KR102289187B1 - Smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system and method for providing electric vehicle charging - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system and a method for providing electric vehicle charging according thereto. Accordingly, a charging reservation is generated by receiving a reservation request for electric vehicle charging from a smart shutter and a user terminal that restrict the use of the electric vehicle charging station, and when vehicle access to the specific area is detected, depending on whether authentication based on the charging reservation and a charge management server that controls opening and closing of the smart shutter.

Description

Smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system and method for providing electric vehicle charging accordingly

The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging technology, and more particularly, a smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system capable of providing a charging service only for a vehicle reserved through a smart shutter providing automatic opening/closing operation, and a method for providing electric vehicle charging according thereto is about

In general, driving energy for moving a vehicle is obtained by burning fossil fuels. In contrast, an electric vehicle is a vehicle that uses driving energy as electric energy. Since electric vehicles do not burn fossil fuels, they do not generate any exhaust gas and have the advantage of low noise. Since such an electric vehicle is driven using electric energy, a battery for providing electric energy therein must be provided. Recently, as electric vehicles have been developed, a charger for charging the battery of electric vehicles is provided at a specific location. However, various problems occur in the process of using an electric vehicle charger, and technologies for solving them are required.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Patent No. 10-2013-0006949 (2013.01.18) relates to an electric vehicle charging method, and the administrator can check the real-time usage status of the charger at each charging station, and can control and cut off power, check and manage the charger. It is possible to inquire each power consumption, the corresponding electricity bill payment history, and the user's charger usage information. Technology that can be maximized is disclosed.

Korean Patent No. 10-1118899 (2012.02.14) relates to a door opening and closing device for connector connection in an electric vehicle charger, which may occur when the connector connecting portion in an electric vehicle charger is arbitrarily left open even when the electric vehicle is not charging. Disclosed is a technology that can prevent electrical contact accidents or damage to connections and prevent electric vehicle theft by preventing non-electric vehicle users from using electric vehicle chargers.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0006949 (2013.01.18) Korean Patent No. 10-1118899 (2012.02.14)

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system capable of providing a charging service only for a vehicle reserved through a smart shutter providing automatic opening/closing operation, and a method for providing electric vehicle charging according thereto.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a smart shutter that can provide a safe electric vehicle charging station from environmental factors such as rain, snow and wind by installing a smart shutter that can automatically control the opening and closing of the shutter door in an existing open/close or semi-opening type electric vehicle charging station. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle charging system and a method for providing electric vehicle charging.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system capable of charging a vehicle without waiting time when a vehicle to be reserved is authenticated through a license plate detection sensor of a smart shutter installed in a remotely reserved charging station, and an electric vehicle accordingly We want to provide a method of providing charging.

In embodiments, the smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system is an electric vehicle charging station that provides electric charging to a vehicle parked in a specific area, and is installed in the electric vehicle charging station and uses the electric vehicle charging station according to an automatic opening and closing operation by vehicle approach. Receiving a reservation request for electric vehicle charging from a limiting smart shutter and a user terminal, creating a charging reservation, and controlling the opening and closing of the smart shutter according to authentication based on the charging reservation when vehicle access into the specific area is detected Includes a charge management server.

The smart shutter may include a license plate detection sensor for recognizing a license plate of a vehicle existing in the specific area, and may control the operation of the license plate detection sensor through interworking with the charging management server.

The smart shutter further includes a proximity communication module for performing wireless communication with a user terminal existing within a predetermined proximity distance, and when the license plate detection sensor fails to recognize the license plate of the vehicle, detected by the proximity communication module Information about the user terminal may be provided to the charging management server.

The charging management server is a first step of receiving a detection signal related to the vehicle approach from at least one sensor installed in the electric vehicle charging station, a second step of starting the operation of the license plate detection sensor through the smart shutter, the license plate detection a third step of receiving the vehicle number of the vehicle recognized by the sensor from the smart shutter; And when there is a charge reservation for the vehicle number, the fourth step of determining that the authentication on the vehicle is successful may be performed to control the opening and closing of the smart shutter.

