KR102332060B1 - Electric vehicle charging agency system - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment, provided is an electric vehicle charging agency system comprising: a service request reception part that receives a service request including a location of an electric vehicle, a type of the electric vehicle, and a desired date and time for charging the electric vehicle from a customer terminal; a service request processing part that performs a parking lot reservation process that can be charged according to the service request and an agency agent designation process for charging and delivery; and a service information provision part that transmits the parking lot information reserved according to the parking lot reservation process and the agency agent information designated according to the agency agent designation process to the customer terminal. Therefore, the present invention is capable of allowing charging of the electric vehicle to be performed according to the desired schedule of a customer.

Description

Electric vehicle charging agency system

One embodiment of the present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging agency system.

Recently, as interest in the environment has rapidly increased, interest in eco-friendly vehicles is also increasing in the automobile industry. To reflect this, the automobile industry is gradually changing from the conventional automobile industry technology driven by the combustion of fossil fuels to the electric vehicle industry technology that receives fuel from electric energy.

Although the development of such an electric vehicle has been attempted from an early age, it has not been put into practical use in general due to the weight and charging time of a battery installed in the vehicle.

However, the electric vehicle market is rapidly developing thanks to various advantages such as the recent technological development and the legal system for subsidizing eco-friendly electric vehicles.

Since electricity, which is the power of electric vehicles, is relatively cheaper than gasoline and diesel, the longer the driving distance, the greater the effect of reducing vehicle operating costs.

However, from the user's point of view, the biggest barrier to entry for electric vehicle use is insufficient charging facilities. An electric vehicle takes a relatively long time to charge, and there are many obstacles to additionally installing a charging facility in an apartment house where a charging station is not installed. For example, there is a problem in that the installation of a charging facility incurs a cost, and it is difficult to reach an agreement among residents to secure the number of parking spaces for the installation of the charging facility.

Accordingly, even if a charging station is installed outside, there is a problem in that accessibility is deteriorated due to long-term charging.

In addition, the number of available chargers is extremely small compared to the current number of registered electric vehicles, so there is a need to maximize charger use efficiency.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle charging agency system that performs pickup, charging, and return of an electric vehicle through an online request.

According to an embodiment, a service request reception unit for receiving a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, and the desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal; a service request processing unit for performing a parking lot reservation process capable of charging according to the service request and an agent designation process for charging and delivering on behalf of the vehicle; And it provides an electric vehicle charging agency system including a service information providing unit for transmitting the parking lot information reserved according to the parking lot reservation process and the agent information designated according to the agent designation process to the customer terminal.

The service request processing unit performs the parking lot reservation process by searching whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available at the desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle among parking lots located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle can

The service request reception unit receives the current charging capacity of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal, the service request processing unit calculates an expected charging time according to the type of the electric vehicle and the current charging capacity, and the service information providing unit is the An estimated charging time may be provided to the customer terminal.

The service request processing unit may perform the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process by reflecting the expected charging time.

The service request processing unit uses the location of the electric vehicle, the location of the parking lot, and the location of the agent, selects a service request that can pick up the electric vehicle within 1/2 hour of the expected charging time, and then selects the parking lot reservation process and The agent designation process may be performed.

The desired electric vehicle charging date and time may include a desired charging period.

The service request processing unit may perform the reservation process by searching whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available in the desired charging period from among parking lots located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle.

The service request receiving unit may receive the driving pattern of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal, and the service request processing unit may calculate the expected charging period of the electric vehicle by analyzing the driving pattern.

The service request processing unit may perform the reservation process by searching whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available in the expected charging period from among parking lots located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle.

It may further include a payment service providing unit that provides payment amount information including a charging fee and a delivery fee to the customer terminal and provides an online payment service.

The payment service providing unit may provide at least one of a discount service, a free service, and a mileage service to a customer terminal subject to regular payment.

The agent is divided into regular personnel and emergency personnel, and the service request processing unit may pre-examine a process for designating an agent through regular personnel in response to a service request of a customer subject to regular payment.

The service information providing unit may provide the pickup, charging, and delivery status of the electric vehicle to the customer terminal.

