KR101233717B1 - Charging and Billing System Using Smart Connectors for Rechargeable Battery - Google Patents

Abstract

We will develop a charging system in the form of a connector that allows charging and charging of the charging target for the Smart Grid era. The charging object includes a rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery to be charged is connected to the smart connector through the charging station at the power supply by power lines. The billing place including the authentication management device performs authentication of the charging object by communicating with the connector of the charging object through power lines or wired / wireless communication, and permits charging of the rechargeable battery with the charging station when authentication is established.
The smart connector can be directly connected to an electric device or a robot, or directly connected to a battery to inform the battery status, charge capacity, time, etc., and includes a storage, display, measurement, communication, and authentication function.
The device is a smart system that connects to an intelligent power grid and collects information that allows you to set different rates for different time zones and locations.

Description

Charging and Billing System Using Smart Connectors for Rechargeable Battery}

The present invention is an encryption technology for supplying power from a power supply station to a charging subject or a rechargeable battery, introducing an authentication scheme via wired or wireless communication and charging system for automatic charging. (charging system).

Engine vehicles driven only by engines and hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles, which are other types of vehicles, are becoming popular. In electrically driven devices of this type, the battery must be charged when the voltage of the battery decreases. When charging the battery using a power supply (for example, a commercial power supply of AC 100V), the input of an external charging device, such as a charging cable, is connected to a household socket. The battery can be charged by connecting to and connecting the output of the external charging device to a charging connector of the electric machine.

When charging the battery using a power supply, the battery of the electrically driven device can be charged without restriction by the power supplied from the commercial socket by plugging in the external charging device. Therefore, if the electric device is stolen, the thief will be able to continue to operate the stolen electric device because the battery of the stolen electric device can be repeatedly charged by the power supply by using the external charging device. Therefore, it is necessary to have an authentication system that no one can easily charge.

When power is required, authentication requires wired or wireless bi-directional information exchange such as PLC (SAE J2931) and price information according to power distribution. There is a need for a device or technology depending on the charging speed, and various technologies are applied depending on the charging method.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 10-262303 discloses an example of a charging authentication system for charging a battery of an electric machine so as to prevent theft of the electric machine. This technique uses a write-reading device that can read information from and write information to an IC card used as a car key. When performing charging using the charging system, an authorized user removes the IC card from the vehicle and inserts it into the write-read device. If the IC card is authenticated, the battery can be charged.

Even in the case of using a technology that restricts the charging behavior through authentication of the IC card, the battery can still be charged if the IC card is stolen. Therefore, the prevention of device theft is not sufficiently ensured even if a system which performs authentication when charging is performed using a power supply is employed.

A new system is needed to quickly get certified and get price differences at the time and place of the trip.

The present invention collects the information of the battery through the charging station and the smart connector that can be connected between the rechargeable battery and the power supply in order to easily charge the battery to be charged anytime, anywhere by a quick authentication procedure, wired or wireless The present invention develops a charging system capable of fully charging when the authentication is established in the charging target by transmitting and receiving data, and sufficiently preventing theft.

In particular, when charging a battery for a plug-in type electric appliance, the amount of power measured through the battery management system (BMS) is displayed or the information to be charged is transmitted to the external communication network through the communication unit, so that the user is allowed to charge the battery and charges or charge time. The technology that can be easily grasped is a problem. More specifically, it calculates and displays the expected charge rate by time zone by receiving power usage and charge information from an intelligent power grid and local distributed power plants (solar, wind, renewable energy, supercapacitor, etc.) It is a problem related to the charging device and method of the plug-in electric machine to provide the lowest charge rate information by selecting the charge rate, and to efficiently use power therefrom.

In order to achieve this purpose, the plug-in type battery charger for an electric apparatus according to the present invention requires an ID box for storing a unique number or ID, authenticates an encrypted ID, finds the cheapest electric rate, and finds a charging speed and time. You need a system to choose and charge.

It takes a lot of time to run an electric vehicle (at least 250KW) at home or in the office, and when charging at high speeds, new power systems, technologies and power capacities are problematic, and battery life is greatly affected.

