KR102567109B1 - Platform server, charging control system and charging control method including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a platform server, a charging control system including the same, and a charging control method. The charging control system includes: a charging device for supplying power necessary for charging a vehicle; A vehicle terminal equipped with a charging application for receiving and outputting guidance information for charging a vehicle and paying a charging fee, comprising: a vehicle terminal receiving request information corresponding to the guidance information from a driver; and generating the guide information according to vehicle state information and a result of determining whether or not the member is a member, controlling the charging device to charge the vehicle based on the request information, and moving the vehicle when charging of the vehicle is completed. Alternatively, a platform server generating vehicle exit information, which is information for vehicle exit, and transmitting the generated vehicle terminal to the vehicle terminal. This makes it easy to set up charging for charging the battery of an electric vehicle and pay the charging fee, provide information on the movement or exit of a vehicle that has been charged, and automatically notify the local government of a vehicle that interferes with the charging of an electric vehicle. By performing the reporting process, you can control the entire process of charging and unloading electric vehicles.

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Platform server, charging control system including the same, and charging control method {PLATFORM SERVER, CHARGING CONTROL SYSTEM AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD INCLUDING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a platform server, a charging control system including the same, and a charging control method using the same, and more particularly, to a platform server that can control a vehicle from charging to leaving the vehicle, a charging control system including the same, and a charging control method using the same. It is about.

In modern times, serious air pollution is caused by the spread of pollutants due to the increase in the supply of automobiles, and as an alternative to this, interest in pollution-free vehicles is also increasing.

Among zero-emission vehicles, an electric vehicle refers to a means of transportation that recharges a battery using electricity supplied from outside and drives using battery power. ) and various means of transportation using batteries.

Such an electric vehicle may be charged using general household power to which system power is supplied, or may be charged through an electric vehicle charging station separately installed outside.

In order to charge an electric vehicle, it is necessary to charge the electric vehicle for a certain period of time while the electric vehicle is parked in a space where a charger is provided.

However, in the current commercialization of electric vehicles, there is a problem of interfering with the charging of other users if the electric vehicle is not moved or parked after charging is completed. The so-called 'Electric Vehicle Charging Prohibition Act (Act on the Promotion of Development and Distribution of Environment-Friendly Vehicles)', which imposes fines for continued parking, is being enforced.

Among them, according to Article 18, Subparagraphs 7 and 8 of the Enforcement Decree, the principle is that the vehicle should be moved within 2 hours after the start of charging for rapid charging and within 14 hours for slow charging. Confusion is aggravating not only because there is no automated system for charging, but also because each local government has different standards for acknowledging reports of charging interruption.

Accordingly, there is a need for a system that can automatically manage the entire process of charging the electric vehicle as well as leaving the vehicle or moving and parking the electric vehicle after the charge is completed.

Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1235516

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to simplify the charging setting and payment of charging charges for battery charging of an electric vehicle, and to provide information on the movement or exit of a vehicle that has been charged. It is to provide a platform server that can, a charging control system including the same, and a charging control method using the same.

In addition, another object of the present invention is a platform server that can control the entire process of charging and unloading an electric vehicle by performing a process of reporting to the local government about a vehicle that interferes with the charging of an electric vehicle, a charging control system including the same, and the same It is to provide a charging control method using a charge control method.

In order to achieve the above object, a charging control system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a charging device that supplies power necessary for charging a vehicle, collects image information, detects whether or not the vehicle enters, and detects the license plate of the detected vehicle. A charging device that recognizes information to determine whether it is an electric vehicle, and transmits the license plate information and charger unique number information, which is its own identification information, to a platform server; A vehicle terminal equipped with a charging application for receiving and outputting guidance information for charging a vehicle and paying a charging fee, comprising: a vehicle terminal receiving request information corresponding to the guidance information from a driver; And a platform server interworking with a vehicle server that manages state information of the vehicle, receiving the license plate information and charger-specific number information, loading pre-stored vehicle information and comparing it with the license plate information to determine membership, and determining whether the vehicle is a member. Generates the guide information according to the status information and the member determination result, transmits the guide information to at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal, receives request information corresponding to the guide information, and and a platform server that controls the charging device to charge the vehicle based on the information, and generates and transmits vehicle exit information, which is information for moving or exiting the vehicle, to the vehicle terminal when the vehicle charging is completed.