According to an embodiment, a service request reception unit for receiving a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, the current charging capacity of the electric vehicle, and the desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal; a service request processing unit for calculating an expected charging time according to the service request, and performing a parking lot reservation process capable of charging according to the service request reflecting the expected charging time, and an agent designation process for charging and delivery; And it provides an electric vehicle charging agency system including a service information providing unit for transmitting the parking lot information reserved according to the parking lot reservation process and the agent information designated according to the agent designation process to the customer terminal.

According to an embodiment, a service request reception unit for receiving a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, and the driving pattern of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal; A service that analyzes the driving pattern to calculate the expected charging cycle of the electric vehicle, and performs a parking lot reservation process that can be charged according to the service request reflecting the expected charging cycle, and an agent designation process that performs charging and delivery on behalf of the vehicle request processing unit; And it provides an electric vehicle charging agency system including a service information providing unit for transmitting the parking lot information reserved according to the parking lot reservation process and the agent information designated according to the agent designation process to the customer terminal.

The electric vehicle charging agency system according to the present invention may perform electric vehicle charging according to a schedule desired by a customer.

In addition, it is possible to perform charging of the electric vehicle by analyzing the driving pattern of the customer.

In addition, electric vehicle charging may be performed using the currently operating general parking lot and electric vehicle parking lot.

In addition, the utilization of the parking area can be maximized by using one parking area as a general parking area and an electric vehicle parking area.

In addition, the utilization of the parking area can be maximized by preparing an electric vehicle charging schedule in consideration of parking congestion.

In addition, it is possible to provide an electric vehicle charging service using renewable energy.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an electric vehicle charging agency system according to an embodiment.
2 is a block diagram of an electric vehicle charging agency system according to an embodiment.
3 to 6 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the electric vehicle charging agency system according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited to some embodiments described, but may be implemented in various different forms, and within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention, one or more of the components may be selected among the embodiments. It can be combined and substituted for use.

In addition, terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the embodiments of the present invention may be generally understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, unless specifically defined and described explicitly. It may be interpreted as a meaning, and generally used terms such as terms defined in advance may be interpreted in consideration of the contextual meaning of the related art.

In addition, the terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are for describing the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

In the present specification, the singular form may also include the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase, and when it is described as "at least one (or one or more) of A and (and) B, C", it is combined with A, B, C It may include one or more of all possible combinations.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used.

These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and are not limited to the essence, order, or order of the component by the term.

And, when it is described that a component is 'connected', 'coupled' or 'connected' to another component, the component is not only directly connected, coupled or connected to the other component, but also with the component It may also include a case of 'connected', 'coupled' or 'connected' due to another element between the other elements.

In addition, when it is described as being formed or disposed on "above (above) or under (below)" of each component, the top (above) or bottom (below) is one as well as when two components are in direct contact with each other. Also includes a case in which another component as described above is formed or disposed between two components. In addition, when expressed as "upper (upper) or lower (lower)", the meaning of not only an upper direction but also a lower direction based on one component may be included.

Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted.

The electric vehicle charging agency system according to the embodiment stores a parking lot list for performing electric vehicle charging, and may perform a parking lot reservation process by searching the parking lot list. In the embodiment, the parking lot used for the parking lot reservation process may include parking lots of office buildings, department stores, marts, public parking lots, local government offices, car washes, industrial companies, etc. contracted in advance. It is desirable to sign a contract in advance for a parking lot in an area close to the apartment complex, which is expected to have many. When a charging service is provided at night, it is possible to efficiently use electric energy and to provide a cost-effective service by applying a relatively low electricity rate.

The electric vehicle charging agency system according to the embodiment may be operated using parking lots of office buildings, department stores, marts, public parking lots, local government offices, etc. where parking demand is low at midnight. Using such a parking lot, a general parking lot is operated during the day, but in the late night time when the parking space is not used, the electric vehicle charging system can be operated in parallel.

In addition, in the case of the metropolitan area, it can be operated by using a parking lot in a relatively inexpensive area, or by using a parking lot in the city center, such as a car wash or industrial company.

The electric vehicle charging agency system according to the embodiment can provide charging and delivery service at the same time according to the date and time specified by the user, and by varying the charging time according to the user's charging cycle, maximizing charging space efficiency and manpower arrangement efficiency can be pursued for maximization of

In embodiments, an electric vehicle battery system and charger may be deployed in a parking lot. An electric vehicle battery system is an energy storage system (ESS) using an electric vehicle battery, and may include a system for charging an electric vehicle through renewable energy.