The charging management server is a first step based on the license plate of the vehicle through the first step of receiving a detection signal regarding the vehicle approach from at least one sensor installed in the electric vehicle charging station, and interlocking with the smart shutter and the license plate detection sensor. A second step of performing authentication, a third step of performing a second authentication based on information about the user terminal through interworking between the smart shutter and the proximity communication module when the first authentication fails The opening and closing of the shutter can be controlled.

When the charging reservation fails, the charging management server may provide the user terminal with a candidate charging reservation list generated based on a reservation location, reservation time, and reservation price associated with the reservation request.

Among the embodiments, a method for providing electric vehicle charging based on a mart shutter includes receiving a reservation request for charging of an electric vehicle from a user terminal and determining whether to make a reservation to generate a charging reservation; Recognizing the license plate of the specific vehicle through a license plate detection sensor attached to the smart shutter in case the recognized vehicle number of the license plate matches the vehicle number of the charging reservation, providing an opening operation of the smart shutter; activating a charging function of the electric vehicle charging station when the opening operation is completed; and providing a closing operation of the smart shutter when a departure from the electric vehicle charging station of the specific vehicle is detected.

The disclosed technology may have the following effects. However, this does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of the following effects or only the following effects, so the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited thereby.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system and a method for providing electric vehicle charging are provided by installing a smart shutter capable of automatically opening and closing a shutter door in an existing openable or semi-opening electric vehicle charging station. It is possible to provide a safe electric vehicle charging station from environmental factors such as

A smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system and a method for providing electric vehicle charging according to an embodiment of the present invention provide a vehicle without waiting time when a vehicle to be reserved is authenticated through a license plate detection sensor of a smart shutter installed in a remotely reserved charging station can be charged.

1 is a view for explaining an electric vehicle charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining a physical configuration of an electric vehicle charging system.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing electric vehicle charging performed in an electric vehicle charging system.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing electric vehicle charging performed in an electric vehicle charging system.

Since the description of the present invention is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiment described in the text. That is, since the embodiment may have various changes and may have various forms, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, since the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of them or only such effects, it should not be understood that the scope of the present invention is limited thereby.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

Terms such as “first” and “second” are for distinguishing one component from another, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first component may be termed a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be termed a first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” to another component, it should be understood that the component may be directly connected to the other component, but other components may exist in between. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle. Meanwhile, other expressions describing the relationship between elements, that is, “between” and “immediately between” or “neighboring to” and “directly adjacent to”, etc., should be interpreted similarly.

The singular expression is to be understood to include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as "comprises" or "have" refer to the embodied feature, number, step, action, component, part or these It is intended to indicate that a combination exists, and it should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the existence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Identifiers (eg, a, b, c, etc.) in each step are used for convenience of description, and the identification code does not describe the order of each step, and each step clearly indicates a specific order in context. Unless otherwise specified, it may occur in a different order from the specified order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

The present invention can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium, and the computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. . Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed in a network-connected computer system, and the computer-readable code may be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

As used herein, "vehicle", "vehicular" or other similar terms refers to automobiles, generally passenger automobiles, including sport utility vehicles (SUV), buses, trucks. various commercial vehicles, various boats and ships including ships, airplanes, etc., and hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, hydrogen powered vehicles and other alternative fuels (e.g., other than petroleum fuels derived from resources) may be understood to include vehicles.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in general used in the dictionary should be interpreted as being consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and cannot be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application.

1 is a view for explaining an electric vehicle charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the electric vehicle charging system 150 may provide an electric charging service to the vehicle 130 in conjunction with the user terminal 110 .