On the other hand, in the charging control method performed in the charging control system including a charging device for charging a vehicle, a vehicle terminal, and a platform server according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the platform server, the charging device , A server interlocked with a vehicle server that manages the vehicle terminal and vehicle status information, and the charging device recognizes the license plate information of the detected vehicle to determine whether it is an electric vehicle, and the license plate information and its own identification information, the charger Transmitting the unique number information to the platform server; The platform server loading pre-stored vehicle information and comparing it with the license plate information to determine whether a member is a member; The platform server generates guide information for charging the vehicle and payment of charging charges according to the state information of the vehicle and a result of determining whether or not the member is a member, and transmits the guide information to at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal. doing; receiving, by at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal, request information corresponding to the guidance information; receiving, by the platform server, request information corresponding to the guide information, and controlling the charging device to charge the vehicle based on the request information; and generating, by the platform server, vehicle exit information, which is information for moving or exiting the vehicle, and transmitting the same to the vehicle terminal when charging of the vehicle is completed.

After the platform server transmits the vehicle exit information to the vehicle terminal, when the vehicle is detected and the time elapsed from the time when charging starts in the charging device exceeds a preset time, the pre-stored local government server Transmitting report information including at least one of elapsed time, location information of the charging device, license plate information, and image information collected from the charging device may be further included.

In addition, the state information of the vehicle may include at least one of the vehicle model, fuel efficiency of the vehicle, battery charging history, expected battery life, and current charge amount of the battery.

In the step of transmitting the guide information, the charging method of the vehicle is selected from among a first charging method for charging the vehicle based on the battery capacity, a second charging method for charging the vehicle based on the charging time, and a third charging method for charging the vehicle based on the charging amount. The guide information may be generated to include at least one.

In addition, in the step of transmitting the guide information, the platform server automatically sets a charging guide value for charging the battery according to at least one of the first charging method, the second charging method, and the third charging method based on the status information. , and the charging guide value may be included in the guide information.

And in the step of transmitting the guide information, the platform server automatically sets a charging guide value for charging the battery according to at least one of the first charging method, the second charging method, and the third charging method based on the status information. , and the guide information can be generated so that the charging setting value obtained by increasing or decreasing the charging guide value within a certain range can be input from the vehicle terminal.

In the step of transmitting the guide information, the guide information may be generated to include an hourly charging amount of a battery included in the vehicle based on the state information of the vehicle.

Meanwhile, a charging device for charging a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a vehicle terminal, and a platform server interworking with a vehicle server for managing state information of a vehicle, the license plate information of the vehicle from the charging device. and a member determination unit for loading pre-stored vehicle information and comparing the vehicle information and license plate information to determine whether a member is a member when receiving the charger's unique number information. Guide information generation unit for generating guide information for charging the vehicle and payment of charging charges according to the state information of the vehicle and a result of determining whether or not the member is a member, and transmitting the guide information to at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal. ; a charging control unit controlling the charging device to charge the vehicle based on the request information when request information corresponding to the guidance information input by at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal is received; and a vehicle-output information generating unit that generates vehicle-out information, which is information for moving or exiting the vehicle, and transmits the vehicle-outside information to the vehicle terminal when charging of the vehicle is completed.

After the vehicle exit information is transmitted to the vehicle terminal, if the time elapsed from the time when charging starts in the charging device exceeds a preset time, the elapsed time and location information of the charging device are transferred to a pre-stored local government server. , The license plate information and may further include a reporting unit for transmitting at least one of the image information collected from the charging device.

In addition, the state information of the vehicle includes at least one of the vehicle model, fuel efficiency of the vehicle, battery charging history, expected battery life, and current charge amount of the battery, and the guide information generator determines the charging method of the vehicle by determining the battery capacity. The guide information may be generated to include at least one of a first charging method for charging based on charging time, a second charging method for charging based on charging time, and a third charging method for charging based on charging amount.

The guide information generation unit automatically calculates a charging guide value for charging the battery according to at least one of the first charging method, the second charging method, and the third charging method based on the state information, and the charging guide A value may be included in the guide information.

According to one aspect of the present invention described above, by providing a platform server, a charging control system including the same, and a charging control method using the same, charging settings for battery charging of an electric vehicle and charging fee payment are simplified, and charging is completed. In addition to providing information on movement or exit, it is possible to control the entire process of charging and leaving the vehicle by automatically reporting to the local government any vehicle that interferes with the charging of the electric vehicle.

1 is a diagram explaining a charging control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 and 3 are views for explaining the charging device of FIG. 1;
4 is a diagram for explaining the platform server of FIG. 1;
5 to 7 are diagrams for explaining guide information generated in the platform server according to an embodiment of the present invention, and
8 is a flowchart for explaining a charge control method performed in the charge control system of FIG. 1 .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The detailed description of the present invention which follows refers to the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable one skilled in the art to practice the present invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different from each other but are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in another embodiment without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with one embodiment. Additionally, it should be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the detailed description set forth below is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention, if properly described, is limited only by the appended claims, along with all equivalents as claimed by those claims. Like reference numbers in the drawings indicate the same or similar function throughout the various aspects.