The ESS may include a secondary battery or a capacitor capable of charging and discharging. An ESS battery can consist of numerous cells. Cells are gathered to form a module, modules are gathered to form a pack, and when packs are gathered, a rack is formed. Finally, an ESS battery can mean a system with multiple racks.

The charger may charge the electric vehicle parked in the parking space of the parking lot. The charger is connected to the charger connector in an electrical parallel form, and can charge and discharge individual electric vehicles according to the charge/discharge control of the electric vehicle charging agency system. The charger controls the amount of charging (transmission speed, scheduling, etc.) according to the control of the electric vehicle charging agency system, and supplies electricity produced from renewable energy to the electric vehicle or stores the amount of electricity remaining in the energy storage device. function can be performed. In addition, the charger may perform a V2G function of transmitting the charged electricity back to the grid during a peak time when the grid energy usage is high.

The electric vehicle charging agency system can monitor the information of the charger and provide various data for customers. The electric vehicle charging agency system may perform billing settlement, parking space management, generation and transmission of charge/discharge control commands, charge/discharge scenario control, and vehicle battery status diagnosis functions.

In addition, the electric vehicle charging agency system may transmit charging/discharging information to the customer terminal at a preset period or upon request of the customer terminal.

In addition, revenue as an electric vehicle charging operator can be expected through the difference between the electric charge supplied by KEPCO and the electric charge provided to users and the charge for using the charger.

In addition, electric vehicle charging data can be collected, processed, and sold, and by analyzing it, the charging cycle is automatically set according to the user's driving pattern. can be done

In addition, it is possible to induce the use of subscription-type services such as monthly prepayment by providing advantages such as priority and rate discounts to customers who continuously use the service according to a certain charging cycle.

In addition, a charging schedule can be established to minimize the movement of electric vehicles and delivery drivers.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an electric vehicle charging agency system according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of an electric vehicle charging agency system according to an embodiment.

1 and 2 , the electric vehicle charging agency system 100 according to the embodiment includes a service request receiving unit 110 , a service request processing unit 120 , a service information providing unit 130 , and a payment service providing unit 140 . ) and a database 150 .

In an embodiment, the service request receiving unit, the service information providing unit, and the payment service providing unit may be implemented as one communication module or as separate communication modules.

The customer terminal 10 may mean a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a mobile terminal, and the like, and may include a communication means, a display means, an input means, a payment means, and the like.

For example, the communication means is a wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi), WiBro (Wireless Broadband: Wibro), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access: Wimax), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) ), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), and long-distance communication technologies such as Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS) can be used to perform data communication with an electric vehicle charging agency system. .

In addition, the communication means may include Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), Zigbee, Neighboring Magnetic Field Communication (NFC), and the like. In addition, as the wired communication technology, short-distance communication methods such as USB communication, Ethernet, serial communication, and optical/coaxial cable may be additionally supported.

Display means are liquid crystal display (LCD), thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), organic light-emitting diode (OLED), flexible display, It may include at least one of a 3D display and an e-ink display.

The display means may visually display various information received through the electric vehicle charging agency system.

In addition, the display means may output various user interfaces or graphic user interfaces on the screen.

The input means generates input data for operation control of the terminal. The input means may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. When the display means and the touchpad form a layered structure to form a touch screen, the display means may be used as an input device in addition to the output device.

The input means may receive various commands for operation of the terminal 10 .

The service request reception unit 110 may receive a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, and the desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal 10 .

In an embodiment, the location of the electric vehicle may include the current location of the electric vehicle and the location of the electric vehicle at a desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle. In addition, the type of the electric vehicle may mean a vehicle model, and the desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle may include information on the desired date and time to charge the electric vehicle. Alternatively, the desired electric vehicle charging date and time may include a desired charging period. The desired charging period may refer to information in which a desired charging period of the electric vehicle is set including a day of the week and a time.

Also, the service request reception unit 110 may receive the current charging capacity of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal 10 . In an embodiment, the current charging capacity may be directly input by the customer through the customer terminal 10 or may be collected from an electric vehicle linked to the customer terminal 10 .

Also, the service request reception unit 110 may receive a driving pattern of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal 10 . The driving pattern of the electric vehicle may be collected through a program or application installed in the customer terminal 10 and then transmitted to the service request reception unit 110 . Alternatively, the driving pattern of the electric vehicle may be collected through a program or application installed by the electric vehicle and then transmitted to the service request reception unit 110 .