The user terminal 110 may correspond to a computing device capable of requesting a reservation for charging an electric vehicle and confirming the reservation result, and may be implemented as a smartphone, a notebook computer, or a computer, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and may include a tablet PC, etc. It can also be implemented as a device. The user terminal 110 may be connected to the electric vehicle charging system 150 through a network, and the plurality of user terminals 110 may be simultaneously connected to the electric vehicle charging system 150 .

The vehicle 130 may correspond to a vehicle as a means of transport for transporting passengers or cargo using power produced by an engine. The vehicle 130 may include not only automobiles, but also ships, airplanes, and the like, and is not necessarily limited thereto, and may include various transportation means that can be moved using power.

In particular, vehicle 130 may include, as part of its locomotion capabilities, electrical power obtained from a rechargeable energy storage device (eg, one or more rechargeable electrochemical cells or other types of batteries). It may be an electric vehicle. In this case, the electric vehicle may include a motorcycle, a cart, a scooter, and the like. Also, a hybrid electric vehicle may correspond to a vehicle having two or more power sources, for example, gasoline-based power and electric-based power.

The electric vehicle charging system 150 may provide an electric charging service to a vehicle using electricity as power. The electric vehicle charging system 150 may be implemented to provide a charging service only for a designated vehicle 130 , and for this purpose, a means for recognizing the approached vehicle 130 and authentication of the recognized vehicle 130 . It may include means for performing The electric vehicle charging system 150 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 .

In an embodiment, the electric vehicle charging system 150 may store information required in the smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging process in conjunction with the database. Meanwhile, unlike FIG. 1 , the electric vehicle charging system 150 may be implemented including an independent database.

2 is a view for explaining a physical configuration of an electric vehicle charging system.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the electric vehicle charging system 150 may include an electric vehicle charging station 210 , a smart shutter 230 , and a charging management server 250 .

The electric vehicle charging station 210 may correspond to a device that provides electric charging to the vehicle 110 parked in a specific area. Here, the specific area may correspond to a parking area formed in the vicinity of the electric vehicle charging station 210 , and may be limited to an area to which a charging cable for electric charging can be connected. In one embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station 210 may include a plurality of sensors to detect the vehicle 130 entering a specific area, and may include a communication module for network communication.

The smart shutter 230 may correspond to a device that restricts the use of the electric vehicle charging station 210 according to an automatic opening/closing operation by vehicle approach. The smart shutter 230 may be installed in the electric vehicle charging station 210 , and more specifically, it may be installed in a doorway or window of an outer wall that protects the electric vehicle charging station 210 . The smart shutter 230 may be implemented in a form that can be rolled up or lowered by connecting a generally narrow iron plate, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and may be implemented in various forms.

In one embodiment, the smart shutter 230 includes a license plate detection sensor for recognizing the license plate of the vehicle 110 existing in a specific area, and can control the operation of the license plate detection sensor through interworking with the charging management server 250. there is. The license plate detection sensor may obtain an image of the vehicle 130 parked in a specific region, extract a region corresponding to the license plate from the image, and then perform an operation of recognizing the vehicle number. The smart shutter 230 may start the operation of the license plate detection sensor according to the control signal received from the charging management server 250 and transmit the recognized vehicle number to the charging management server 250 .

In an embodiment, the smart shutter 230 further includes a proximity communication module for performing wireless communication with the user terminal 110 existing within a predetermined proximity distance, and the license plate detection sensor recognizes the license plate of the vehicle 130 . In case of failure, information about the user terminal 110 detected by the proximity communication module may be provided to the charging management server 250 .

That is, in order for the smart shutter 230 to operate, vehicle authentication in the charging management server 250 is required. If the license plate recognition of the vehicle 130 by the license plate detection sensor fails, the smart shutter 230 does not operate, so it may not be possible to use the electric vehicle charging station 210 despite the actual charging reservation.

To prevent this, the smart shutter 230 may further include a proximity communication module, and when authentication by the license plate detection sensor fails, the user approaches the user terminal 110 within a proximity from the proximity communication module to the user terminal ( 110) can be provided. The smart shutter 230 may provide information directly received from the user terminal 110 by the proximity communication module to the charging management server 250 .

