JP2017017993A - Vehicle and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle and a power utilization system that are capable of effectively utilizing power charged in a secondary battery included in the vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicle comprises: a charge/discharge mechanism that is positioned at a position at which the charge/discharge mechanism faces a power charge/discharge mechanism on the ground side, outputs power charged in a mounted secondary battery to the ground side by using radio energy in a non-contact manner, and receives power input from the ground side by using radio energy in a non-contact manner; a power discharge control device for controlling the power output from the secondary battery to the ground side; and an on-vehicle device for communicating with the power discharge control device and an external system for converting power to price information. The power discharge control device controls the charge/discharge mechanism on the basis of an instruction from the on-vehicle device, and supplies power charged in the secondary battery mounted on the vehicle to the external system side on the ground side by using radio energy in a non-contact manner, as a counter value of a purchase target.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle that uses power charged in a secondary battery, and a control method.

  In recent years, an increasing number of vehicles travel using electric power charged in secondary batteries. Patent Document 1 discloses a system that can efficiently use electric power when charging a battery (secondary battery) of an electric vehicle or discharging the battery to supply power to the house.

JP 2011-130673 A

  Here, the electric power charged in the secondary battery provided in the vehicle as described above is mainly used for driving the vehicle, but in a social situation where a transaction for paying electric power as a consideration is newly demanded. Therefore, there is a demand for a technology that can make a settlement of purchases and purchases in a store using the power charged in the secondary battery.

  In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle and a control method capable of making a settlement of purchases and purchases in a store using electric power charged in a secondary battery provided in the vehicle.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, when the vehicle is parked, the vehicle is wirelessly supplied with the electric power charged in the mounted secondary battery that is provided at a position opposite to the charge / discharge mechanism of electric power on the ground side. A charging / discharging mechanism that outputs power to the ground side in a non-contact manner by energy, and power that is input from the ground side in a contactless manner by wireless energy, and a power discharge control device that controls power output from the secondary battery to the ground side And an on-vehicle device that communicates with the power emission control device and an external system that converts power into monetary information, and the power emission control device controls the charge / discharge mechanism based on an instruction from the on-vehicle device. Then, the electric power charged in the secondary battery mounted on the vehicle is supplied to the external system side on the ground side in a non-contact manner by wireless energy and used as the consideration for the purchase target.

  In the vehicle described above, the vehicle-mounted device receives an instruction to start power discharge and a charge amount lower limit value and inputs the power discharge start instruction and the charge amount lower limit value to the power discharge control. A power discharge processing unit that outputs to the device, and the power discharge control device compares the charge amount lower limit value with the current charge amount when receiving an instruction to start the power discharge, When the amount is larger than the value indicated by the charge amount lower limit value, the charge / discharge mechanism is controlled to supply the power charged in the secondary battery mounted on the vehicle to the external system side.

  In the vehicle described above, when the power discharge control device controls the charge / discharge mechanism to discharge the power charged in the secondary battery mounted on the vehicle, the charge amount of the secondary battery Is determined to stop discharging when the value reaches a value obtained by adding a predetermined charge amount to the charge amount lower limit value.

  In the vehicle described above, the power release processing unit is information stored in the external system in association with identification information of a user of the vehicle, and is discharged from the secondary battery previously mounted on the vehicle. Obtaining information indicating the amount of unused electric power that was not used for product payment out of the amount of power charged in the secondary battery of the external system after the external system converted into amount information, the amount information Appears on the display.

  In the vehicle described above, the power release processing unit stops discharging the power charged in the secondary battery mounted on the vehicle, and then transmits the amount of discharged power to the external system.