The service request reception unit 110 may include a communication means. In an embodiment, the communication means is a wireless LAN (Wireless LAN: WLAN), Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless Broadband: Wibro), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access: Wimax), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) ), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), and data communication with the customer terminal 10 using a telecommunication technology such as Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS) can be performed. .

The service request processing unit 120 may perform a parking lot reservation process capable of charging according to a service request and a process for designating an agent for charging and delivering on behalf of the service request.

The service request processing unit 120 may proceed with the parking lot reservation process by searching whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available at the desired date and time to charge the electric vehicle among the parking lots located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle. . In an embodiment, the predetermined radius may be determined in consideration of the moving distance and time to the parking lot of the electric vehicle, and may be flexibly set by reflecting actual traffic conditions.

The service request processing unit 120 may search a parking lot in a location adjacent to the electric vehicle when receiving a service request first. The adjacent parking lot may simply mean physically adjacent, or may mean that the time distance between the electric vehicle and the parking lot is adjacent. In this case, the location of the electric vehicle may refer to the location of the electric vehicle at the desired charging time of the electric vehicle. The service request processing unit 120 may check whether there is a charger connector that can be used at a desired date and time for charging the electric vehicle among the searched parking lots, and, if available, may proceed with the parking lot reservation process. In this case, the service request processing unit 120 may search for a compatible charger connector according to the type of electric vehicle, and may perform a parking lot reservation process by designating a parking area in which the corresponding connector is located when reserving a parking lot.

Also, the service request processing unit 120 may calculate the expected charging time according to the type of the electric vehicle and the current charging capacity. When the service request receiving unit 110 receives the current charging capacity, the service request processing unit 120 compares the maximum charging capacity with the current charging capacity by checking the type of the electric vehicle to calculate the estimated charging time required to complete the charging. have.

In addition, the service request processing unit 120 may proceed with the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process by reflecting the expected charging time.

For example, the service request processing unit 120 uses the location of the electric vehicle, the location of the parking lot, and the location of the agent, and selects a service request that can pick up the electric vehicle within 1/2 hour of the expected charging time, and then the parking lot reservation process And you can proceed with the process of designating an agent for the article. In this case, the pick-up may refer to a process in which an agent moves to an electric vehicle to be charged, and then drives the electric vehicle to a parking area where charging is possible. Therefore, the service request processing unit 120 checks the location of the electric vehicle, the location of the parking lot, and the location of the surrogate driver, selects only the electric vehicles that can be picked up within 1/2 hour of the expected charging time, and performs charging by performing the parking area operation. And it is possible to maximize the efficiency of the agent operation.

For example, if the expected charging time is 60 minutes and the pickup time is 20 minutes, the vehicle can be charged with maximum space use efficiency by operating three charging spaces. If the charging of vehicle A in charging space 1 starts at 10:00 and the pickup of vehicle B starts at the same time, charging of vehicle B in charging space 2 can start around 10:20. In addition, if the pickup of the C vehicle is started at the same time as the charging of the B vehicle is started, the charging of the C vehicle may be started in the third charging space around 10:40. In addition, if the charging of vehicle C is started, vehicle A is returned to the user, and vehicle D is picked up, the charging of vehicle D can be started in the charging space No. In addition, three charging spaces can be continuously operated without an idle period by returning vehicle B and starting pickup of a new vehicle E at the same time as starting charging of vehicle D. In this case, up to 21 vehicles can be charged if the three charging spaces are operated for 8 hours.

For example, if the expected charging time is 60 minutes and the pickup time is 30 minutes, the vehicle can be charged with maximum space use efficiency by operating two charging spaces. If the charging of vehicle A in charging space 1 starts at 10:00 and the pickup of vehicle B starts at the same time, charging of vehicle B in charging space 2 can start around 10:30. In addition, as the charging of vehicle B is started, the return of vehicle A and the pickup of vehicle C, which have been fully charged, are carried out together, so that charging of vehicle C can be started in charging space No. 1 around 11:00. In addition, the two charging spaces can be continuously operated without an idle period by starting charging of vehicle C and simultaneously returning vehicle B, which has been charged, and pickup of vehicle D. In this case, up to 14 vehicles can be charged when operating the two charging spaces for 8 hours.