The present invention provides a charging system including a rechargeable battery including a rechargeable battery for charging the power at a high speed, and a bidirectional communication method for fast authentication, and an integrated automatic charging with encryption technology. do. The power line can be connected to the rechargeable battery and power supply to be charged. An authentication management device connectable to the billing station performs authentication of the charging target through at least a portion of the power line. When authentication is established between the authentication management device and the charging target, the charging target permits charging of the rechargeable battery using the billing place.

The core of the present invention relates to a charging system using a smart connector. The power line can be connected to the billing station through a rechargeable battery and a smart connector. When authentication is established between the authentication management device and the charging target, the charging target causes the rechargeable battery to be charged using the smart connector.

The billing unit of the billing station of the present invention calculates the charging fee according to the charging voltage and the charging time period in the electric machine. The billing place further includes a database for storing the unique number information and the connection time of the electric machine connected to the charging device. The most selected connection time of the charging time zone according to the unique number information of the electric machine stored in the database is extracted and transmitted to the display unit.

When the battery voltage of the device becomes greater than or equal to the threshold voltage detected by the charging voltage measuring unit, the charging device cuts off the charging supplied from the power supply.

The power supply station of the electric device charging device is connected to the intelligent power grid and the local power source, and the charging fee settlement unit compares the surplus power of the intelligent power grid and the local power generation system according to the charging time to maximize the power supply rate and To be the cheapest, charge rates can be calculated by time of charge.

Comprehensive control unit to selectively cut off the power supplied to the battery and the power rate calculated by the billing unit of the billing station to charge immediately or select according to the reservation time to communicate with the control unit and the external communication network to control the power supply The communication unit may further include a communication unit for communicating with an external communication network based on the information input to the settlement unit. When collectively charging or managing batteries, integrated management software controls battery charging in whole or individually to reduce peak power.

The present invention provides a charging system capable of easily charging and integrating charging the battery to be charged anytime, anywhere by a quick authentication procedure in a short time, and sufficiently preventing theft of power.

According to the present invention, in order to supply power for charging a plug-in electric device, an estimated charge for each time zone is calculated from information on power supply rate and power charge data between an intelligent power grid and a regional distributed generation system, and a time zone that can be charged at the lowest charge is determined. It aims at charging by the charging charge and charging time which were displayed and selected. In addition, the charge collection unit for collecting the user charge includes a charge calculation unit for converting the amount of power measured by the battery measuring unit into a power charge, integrated billing system.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conceptual diagram of power supply.
2 is a diagram illustrating the internal structure of the smart connector.
3 is a diagram illustrating the internal structure of a billing place.
4 is a diagram illustrating a case where the smart connector is configured in a multi-type.
5 is a diagram illustrating a detachable smart connector.
6 is a diagram schematically illustrating the operation of the smart connector.
7 is a diagram illustrating an internal conceptual diagram of a smart connector.
8 is a conceptual diagram of a charging system.

The present invention develops a charging system capable of smoothly receiving an authentication system and a power supply for preventing theft of a charging target, and measuring the available capacity of the charging and the battery.

The charging system of the present invention can be connected to an electric vehicle, a robot, a cleaner, etc. including a rechargeable battery. A billing station having an authentication management device connectable to a power supply station performs authentication of the charging target through at least one part. When authentication is established in the charging target, the charging target may charge the battery through the smart connector.

The smart connector may store a unique number and further include a display unit configured to display information collected by a battery management system for measuring an amount of power charged in a battery. The display unit may include a touch screen and receive operation information through the touch screen. In addition, it characterized in that it comprises a transmission / reception unit for communicating with an external communication network and a control unit for transmitting the amount of power measured in the battery management system (BMS) to the external communication network. The BMS cuts off power supplied to the battery when an overvoltage is applied to an external power input unit. The apparatus may further include a display unit configured to detect a flow of current passing through the control unit and to display a charging state of the battery according to the detected current flow.