Components according to the present invention are components defined by functional division rather than physical division, and may be defined by the functions each performs. Each of the components may be implemented as hardware or program codes and processing units that perform respective functions, and the functions of two or more components may be implemented by being included in one component. Therefore, the names given to the components in the following embodiments are not to physically distinguish each component, but to imply the representative function performed by each component, and the names of the components indicate the present invention. It should be noted that the technical idea of is not limited.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a charging control system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The charge control system 10 (hereinafter referred to as the system) according to an embodiment of the present invention stores energy of a pollution-free vehicle including an electric vehicle. It is provided to control the overall process of supplying energy to charge the device, paying the charging fee, moving or leaving the vehicle that has been charged, and prohibiting the charging of other vehicles.

The system 10 may include a charging device 100, a vehicle terminal 200, a platform server 300, and a vehicle server 400, and the system 10 according to the present invention is based on network communication, It is possible to provide a charging control method provided to. To this end, the charging device 100, the vehicle terminal 200, the platform server 300, and the vehicle server 400 constituting the system 10 are installed with software (application) for performing the charging control method. can be executed

First, the charging device 100 is a device that supplies power necessary for charging a vehicle, and can be controlled by the platform server 300 or operated by a vehicle driver. Image information for confirming the movement of the vehicle may be collected.

In addition, the charging device 100 can detect whether a vehicle has entered through image information, recognize license plate information to determine whether it is an electric vehicle, and transmit license plate information and charger unique number information, which is its own identification information, to the platform server 300. can be sent to The charging device 100 will be described later in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 .

Meanwhile, the vehicle terminal 200 may be a vehicle terminal installed with a charging application that receives and outputs guidance information for charging a vehicle and paying a charging fee. Further, the vehicle terminal 200 may receive request information corresponding to the guidance information from the driver.

The vehicle terminal 200 is a communication device and may be, for example, a terminal such as a smartphone, tablet PC, PDA, smart pad, and netbook owned by the driver, or a terminal mounted in the vehicle itself.

When guidance information is output through the charging application stored in the vehicle terminal 200, the driver can input information including charging of the vehicle and payment of charging charges. Further, the vehicle terminal 200 may transmit the information input by the driver to the platform server 300 as request information corresponding to the guide information.

Meanwhile, the platform server 300 may be a server that is linked with the charging device 100, the vehicle terminal 200, and the vehicle server 400 that manages state information of the vehicle.

In addition, the platform server 300 receives license plate information and charger unique number information from the charging device 100 to determine whether a member is a member, and guides according to the vehicle status information received from the vehicle server 400 and the result of determining whether or not a member is a member. information can be generated.

The platform server 300 may transmit guidance information to at least one of the charging device 100 and the vehicle terminal 200, and may receive request information corresponding to the guidance information from the charging device 100 or the vehicle terminal 200. there is.

Also, the platform server 300 may control the charging device 100 to charge the vehicle based on the received request information.

In addition, when the vehicle charging is completed, the platform server 300 may generate vehicle exit information for moving parking or unloading of the vehicle, and transmit the vehicle exit information to the vehicle terminal 200 . The platform server 300 will be described in detail in FIG. 4 to be described later.

Meanwhile, the vehicle server 400 is a server linked with the vehicle to manage the state of the electric vehicle, and the vehicle server 400 may collect various types of information for overall management of the vehicle from the vehicle and store them as state information.

The vehicle status information includes identification information of the vehicle managed by the vehicle server 400, such as the model of the vehicle having the recognized license plate information, fuel efficiency of the vehicle, battery charging history, expected lifespan of the battery, and current charge level of the battery, and provided in the corresponding electric vehicle. Information related to charging of the battery may be included, but is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 2 and 3 are views for explaining the charging device 100 of FIG. 1 .

The charging device 100 may supply power for charging the vehicle to the vehicle through interworking with the platform server 300 .

To this end, the charging device 100 may include a communication unit 110, a camera 120, a storage unit 130, a control unit 140, and an output unit 150.

The communication unit 110 is provided for the charging device 100 to transmit and receive various information to and from the platform server 300 . For example, the communication unit 110 may receive guide information from the platform server 300 and transmit request information corresponding to the guide information input by the driver to the platform server 300 .

The camera 120 is provided to collect image information by photographing a pre-set designated area. As shown in FIG. 3 , the cameras 120 may be provided at the upper and lower portions of the charging device 100 to capture different areas.