For example, if the expected charging time is 40 minutes and the pickup time is 20 minutes, the vehicle can be charged with maximum space use efficiency by operating two charging spaces. If vehicle A starts charging in charging space 1 and pickup of vehicle B at the same time as 10:00, charging of vehicle B in charging space 2 can start around 10:20. In addition, as soon as the charging of the B vehicle starts, the pickup of the C vehicle is started, and the charging of the vehicle A is returned at about 10:40, and at the same time, the charging of the vehicle C can be started in the first charging space. In addition, by starting the charging of the C vehicle and starting the pickup of the D vehicle at the same time, the two charging spaces can be continuously operated without an idle period. In this case, up to 33 vehicles can be charged when operating the two charging spaces for 8 hours.

Therefore, the pickup time may simply mean the time it takes to move the user's vehicle to the parking area where charging is possible, or return the charged vehicle to the location designated by the user and move the new charging target vehicle to the parking area where charging is possible It can also mean time to

In addition, the service request processing unit 120 searches whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available in the desired charging period among parking lots located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle, and proceeds with the parking lot reservation process. .

When the service request is received, the service request processing unit 120 may search for a parking lot adjacent to the electric vehicle. In this case, the location of the electric vehicle may mean the location of the electric vehicle in a desired charging period of the electric vehicle. The service request processing unit 120 may check whether there is a charger connector that can be used for a desired electric vehicle charging period among the searched parking lots, and, if available, proceed with the parking lot reservation process. In this case, the service request processing unit 120 may search for a compatible charger connector according to the type of electric vehicle, and may perform a parking lot reservation process by designating a parking area in which the corresponding connector is located when reserving a parking lot.

In this way, when a charging agency process is performed through regular customers, it is convenient to secure a parking space and operate a substitute driver, which may be advantageous in setting a charging schedule. In addition, it is possible to minimize the movement of the agent and the electric vehicle to be charged, and it can be expected to maximize the use of the charging space. To this end, the payment service providing unit 140 may induce regular customers to use the service by providing benefits such as priority right and rate discount to customer terminals that periodically use the service.

In addition, the service request processing unit 120 may calculate the expected charging period of the electric vehicle by analyzing the driving pattern. The service request processing unit 120 may analyze the driving pattern received through the service request receiving unit 110 to determine the driving time, non-driving time, parking place, parking time, etc. of the electric vehicle. The service request processing unit 120 may determine the mileage of the electric vehicle and the time period during which the electric vehicle is not in operation based on the analysis result, and calculate an expected charging period of the electric vehicle using this.

Thereafter, the service request processing unit 120 searches whether a charging connector compatible with the type of electric vehicle is available in the expected charging period among parking lots located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle of the expected charging period, and the parking lot reservation process can proceed.

When a service request is received, the service request processing unit 120 may analyze a driving pattern of the electric vehicle to calculate an expected charging period and determine the location of the electric vehicle of the expected charging period. The service request processing unit 120 may search for a parking lot adjacent to the identified electric vehicle location. Thereafter, the service request processing unit 120 may check whether there is a charger connector that can be used in an expected electric vehicle charging cycle among the searched parking lots, and, if available, proceed with the parking lot reservation process. In this case, the service request processing unit may search for a compatible charger connector according to the type of electric vehicle, and may perform a parking lot reservation process by designating a parking area in which the corresponding connector is located when reserving a parking lot.

The service request processing unit 120 may search for a moving agent at the time of the parking lot reservation process together. The service request processing unit 120 may proceed with the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process when there is a movable agent.

Agents can be divided into regular personnel and emergency personnel, and the service request processing unit may first review the designation of regular personnel and then designate emergency personnel. Alternatively, the service request processing unit may facilitate the establishment of a charging schedule by first designating a regular number of customers with respect to a customer who uses a periodic service.

The service information providing unit 130 may transmit the parking lot information reserved according to the parking lot reservation process and the agent information designated according to the agent designation process to the customer terminal 10 .

Also, the service information providing unit 130 may provide the expected charging time to the customer terminal 10 .

Also, the service information providing unit 130 may provide the expected charging cycle to the customer terminal 10 .

In addition, the service information providing unit 130 may monitor information on the charger and provide various data for customers. The service information providing unit 130 may perform billing settlement, parking space management, generation and transmission of charge/discharge control commands, charge/discharge scenario control, vehicle battery status diagnosis functions, and the like, and provide the results to the customer terminal 10 . .

