JPWO2011083545A1 - CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE AND CHARGE SYSTEM USING THE CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE - Google Patents

Abstract

A charging control apparatus and a charging system for supplying power to a battery of a rechargeable vehicle apparatus are provided. The present invention is premised on a charging control device and a charging system capable of controlling a plurality of chargers. The charging control device 120 includes a product purchase signal acquisition unit 350 and a charger selection unit 360. The product purchase signal acquisition unit 350 acquires a product purchase signal from the vending machine 130. When the product purchase signal acquisition unit 350 acquires the product purchase signal, the charger selection unit 360 searches for the chargers 110 that can be used at the time of product purchase among the plurality of chargers 110, and charges the charger 110. Recognizing that the charger 110 is in an unusable state after transmitting an ON signal for enabling the charging state and receiving a signal indicating that charging of the charger 110 has been completed after the ON signal is transmitted. Features. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device that controls a charging device that can charge a battery of a rechargeable vehicle device (for example, an electric vehicle), and a charging system that uses the control device. In particular, the present invention is a control device and a charging system that can charge the electric vehicle or the like by purchasing the product with the vending machine by installing the control device in the vending machine.

  At present, there are known electric vehicles that do not emit CO2 during traveling and have higher energy efficiency than gasoline vehicles, and plug-in hybrid vehicles (hybrid vehicles that can be charged by supplying power directly from a household power source). As a charging method for the electric vehicle (hereinafter referred to as an electric vehicle including a plug-in hybrid car), for example, the technique described in Patent Document 1 installs a charging service station such as a conventional gas station, and performs charging there. The technique to be performed is described.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-240705

As described above, the same equipment as a conventional gas station (charging service station) is installed, and charging is performed there. When the user of an electric vehicle needs to be charged, the charging station is searched for. There is a need.
Here, the travel distance for one charge of an electric vehicle is about several tens to 100 kilometers, which is shorter than that of a gasoline vehicle. Therefore, as described above, it is necessary to further travel to find a charging service station. Is an obstacle to the spread of electric vehicles. There has been a demand for a facility that can be easily recharged even when traveling on a long distance with an electric vehicle.

  This invention for achieving the said subject presupposes the charge control apparatus which can control a some charger. And the charge control apparatus of this invention is provided with a goods purchase signal acquisition means and a charger selection means. The product purchase signal acquisition means acquires a product purchase signal from the vending machine. When the product purchase signal acquisition unit acquires the product purchase signal, the charger selection unit searches for a charger that can be used at the time of purchase of the product among the plurality of chargers, and sets the charger to a chargeable state. It is characterized by recognizing that the charger is in an unusable state until the signal indicating that charging of the charger is completed is received after the ON signal is transmitted.

  With the above configuration, the product purchase signal is acquired by the product purchase signal acquisition means, and it is recognized that the user has purchased a predetermined product from the vending machine. And a charger selection means selects the charger which can use goods at the time of purchase from several chargers, and transmits an ON signal to the selected charger. Thereby, the user can charge electric power to the battery of a rechargeable vehicle apparatus (for example, an electric vehicle) using the charger to which the ON signal is transmitted. When charging is completed, the charging selection unit can recognize the end of charging by obtaining an end signal from the charger. Therefore, the charger selection unit can recognize that the charger is in an unusable state until the end signal is received from the charger after the ON signal is transmitted to the charger. Thereby, the charger selection unit can select a currently available charger from the plurality of chargers.

  Furthermore, this invention for achieving said subject is a charging system provided with a charger and a charge control apparatus. The charger is provided in each parking area where the parking lot is divided into a plurality of areas, and the charge control device is a device capable of controlling the plurality of chargers. Furthermore, the charge control device includes a product purchase signal acquisition unit and a charger selection unit. The product purchase signal acquisition means acquires a product purchase signal from the vending machine. When the product purchase signal acquisition unit acquires the product purchase signal, the charger selection unit searches for a charger that can be used at the time of product purchase from among a plurality of chargers, and sets an ON signal for enabling charging. It is characterized by recognizing that the charger is in an unusable state until the signal indicating that charging of the charger has been completed is received after the ON signal is transmitted to the charger.