Referring to FIG. 1, a conceptual diagram 100 of power supply will be described. The rechargeable battery 140 mounted on the charging object is directly connected to the smart connector 130 and charged with power supplied through the smart connector 130. The power supply 110 permits charging when authentication is established through an authentication procedure through a billing station 120 connected to the smart connector 130 through a wired / wireless communication network such as a PLC or an RFID.

The charge amount charged in the rechargeable battery 140 is displayed on the smart connector 130, and the charge amount is transmitted to the billing station 120 using a wired / wireless communication network such as PLC / RFID. The billing station 120 calculates an amount based on the amount of charge transmitted by the smart connector 130 and transmits it to the smart connector 130. The smart connector 130 displays this to the user and charges through a pre-registered payment system (credit card, bank account).

FIG. 2 illustrates a configuration of the smart connector 130. Referring to FIG. 2, the smart connector 130 may supply the billing station 120 and power using wired (PLC) or wireless (RFID) communication. The transmitter / receiver 210 communicating with the cow 110, the display unit 220 for outputting the authentication procedure, the available battery capacity, the usage fee, and the like, and stores the authentication unique number for user authentication, and the battery 140 The ID BOX 230 for transmitting the authentication unique number to the billing station 120 through the transmitter / receiver 210 when charging is required, and can transmit and receive data between the user authentication and the billing station and the power supply station and the smart connector. An input / output unit 240 for data in / out, a control unit 250 for controlling functions of a magnetic switch and a smart connector to allow charging after user authentication and authorization, and an available capacity, a standard, and a charge of a battery Battery side for measuring information and the like and providing the control unit 250 It consists of a part / BMS (260) and an external power rectifier 170 for rectifying and supplying electric power between the connector and the smart power strike cattle.

When the smart connector 130 and the rechargeable battery 140 are connected, and the rectifier 170 using the external power supplied from the power supply 110 is connected, the smart connector 130 uses the rectifier AC. To DC or use DC to DC. The control unit 250 of the smart connector checks the physical connection with the power supply station via the PLC / RFID through the transmitter / receiver 210. When the connection is established, the user is automatically authenticated through the input / output unit 240 for data in / out based on the user information stored in the ID box 230.

For example, in power line communication (SAEJ2931), a reception filter that performs a reception process on various signals received from a communication module is connected to a front end. For example, the transmission filter performs processing for the transmission of data packets. The transmission filter divides the data unit into packets to consolidate the data needed to create a single data unit, adjust the transmission rate and control multiple transmissions. The receive filter performs a process of recovering a data unit from a plurality of received packets and extracting the necessary data from the data unit. A line driver that converts the output signal of the transmit filter to a differential output is connected to the transmit filter. The connection cord extending from the power line connection circuit to the various signal lines of the power line module can be connected to an outlet.

When the authentication is established, the smart connector 130 switches the magnetic force switch to the ON state according to the command of the controller 250 to allow the charging station 120 to charge the rechargeable battery 140.

The battery measuring unit 260 configured in the smart connector 130 measures the amount of power charged in the rechargeable battery 140, and when the charging is completed, the controller 250 turns off the magnetic power switch to turn off the power supply. The controller 150 notifies the amount of charge and the charge used in the charging station 120 using the communication network such as PLC / RFID, and displays the amount of charge power and the charge transmitted from the billing house 120. Provide it to the user by marking it on. In addition, the display unit 220 has a function of inputting or outputting a password or other data through the input / output unit 240.

The smart connector 130 sends a measurement value measuring the amount of power charged to the rechargeable battery to the billing place 120 through the transmitter / receiver 210, the interface of the transmitter / receiver 210 is PLC / RFID, etc. It consists of wired / wireless communication.

Before charging the rechargeable battery 140, the smart connector 130 includes a battery measuring unit / BMS (260) to measure the amount of charge used and to prevent the risk of overcharging and explosion during charging.

The battery measuring unit / BMS 260 is installed on the voltage line, and when an overvoltage is applied to the rectifier 170, the battery measuring unit / BMS 260 blocks a current flowing to the battery along the voltage line. In addition, the battery measuring unit / BMS 260 detects the discharge current of the battery mounted on the motor equipment, and the battery limit corresponding to the discharge current detected from the threshold voltage data table corresponding to the battery discharge current according to the type of the motor equipment. Extract the voltage. That is, the limit voltage data table corresponding to the battery discharge current according to the type of the electric machine may be different according to the maker or vehicle type of the motor, and thus the battery limit voltage corresponding to the unique number information obtained from the motor is extracted.