Also, the service information providing unit 130 may transmit real-time charging/discharging information to the customer terminal at a preset period or upon request of the customer terminal 10 .

In addition, the service information providing unit 130 provides a charging agency service operation schedule for each parking lot to the customer terminal 10 so that the customer using the service can help establish a charging schedule.

The service information providing unit 130 may visually process the progress of the charging agency process and provide related information to the customer terminal 10 . In this case, the related information may be provided after being processed into letters, numbers, symbols, emoticons, tables, graphs, and the like.

The service information providing unit 130 may include a communication means. In an embodiment, the communication means is a wireless LAN (Wireless LAN: WLAN), Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless Broadband: Wibro), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access: Wimax), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) ), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), and data communication with the customer terminal 10 using a telecommunication technology such as Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS) can be performed. .

The payment service providing unit 140 may provide payment amount information including a charging fee and a delivery fee to the customer terminal 10 , and may provide an online payment service.

In addition, the payment service providing unit 140 may provide at least one of a discount service, a free service, and a mileage service to the customer terminal 10 for regular payment.

The payment service providing unit 140 may provide a payment service for the charging agency service to the customer terminal 10 . The payment service providing unit 140 may, for example, perform a payment process for the customer terminal 10 through a fintech technology, but is not limited thereto, and various payment processes may be applied.

The payment service providing unit 140 may include a communication means. In an embodiment, the communication means is a wireless LAN (Wireless LAN: WLAN), Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless Broadband: Wibro), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access: Wimax), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) ), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), and data communication with the customer terminal 10 using a telecommunication technology such as Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS) can be performed. .

The payment service providing unit 140 may provide at least one of a discount service, a free service, and a mileage service. The discount service may include all services related to charging and delivery, a regular discount service for charges, and a service for specific services and products.

The mileage service is accumulated according to the regular payment maintenance period, and can be exchanged for coupons that can be used to pay charging charges and delivery charges.

In addition, the payment service providing unit 140 may additionally provide a predetermined reserve to the customer terminal that has renewed or canceled the regular payment. In an embodiment, the reserve may refer to points having a monetary value that can be used in the parking lot linked to the electric vehicle charging agency system.

The regular payment customer-only service including the discount service, the free service, and the mileage service may be set differently for each region, customer, and parking lot, and one service or a plurality of services may be freely set. In addition, the regular payment customer-only service may be set differently for each specific period, and an additional dedicated service may be provided to a member who renews the regular payment period.

The database 150 is a flash memory type (Flash Memory Type), a hard disk type (Hard Disk Type), a multimedia card micro type (Multimedia Card Micro Type), a card type memory (eg, SD or XD memory, etc.) ), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, RAM (Random Access Memory: RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory: ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM ( Programmable Read-Only Memory) may include at least one storage medium. In addition, the electric vehicle charging agency system 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the database 150 on the Internet, or may operate in connection with the web storage.

The database 150 may store information received from the customer terminal 10 for a certain period in the past, information calculated by the service request processing unit 120 , and information provided to the customer terminal by the service information providing unit 130 . have. In addition, the database 150 may store data and programs necessary for the electric vehicle charging agency system 100 to operate. Also, the database 150 may store various user interfaces (UIs) or graphic user interfaces (GUIs).

3 is a view for explaining the operation of the electric vehicle charging agency system according to the embodiment. Referring to FIG. 3 , the service request reception unit receives a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, and the desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal ( S301 ).

The service request processing unit proceeds with the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process according to the received service request. The service request processing unit first searches for a parking lot located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle, and searches whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available at a desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle. When the service request processing unit finds a parking lot that meets the conditions, the service request processing unit searches for an electric vehicle pick-up agent at a desired date and time for charging the electric vehicle (S302).

When the service request processing unit finds an agent meeting the conditions, the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process are performed together.

When the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process are completed, the service information providing unit transmits the reserved parking lot information and the designated agent information to the customer terminal. The service information providing unit provides all statuses from pickup to charging and delivery of the electric vehicle to the customer terminal (S303).

The payment service providing unit provides payment amount information to the customer terminal after charging is completed or delivery is completed, and provides an online payment service (S304).