In the charging system having the above-described configuration, it is possible to employ a configuration that includes a garage having a shutter mechanism in the parking area, and further includes an image control device that controls the predetermined image to be visible from within the garage. .
In the charging system having the above-described configuration, it is possible to employ a configuration in which the video control device performs control so that the video is displayed on a screen provided in a garage or a display screen. Or the structure which a video control apparatus controls so that the said image | video may be displayed on a screen on the display apparatus previously provided in the vehicle in a garage is employable. Furthermore, it is desirable that the product sold by the vending machine is a car wash service or a parking ticket.

  According to the charging control device and the charging system of the present invention, it is recognized that the user has purchased a predetermined product from the vending machine by the product purchase signal acquiring means acquiring the product purchase signal. And a charger selection means selects the charger which can use goods at the time of purchase from several chargers, and transmits an ON signal to the selected charger. Thereby, the user can charge electric power to the battery of a rechargeable vehicle apparatus (for example, an electric vehicle) using the charger to which the ON signal is transmitted. When charging is completed, the charging selection unit can recognize the end of charging by obtaining an end signal from the charger. Therefore, the charger selection means can recognize that the charger is in an unusable state from the time when the ON signal is transmitted to the charger until the end signal is received from the charger. The selection means can select a currently available charger from a plurality of chargers. By using the charging control device having the above-described configuration to purchase a product with a vending machine, it is possible to provide a charging system that supplies power to a battery such as an electric vehicle.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control system hardware of the charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the charging process of the charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the charging process of the charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the table stored in the charge information storage means. It is a flowchart of the charging process of the charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the charging process of the charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the charging system provided with the video control apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control system hardware of the charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the screen displayed on a video control apparatus. It is an external view of the garage with which a charging system is equipped.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a charging system 100 according to the present invention. However, details of each part not directly related to the present invention are omitted. As shown in FIG. 1, the charging system 100 of the present invention includes a charger 110 disposed in a parking area 140 and a charge control device 120 (connected to the vending machine 130) that controls the charger 110. Prepare.
An electric vehicle 900 described later charged by the charging system 100 of the present invention refers to a vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery. As will be described later, when a user purchases a product with the vending machine 130, the charging control device 120 provided in the vending machine 130 controls the charger 110.

The charger 110 is a device that stores charging power supplied from a known power supply device (not shown) in a battery provided in the electric vehicle 900. For example, the charger 110 supplies commercial battery power to the battery via a connector.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the control system hardware of the charging system 100 of the present invention. However, details of each part not directly related to the present invention are omitted.

  The control circuit of the charging control device 120 provided in the charging system 100 of the present invention includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 202, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 203, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 204, A driver 205 corresponding to each drive unit is connected by an internal bus 206. The CPU 201 uses, for example, the RAM 203 as a work area, executes a program stored in the ROM 202, the HDD 204, and the like, and exchanges data and instructions from the driver 205 and an operation unit based on the execution result. The operation of each drive unit shown in the above figure is controlled.

  The charger 110 (the charger 110a, the charger 110b, the charger 110c, and the charger 110d) provided in the charging system 100 of the present invention can be connected to the network 208 via the communication interface 207. Similarly to the charging control device 120, the charger 110 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, a driver corresponding to each driving unit, a communication interface, and the like (not shown). And each means mentioned later is implement | achieved when the said CPU runs a program. Further, the CPU of the charger 110 exchanges data with the charging control device 120 connected to the network 208 via a communication interface.

The vending machine 130 of the present invention also includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, HDD, a driver corresponding to each drive unit, a communication interface, and the like (not shown), similar to the charging control device 120. Then, the CPU executes the program to realize each means described later.
(Battery storage process)
Next, power storage processing of the charging system 100 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the charging system 100 according to the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing a power storage process of the charging system 100 according to the present invention. Note that S shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 means a step.

First, the display receiving means 310 provided in the vending machine 130 displays products that can be purchased for the user. For example, it is possible to employ a configuration in which the vending machine 130 is provided with a display unit that can display commodities that can be purchased. Next, when the user inserts money or the like necessary for purchasing the product (in addition to money, a predetermined card may be used. Hereinafter, money or the like will be referred to as a coin) into the coin insertion slot or the like of the vending machine 130, the display receiving unit 310. However, the insertion of the coin is detected (FIG. 4: S101 YES). Then, the display accepting unit 310 displays the product corresponding to the amount of the inserted coins in a state where the product can be purchased (a product purchaseable state) on the display unit (FIG. 4: S102).