The battery measuring unit / BMS 260 collects battery information in real time before charging, and the display unit 220 detects a flow of current passing through the charging connector, and detects the flow of current through the charging connector. Displays the charging status. Thereafter, the battery measuring unit / BMS 260 senses the voltage of the battery 140 and indicates that charging is necessary when the detected voltage is less than the threshold voltage value. If the detected battery voltage is higher than the limit voltage, it continuously detects the battery voltage and indicates that no battery charge is required.

For example, when the battery is being charged, the LED device of the display unit 220 emits red, and when the battery is fully charged, the LED device emits green. The display unit 220 may be provided in the form of an LCD monitor or the like, and displays a guide phrase or the like. The battery measuring unit / BMS 260 measures the amount of power charged by the battery of the power mechanism through the power line.

The control unit 250 of the smart connector 130 instructs the display unit 220 to display the amount of power measured by the battery measuring unit / BMS 260. In addition, the controller 250 transmits the amount of power measured by the battery measuring unit / BMS 260 to the external communication network using the transmitter / receiver 210 for communicating with the external communication network. Here, the rectifier 170 is installed between the controller 250 and the power line, and the rectifier 170 has a function of converting AC power into DC power for driving the controller 250. In addition, the rectifier converts to rated voltage and current when 380V or higher current is applied during fast charging.

The smart connector 130 may have a different role according to the low speed type (SAE J1772) and the high speed type, and the function of the power converter is used as the low speed type as the AD / DC converter and the high speed type as the DC / DC converter. In addition, the positions of the power converter and the BMS are different according to each type.

FIG. 3 illustrates a configuration of a billing place 120 according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the billing place 120 includes a communication unit 310 for wired / wireless communication with the smart connector 130, and smart. The charge is measured based on the amount of power charged through the connector 130, the low-cost power supply is allowed with information obtained through an intelligent power grid or a smart grid, the charge time, the charge, etc. are predicted or the charge is charged. Settlement unit 320 to convert to, and the authentication unit 330 to permit user authentication and power supply using the authentication unique number transmitted from the ID box 230 of the smart connector 130, and AC / Conversion unit 340 for converting to DC, DC / DC and the like, and receives and stores information on the power supply rate and power bill data between the national grid and regional distributed generation system, and stores the information for user authentication Server 350 and the integrated control unit 360 that performs the authentication process in response to the request of the smart connector to supply power when the authentication is established, otherwise cut off the power.

In the case of the rechargeable battery 140 mounted in the electric vehicle, the ID box 230 stores a unique number for the authentication management device. The ID BOX includes a processor that performs data communication with the charge control integrated control unit 360 through power line communication. The processor stores the charge limit program in memory. The processor performs authentication between the integrated control unit 360 and the ID box according to the charge limit program, and permits charging of the battery provided that authentication is established. A code key for authentication is recorded in the processor's memory, and the same encryption key is recorded in the operating server of charge control. Thus, the encryption keys are matched when both the charging controller and the ID box are authentic.

 The power line communication module that operates when power line communication is performed by the communication means of the smart connector 130 is connected to the processor. The powerline communication module includes an analog front end (AFE) coupled to the processor and acting as a signal converter.

It is transmitted to the ID BOX through power lines such as a transmission filter and a power line that perform transmission processing for various signals transmitted from the processor to the integrated control unit.

The integrated control unit 360 is operated by a charge monitoring control program, which is stored in a memory including a ROM and an EEPROM in the smart connector 130. The smart connector operates according to the charging monitoring control program to perform processing such as monitoring the charging status (whether charging is performed), monitoring the amount of charging (state of charge), and the like. The smart connector 130 then provides the processing result (charge information) to the billing place 120.