4 is a view for explaining the operation of the electric vehicle charging agency system according to another embodiment. Referring to FIG. 4 , the service request reception unit receives a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, the current charging capacity of the electric vehicle, and the desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal ( S401 ).

The service request processing unit calculates the expected charging time according to the type and current charging capacity of the electric vehicle (S402).

The service information providing unit provides the expected charging time to the customer terminal (S403).

The service request processing unit reflects the expected charging time in the received service request and proceeds with the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process. First, the service request processing unit uses the location of the electric vehicle, the location of the parking lot, and the location of the agent, and selects a service request that can pick up the electric vehicle within 1/2 hour of the expected charging time (S404).

The service request processing unit searches for a parking lot located within a predetermined radius based on the location of the electric vehicle according to the selected service request, and searches whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available at a desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle. When a parking lot that meets the conditions is found, the service request processing unit searches for an electric vehicle pick-up agent at the desired date and time for charging the electric vehicle.

When the service request processing unit finds an agent meeting the conditions, the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process are performed together.

When the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process are completed, the service information providing unit transmits the reserved parking lot information and the designated agent information to the customer terminal. The service information providing unit provides all the current status from pickup to charging and delivery of the electric vehicle to the customer terminal (S405).

The payment service providing unit provides payment amount information to the customer terminal after charging is completed or delivery is completed, and provides an online payment service (S406).

5 is a view for explaining the operation of the electric vehicle charging agency system according to another embodiment. Referring to FIG. 5 , the service request receiving unit receives a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, and the desired electric vehicle charging period from the customer terminal ( S501 ).

The service request processing unit proceeds with the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process according to the received service request. The service request processing unit first searches for a parking lot located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle, and searches whether a charging connector compatible with the type of electric vehicle is available in a desired electric vehicle charging period. When a parking lot that meets the conditions is found, the service request processing unit searches for an electric vehicle pick-up agent at a desired date and time for charging the electric vehicle (S502).

When the service request processing unit finds an agent meeting the conditions, the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process are performed together.

When the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process are completed, the service information providing unit transmits the reserved parking lot information and the designated agent information to the customer terminal. The service information providing unit provides all statuses from pickup to charging and delivery of the electric vehicle to the customer terminal (S503).

The payment service providing unit provides an online payment service to the customer terminal. For example, the payment service may provide an online payment service by providing payment amount information to a customer terminal after charging or delivery is completed. Alternatively, the payment amount may be provided to the customer terminal by estimating the charge amount and delivery service cost. In the case of prepayment, which is provided in anticipation of the cost, after the service is completed, the actual amount is recalculated and the difference from the expected cost is refunded or additional payment is made. In this case, the payment service provider may additionally guide additional payment conditions, refund conditions, and the like. The additional payment conditions may include additional payment amount, additional payment period, and additional charge information when the additional payment period is exceeded, and the refund condition may include refund amount, refund period, refund account information, and the like (S504).

6 is a view for explaining an operation of an electric vehicle charging agency system according to another embodiment. Referring to FIG. 6 , the service request receiving unit receives a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, and the driving pattern of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal (S601).

The service request processing unit calculates an expected charging cycle of the electric vehicle by analyzing the driving pattern ( S602 ).

The service request processing unit performs the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process by reflecting the expected charging cycle in the received service request. The service request processing unit first searches for a parking lot located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle, and searches whether a charging connector compatible with the type of electric vehicle is available in an expected electric vehicle charging cycle. When a parking lot that meets the conditions is found, the service request processing unit searches for an electric vehicle pick-up agent at a desired date and time for charging the electric vehicle (S603).

When the service request processing unit finds an agent meeting the conditions, the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process are performed together.

When the parking lot reservation process and the agent designation process are completed, the service information providing unit transmits the reserved parking lot information and the designated agent information to the customer terminal. The service information providing unit provides all the current status from pickup to charging and delivery of the electric vehicle to the customer terminal (S604).

The payment service providing unit provides payment amount information to the customer terminal after charging is completed or delivery is completed, and provides an online payment service (S605).

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. In this case, the medium may be to continuously store the program executable by the computer, or to temporarily store the program for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in the form of a single or several hardware combined, it is not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, and may exist distributed on a network. Examples of the medium include hard disks, magnetic `media such as floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical medium such as floppy disks. , and those configured to store program instructions, including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. In addition, as an example of another medium, an app store that distributes applications, a site that supplies or distributes other various software, or a storage medium managed by a server, etc. may also be mentioned.