  In the vehicle described above, the power release processing unit outputs a discharge preparation start signal including identification information used to identify the position of the charge / discharge mechanism, which is identification information of the vehicle that has received an input, to the external system. Features.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, when the vehicle is parked, the control method includes the power charged in the mounted secondary battery, which is provided at a position opposite to the ground-side power charging / discharging mechanism. A charge / discharge mechanism that outputs power to the ground without contact by wireless energy, and power that is input from the ground without contact by wireless energy, and power discharge control that controls power output from the secondary battery to the ground An on-vehicle device of the vehicle communicates with the power release control device and an external system that converts power into money amount information based on an input of a power release operation, A vehicle power release control device controls the charge / discharge mechanism based on an instruction from the vehicle-mounted device, is a power charged in a secondary battery mounted on the vehicle, and is contactless by wireless energy. , Purchase The power used in exchange for elephants, and supplies the ground side to the external system side.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the electric power charged in the secondary battery with which a vehicle is provided can be converted into money amount information, and can be used effectively in the payment process in a store.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle which can be charged / discharged concerning this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the electric power utilization system using the vehicle which can be charged / discharged. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the vehicle equipment and store apparatus in an electric power utilization system. It is a 1st figure which shows the processing flow of an electric power utilization system. It is a 2nd figure which shows the processing flow of an electric power utilization system.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a chargeable / dischargeable vehicle according to the present invention.
In the case of a normal battery car, electric power is supplied from the system (or secondary battery) 112 to the ground coil 110 via the high frequency generator 116 based on the control signal of the power controller 113. Inductive power is generated in the vehicle-side coil 105 by electromagnetic induction, and the secondary battery 3 is charged with the power rectified through the rectifier 103. The radio control system 104 and the radio control system 114 are vehicles that transmit and receive a control signal necessary for charging the secondary battery 3 between the vehicle side and the ground side based on a command from the power controller 113. Side radio control system and ground side radio control system.

The chargeable / dischargeable vehicle 20 according to the present invention is equipped with a high frequency generator 102 required for discharging from the vehicle 20 side. A rectifier 115 necessary for charging is provided on the ground side.
That is, when discharging from the vehicle 20 side, electric power is supplied from the secondary battery 3 to the vehicle side coil 105 via the high frequency generator 102 based on the control signal of the battery controller 101. Then, induced power is generated in the ground side coil 110 by electromagnetic induction action, and the power rectified through the rectifier 115 is charged to the ground side internal secondary battery 202 (for example, equivalent to the secondary battery 112 in FIG. 1). (Or may be directly connected to the AC system).

In FIG. 1, the vehicle-side coil 105 is installed at a position facing the road surface below the vehicle 20 so as to face the ground-side coil 110 arranged on the road surface. However, the present invention is not limited to this. If it is installed in the vehicle 20 side so that it may be a position facing the ground side coil (charging / discharging mechanism) 110 arrange | positioned in the area (for example, parking lot) 20 where 20 is parked and stopped Good.
The vehicle-mounted device 106 is a device that communicates with the ground-side antenna 111 by DSRC or the like.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a power usage system using the chargeable / dischargeable vehicle 20, and shows the functions of the vehicle side and the store side when discharging power from the vehicle 20 side to the store side. It is.
In this figure, a store apparatus (external system) 1 receives wireless energy from a power discharge mechanism 5 (corresponding to the charge / discharge mechanism 105 in FIG. 1) provided in the vehicle 20 and converts it into electric power to convert it into electric power, which is a secondary battery 3. It is a device that charges the battery. In addition, the store apparatus 1 has an internal system 201 (power system used in the store), an internal secondary battery 202 (secondary battery owned by the store), or an external system 203 (store has a power sales contract. A changeover switch 200 is provided for switching between a power company and the like and the power line 31 to connect and open / close. The charging mechanism 10 is a device that inputs wireless energy from the power discharging mechanism 5 of the vehicle 20 in a non-contact manner and converts it into electric power. In addition, a store here means the place which provides goods and services to consumers, such as a convenience store and a supermarket.

The vehicle 20 includes an onboard device 2, a secondary battery 3, a power release control device 4, and a power release mechanism 5.
The vehicle-mounted device 2 is a device that instructs the power release control device 4 to start the power release control based on the power release control start request and the input information from the user, for example, DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) communication, etc. Information is transmitted / received to / from the antenna 18 included in the store apparatus 1 using technology.
The secondary battery 3 is a power source for the vehicle 20, and supplies power to a traveling motor and other various devices provided in the vehicle 20, and accumulates power to be discharged for settlement.
The power release control device 4 is a device that controls the power release mechanism 5 that releases the power stored in the secondary battery 3.
The power release mechanism 5 is a device that inputs power stored in the secondary battery 3, converts it into wireless energy, and outputs it to the charging mechanism 10.

