot 2. Specifically, when there is a store that performs a point service and the service is used, the store that performs the point service may be preferentially displayed.

  Furthermore, as another example of the rearrangement condition, for example, a past user's reservation history is stored and, for example, charging is performed on a specific day of the week. It is also possible to preferentially display the presentation information with the reservation target time zone. Further, a time zone in which congestion is expected from past actual usage results may be displayed with a lower priority.

<3> In the above-described embodiment, the reservation condition acquisition unit 11c may further be configured to acquire a charging spot 2 condition for designating the charging spot 2 to be charged as the reservation condition. In this case, the charging spot specifying unit 11d is configured to exclude the charging spot 2 that does not satisfy the charging spot 2 condition from the presentation target charging spots from the presentation target charging spots.

  For example, when it is desired to use the charging spot 2 operated by a predetermined affiliate by using a credit card or a point service, the store name is designated, and only the charging spot 2 is designated as the presentation target charging spot. By configuring so, user convenience can be enhanced.

<4> The system 1 of the present invention may be configured to accept cancellation of a reservation from the user terminal 3, and may be configured to notify other users when the reservation is canceled. In addition, the system 1 of the present invention is configured to automatically cancel a reservation in which a reservation ID is transmitted from the charging spot management server 20 and charging is not started even after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start time of the charging time zone. May be. In this case, the system 1 of the present invention designates, for example, the charging spot 2, the charger group G, the time zone, etc. in advance as the cancellation information notification condition for each user, and the reservation that matches the conditions is canceled. In this case, the cancellation information may be transmitted to the user terminal 3 of the user to be notified.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Charging spot reservation system 2 Charging spot 3 User terminal 4 Vehicle 5 Communication network 11 Arithmetic processing means 11a User information acquisition part 11b Charging vehicle specific part 11c Reservation condition acquisition part 11d Charging spot specific part 11e Charge calculation part 11f Display unit 11g Reservation setting unit 12 Storage unit 12a Charging spot information DB
12b Road information DB
12c Reservation information DB
12d User information DB
13 Communication means 20 Charging spot management server (charging spot management apparatus according to the present invention)
21 arithmetic processing means 21a power storage equipment management section 21b charge table setting section 21c reservation information acquisition section 21d charge management section 22 storage means 23 communication means 24 power generation equipment 25 power storage equipment CN quick charger CH quick charger

Claims (7)

A charging spot reservation system for selecting an arbitrary charging spot from a plurality of charging spots including one or a plurality of chargers capable of supplying power to a vehicle including a storage battery,
Charging spot information DB for storing charging spot information including first position information indicating the position of the charging spot for each charging spot, charging capacity information for each charger, and a charge table set for each predetermined variation condition;
A road information DB for storing road information for calculating a distance from a predetermined position to the charging spot;
Reservation information DB for storing reservation information including a reserved user, a charging time zone, and a charging fee for each charger group including one or a plurality of the chargers having the same charging capability;
First communication means for performing data communication with a user terminal of a user who requests a reservation for charging the vehicle;
Arithmetic processing means for performing reservation setting processing by computer data processing,
The arithmetic processing means is
Based on data from the user terminal, a charging vehicle specifying unit that specifies the vehicle to be charged and sets the vehicle to be charged;
Based on data from the user terminal, second position information indicating a departure position of the charging target vehicle, a time condition for specifying a scheduled charging period for charging, and a distance range from the charging target vehicle to the charging spot A reservation condition acquisition unit for setting a reservation condition including a distance condition for designating,
Based on the first position information, the second position information, and the road information, a moving distance from the starting position to the charging spot is calculated, and the charging spot whose moving distance is within the distance range is presented. Specify as a charging spot, and, based on the reservation information, for each of the charger groups of the presentation target charging spot, specify the reserved time zone within the scheduled charging period as a reservation target time zone, A charging spot identifying unit that excludes the charging spot without the charger group identified in the reservation target time zone from the presentation target charging spot;
For each of the charging target vehicles, for each of the charger groups of the presentation target charging spot, for each reservation target time zone, a charge calculating unit that calculates the charging charge based on the charge table;
For each of the charging target vehicles, for each of the charger groups in the charging target charging spot, the charging information including the charging fee for each reservation target time zone is generated, and the presenting information is based on data from the user terminal. Sorting, generating display data for displaying the presentation information on the user terminal in the sorted order, and outputting to the user terminal, a display unit;
A reservation setting unit that specifies the presentation information based on data from the user terminal, generates the reservation information based on the specified presentation information, stores the reservation information in the reservation information DB, and executes the reservation setting process; A charging spot reservation system characterized by comprising:   2. The charging spot reservation system according to claim 1, wherein the variation condition is at least one of the charging capability, time zone, season, and predetermined service content of the charger group.   Based on the data from the user terminal, the display unit, based on at least one of the order of the charging charge is low, the order of the moving distance is short, or the service content of the presentation target charging spot, 3. The charging spot reservation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the presentation information is rearranged. The reservation condition acquisition unit is further configured to acquire a charging spot condition for designating the charging spot to be charged as the reservation condition,
The said charging spot specific | specification part excludes the said charging spot which does not satisfy | fill the said charging spot condition among the said presentation object charging spots from the said presentation object charging spot. Charging spot reservation system as described in.   The reservation condition acquisition unit sets the scheduled period to a preset reference period when the scheduled charging period of the time condition is not specified, and the distance when the distance range of the distance condition is not specified. 5. The charging spot reservation system according to claim 1, wherein the range is set to a preset reference distance range. The first communication means is configured to be capable of data communication with a charging spot management device that manages the charging spot,
The said arithmetic processing means performs the setting and update of the said charge table memorize | stored in the said charging spot information DB based on the data from the said charging spot management apparatus, The any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The charging spot reservation system described in the section. A charging spot management device for managing a charging spot having one or more chargers capable of supplying electric power to a vehicle having a storage battery,
Charge table setting means for setting the charge table;
7. A charging spot management apparatus comprising: a second communication unit configured to transmit the fee table set by the fee table setting unit to the charging spot reservation system according to claim 6.

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