The term '~ unit' used in this embodiment means software or a hardware component such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC, and '~ unit' performs certain roles. However, '-part' is not limited to software or hardware. The '~ unit' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or may be configured to refresh one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' denotes components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functions provided in the components and '~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ units' or further separated into additional components and '~ units'. In addition, components and '~ units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or secure multimedia card.

Although the above has been described with reference to 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.

100: electric vehicle charging agency system
110: service request reception desk
120: service request processing unit
130: service information providing unit
140: payment service provider
150: database

Claims (15)

a service request reception unit for receiving a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, and the desired date and time of charging the electric vehicle from the customer terminal;
a service request processing unit for performing a parking lot reservation process capable of charging according to the service request and an agent designation process for charging and delivering on behalf of the vehicle; and
a service information providing unit for transmitting the parking lot information reserved according to the parking lot reservation process and the agent information designated according to the agent designation process to the customer terminal; and,
The electric vehicle charging agency system further comprising a payment service providing unit that provides payment amount information including a charging fee and a delivery fee to the customer terminal, and provides an online payment service.
According to claim 1,
The service request processing unit performs the parking lot reservation process by searching whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available at the desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle among parking lots located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle Electric vehicle charging agency system.
According to claim 1,
The service request reception unit receives the current charging capacity of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal,
The service request processing unit calculates an expected charging time according to the type of the electric vehicle and the current charging capacity,
The service information providing unit electric vehicle charging agency system for providing the expected charging time to the customer terminal.
4. The method of claim 3,
The service request processing unit electric vehicle charging agency system for performing the parking lot reservation process and the agency driver designation process by reflecting the expected charging time.
5. The method of claim 4,
The service request processing unit uses the location of the electric vehicle, the location of the parking lot, and the location of the agent, selects a service request that can pick up the electric vehicle within 1/2 hour of the expected charging time, and then selects the parking lot reservation process and Electric vehicle charging agency system that proceeds with the above agent designation process.
According to claim 1,
The electric vehicle charging desired date and time includes an electric vehicle charging agency system including a desired charging period.
7. The method of claim 6,
The service request processing unit searches whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available in the desired charging period among parking lots located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle, and performs the reservation process. charging agency system.
According to claim 1,
The service request reception unit receives the driving pattern of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal,
The service request processing unit is an electric vehicle charging agency system to analyze the driving pattern to calculate the expected charging period of the electric vehicle.
9. The method of claim 8,
The service request processing unit searches for whether a charging connector compatible with the type of the electric vehicle is available in the expected charging period from among parking lots located within a predetermined radius around the location of the electric vehicle, and performs the reservation process. charging agency system.
delete According to claim 1,
The payment service providing unit is an electric vehicle charging agency system that provides at least one of a discount service, a free service, and a mileage service to a customer terminal subject to regular payment.
According to claim 1,
The above agent is divided into regular personnel and emergency personnel,
The service request processing unit is an electric vehicle charging agency system that pre-examines the process of designating an agent through regular personnel in response to a service request of a customer subject to regular payment.
According to claim 1,
The service information providing unit is an electric vehicle charging agency system that provides the pickup, charging and delivery status of the electric vehicle to a customer terminal.
a service request reception unit for receiving a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, the current charging capacity of the electric vehicle, and the desired charging date and time of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal;
a service request processing unit that calculates an expected charging time according to the service request, and performs a parking lot reservation process capable of charging according to the service request reflecting the expected charging time, and an agent designation process for charging and delivery; and
Electric vehicle charging agency system comprising a service information providing unit for transmitting the parking lot information reserved according to the parking lot reservation process and the agent information designated according to the agent designation process to the customer terminal.
a service request reception unit for receiving a service request including the location of the electric vehicle, the type of the electric vehicle, and the driving pattern of the electric vehicle from the customer terminal;
A service that analyzes the driving pattern to calculate the expected charging cycle of the electric vehicle, and performs a parking lot reservation process that can be charged according to the service request reflecting the expected charging cycle, and an agent designation process that performs charging and delivery on behalf of the vehicle request processing unit; and
Electric vehicle charging agency system comprising a service information providing unit for transmitting the parking lot information reserved according to the parking lot reservation process and the agent information designated according to the agent designation process to the customer terminal.

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