Here, the wireless energy output from the power release mechanism 5 of the vehicle 20 to the charging mechanism 10 is a magnetic field, a microwave, or the like. For example, the power release mechanism 5 generates a magnetic field using the electric power obtained from the secondary battery 3, and the charging mechanism 10 converts the magnetic field into electric power by an electromagnetic induction technique.
The charging mechanism 10 is installed in a parking space such as a store. The vehicle 20 can stop in the parking space so that the position of the power release mechanism 5 of the vehicle 20 faces the position of the charging mechanism 10. A vehicle stop 30 is provided for this purpose. The charging mechanism 10 is installed on the ground of the parking space and movably within a predetermined range in the front-rear direction of the vehicle 20 stopped based on the vehicle stop 30 by the control from the store apparatus 1. Note that the charging mechanism 10 may be movably installed in a predetermined range in another direction such as the left-right direction of the vehicle 20 stopped based on the vehicle stop 30.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating configurations of the vehicle-mounted device and the store apparatus in the power usage system.
As shown in this figure, the store apparatus 1 includes a communication unit 11, a preparation processing unit 12, a charging mechanism drive control unit 13, an amount information calculation unit 14, a payment processing unit 15, and a charging power measurement unit 17. And a storage unit 16.
Here, the communication unit 11 is a processing unit that communicates with the vehicle-mounted device 2 via the antenna 18.
In addition, the preparation processing unit 12 is a processing unit that performs preparation processing for discharging power from the vehicle 20.
In addition, the charging mechanism drive control unit 13 is a processing unit that moves the charging mechanism 10 to a position where the electric power based on the wireless energy can be charged from the vehicle 20 at a predetermined charging efficiency threshold or more (above a predetermined input efficiency of wireless energy). .
The monetary information calculation unit 14 is a processing unit that calculates monetary information based on the amount of electric power that is wirelessly input from the electric power release mechanism 5.
The payment processing unit 15 is a processing unit that performs payment processing using the amount information calculated by the amount information calculation unit 14.
The charging power measuring unit 17 is a processing unit that measures the amount of power that the charging mechanism 10 receives and converts wireless energy and stores in the secondary battery 202.
The storage unit 16 stores various information used for processing.

The vehicle-mounted device 2 includes a processing unit such as an input unit 26, a communication unit 21, a control unit 22, and a power release processing unit 23, and a storage unit 24.
The input unit 26 is a processing unit that inputs information on user operations through a user interface such as an operation screen displayed on the touch panel.
The communication unit 21 is a processing unit that transmits / receives information to / from the store apparatus 1 via the antenna of the vehicle-mounted device 2.
The control unit 22 is a processing unit that controls various processes.
The power release processing unit 23 is a processing unit that performs various processes for power release.
The storage unit 24 stores various information used for processing.
The vehicle-mounted device 2 may be built in a device such as a car navigation device or an audio device mounted on the vehicle 20.

  With the configuration of each processing unit and storage unit described above, a power usage system is provided that can effectively use the power charged in the secondary battery 3 of the vehicle in the store apparatus 1.

FIG. 4 is a first diagram showing a processing flow of the power usage system of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a second diagram showing a processing flow of the power usage system of FIG.
Next, the processing flow of the power usage system will be described in order.
First, the user (consumer) who drives the vehicle 20 drives the vehicle 20 to the stop space of the store and stops the vehicle 20 at a predetermined position in order to receive services at the store provided with the store apparatus 1. At this time, by aligning the tire of the vehicle 20 with the vehicle stop 30, the position of the charging mechanism 10 or the power release so that the power discharging mechanism 5 provided in the vehicle 20 can be positioned in the vicinity of the charging mechanism 10. It is assumed that the attachment position of the mechanism 5 in the vehicle 20 is set in advance. In addition, the stop space of a store may be a corner of a traveling zone of a vehicle 20 of a store where products can be sold through drive-through, or a parking space provided in front of the store.