The integrated control unit 360 is divided into a control unit and a load at all times by using a control unit plug-in and an always-load plug-in relay provided for a device capable of turning off standby power and a device to which power should be supplied at all times. The control module transmits a power use state of the electrical device to the gateway and receives a power control signal from the gateway.

The control system of the smart connector 130 and the billing place 120 may separate the load from the control unit and the load at all times, thereby enabling standby power cutoff or providing power at all times while communication is turned on using a close path. In addition, it is possible to have a system that can be turned on and off by a magnetic field switch where the magnetic field is generated when the outlet and the plug come into contact with the switch to turn on.

It is very dangerous when high voltage DC power is used, so it has a safety device that automatically shuts off when a loss current is detected due to a breakdown of the cable or other reasons such as disconnection of the cable for safety when the plug and outlet are disconnected using the proximity sensor. A connector can be provided.

The comprehensive control unit 360 applies a processor when the data content of the ID BOX activation signal Swk is decoded in response to the ID BOX 230 activation signal Swk. After various processes such as initialization are performed and the completion of activation is recognized, the processor sends an activation complete signal Sok to the powerline through the analog front end, transmit filter, line driver, and powerline connection circuitry. The processor transmits an activation completion signal Sok to the charging comprehensive control unit 360 through power line communication using a power line and a charging cable.

The integrated controller 360 receives the activation completion signal Sok through the power line connection circuit, the reception filter, and the analog front end. In response to the activation complete signal Sok, the integrated control unit 360 establishes an encrypted communication path and authenticates the ID BOX 230 through the encrypted communication. In some embodiments, a challenge-response method may be employed for authentication. In this case, the comprehensive control unit 360 generates a predetermined random number R and transmits the random number R to the ID BOX 230 through power line communication. The processor of the ID BOX 230 encrypts the received random number R with its own code key (public key) to generate an encrypted random number Ra, and then the processor performs power line communication. The encrypted random number Ra is returned to the comprehensive control unit 360.

The settlement unit 320 is for collecting a fee, and may be integrated billing or storing cash such as bills or coins. In addition, the toll may be collected through payment of a rechargeable transportation card, a mobile phone, or a credit card. In this case, the comprehensive control unit 360 may collect information such as a rechargeable transportation card, a mobile phone, or a credit card. Based on the communication unit 310 to communicate with the external communication network to be billed. It can also be included in bills delivered to your home.

The comprehensive control unit 360 controls the operation of the power supply opening and closing unit by comparing the amount collected by the charge collection with the power rate calculated by the settlement unit 320. That is, when the amount is collected through the charge collection, the comprehensive control unit 360 supplies power to the battery by opening the power supply opening and closing unit, and the comprehensive control unit 360 measures the amount of electricity or the charge measured through the battery measuring unit / BMS 260. The power fee calculated in the calculation may be transmitted to the external communication network through the communication unit 310.

In other hotels and apartments, the billing place can be the parking lot at the entrance. In this case, the measured power is sent to the entrance parking lot through the transmission / reception unit 210 and payment is made. At this time, payment is possible using the payment information (credit card, bankbook, etc.) registered in the comprehensive control unit. For example, in a communication method such as a hotel, the access blocker has a reader capable of recognizing an RFID tag, and when the tag unique code number of the customer who owns the vehicle is received through the reader, the access blocker is connected to the integrated management server. Deliver a unique code number, and the integrated management server interlocks with the vehicle charging system of the assembly building parking lot, characterized in that the comparison with the customer's unique code number stored in the database to confirm that the customer and transmits the access control command. do.

The operation server 350 receives the current real-time power supply / demand rate and power rate data from the power supply control unit to calculate the charge rate for each time zone configured in the charge rate calculator, and then, within a predetermined time period. The charge rate is calculated according to the charging time of the smart connector 130 and displayed on the display unit 220

The converter of the billing place needs a power converter 340 for converting AC to DC or DC to DC when the fast charging type, and the low speed charging type may be included in the converter motor to supply AC. In the case of fast charging and low speed charging, the installation position of the converter may be different.

Referring to Figure 4 is an example made of a multi-type 400 by weaving a plurality of the smart connector. Connect a charging target that contains several rechargeable batteries.