In one embodiment, the smart shutter 230 may include a beacon module as a proximity communication module, and provides a discount coupon having a limited validity time to the user terminal 110 of the vehicle 130 entering into a specific area. can provide More specifically, the user terminal 110 may receive beacon identification information (ID) and discount coupon information from the beacon module attached to the smart shutter 230 when entering a specific area of the electric vehicle charging station 210, and charging The corresponding information may be transmitted to the management server 250 .

In this case, the charging management server 250 may set an effective time for the corresponding discount coupon based on information about the user terminal 110 , beacon identification information, and discount coupon information and provide it to the user terminal 110 . In particular, the charging management server 250 may set a valid area as well as an effective time for the discount coupon, and the user may use the discount coupon even when using another electric vehicle charging station 210 existing within the valid area.

The charging management server 250 receives a reservation request regarding electric vehicle charging from the user terminal 110 to generate a charging reservation, and when vehicle approach within a specific area is detected, the smart shutter 230 according to authentication based on the charging reservation. opening and closing can be controlled. The charging management server 250 may perform an overall management operation regarding charging reservation. For example, the charging management server 250 may manage information about the location, usage status, and reservation status of the electric vehicle charging station 210 , and may build a database for this.

When the charging management server 250 receives the reservation request, it may determine whether a reservation is possible based on information about the reservation request, and if the reservation is possible, it may create a charge reservation and notify the user terminal 110 . . In addition, the charging management server 250 may perform authentication by determining whether the vehicle 130 corresponds to a reserved vehicle when the vehicle 130 enters a specific area where charging is possible. An electric charging service may be provided to the user of the corresponding vehicle 130 by controlling the opening/closing operation of the shutter 230 .

In one embodiment, the charging management server 250 performs a first step of receiving a detection signal regarding vehicle approach from at least one sensor installed in the electric vehicle charging station 210, the operation of the license plate detection sensor through the smart shutter 230 The second step of starting, the third step of receiving the vehicle number of the vehicle 130 recognized by the license plate detection sensor from the smart shutter 230, and authentication regarding the vehicle 130 if there is a charge reservation regarding the vehicle number Opening and closing of the smart shutter 230 may be controlled by performing the fourth step of determining that this is successful.

That is, the charging management server 250 may detect whether the vehicle 130 enters a specific area by interworking with the electric vehicle charging station 210 , and the vehicle number recognized by the license plate detection sensor through interworking with the smart shutter 230 . It is possible to determine whether the corresponding vehicle 130 is the target of charging reservation by obtaining . The charging management server 250 may provide a charging service to the reserved vehicle 130 without waiting time by controlling the smart shutter 230 to be opened only when authentication is successful.

In one embodiment, the charging management server 250 performs the first step of receiving a detection signal related to vehicle approach from at least one sensor installed in the electric vehicle charging station 210, interlocking with the smart shutter 230 and the license plate detection sensor. The second step of performing the first authentication based on the license plate of the vehicle, the second authentication based on information about the user terminal 110 through interworking with the smart shutter 230 and the proximity communication module if the first authentication fails Opening and closing of the smart shutter 230 may be controlled by performing the third step.

That is, the charging management server 250 may detect whether the vehicle 130 enters a specific area by interworking with the electric vehicle charging station 210 , and the vehicle number recognized by the license plate detection sensor through interworking with the smart shutter 230 . The first authentication for determining whether the corresponding vehicle 130 is the target of charging reservation may be performed by obtaining . If the first authentication fails due to the recognition failure by the license plate detection sensor, the charging management server 250 is the vehicle based on the information of the user terminal 110 recognized by the proximity communication module attached to the smart shutter 230. The second authentication may be performed to determine whether 130 is the target of the charging reservation.