  Here, the user can make a part or all of the purchase price of the product at the store using the power already charged in the secondary battery 3 of the vehicle 20. When the user performs settlement of part or all of the purchase amount using the power already charged in the secondary battery 3 of the vehicle 20, the user operates the vehicle-mounted device 2 and performs an operation for discharging power. . At this time, the user inputs a user ID to the vehicle-mounted device 2. The user ID is input by the input unit 26 and output to the power release processing unit 23. When the power release processing unit 23 inputs the user ID, the power release processing unit 23 transmits the user ID to the store apparatus 1 via the communication unit 21 (step S101). The signal of the user ID is transmitted from the antenna of the vehicle-mounted device 2 to the antenna 18 of the store apparatus 1 by DSRC communication.

  Next, in the store apparatus 1, the communication unit 11 receives the user ID (step S <b> 102), and the preparation processing unit 12 acquires the user ID included in the signal. The preparation processing unit 12 records the acquired user ID in the storage unit 16 as identification information about the user of the vehicle 20 currently being processed. Here, the storage unit 16 uses the amount of unused power that the user has not used for the settlement of the product out of the amount of power that has been discharged from the secondary battery 3 of the vehicle 20 in the past and charged to the store apparatus 1 side. The preparation processing unit 12 extracts the amount of power recorded in the storage unit 16 in association with the user ID (step S103). In addition, the preparation processing unit 12 converts the amount of unused power into amount information using a predetermined conversion formula (unit price per unit power) held in the storage unit 16 (step S104). And the preparation process part 12 transmits the electric energy of unused electric power, and the money amount information which converted the electric energy into the money amount to the onboard equipment 2 via the communication part 11 (step S105).

  When the communication unit 21 of the vehicle-mounted device 2 receives the amount of unused power and the amount information, the communication unit 21 outputs it to the power release processing unit 23. Then, the power release processing unit 23 displays the amount of unused power and the amount of money information on a display (not shown) or the like (such as a car navigation screen mounted on the vehicle) (step S106). When the user confirms the amount of electric power and amount information of unused electric power displayed on the display or the like, and selects payment by electric power or depositing power to the store side, the input unit 26 is a stop space by the user's operation. Identification information (stop space number, etc.) and the vehicle type of the vehicle 20 are input (step S107). And the electric power discharge | release process part 23 transmits the discharge preparation start signal containing stop space identification information and a vehicle model to the shop apparatus 1 via the communication part 21 (step S108). And the communication part 11 of the shop apparatus 1 receives a discharge preparation start signal (step S109).

  Next, the preparation processing unit 12 of the store apparatus 1 acquires the stop space identification information and the vehicle type included in the discharge preparation start signal. Then, the preparation process part 12 controls the changeover switch 200 which connects the secondary battery 202 and the charging mechanism 10 with the power line 31 to close, and connects the charging mechanism 10 and the secondary battery 202 (step S110). The preparation processing unit 12 outputs the stop space identification information and the vehicle type to the charging mechanism drive control unit 13. The charging mechanism drive control unit 13 uses the stop space identification information and the vehicle type to specify the stop space where the vehicle 20 is stopped, and is a position that can be specified by the vehicle type, and is charged in the secondary battery 3. The position adjustment is controlled to relatively move the charging mechanism 10 to a position where the electric power can be charged from the vehicle 20 (step S111).

  As a specific example of the position adjustment control, for example, a marking or the like indicating the installation position of the power release mechanism 5 is provided on the vehicle 20 side, and a sensor or the like for detecting the position of the marking or the like is provided on the charging mechanism 10 side. Keep it. Then, based on the control of the charging mechanism drive control unit 13, the charging mechanism 10 transmits position information such as the marking to the charging mechanism drive control unit 13 via the control line 32. Then, the charging mechanism drive control unit 13 performs control to move the charging mechanism 10 in a direction in which the relative distance between the received positional information such as the marking and the position of the sensor or the like approaches.