The multi-type smart connector 400 is an information display window 410 for indicating whether the user authentication success, the charge amount of the charging target, the used charge, etc., PLC unit for communication with the smart connector and the power supply, billing station ( 420, RFID 430, other wired connection 440, and other wireless connection 450 provide various interfaces.

Referring to FIG. 5, an example 500 of a detachable smart connector is provided. When the power supply station is not provided sufficiently, the separate connector 500 may be used to supply power to the charging target through a home, a parking lot, or an emergency power supply station on a roadside.

Referring to FIG. 6, a block diagram of charging by the smart connector is shown 600. First, when the charging device and the plug-in electric device installed in the charging system are connected with a cable, the measurement unit 260 detects the power network connection of the electric device or the battery system related thereto. Thereafter, the unique number information of the plug-in electric machine is automatically obtained, and the obtained unique number information of the electric machine is retrieved from the operation server 350 through the transceiver 200 and stored in the unique number information database or used for authentication. 610.

When the user requests battery charging, the charging system is connected to a power grid and requests authentication based on a user identification number stored in the smart connector (610). If no authentication is established, no power is supplied. When authentication is established, data of the rechargeable battery is collected. The user may select whether to charge the rechargeable battery immediately. If you want to charge immediately, you can choose whether to charge fast. In the case of fast charging, the charging time and the expected price are marked on the smart connector to be predictable to the user. When the charge is completed, the charge amount and charge is displayed on the smart connector and the power supply is cut off.

When the 'no' is returned in the operation 'authentication completion' step of the comprehensive control unit 610, all the charging process is terminated, the charging of the plug-in electric machine is not performed. However, if 'Yes' is returned at the 'certification completion' step, the current charge demand and scheduled charge demand data, which is verified to supply power for charging the electric equipment, is sent to the government and public institutions or energy companies. do. This allows governments, public institutions or energy companies to implement a policy of adjusting or supplying power generation capacity appropriate to current electricity demand. Thereafter, the charging system waits to reach the reserved charging time and starts the charging operation, or immediately starts the charging operation when 'immediate charging' is selected in this step without the reserved charging time zone. When the charging is completed, the completion signal is output to the display unit, and the controller stops the supply of the charging power and ends all processes.

As shown in the patent, the real-time power rate information of the intelligent power grid and the local power generation system is collected and provided to the charge rate calculator to determine the power supply and demand ratio. When the charging system is supplied with power from the central grid alone, the charge information is received from the grid and the electricity supply and demand is fully performed. However, when there is a connection with the local power source, the grid fee is compared with the electricity bill of the local power generation system. In other words, if the electricity bill of the regional power generation system is lower than the electricity bill of the central power grid, the ratio of power received from the regional power generation system is maximized. On the contrary, if the electricity bill of the regional power generation system is higher than the electricity bill of the power grid. In this way, the control is maximized to increase the economics of the user by maximizing power supply from the grid. Through this, the expected power supply / demand rate and power rate data of the grid within a certain period of time will be transmitted to the rate calculation unit to provide information for displaying the charge rates for each charging period within a certain time period.

If not immediately charged, the smart connector is connected to the power grid to receive and display the real-time power supply and demand data. In this case, the smart connector may recommend a time slot in which power supply can be most inexpensively provided to the user (640). The user may make a reservation to charge at a time provided by the charging system, at which time the charging system automatically charges the rechargeable battery. When charging is complete, the power supply is automatically cut off and the smart connector notifies the user of the charge.

If the user does not want to charge in the time zone provided by the smart connector, the user may reserve the desired time zone (650). When the set time is reached, the charging system automatically charges the rechargeable battery and automatically cuts off the power supply when charging is completed, and notifies the user of the charge.

When the charging system is charged at a low speed using the charging system, an AC / DC converter and a battery management system (BMS) are built in a charging target including a rechargeable battery. In the case of low-speed charging, for example, a method of charging a rechargeable battery using power such as 220V, which is used for general home use, is an example.

Connect AC to the smart connector at the billing place. The charging system performs an authentication procedure for the user. After authentication is complete, allow charging. The rectifier and the controller change the voltage to a value suitable for the charging target.

