JP5270328B2 - Electric vehicle charging system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charging system of an electric automobile suitable for a resident of a multiple dwelling house. <P>SOLUTION: The charging system of an electric automobile includes: a portable ID holding body 3 for outputting authentication ID for authenticating locking operation authority to an electric lock 2 installed in each residence 1 of a multiple dwelling house; an authentication means 4 for charging for registering authentication ID to be used in the proper number of housing 1 as authentication object ID for authentication; and a charging device 5 to an electric automobile capable of performing a charging operation under such conditions that authentication by the authentication means 4 for charging is established. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging system.

As a charging system for supplying charging power to a plurality of electric vehicles, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. In this conventional example, the charging system includes a charging stand and a management device, and charging of the electric vehicle by the charging stand is possible on condition that the vehicle is authenticated by the management device.
JP 2008-65635 A

  However, in the above-described conventional example, since charging to the charging station is performed on the condition that authentication of the vehicle is established, a system that gives authority to use the charging station to a resident of an apartment house or a part of the resident is provided. In the case of application, there is a problem that when the resident changes the vehicle, it becomes necessary to newly authenticate the vehicle, or it becomes impossible to charge the resident to the visitor.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle charging system suitable for a resident of an apartment house.

According to the present invention, the object is
An electric vehicle including a charging authentication unit 4 for registering and authenticating a predetermined authentication ID as an authentication target ID and having a charging device 5 for an electric vehicle that can be charged on condition that the authentication by the charging authentication unit 4 is established . A charging system,
A portable ID holder 3 capable of outputting an authentication ID for authenticating the lock operation authority for the electric lock 2 installed in each dwelling unit 1 of the apartment house;
Achieved by providing a charging system for an electric vehicle that is an authentication ID used in a suitable number of dwelling units 1 in a housing complex, in which the authentication target ID in the four stages of the charging authentication hand is different from that for the electric vehicle. Is done.

  The charging system includes a portable ID holder 3 and charging authentication means 4 for authenticating the authority to use the charging device 5. A unique authentication ID is set in the portable ID holder 3 and used for authentication of the operation authority to the electric lock 2 installed in each dwelling unit 1.

  The portable ID holder 3 is a so-called active type that uses a built-in battery to drive the communication means with the authentication unit, and also uses a so-called passive type that obtains the drive energy of the communication means from radio waves from the authentication unit. In addition, the shape may be one stored in a predetermined portable case or a card type.

  In the present invention, the authentication ID of the portable ID holder 3 for authentication in each of the dwelling units 1 is used as an authentication target ID in the charging authentication means 4 for authenticating the authority to use the charging device 5. The set of authentication target IDs in the authentication means 4 for charging is equal to the set of authentication IDs used in each dwelling unit 1 or as a subset of the authentication IDs used in each dwelling unit 1 The use authority may be limited to a part of the residents, for example, residents who have the use authority of the parking lot.

  As described above, by using each authentication ID as an authentication target ID in the charging authentication means 4, even if the resident replaces the vehicle, the charging device 5 can be used continuously without any procedure. In addition to maintaining the authority, it is possible to allow the visitor to the resident to use the charging device 5 simply by lending the portable ID holder 3, thereby improving usability.

In addition, the charging system
A portable ID holder capable of outputting an authentication ID for authenticating the lock operation authority for the electric lock installed in each dwelling unit of the apartment house;
A charging device for an electric vehicle that includes an authentication unit for charging that registers and authenticates an authentication ID used in an appropriate number of dwelling units as an authentication target ID, and that can be charged on condition that authentication by the charging authentication unit is established;
And having
A common entrance control device 7 that allows the common entrance 8 to be opened and closed on the condition that the authentication ID registered in the common entrance authentication means 5 matches the authentication ID;
The authentication object ID in the charging authentication means 4 can be configured to be automatically registered along with the registration in the common entrance authentication means 6.