  Alternatively, as another position adjustment control, the position information of the charging mechanism 10 provided in the vehicle 20 is stored in the storage unit 16 in association with each vehicle type of the vehicle 20 in advance. Then, the charging mechanism drive control unit 13 reads the position information of the charging mechanism 10 corresponding to the input vehicle type from the storage unit 16, and based on the position information and the current position information of the charging mechanism 10, the secondary battery. The charging mechanism 10 is moved to a position where the electric power charged in the vehicle 3 can be charged from the vehicle 20.

  When the charging mechanism drive control unit 13 determines that the position adjustment has been completed, the charging mechanism drive control unit 13 outputs information indicating the completion of the position adjustment to the preparation processing unit 12. Then, the preparation process part 12 transmits the preparation completion signal which shows preparation completion to the vehicle equipment 2 via the communication part 11 (step S112).

  The power release processing unit 23 of the vehicle-mounted device 2 inputs a preparation completion signal via the communication unit 21. Then, the power release processing unit 23 displays information indicating completion of preparation on a display or the like. When the user confirms the information indicating the completion of preparation displayed on the display or the like, the user inputs an instruction to start power discharge (power discharge control start request) and a charge amount lowering limit value (step S113). The charge amount lowering limit value indicates, for example, a lower limit value of the charge amount of the secondary battery 3 that prohibits further lowering of the charge amount of the secondary battery 3. Since the electric power stored in the secondary battery 3 of the vehicle 20 is also used for traveling, it is necessary to prevent discharge beyond the amount of electric power used for traveling. For this reason, the user inputs a charge amount lowering limit value. The power release processing unit 23 outputs a power discharge start instruction and a charge amount lowering limit value to the power discharge control device 4 when an instruction to start power discharge and the charge amount lowering limit value are input. The charge amount lowering limit value may be a predetermined value.

  Next, when the power discharge control device 4 inputs a power discharge start instruction, the power discharge control device 4 detects the current amount of charging power from the secondary battery 3 and temporarily stores it in the storage unit 24. And the electric power discharge | release control apparatus 4 determines whether the present charge amount is larger than the charge amount which a charge amount fall limit value shows (step S114). When the current charge amount is larger than the charge amount indicated by the charge amount lowering limit value, the power release control device 4 determines that the discharge is possible, instructs the power release mechanism 5 to start the discharge, and sends it to the vehicle-mounted device 2. Notify start of discharge. When the in-vehicle device 2 inputs a notification of the start of discharge, information indicating “discharging” is displayed on the display or the like (step S115), and the vehicle 20 cannot be started on the system side so that the power source and engine of the vehicle 20 cannot be started. Output a signal. On the other hand, when the current charge amount is not larger than the charge amount indicated by the charge amount lowering limit value, the power release control device 4 determines that discharge is not possible (step S116), and information indicating that discharge is not possible is the vehicle-mounted device 2. To notify. When the vehicle-mounted device 2 inputs information indicating that discharge is not possible, the information is displayed on a display or the like, and the process ends.

  The power release mechanism 5 starts discharging when an instruction to start discharging is input (step S117). At this time, the power release mechanism 5 receives the power stored in the secondary battery 3, converts the power into wireless energy, and outputs it to the charging mechanism 10. The power release mechanism 5 converts the power into wireless energy and outputs it to the charging mechanism 10 until an instruction to stop the discharge is input from the power release control device 4. The power release mechanism 5 converts the power obtained from the secondary battery 3 with a predetermined voltage value and current value into wireless energy and outputs the wireless energy.

  The charging mechanism 10 obtains the wireless energy and converts it into electric power while the electric power discharging mechanism 5 releases electric power by wireless energy, and charges the secondary battery 202 via the power line 31. At this time, the charging power measuring unit 17 of the store apparatus 1 measures the amount of power charged in the secondary battery 202 (step S118). For example, the charging power measuring unit 17 measures the charging power amount per unit time for each unit time, calculates the total charging power amount charged this time, and associates it with the user ID in the storage unit 16 each time. Recording / updating is performed (step S119).