In an embodiment, the charging management server 250 may provide the user terminal 110 with a candidate charging reservation list generated based on a reservation location, reservation time, and reservation price associated with the reservation request when the charge reservation fails. The charging management server 250 may create a charging reservation by determining whether to make a reservation according to a reservation request from the user terminal 110 , and if it is determined that reservation is not possible, another electric vehicle existing within a predetermined distance from the reservation place The charging station 210 , reservation times existing before and after the reservation time, and reservation prices within a certain range based on the reservation price may generate a candidate charge reservation list and provide it to the user terminal 110 . When the reservation fails, the user may request another charge reservation by referring to the candidate charge reservation list.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing electric vehicle charging performed in an electric vehicle charging system.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the electric vehicle charging system 150 may control charging reservation and automatic opening/closing of the smart shutter 230 by interworking with the electric vehicle charging station 210 and the smart shutter 230 .

More specifically, the charging management server 250 may receive a reservation request for charging of an electric vehicle from the user terminal 110 and determine whether to make a reservation to generate a charging reservation (step S310 ). The charging management server 250 may recognize the license plate of the specific vehicle 130 through the license plate detection sensor attached to the smart shutter 230 when the approach to the electric vehicle charging station 210 of the specific vehicle 130 is detected. (Step S330).

In addition, the charging management server 250 may provide an opening operation of the smart shutter 230 when the vehicle number of the recognized license plate and the vehicle number of the charging reservation match (step S350). When the opening operation is completed, the charging management server 250 may activate the charging function of the electric vehicle charging station 210 (step S370).

In one embodiment, the charging management server 250 stops the activation of the charging function of the electric vehicle charging station 210 when the departure of the corresponding vehicle 130 from the specific area is detected within the first predetermined time after the opening operation is completed. can do. In addition, when the departure of the corresponding vehicle 130 from the specific area is detected within a second predetermined time after the charging function of the electric vehicle charging station 210 is activated, the charging management server 250 is configured to apply the charging function of the electric vehicle charging station 210 to the charging function of the electric vehicle charging station 210 . Activation of the smart shutter 230 may be stopped, and if re-entry into a specific area of the corresponding vehicle 130 is not detected within the third predetermined time period, the closing operation of the smart shutter 230 may be started.

In addition, the charging management server 250 may provide a closing operation of the smart shutter 230 when the departure of the specific vehicle 130 from the electric vehicle charging station 210 is detected (step S390 ). In one embodiment, the charging management server 250 determines the deactivation of the electric vehicle charging station 210 based on the time elapsed from the time when the opening operation of the smart shutter 230 is completed to the time when the departure of the specific vehicle 130 is detected. Each of the closing operations of the smart shutter 230 may be controlled.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing electric vehicle charging performed in an electric vehicle charging system.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electric vehicle charging system 150 may operate through an organic coupling between the user terminal 410 , the charging management server 430 , the smart shutter 450 , and the electric vehicle charging station 470 .

More specifically, the user may make a charge reservation for electric vehicle charging through the user terminal 410 , and the charge management server 430 may receive a reservation request from the user terminal 410 to generate a charge reservation. . When a charging reservation is generated, the charging management server 430 may provide reservation information to the user terminal 410 .

The electric vehicle charging station 470 may transmit detection information to the charging management server 430 when a vehicle approach to a specific area formed nearby is detected, and the charging management server 430 sends the smart shutter 450 to the license plate detection sensor. A control signal for starting an operation may be transmitted.

The smart shutter 450 may recognize the vehicle license plate through the license plate detection sensor, and may transmit the vehicle number to the charging management server 430 . The charging management server 430 may perform authentication on the corresponding vehicle by comparing the vehicle number received from the smart shutter 450 with the vehicle number reserved for charging, and when the vehicle authentication is successful, the opening operation to the smart shutter 450 is performed. It is possible to transmit a control signal related to the initiation of When the opening operation is completed, the smart shutter 450 may transmit an opening completion signal to the charging management server 430 , and the charging management server 430 may transmit a control signal activating a charging function to the electric vehicle charging station 210 . .