  If comprised in this way, use authority with respect to the charging device 5 is not required only by registering authentication ID required when opening and closing the common entrance 8 to the authentication means 6 for common entrances, and the registration operation to the charging device 5 is not required. Can improve the usability.

further,
A portable ID holder 3 capable of outputting an authentication ID for authenticating the lock operation authority for the electric lock 2 installed in each dwelling unit 1 of the apartment house;
Charging an electric vehicle that includes a charging authentication unit 4 that authenticates by registering an authentication ID used in an appropriate number of dwelling units 1 as an authentication target ID, and that can be charged on condition that the authentication by the charging authentication unit 4 is established Device 5;
And having
A common entrance control device 7 that allows an opening / closing operation to the common entrance 8 on condition that the authentication ID registered in the common entrance authentication means 6 matches with an authentication ID;
Authentication in the authentication means 4 for charging constitutes a charging system that is performed by collation with registration information stored in the authentication means 6 for common entrance, and can also prevent authentication IDs from being distributed.
Moreover, according to the present invention,
A portable ID holder 3 capable of outputting an authentication ID for authenticating the lock operation authority for the electric lock 2 installed in each dwelling unit 1 of the apartment house;
Charging an electric vehicle that includes a charging authentication unit 4 that authenticates by registering an authentication ID used in an appropriate number of dwelling units 1 as an authentication target ID, and that can be charged on condition that the authentication by the charging authentication unit 4 is established Device 5;
It is also possible to provide an electric vehicle charging system having

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the usability of the resident of an apartment can be improved.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. First, in each dwelling unit 1 of the apartment house, the locking / unlocking authentication means 16 and the electric lock 2 which are controlled and operated by the controller (control unit 1a) are arranged. The locking / unlocking authentication means 16 includes a registration unit 16a for registering an authentication ID unique to the portable device 3 set in the portable device (portable ID holder 3) possessed by the resident of the dwelling unit, and an operation on the registration unit 16a. The ID storage unit 16b that stores the authentication ID registered by the authentication unit 16c and the authentication unit 16c.

  The locking / unlocking operation to the electric lock 2 is performed by wirelessly transmitting a locking / unlocking operation request from the portable device 3 together with the authentication ID to the authentication unit 16c, and the authentication unit 16c authenticates the received authentication ID in the ID storage unit 16b. If the ID is matched, an authentication establishment signal is output to the control unit 1a. Receiving the authentication establishment signal, the control unit 1a instructs the electric lock 2 to perform any operation of locking / unlocking indicated by the locking / unlocking type signal added to the authentication ID, and the door locking / unlocking operation is performed.

  In addition to the lock / unlock button (not shown) for enabling operation in the so-called active mode in which the portable device 3 drives the electric lock 2 in response to a lock / unlock request from the portable device 3 side as described above, Response means for request signals to enable operation in the passive mode are provided. Further, in order to enable operation in the passive mode, an unlocking / unlocking button (not shown) is arranged on the outer wall surface of the dwelling unit 1. The

  When the locking / unlocking button on the dwelling unit 1 side is pressed, the authentication procedure in the passive mode is automatically started, the locking / unlocking authentication means 16 outputs a request signal to the portable device 3, and the portable device 3 makes a request by the response means. The authentication ID is output as a response to the above, and thereafter, the same operation as the authentication operation under the active mode is executed to determine whether authentication is possible.

  In each dwelling unit 1, a charging reservation device (charging reservation unit 15) controlled by the control unit 1a, an operation panel 1b, and a communication unit 1c are arranged. The charge reservation unit 15 can make a charge reservation by communicating with a reservation processing unit 14 of a charge management device 17 to be described later using the communication unit 1c, and the operation panel 1b displays a reservation status, a reservation procedure, and the like. Is done.

  On the other hand, the common entrance 8 is provided with a common entrance control device 7 for controlling the opening and closing of the common entrance 8. The common entrance control device 7 includes a common entrance authentication means 6, a door opening / closing device 8b, and a communication unit 8c, which are controlled and operated by the control unit 8a. The common entrance authentication means 6 includes a registration unit 6a, an ID storage unit 6b, and an authentication unit 6c. When the authentication of the portable device 3 is established by the authentication unit 6c, the door opening / closing device 8b is driven to the common entrance 8. The installed electric door is opened.

  Registration to the common entrance authentication means 6 is performed by a person having management authority over the common entrance control device 7, such as a manager of a shared house, starting the registration unit 6a and switching the common entrance authentication means 6 to the registration mode. Thereafter, the authentication ID of the portable device 3 used for the locking / unlocking operation of the dwelling unit 1 under the registration mode is stored in the ID storage unit 6b. When registering the authentication ID in the registration unit 6a, it is possible to select charging device registration as an option. When the option is selected, the control unit 8a is directed from the communication unit 8c to the charge management device 17 of the charging device 5. The registered ID and the dwelling unit number are sent out.