  As described above, although the power release from the power release mechanism 5 continues, a case where a settlement process for the user of the vehicle 20 occurs in the store apparatus 1 during the power release will be described below. As a trigger, a power payment request from a cash register system (not shown) of the store connected to the store apparatus 1 (if the user selects power payment at the cash register of the store, the cashier enters the cash register system) Based on the above, the settlement processing unit 15 detects the occurrence of the power settlement process (step S120). Then, the settlement processing unit 15 requests the cashier system to input a user ID, and acquires the user ID input by the user at the cashier (step S121). Then, the settlement processing unit 15 notifies the money amount information calculation unit 14 of the user ID. Next, the money amount information calculation unit 14 reads the latest total charge power amount and the past unused power amount that are recorded in the storage unit 16 in association with the acquired user ID. Then, the monetary amount information calculation unit 14 calculates monetary amount information that allows power payment based on the total amount of electric power read and a predetermined conversion formula, and outputs it to the cash register system (step S122). When the user finally selects power payment (including normal money payment) in the cash register system, the payment processing unit 15 inputs an instruction to start power payment including information on the amount of charge from the cash register system. (Step S123). Then, the settlement processing unit 15 converts the input billing amount information into electric energy based on a predetermined conversion formula (step S124). Then, the settlement processing unit 15 outputs the power amount converted from the billing amount information to the storage unit 16 and records it as the power settlement power amount (step S125).

  After outputting the discharge start instruction to the power release mechanism 5, the power release control device 4 detects the current charge amount of the secondary battery 3 at predetermined time intervals (step S126). Then, the power release control device 4 determines whether the detected charge amount of the secondary battery 3 has reached a charge amount obtained by adding a predetermined slight charge amount α to the charge amount indicated by the charge amount lowering limit value. (Step S127). That is, it is determined whether or not the charge amount lowering limit value is approached. When the detected charge amount of the secondary battery 3 reaches a charge amount obtained by adding a predetermined slight charge amount to the charge amount indicated by the charge amount lowering limit value, the power release control device 4 stops discharging. (Step S128), and the output of the electric power charged in the secondary battery 3 by the power release mechanism 5 is stopped. When the detected charge amount of the secondary battery 3 has not reached the charge amount obtained by adding a predetermined slight charge amount to the charge amount indicated by the charge amount lowering limit value, the power release control device 4 performs discharge control. And the detection of the amount of charge of the secondary battery 3 is repeated. And the electric power discharge | release control apparatus 4 outputs the information of discharge stop to the onboard equipment 2, when it determines with discharge stop. In the vehicle-mounted device 2, the power release processing unit 23 inputs information on the stop of discharge via the input unit 26. Alternatively, a discharge forced end signal by the user is input to the input unit 26. When the discharge stop or forced discharge end signal is input, the power release processing unit 23 transmits a discharge end signal indicating the end of discharge via the communication unit 21 (step S129).

  In addition, the power release control device 4 reads the charge amount of the secondary battery 3 temporarily recorded in the storage unit 24 when the power release start instruction is input, and sends information on the discharge stop or the discharge forced end signal from the vehicle-mounted device 2. The charge amount of the secondary battery 3 at the time of input is read, and the difference between the read charge amounts is calculated as the total discharge power amount. And the electric power discharge | release control apparatus 4 outputs total discharge electric energy to the onboard equipment 2. FIG. Then, the power release processing unit 23 of the vehicle-mounted device 2 transmits the total discharge power amount to the store apparatus 1 via the communication unit 21 (step S130).

  Next, in the store apparatus 1, the preparation processing unit 12 inputs a discharge end signal, and the charging power measurement unit 17 inputs a total discharge power amount. When receiving the discharge end signal, the preparation processing unit 12 controls the changeover switch 200 that connects the charging mechanism 10 to the power line 31 to be opened, and disconnects the connection between the charging mechanism 10 and the secondary battery 202 (step). S131). The preparation processing unit 12 notifies the charging mechanism 10 of the end of discharging.