In the ID BOX, information on the vehicle for authentication (vehicle number, etc.) and payment means (credit card, bank account, etc.) are recorded. Through this, the smart connector performs authentication and permits charging when authentication is completed normally.

In the case of charging at a high speed using the charging system, a case where an AC / DC converter is not required for a charging target including a rechargeable battery will be described as an example. Fast charging is an example of charging a rechargeable battery using a power supply such as a charging station using more than 380V of power.

In the power supply, AC / DC and DC / DC converters are needed at the billing place. The converter outputs DC by changing AC power to a voltage suitable for the charging target. The billing station supplies DC power to the smart connector. A power converter may be included inside the billing place. The smart connector supplies DC power directly to the battery.

The smart connector performs an authentication procedure for the user in the ID box. After authentication is complete, allow charging. When the power is changed, if the voltage is not changed to a voltage suitable for the charging target, the rectifier is changed again to remove unstable elements such as noise.

The BMS checks the remaining capacity and predicts the charging time accordingly and provides it to the user. In addition, it checks the battery status such as the replacement cycle of the battery and provides it to the user.

Referring to FIG. 7, a conceptual diagram of the smart connector will be described. The smart connector typically includes a line for communication, a line for power supply, and a ground line with a billing station and a PLC / RFID. A magnetic field switch or a relay is located in the power supply line. When authentication is established between the billing place and the smart connector, the switch contacts and is energized through the control unit.

 Referring to FIG. 8, an example of charging multiple units using a smart connector is provided. This can be applied to a place that requires a lot of charging at the same time, such as a charging station in a large apartment complex or a golf car in a golf course. In golf CART or large apartment complexes, it can be recharged selectively by charging an teenager with an operation server in the central control room and real-time monitoring of electric equipments.

When charging a large number of charge targets at the same time, the power peak value rises, which in turn causes a charge increase. Accordingly, the central control room determines the time period during which the use of the charging target is less by storing and analyzing the user pattern in advance.

Based on this analysis, the charging target is divided into several groups to charge the group 810 at a time when power demand is low, or at a time when power consumption is lowest, and the group 820 that frequently uses the charging target immediately requests charging. To charge.

Basically, the charging target is charged based on the user analysis of the central control room, but the charging time can be selected according to the user's request. It is applied to the integrated management system that manages the battery life and safety by selecting the charging time and method of the electric equipment and streamlines the charging system.

The present invention relates to a power supply method through ID authentication,

When the ID tag of the authentication tag device is connected to the ID reader of the power supply device, generating an ID authentication information of a corresponding billing station by the ID reader;

Receiving, by the controller 150, the ID authentication information and indexing the ID registration database unit based on the ID authentication information to determine whether the ID of the corresponding power-using device is a registered ID;

In the determination of the ID information, in the case of a registered ID, generating, by the controller, a 'power supply signal' and transmitting it to the authentication unit;

Supplying, by the authentication unit, the power applied from the power distribution unit to the integrated control unit 360 according to the power supply signal;

The control unit applies the power supplied to the smart connector 200 of the authentication confirmation unit, the smart connector applies power to the battery,

Transmitting, by the controller 250, a power stop signal to the comprehensive controller 360 when it is determined that power supply is completed through the amount of current information measured from the BMS;

Generating, by the controller, charging information proportional to the amount of power supply based on the amount of current information measured by the measurement unit 260 and storing the charging information in an ID registration database unit; And

 A settlement unit receiving the billing information according to the power supply amount for each ID from the ID registration database and performing settlement with the billing server; Characterized in that it comprises a.