  Moreover, the charging device 5 comprised from the charge management apparatus 17 and the appropriate number of charging stands 10 is installed in a parking lot. The charge management device 17 includes a charging authentication unit 4, a charging information generation unit 11, a reservation processing unit 14, a charging control unit 13, and a communication unit 17b connected to the control unit 17a. The charging authentication unit 4 includes an authentication unit 4a and an ID storage unit 4b, and the ID storage unit 4b is associated with the authentication ID and the dwelling unit number sent from the shared entrance authentication unit 6 to the communication unit 17b. Stored in association with the table 12.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the registration of the portable device 3 to the charging authentication means 4 can be directly registered to the charging authentication means 4 in addition to the method by downloading from the common entrance authentication means 6. In this case, after a person having management authority over the charging device 5 such as a manager of the apartment house changes the charging authentication means 4 to the registration mode, the authentication ID of the portable device 3 is registered in the ID storage unit 4b under the registration mode. This is done by memorizing it.

  Authentication of the portable device 3 by the charging authentication means 4 is performed in the passive mode, and when the user operates a request switch (not shown) installed in the charge management device 17, a request is sent from the authentication unit 4a to the portable device 3. A signal is output and a response from the portable device 3 is waited for. When there is a response from the portable device 3 and the authentication ID included in the response signal matches that in the ID storage unit 4b, an authentication establishment signal is output to the control unit 17a.

  In this embodiment in which registration to the authentication means for charging 4 is automatically performed at the time of ID registration at the authentication means for common entrance 6, the charging authentication means 4 is not provided with a registration unit, but preliminary In order to enable easy registration, it is possible to provide a registration unit with strict authentication for operation authority.

  The billing information generation unit 11 totals the power used at the charging station 10 to be described later. Aggregation is performed for each dwelling unit number specified from the authentication ID authenticated when using the charging device 5 and is used as basic data for settlement by a predetermined method.

  The reservation processing unit 14 that processes the use reservation of the charging station 10 includes a reservation information table shown in FIG. 2A and a unit-specific registration table shown in FIG. When a reservation application is received from the charging reservation unit 15, the reservation information table is used to display the empty information table on the operation panel 1b as shown in FIG.

  When the reservation time is specified from the dwelling unit 1 that applied for the reservation, the reservation processing unit 14 confirms that the reservation does not become a duplicate reservation, and then registers in both the tables, and the reservation is completed.

  The charging control unit 13 outputs a power supply start signal to the control unit 10a of the charging station 10 on the condition that the authentication in the charging authentication unit 4 for the portable device 3 is established and the reservation information in the reservation processing unit 14 matches. The reservation confirmation in the reservation processing unit 14 is performed by searching the current date and time indicated by the built-in clock 13a of the charging control unit 13 in the time column of the registration table for each dwelling unit, and then the portable device ID group included in the search time column. This is performed by searching and determining whether or not the above-mentioned authenticated ID exists in the list.

  As a result of the above, if the reservation confirmation in the reservation processing unit 14 is successful, the number of the corresponding charging station 10 is shown to the user, and then the control unit 10a of the corresponding charging station 10 is notified.

  The charging stand 10 includes a power integrating device 9 that receives power from a charging power source such as a commercial power source, and a control unit 10a that connects and disconnects a power distribution path between the power integrating device 9 and the charging power source, as described above. When specified by the charging control unit 13, the power distribution path is closed. When the power supply port 9a and the vehicle 18 are connected in this state, charging of the vehicle 18 is started.

  In addition, the reservation processing in the reservation processing unit 14 can be performed directly on the charge management device 17 in addition to passing through the charging reservation unit 15 of each dwelling unit 1. Reservation by direct operation to the charge management device 17 is, for example, returning home in an unreserved state, searching for the unreserved charge station 10 by the charge management device 17 as it is, and reserving and charging the search charge stand 10. Since it is possible to do at the same time, usability is improved. The reservation procedure in this case will be described later.

  FIG. 3 shows a procedure for registering the portable device 3 in the charging authentication means 4. First, the case where registration to the authentication means 4 for charging at the time of registration of the portable device 3 to the common entrance 8 shown in FIG. When registering to the common entrance authentication means 6, a person having management authority operates the registration unit 6a to shift the common entrance authentication means 6 to the registration mode (step 100). The authority to operate the registration unit 6a is authenticated, for example, by establishing authentication for the portable device 3 for shifting to the registration mode.