  On the other hand, when the total discharge power amount is input, the charge power measurement unit 17 reads the latest total charge power amount that has already been measured by the charge power measurement unit 17 and recorded / updated in the storage unit 16 each time. Then, the charge power measuring unit 17 compares the total discharge power amount and the total charge power amount, determines that the large value is the power amount released in the current power release process, and determines the large power amount. The value is recorded in the storage unit 16 in association with the user ID as the amount of power newly charged this time (step S132). Thereby, the discharge process is completed. In addition, the settlement processing unit 15 inputs a discharge end signal and is recorded in the storage unit 16 (A) the amount of unused power corresponding to the user ID, (B) the amount of power newly charged this time, Based on (C) power settlement power amount, a new amount of unused power (= A + B−C) is calculated (step S133), and is output to the storage unit 16 and recorded. In addition, although the big value of total discharge electric energy and total charge electric energy was made into the electric energy newly charged this time, you may make small electric value, average value, etc. into electric energy newly charged this time.

  After the end of the discharge process, the payment process in the case where the payment process occurs in the store apparatus 1 is the amount information that is output to the cash register system and that can be used for the power payment. When payment processing is performed during the release of power, except that the amount is based on “the amount of unused electric power A + the amount of electric power B that is newly charged this time” instead of the amount based on “the amount of power” It is the same.

  In addition, although the store apparatus 1 by this embodiment is described as an apparatus installed in one store, any one or several process part of each process part is contained in another different apparatus. The store apparatus 1 may be configured in cooperation by connecting the plurality of apparatuses via a communication network. In other words, in the case of a convenience store that has stores nationwide, by sharing the storage unit 16 over the network (by sharing information associated with the user ID), where the user is Even at a convenience store, payment can be made in the same way.

  In addition, when the power of the secondary battery 3 is supplied as power used / charged in a store, but the store has a power sales contract with a power company, the contractor You may make it supply to the electric power company.

  In the case of a parking lot where a parking fee is imposed, a request for parking fee is requested from the input unit 26, and a parking fee is output from a parking fee system (not shown) on the store side via the communication units 21 and 11. Alternatively, it may be displayed on a display or the like in the vehicle 20 so that settlement processing using the electric power of the parking fee can be instructed from the input unit 26. That is, when a user inputs a parking fee presentation request together with a user ID to the input unit 26, the control unit 22 that has received the request outputs the request and the user ID to the store apparatus 1 side via the communication units 21 and 11. . Then, the settlement processing unit 15 requests and acquires the parking fee associated with the user ID from the parking fee system 150 on the store side, and records a new unregistered item associated with the user ID recorded in the storage unit 16. Based on the amount of power used and the conversion formula, the amount information that can be settled is calculated, and the parking fee and the amount information that can be settled are temporarily stored. 11 and 21 to the vehicle-mounted device 2 side. The vehicle-mounted device 2 that has received the amount information based on the parking fee and the amount of new unused power displays the parking fee and the amount information on a display or the like. When the user selects to settle the parking fee with electric power, an electric power settlement instruction for the parking fee is input to the input unit 26. The instruction is input to the settlement processing unit 15 via the communication units 21 and 11, and the settlement processing unit 15 that receives the instruction can make a power payment based on the temporarily stored parking fee and the amount information that can be used for the power payment. The parking fee is subtracted from the correct amount information, converted into the amount of electric power based on the conversion formula, recorded in the storage unit 16 as the amount of new unused electric power, and the settlement process is terminated.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, according to the above-mentioned process, the electric power charged in the secondary battery 3 with which the vehicle 20 is provided is converted into money amount information, and it uses effectively in the payment process in a store. be able to.
In addition, by using night power with a low charge for charging the secondary battery 3 and using it for daytime power settlement, a cost merit for the user is generated.

  Each of the above devices has a computer system inside. Each process described above is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the above process is performed by the computer reading and executing the program. Here, the computer-readable recording medium means a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program.