Claims (17)

A rechargeable battery mounted on a charging object;
After requesting certification for charging the battery while directly connected with the rechargeable battery, after establishing the certification, the power supply from the power supply is supplied to the battery and charged, and the charging amount is detected by detecting the charge amount charged by the battery. A smart connector for transmitting to the screen and outputting the billing information transmitted from the billing office to the user;
A billing place connected to the smart connector through a wired / wireless communication network, authenticating a user when authentication of the smart connector is required, and calculating billing information corresponding to the charging amount transmitted from the smart connector and transmitting the calculated billing information to the smart connector;
A power supply station that supplies charging power to a smart connector through a billing station during a user authentication process of a billing station; And
In the charging and billing system using the smart connector that permits the charge of the rechargeable battery when the authentication is established in the billing place and the smart connector, and charges,
The smart connector,
A transmitting / receiving unit which communicates with a billing station and a power supply station using wired (PLC) or wireless (RFID) communication,
ID box 230 for storing the authentication unique number for the user authentication, and transmits the authentication unique number to the billing place through the transmission / reception unit when the battery charge request;
An input / output unit for data in / out for user authentication and data exchange between the billing station and the power supply station and the smart connector;
A control unit for controlling the functions of the magnetic switch and the smart connector to allow charging after user authentication and authorization;
Battery measuring unit / BMS to measure the available capacity of the battery, the standard, information necessary for charging and provide to the control unit,
External power rectifier for rectifying and supplying power between the smart connector and the power air shelter
Charging and charging system using a smart connector, characterized in that configured as.
delete The method of claim 1,
Communication unit for wired / wireless communication with the smart connector,
The charge is measured based on the amount of power charged through the smart connector, and the information obtained through the intelligent grid or the smart grid allows a low-cost power supply, and predicts the charging time, the charge, etc., or converts the charged charge into a power charge. With the settlement department to say,
An authentication unit that permits user authentication and power supply by using the authentication unique number transmitted from the ID box of the smart connector,
A converter for converting power into AC / DC, DC / DC, etc.,
An operation server which receives and stores information on power supply / demand ratio and power rate data between the national power grid and the regional distributed generation system, and stores information for user authentication;
Comprehensive control unit that performs the authentication process at the request of the smart connector to supply power when authentication is established, otherwise cut off the power
Charging and charging system using a smart connector, characterized in that consisting of.
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A display unit displaying the amount of power measured by the battery measuring unit (BMS) of the smart connector or information sent from the billing place; Further comprising:
Charging and billing system using a smart connector, characterized in that the display unit has a function capable of input / output passwords and other data through the input and output unit.
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The smart connector is, at an unmanned automatic charging station
An RFID chip of a smart connector connectable to a rechargeable battery; And
It includes a branched power line connectable between the authentication management device for supplying power after ID identification from the RFID reader of the billing place,
The authentication management device is disposed in the billing place, so that the branched power line is connected to the connector connected to the electric machine through the authentication management device,
Charging and charging system using a smart connector, characterized in that for performing charging and authentication.
The method of claim 1, wherein the ID box of the smart connector is at least one of a cash storage method, a contact card reader method and a contactless card reader method.
Charging and charging system using a smart connector, characterized in that it can recognize the ID card or electronic chip.
The method of claim 1, wherein the billing place,
A communication terminal having a unique identifier; And
The communication terminal is configured to be removable and includes a device for receiving the identifier from the communication terminal, and for allowing the authentication with the charging target to be performed using the identifier. And billing system.
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The smart connector,
A detachable, fixed, high speed, low speed type connectable to the rechargeable battery; And
The billing and smart connector may be different devices and functions according to the high speed and low speed
Charging using a smart connector, characterized in that the configuration can be distinguished by a multi-connector type configured communication unit according to the communication method of the billing place and the smart connector, and a pluggable connection method between the authentication management device for supplying power. Billing system.
The method of claim 1,
By displaying the information measured by the battery measuring unit (BMS), transmitting to the external communication network through the communication unit, or by receiving information from the outside, it controls the charging method or power that affects the battery life, and the user Charging and charging system using a smart connector, characterized in that configured to easily identify the amount of power used and other information.
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The billing station is a charging and billing system using a smart connector, characterized in that can be installed in a power company, an electric charging station, a management office, a home charging meter, parking meter, a street lamp with a certification management device.
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Charging and charging system using a smart connector, characterized in that the electricity is cut off for safety at the moment when the plug and outlet is disconnected using the proximity sensor because it is very dangerous when a high voltage DC power is used during fast charging.

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