  The portable device 3 can be registered only in the registration mode transferred as described above. After the portable device 3 is registered (step 101), the charging station 10 can be used only by residents who have the right to use the parking lot. When the operation that allows the authority is performed, whether or not the charging station 10 can be used is selected (step 102).

  When permission to use the charging station 10 is requested in step 102, the communication unit 8b outputs registration information in which the dwelling unit number and the authentication ID are associated to the charging authentication unit 4 (step 103). When the communication unit 17b of the charge management device 17 receives the registration information (step 104), the registration information is stored in the ID storage unit 4b (step 105), and a registration completion signal is output to the common entrance authentication means 6 (step 106). When the shared entrance authentication means 6 receives this, the control is terminated (step 107).

  On the other hand, when registering the portable device 3 directly to the charge management device 17, as shown in FIG. 3B, after the mode change to the registration mode is performed by the administrator (step 110). Then, the portable device 3 is registered in the charging authentication means 4 (step 111), and the control is terminated (step 112).

  FIG. 4 shows an operation flow of the charging reservation device 15 in each dwelling unit 1. First, when a charge reservation is selected by the operation panel 1b of each dwelling unit 1 and the charge reservation unit 15 is activated (step 200), communication with the communication unit 17b of the charge management device 17 is started via the communication unit 1c. A dwell unit number and a reservation status request signal are output to the processing unit 14 (step 201). The reservation processing unit 14 that has received the reservation status request signal (step 202) generates a vacancy information table from the reservation information table (step 203) and transmits it to each dwelling unit 1 (step 204).

  When the charging reservation device 15 receives the reservation status (step 205), the vacancy information table is displayed on the operation panel 1b of each dwelling unit 1 to inform the resident of the usage status (step 206). In the vacancy information table, date, vacant station number, time, etc. are displayed.

  The resident can perform the reservation procedure by filling the reservation procedure screen displayed together with the empty information table (step 207). The reservation procedure is performed by designating a vacant station and time in the reservation information table, and it is possible to request the input of a personal identification number if necessary.

  When the reservation by the charge reservation device 15 is completed as described above, the reservation content is output from the charge reservation device 15 to the charge management device 17 (step 208), and the received charge management device 17 (step 209) After checking the reservation contents (step 210), the reservation contents are registered in the reservation information table and the dwelling unit registration table (step 211). After registration, the charge management device 17 outputs a reservation completion signal (step 212), and the charge reservation device 15 that has received this (step 213) displays the reservation completion on the operation panel 1b (step 214), and then performs control. finish.

  Next, an operation flow in the charging apparatus 5 is shown in FIG. First, a standby screen is displayed on the operation panel (not shown) of the charge management device 17 (step 300). When the user operates the request switch displayed on the operation panel during charging (step 301), Passive wireless communication with the portable device 3 is started. When the authentication ID is received from the portable device 3 by this operation (step 302), the authentication unit 4a determines whether the registered ID in the ID storage unit 4b matches the acquired authentication ID (step 303), and authentication is not established. The processing is stopped and the initial state is restored (step 304).

  On the other hand, if authentication is established in step 303, the dwelling unit 1 is specified by the related table 12 (step 305), and then it is determined whether or not a reservation has been made by checking the reservation information table based on the dwelling unit number (step). 306, 307). If the reservation has been made, the current time is detected by the built-in clock 13a and then compared with the charge reservation time (step 308). If the current time is not included in the reservation time zone, the reservation time and the waiting time are displayed. To return to the initial screen (step 309).

  On the other hand, if the current time is within the reserved time in step 308, the reservation content and the number of the reserved charging station 10 are displayed and the connection of the vehicle 18 to the charging station 10 is instructed (step 310). As a result, the vehicle 18 is connected (step 311), and the charging process is started.

  Furthermore, if no reservation is made in step 307, an option to perform reservation processing on the spot can be selected. As shown in FIG. 6, the reservation processing is performed by operating the operation panel of the charge management device 17 to shift to the reservation mode (step 312), and the reservation processing unit 14 stores the reservation information table by shifting to the reservation mode. After the reference (step 313), the empty information table is displayed on the operation panel 1b to inform the operator of the usage status (step 314). In the vacancy information table, date, vacant station number, time, etc. are displayed.

  The operator can perform the reservation procedure by filling the reservation procedure screen displayed together with the empty information table (step 315). The reservation procedure is performed by designating an empty station and time in the reservation information table, and it is possible to request the input of a recitation number if necessary.