  As described above, when the display accepting unit 310 makes the product available for purchase, the user presses the product purchase button provided on the display unit in order to purchase the desired product. When the product purchase button is pressed, the display receiving means 310 detects this as a product purchase signal (FIG. 4: S103). Further, the display receiving unit 310 notifies the product transport unit 320 that the product corresponding to the pressed product purchase button is transported to the product takeout port provided in the vending machine 130. In response to this, the commodity conveying means 320 conveys the commodity to the commodity outlet using a known method.

As described above, when the display accepting unit 310 detects the product purchase signal, it notifies the vending machine side data transmitting / receiving unit 330 that the product purchase signal is transmitted to the charging control device 120. In response to this, the vending machine side data transmission / reception means 330 transmits the product purchase signal to the charge control device 120 (FIG. 4: S104).
As described above, when the product purchase signal is notified from the vending machine side data transmission unit 330, the charge control device side data transmission / reception unit 340 included in the charge control device 120 receives the product purchase signal and purchases the product. The product purchase signal acquisition means 350 is notified that the signal has been received. In response, the product purchase signal acquisition unit 350 acquires the product purchase signal from the charging control device side data transmission / reception unit 340 (FIG. 4: S105 YES).

  As described above, when the product purchase signal acquisition unit 350 acquires the product purchase signal, the product purchase signal acquisition unit 350 notifies the charger selection unit 360 of searching for a charger 110 that can be charged at the current time. In response to this, the charger selection means 360 selects a charger (installed in the parking area 140) that can park the electric vehicle 900. When the charger selection unit 360 selects the charger 110, information on the available charger 110 is stored in the charger information storage unit 370.

  The charger storage unit 370 stores a charger information table 600 as shown in FIG. The charger information table 600 includes a charger identification number 610 for specifying each charger (in this embodiment, the charger 110a to the charger 110d), and usage state information indicating whether or not the charger 110 is currently usable. 620 is stored in association with each other. Here, “◯” in the table indicates that the charger 110 can be used. That is, the charging selection unit 360 refers to the charger information table 600 and searches the usage state information 620 for “◯” indicating currently usable information. Then, the charger selection unit 360 selects the charger 110 that can perform the charging process by acquiring the charger identification number 610 associated with “O” that is the usable information.

  In the present embodiment, the charger selection unit 360 adopts a configuration in which the charger identification number 610 having the smallest number among the charge identification numbers 610 associated with the usage status information “◯” is adopted. The order in which the charger selection unit 360 acquires the charger identification number 610 is arbitrary. You may employ | adopt the structure which predetermines the number acquired preferentially. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6B, the use state information in the charger information table 600 indicates that the unusable state is indicated at an arbitrary location.

  Further, the charger selection unit 360 changes the charger information table 600 stored in the charger information storage unit 370. That is, the charger selection unit 360 changes the usage state information associated with the selected charger identification number 610 from “O” to “X”, thereby selecting the selected charger 110 (selected charger identification number). This means that the charger 110 corresponding to 610 is not usable) is stored in the charger information storage means 370.

  As described above, when the charging selection unit 360 selects a charger 110 that can be charged, charging is performed to transmit an ON signal, which is a signal indicating that the selected charger 110 is in a chargeable state. This is notified to the control device side data transmission / reception means 340. In response to this, the charging control device side data transmitting / receiving means 340 transmits an ON signal to the selected charger 110 (FIG. 4: S106).

As described above, when the charging control device side data transmission / reception means 340 transmits an ON signal, the charger side data transmission / reception means 380 accepts this (FIG. 4: S107 YES), and the charging processing means 390 receives the ON signal. Notify that. Receiving this, the charge processing means 390 sets the charger 110 in a chargeable state (FIG. 4: S108).
The user charges the electric vehicle 900 in the parking area 140 where the selected charger 110 is provided. When charging is completed and the electric vehicle 900 leaves the parking area 140, the charger 110 detects this, and the charger-side data transmission / reception means 380 notifies the charging controller 120 that charging has ended, The charger identification number 610 is notified (FIG. 5: S201 YES → S202 YES → S203). In response to this, the charge control device side data transmission / reception means 340 provided in the charge control device 120 notifies the charger selection means 360 of the completion of the charging and the charger identification number 610. In response to this, the charger selection unit 360 changes the usable information 620 corresponding to the charger identification number 610 from “X” to “◯” indicating the usable state, and ends the processing (FIG. 5: S204 YES). → S205 → End).