The electric vehicle charging station 210 may provide an electric charging service to the authenticated vehicle 130 , and may transmit a charging completion signal to the charging management server 430 when the electric charging service is completed. The charging management server 430 may control the closing operation of the smart shutter 450 by transmitting a control signal to the smart shutter 450 when the departure of the vehicle 130 from a specific area is detected after charging is complete.

Although the above has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify and change the present invention within the scope without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that it can be done.

110: user terminal 130: vehicle
150: electric vehicle charging system
210: electric vehicle charging station 230: smart shutter
250: charge management server
410: user terminal 430: charge management server
450: smart shutter 470: electric vehicle charging station

Claims (7)

an electric vehicle charging station that provides electric charging to vehicles parked within a specific area;
It includes a license plate detection sensor for recognizing the license plate of the vehicle existing in the specific area, is installed in the electric vehicle charging station, limits the use of the electric vehicle charging station according to the automatic opening and closing operation by vehicle approach, interlocking with the charging management server Smart shutter for controlling the operation of the license plate detection sensor according to; and
A charging management server that receives a reservation request for charging an electric vehicle from a user terminal, generates a charging reservation, and controls opening and closing of the smart shutter according to whether or not authentication based on the charging reservation is performed when a vehicle approach within the specific area is detected. but,
The charging management server
A first step of receiving a detection signal related to the vehicle approach from at least one sensor installed in the electric vehicle charging station;
a second step of starting the operation of the license plate detection sensor through the smart shutter;
a third step of receiving the license plate number of the vehicle recognized by the license plate detection sensor from the smart shutter; and
A smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system, characterized in that when there is a charging reservation for the vehicle number, the fourth step of determining that the authentication on the vehicle is successful is performed to control the opening and closing of the smart shutter.
delete According to claim 1, wherein the smart shutter
Further comprising a proximity communication module for performing wireless communication with a user terminal existing within a predetermined proximity distance, and when the license plate detection sensor fails to recognize the license plate of the vehicle, related to the user terminal sensed by the proximity communication module Smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system, characterized in that providing information to the charging management server.
delete The method of claim 3, wherein the charge management server
A first step of receiving a detection signal related to the vehicle approach from at least one sensor installed in the electric vehicle charging station;
a second step of performing a first authentication based on the license plate of the vehicle through interworking with the smart shutter and the license plate detection sensor;
When the first authentication fails, a third step of performing a second authentication based on information on the user terminal through interworking between the smart shutter and the proximity communication module is performed to control the opening and closing of the smart shutter Smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system.
According to claim 1, wherein the charge management server
When the charging reservation fails, a smart shutter-based electric vehicle charging system characterized in that it provides the user terminal with a candidate charging reservation list generated based on a reservation place, reservation time, and reservation price associated with the reservation request.
The electric vehicle charging system includes an electric vehicle charging station, a smart shutter including a license plate detection sensor, and a charging management server,
In the method performed in the charging management server,
generating a charging reservation by receiving a reservation request for charging of an electric vehicle from a user terminal and determining whether to make a reservation;
As a result of receiving a detection signal regarding vehicle approach from at least one sensor installed in the electric vehicle charging station, when an approach of a specific vehicle to the electric vehicle charging station is detected, the operation of the license plate detection sensor is initiated through the smart shutter to initiate the operation of the specific vehicle Recognizing the license plate of;
Receives the vehicle number of the vehicle recognized by the license plate detection sensor from the smart shutter, and determines that the authentication for the specific vehicle is successful when the recognized vehicle number of the license plate and the vehicle number of the charging reservation match providing an opening operation of the smart shutter;
activating a charging function of the electric vehicle charging station when the opening operation is completed; and
and providing a closing operation of the smart shutter when the departure of the specific vehicle from the electric vehicle charging station is detected.

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