  When the reservation by the charging reservation device 15 is completed as described above, after checking the reservation contents such as reservation overlap, it is registered in the reservation information table and the dwelling unit registration table (step 316).

  When the reservation process is executed and completed in this way, the user can move the vehicle 18 to the reserved charging station 10 as it is, and execute step 308 and subsequent steps to perform charging.

  The charging process is started by a predetermined charging start operation such as an operation of a charging start switch (step 317). When charging is started, charging information such as a scheduled charging completion time is displayed on the operation panel of the charge management device 17 (step 318), and the charging information generating unit 11 is activated to start charging calculation (step 319).

  When charging is completed as described above (step 320), after completion of charging processing (step 321), the control is terminated. The charging completion processing includes generation of billing information in the billing information generation unit 11 and output of usage details, in addition to stopping power supply to the power integrating device 9.

It is a functional block diagram which shows this invention. It is a figure which shows the table used for reservation operation | movement. It is a flow which shows the authentication ID registration procedure in a common entrance. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of a charge reservation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow in a charging device. It is a flowchart which shows the reservation procedure in a charging device. It is a flowchart which shows the charge book in a charging device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dwelling unit 2 Electric lock 3 Portable ID holder 4 Charging authentication means 5 Charging device 6 Common entrance authentication means 7 Shared entrance control device 8 Shared entrance 9 Power integrating device 10 Charging stand 11 Charging information generating unit 12 Related table 13 Charging Control unit 14 Reservation processing unit 15 Charging reservation device

Claims (7)

An electric vehicle charging system comprising a charging authentication unit that registers and authenticates a predetermined authentication ID as an authentication target ID, and has a charging device for an electric vehicle that can be charged on condition that authentication by the charging authentication unit is established. There,
A portable ID holder capable of outputting an authentication ID for authenticating the lock operation authority for the electric lock installed in each dwelling unit of the apartment house;
An electric vehicle charging system that is an authentication ID used in an appropriate number of dwelling units in a housing complex, in which an authentication target ID in the charging authentication means is different from that for the electric vehicle. A portable ID holder capable of outputting an authentication ID for authenticating the lock operation authority for the electric lock installed in each dwelling unit of the apartment house;
A charging device for an electric vehicle that includes an authentication unit for charging that registers and authenticates an authentication ID used in an appropriate number of dwelling units as an authentication target ID, and that can be charged on condition that authentication by the charging authentication unit is established;
And having
Having a common entrance control device that allows an opening and closing operation to the common entrance on condition that the authentication ID registered in advance in the common entrance authentication means,
Authentication object ID, the charging system of auto-registered Ru electric vehicles with the registration to the shared entrance for authentication means in the charging authentication means. A portable ID holder capable of outputting an authentication ID for authenticating the lock operation authority for the electric lock installed in each dwelling unit of the apartment house;
A charging device for an electric vehicle that includes an authentication unit for charging that registers and authenticates an authentication ID used in an appropriate number of dwelling units as an authentication target ID, and that can be charged on condition that authentication by the charging authentication unit is established;
And having
Having a common entrance control device that allows an opening and closing operation to the common entrance on condition that the authentication ID registered in advance in the common entrance authentication means,
The authentication in charging authentication means, charging system that performed Ru electric vehicles by collation with registration information stored in the shared entrance authentication means. The charging device is:
A charging stand equipped with a power integrating device;
The electric vehicle charging system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising a charging information generating unit that generates charging information from an output of the power integrating device. The charging device includes an association table associating the authentication ID with dwelling unit identification information,
The electric vehicle charging system according to claim 4, wherein the charging information generation unit specifies a dwelling unit from an authentication ID at the time of charging, and generates charging information for each dwelling unit within a specified period. The charging device is:
A charging stand for supplying charging power to the electric vehicle;
An association table associating the authentication ID with the dwelling unit identification information;
A reservation processing unit for generating a charging station usage schedule by filling the usage time of the charging station with dwelling unit identification information based on a reservation request input by a user;
In addition to the establishment of authentication by the charging authentication means for the portable ID holder, the authentication ID held by the portable ID holder matches the authentication ID associated with the dwell unit identification information specified by the use schedule of the charging station A charge control unit that starts power supply from the charging stand on condition that
The electric vehicle charging system according to claim 1, 2, or 3.   The electric vehicle charging system according to claim 6, wherein each dwelling unit is provided with a charging reservation device accessible to the reservation processing unit via an appropriate communication line.

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