Needless to say, in the vending machine 130, the product can be purchased during the power storage process (FIG. 5: S206 YES → S207 → S208 → S209 → End).
(Battery storage process 2)
In the battery storage process 1, a configuration in which the charger 110 that can be charged is selected by the charger selection unit 360 in the charge control device 120 is adopted. On the other hand, the structure which displays the charger 110 which can be charged on the display part of the vending machine 130, and makes a user select the charger 110 to charge can also be employ | adopted. The above process will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 6 and FIGS. 7 and 8 showing flowcharts of the power storage process 2.

In the above case, the display unit provided in the vending machine 130 is configured to be able to display information on the charger 110 that can be used in addition to products that can be purchased (FIG. 7: S301). When the charging control device 120 notifies the vending machine of information on the available charger (described later), the display receiving unit 310 displays the information on the charger 110 on the display unit. ing.
After inserting a predetermined coin, the user looks at the displayed purchaseable product and charger information (information on a place where charging is performed) and selects a parking area 140 that is location information where charging is desired. Can do. That is, when the user selects and presses a specific charger 110 (each charger is displayed in association with the parking area 140) from the charger information displayed on the display unit of the vending machine 130, the display is accepted. Means 310 accepts the specific charger 110 (charger identification number 610). Then, the display receiving unit 310 notifies the vending machine side data transmitting / receiving unit 330 that the received charger identification number 610 is transmitted to the charging control device 120. The vending machine side data transmission / reception means 330 notifies the charging controller 120 of the charger identification number 610 (FIG. 7: S302 YES → S303 → S304 → S305).

  In response to this, the charge control device side data transmission / reception means 340 provided in the charge control device 120 receives the charger identification number 610 (FIG. 7: S306 YES), and the received charger identification number 610 is used as the charger selection means 360. Notify The charger selection unit 360 changes the usable information 620 of the charger information table 600 stored in the charger information storage unit 370. That is, the charger selection unit 360 rewrites the availability information 620 corresponding to the charger identification number 610 to be unusable.

Next, the charger selection unit 360 stores the contents of the charger information table 600 of the charger information storage unit 370 (the charger identification number 610 and the charger availability information 620 corresponding to the charger identification number 610). The charging control side data transmission / reception means 340 is notified of the transmission to the display reception means 310 of the vending machine 130.
Then, the display accepting unit 310 notified of the contents of the charger information table 600 displays the notified information on the display unit. That is, information on the available charger 110 is displayed on the display unit (FIG. 8: S406).

At this time, the charging selection unit 360 notifies the charging control device-side data transmission / reception unit 340 that an ON signal that is a signal indicating that the selected charger 110 is in a chargeable state is transmitted. In response to this, the data transmission / reception means 340 on the charge control device transmits an ON signal to the selected charger 110 (FIG. 7: S307).
When the charging control device side data transmission / reception means 340 transmits an ON signal, the charger side data transmission / reception means 380 accepts this (FIG. 7: S308 YES), and notifies the charging processing means 390 that the ON signal has been received. Receiving this, the charge processing means 390 sets the charger 110 in a chargeable state (FIG. 7: S309).

  The user charges the electric vehicle 900 in the parking area 140 where the selected charger 110 is provided. When charging is completed and the electric vehicle 900 leaves the parking area 140, the charger 110 detects this, and the charger-side data transmission / reception means 380 notifies the charging controller 120 that charging has ended, The charger identification number 610 is notified (FIG. 8: S401 YES → S402 YES → S403). In response to this, the charge control device side data transmission / reception means 340 provided in the charge control device 120 notifies the charger selection means 360 of the completion of the charging and the charger identification number 610.

The charger selection unit 360 changes the usable information 620 of the charger information table 600 stored in the charger information storage unit 370. That is, the charger selection unit 360 rewrites the usable information 620 corresponding to the charger identification number 610 from unusable to usable.
Next, the charger selection unit 360 stores the contents of the charger information table 600 of the charger information storage unit 370 (the charger identification number 610 and the charger availability information 620 corresponding to the charger identification number 610). The charging control side data transmission / reception means 340 is notified of the transmission to the vending machine 130. When the charging control device side data transmission / reception means 340 notifies the vending machine 130 of the above contents, the display accepting means 310 of the vending machine 130 displays the notified contents on the display unit. That is, information on the available charger 110 is displayed on the display unit (FIG. 8: S406).