  The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Store apparatus 2 ... Onboard equipment 3 ... Secondary battery 4 ... Power discharge | release control apparatus 5 ... Power discharge | release mechanism 10 ... Charging mechanism 11 ... Communication part 12 ... Preparation processing unit 13 ... charging mechanism drive control unit 14 ... money amount information calculation unit 15 ... settlement processing unit 16 ... storage unit 17 ... charging power measurement unit 20 ... vehicle 21 ... Communication unit 22 ... Control unit 23 ... Power release processing unit 24 ... Storage unit 26 ... Input unit 30 ... Car stop 31 ... Power line 32 ... Control line 101 ... Battery controller 102, 116 ... high frequency generators 103, 115 ... rectifiers 104, 114 ... wireless control system 105 ... charge / discharge mechanism (vehicle side coil)
110 ... Charge / discharge mechanism (ground coil)
111 ... Antenna 112 ... System / secondary battery 113 ... Power controller 200 ... Changeover switch 201 ... Internal system 202 ... Internal secondary battery 203 ... External system

Claims (7)

When the vehicle is parked, it is provided at a position opposite to the power charging / discharging mechanism on the ground side, and the power charged in the mounted secondary battery is output to the ground side by wireless energy in a non-contact manner. A charging / discharging mechanism in which electric power is input in a non-contact manner by wireless energy
A power release control device for controlling power output from the secondary battery to the ground side;
An in-vehicle device that communicates with the power release control device and an external system that converts power into monetary information;
With
The power release control device controls the charge / discharge mechanism based on an instruction from the vehicle-mounted device, is a power charged in a secondary battery mounted on the vehicle, and is contactless by wireless energy, A vehicle that supplies electric power used as consideration for a purchase target to the external system side on the ground side. The in-vehicle device is
A power release processing unit that receives an instruction to start power discharge and a charge amount lower limit value and outputs the power discharge start instruction and the charge amount lower limit value to the power discharge control device; ,
When the power discharge control device receives an instruction to start the power discharge, the power discharge control device compares the charge amount lower limit value with the current charge amount, and the current charge amount is a value indicated by the charge amount lower limit value. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein when larger, the charging / discharging mechanism is controlled to supply electric power charged in a secondary battery mounted on the vehicle to the external system side. When the power discharge control device controls the charge / discharge mechanism to discharge the power charged in the secondary battery mounted on the vehicle, the charge amount of the secondary battery is the charge amount lower limit. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle is determined to stop discharging when a value obtained by adding a predetermined charge amount to the limit value is reached. The power release processing unit is information stored in the external system in association with identification information of a vehicle user, and is discharged from the secondary battery mounted in the vehicle in the past. Information indicating the amount of unused power that was not used for product payment among the amount of power charged in the secondary battery is acquired after the external system converts it into amount information, and the amount information is displayed on the display. The vehicle according to claim 3. The said electric power discharge | release process part transmits discharge electric energy to the said external system, after stopping discharge of the electric power currently charged by the secondary battery mounted in the said vehicle. 5. The vehicle according to any one of 4. The power discharge processing unit outputs a discharge preparation start signal to the external system including identification information of a vehicle that has received an input and identification information used for specifying a position of the charge / discharge mechanism. The vehicle according to any one of claims 2 to 5. When the vehicle is parked, it is provided at a position opposite to the power charging / discharging mechanism on the ground side, and the power charged in the mounted secondary battery is output to the ground side by wireless energy in a non-contact manner. A charging / discharging mechanism in which electric power is input in a non-contact manner by wireless energy
A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising: a power release control device that controls power output from the secondary battery to the ground side,
The on-vehicle device of the vehicle communicates with the power discharge control device and an external system that converts power into money amount information based on an input of a power discharge operation,
The vehicle power release control device controls the charge / discharge mechanism based on an instruction from the vehicle-mounted device, and is a power charged in a secondary battery mounted on the vehicle, and is contactless by wireless energy. And supplying power used as consideration for purchase to the external system side on the ground side.

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