(Projection Theater)
In the charging system 100 of the present invention, it is possible to employ a configuration in which a later-described projection theater is installed in a parking area 140 (a rectangular area is adopted) where an electric vehicle 900 (hereinafter simply referred to as an automobile 900) is parked. . That is, in the charging system of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a projector 1150 (described later) is installed in a garage 910 arranged in each parking area 140 of a parking lot.

For example, pillars with rails are erected at the four corners of the parking area 140, and a crosspiece with similar rails is passed above the pillars. As will be described later, in order to employ a configuration in which the shutter mechanism 920 is operated along the rail of the rail stretched upward, the beam is connected to adjacent columns among the columns erected at the four corners. The crosspieces will be connected to the remaining columns so that they are parallel to each other. Note that a configuration may be adopted in which a ceiling is set in advance and the shutter mechanism 920 is provided only on the four side surfaces. The screen 930 is installed with the shutter mechanism in operation. . That is, when the shutter is lowered, a configuration in which the screen is separately lowered from the back side (indicating the direction inside the garage) may be adopted, or a configuration in which the screen is lowered simultaneously with the lowering of the shutter may be adopted.

  A screen 930 (which may be a display screen) and a video control device 940 may be installed in a known garage. It is desirable to adopt a configuration in which the projector 1150 projects onto the screen from the back of the screen. In addition to screen projection, a configuration may be adopted in which a signal is transmitted to a display device (for example, a device capable of displaying an image or a moving image such as a car navigation system) provided in an automobile and a video can be displayed on the display device. I do not care.

  As described above, the image control device 940 for displaying an image on the screen 930 or the display device provided in the automobile is provided in the parking area 140 (garage 910). FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of control system hardware of the charging system 100 including the video control device 940. Similar to the charging control device 120, the video control device 940 according to the present invention includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an HDD, a driver corresponding to each driving unit, a communication interface, and the like (not shown). The CPU executes a program to perform projection on the screen 930 and transmission / reception of a video signal to a display device provided in an automobile (hereinafter referred to as projection including transmission / reception of a video signal to the display device). Do.

  FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the charging system 100 including the video control device 940. FIG. 12 shows an example of a screen displayed on the video control device 940. When it is confirmed that the automobile 900 is parked in the parking area 140 where the video control device 940 is arranged, the video control device 940 displays an initial screen 1200 shown in FIG. For example, a sensor capable of confirming whether or not the automobile 900 is parked in the parking area 140 is provided, and a configuration is adopted in which the video controller 940 indicates that the automobile 900 has been parked in the parking area 140 based on a signal from the sensor. .

  The initial screen 1200 displays a category 120 that can be projected, together with a message 1201 that prompts the user to select a category “select a genre”. For example, in FIG. 12A, a movie item 1210, a sports item 1211, a news item 1212, and other items 1213 are displayed. When the user presses an item of the category that the user wants to see and presses the OK button 1220, the display receiving means (video control apparatus side display receiving means 1110) provided in the video control apparatus 940 receives this, and FIG. The video selection screen 1230 shown in FIG. 12 (B) is displayed. The video selection screen 1230 displays the names of videos that can be projected in the selected category (hereinafter referred to as contents). For example, FIG. 12B shows a content name button 1240 when a movie category is selected. In this case, the name of the content is displayed on the video selection screen 1230 together with a message 1231 that prompts the user to select one of the displayed titles. When the user presses the name button 1240 of the desired content among the contents, the video control device side display receiving means 1110 receives this and notifies the video control means 1120. Then, the video control means 1120 notifies the projector 1150 that the selected content is to be projected. In response to this, the projector 1150 projects the content on the screen 930 under the control of the video control means 1120.

Alternatively, the video control device side display accepting unit 1110 accepts pressing of the name button 1240 and pressing of the OK button 1250 and notifies the display device provided in the automobile 900 that the selected content is to be projected. In response to this, the display device projects the content under the control of the video control means 1120. It should be noted that a configuration is adopted in which a display method selection button (not shown) capable of selecting either projection on the screen 930 or projection on the display device provided in the automobile 900 is provided on the initial screen 1200 of the video control device 940. May be. Upon receiving the selection by the display method selection button, the video control device side display receiving means 1110 determines whether to project the content on the screen or on the display device provided in the car. When the return button 1255 is pressed, the screen is switched to the initial screen 1200.

Further, the initial screen 1200 may be provided with an Internet connection item 1225 that can be connected to the Internet. When the Internet connection item 1225 is pressed, the video control apparatus side display accepting unit 1110 accepts this and displays an Internet connection screen 1260 for connecting to the Internet as shown in FIG. A configuration in which a keyboard 1265 is displayed on the Internet connection screen 1260 and a search with a keyword desired by the user can be executed on the search screen 1267 may be adopted. In this case, it goes without saying that a configuration in which means for ensuring security is provided. When the return button 1275 is pressed, the screen is switched to the initial screen 1200.
(Other)
As shown in FIG. 13, the garage 910 provided in the parking area 140 can be configured to have a gap formed in the lower part. As shown in FIG. 13B, when the automobile 900 is parked in the garage 910, the lower part of the automobile 900 can be visually recognized from the outside, so it can be immediately determined which garage 910 the automobile 900 is parked from the outside. Will be able to recognize,
A configuration including a plurality of the vending machines 130 may be employed. It is possible to adopt a configuration including one charging control device 120 for a plurality of vending machines 130, or a configuration including one charging control device 120 to each vending machine 130 may be adopted. . When one charging control device 120 is provided in each vending machine 130, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the charger information storage unit 370 is moved to a server and management of currently available charger information is performed by the server. it can.

  In this embodiment, based on the charger information table 600 stored in the charger information storage unit 370, the charger selection unit 360 selects the charger identification number 610 of the currently available charger 110. . On the other hand, you may employ | adopt the structure which performs the same function (function which selects the charger identification number 610 of the charger 110 which can be used now) with a circuit structure.

The content projected by the video control apparatus 940 can employ a configuration that can be added by a known method. For example, a configuration in which content can be added and deleted using a telecommunication line such as the Internet is adopted.
The product sold by the vending machine 130 may be a normal beverage or the like, or a car wash service or a parking ticket.

In the present invention, it is recognized that the user has purchased a predetermined product from the vending machine by acquiring the product purchase signal by the product purchase signal acquisition means. And a charger selection means selects the charger which can use goods at the time of purchase from several chargers, and transmits an ON signal to the selected charger. Thereby, the user can charge electric power to the battery of a rechargeable vehicle apparatus (for example, an electric vehicle) using the charger to which the ON signal is transmitted. When charging is completed, the charging selection unit can recognize the end of charging by obtaining an end signal from the charger. Therefore, the charger selection unit can recognize that the charger is in an unusable state until the end signal is received from the charger after the ON signal is transmitted to the charger. As a result, the charger selection means can select a currently available charger from a plurality of chargers, and supplies power to the battery of the electric vehicle by purchasing a product from the vending machine. It becomes possible. Therefore, the industrial applicability is great.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Charging system 110 Charger 120 Charge control apparatus 130 Vending machine 340 Charge control apparatus side data transmission / reception means 350 Merchandise purchase signal acquisition means 360 Charger selection means 370 Charger information storage means 380 Charger side data transmission / reception means 390 Charge processing means 940 Video control device 1110 Video control device side display accepting means 1120 Video control means 1150 Projector

Claims (7)

In a charge control device capable of controlling a plurality of chargers,
Product purchase signal acquisition means for acquiring a product purchase signal from a vending machine;
When the product purchase signal acquisition means acquires the product purchase signal, an ON signal for searching for a charger that can be used at the time of purchase of the product from among the plurality of chargers and setting the charger to a chargeable state is received. A charger selecting means for recognizing that the charger is in an unusable state from the transmission of the ON signal until the reception of the signal indicating that the charging of the charger has been completed. A charge control device. In a charging system comprising a charger provided in each parking area where a parking lot is divided into a plurality of areas, and a charge control device capable of controlling the plurality of chargers,
The charge control device is
Product purchase signal acquisition means for acquiring a product purchase signal from a vending machine;
When the product purchase signal acquisition means acquires the product purchase signal, it searches for a charger that can be used at the time of product purchase from among the plurality of chargers, and sends an ON signal to enable the charging to the charger. And a charger selection means for recognizing that the charger is in an unusable state from when the ON signal is transmitted until a signal indicating that charging of the charger is completed is received. To charge system. A garage having a shutter mechanism in the parking area;
The charging system according to claim 2, further comprising an image control device for controlling a predetermined image so as to be visible from a vehicle in the garage.   The charging system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the video control device controls the video to be displayed on a screen provided in a garage or a display screen.   The charging system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the video control device controls the video to be displayed on a display device provided in advance in a vehicle in a garage.   The charging system according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein a product sold by the vending machine is a car wash service.   The charging system according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein a product sold by the vending machine is a parking ticket.

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