The storage unit 130 may store image information collected by the camera 120 and may store software for performing a charging control method. In addition, information generated through the control unit 140 may be stored, and identification information of the charging device 100 may be stored.

The controller 140 is provided to control the communication unit 110, the camera 120, the storage unit 130, and the output unit 150, and may include a recognition unit 141 and a charging unit 143.

The recognition unit 141 may receive image information collected by the camera 120 and detect whether or not a vehicle enters from the image information.

Also, when the entry of the vehicle is detected, the recognition unit 141 may recognize license plate information of the vehicle from image information, and determine whether the vehicle is an electric vehicle or not based on the recognized license plate information. For example, the recognition unit 141 may determine whether or not an electric vehicle is present based on color information of license plate information.

If it is determined that the entered vehicle is not an electric vehicle, the recognition unit 141 may output notification information through the output unit 150.

And the recognition unit 141 may transmit all license plate information, charger unique number information and image information to the platform server 300. At this time, the charger's unique number information is its own identification information stored in the storage unit 130, and may be a unique ID of the charging device 100, or may mean information capable of identifying the charging device 100, such as an installation location. there is.

Meanwhile, the charging unit 143 is connected to a charging means for charging the vehicle, and controls the charging means to supply or stop supplying power so that the vehicle is charged. The charging unit 143 may be controlled according to control information generated based on request information from the platform server 300 .

In addition, the charging unit 143 may generate charging start notification information indicating that charging starts and recording is progressed through the camera 120 and charging completion notification information indicating that charging is completed, and transmit them to the output unit 150 . In addition, the charging unit 143 may transmit charging completion notification information to the platform server 300 .

In addition, the charging unit 143 may transmit information about the occurrence of the event to the platform server 300 when an event occurs during charging, and output corresponding notification information through the output unit 150 . Here, the event may be an event of charging interruption due to poor coupling between the charger and the vehicle or other reasons, but is not limited thereto.

The output unit 150 is provided to receive and output notification information from the control unit 140, and may include a speaker, a warning light, and a display.

If the vehicle entered is not an electric vehicle, the output unit 150 outputs notification information through the speaker, including a statement that it is not a chargeable vehicle and a phrase requesting to leave the vehicle because a fine is imposed when parking in the corresponding space. It can, and the warning light can be blinked.

In addition, when charging of the vehicle starts, the output unit 150 may output notification information through a speaker to guide that charging starts and an image is being captured through the camera 120 .

In addition, the output unit 150 may output the guide information received from the platform server 300 through a display, and may receive requested information through a driver's manipulation. To this end, the display may be equipped with a touch screen capable of simultaneously inputting and outputting.

Accordingly, the charging device 100 can charge the vehicle or pay the charging fee based on the request information input by the driver's manipulation.

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the platform server 300 of FIG. 1 .

The platform server 300 interworks with the charging device 100, the vehicle terminal 200, and the vehicle server 400 to allow the vehicle to be charged, as well as to prevent the vehicle that has been charged from interfering with the charging of other vehicles. provided

This platform server 300 may include a communication unit 310, a storage unit 320 and a control unit 330.

The communication unit 310 may be provided for the platform server 300 to transmit/receive various types of information with the charging device 100, the vehicle terminal 200, and the vehicle server 400 based on network communication.

The storage unit 320 may store software for performing a charging control method, store information generated through the controller 330, and may store identification information of the charging device 100.

In addition, the storage unit 320 may store vehicle information collected through membership registration in advance, and vehicle state information received from the vehicle server 400 may be stored.

Here, the state information of the vehicle is the identification information of the electric vehicle managed by the vehicle server 400, such as the model of the vehicle having the recognized license plate information, fuel efficiency of the vehicle, battery charging history, expected life of the battery, and current charge amount of the battery, and the corresponding electric vehicle. Information related to charging of the provided battery may be included, but is not limited thereto.

Here, the vehicle information may refer to information including driver ID information collected through membership registration provided by the platform server 300, vehicle type and vehicle number owned by the driver, and payment method information for charging charge payment. .

The control unit 330 may be provided to control the communication unit 310 and the storage unit 320 and to control the charging device 100 .

The control unit 330 may include a member determination unit 331, a guide information generation unit 333, a charging control unit 335, a vehicle exit information generation unit 337, and a reporting unit 339.

When the member determination unit 331 receives vehicle license plate information and charger unique number information from the charging device 100, it loads pre-stored vehicle information from the storage unit 320 and compares the vehicle information and license plate information to determine whether a member is a member. can judge

Further, the member determination unit 331 may transmit the result of determining whether or not a member is a member to the guide information generation unit 333 .

Guide information generation unit 333 generates guide information for vehicle charging and charging fee payment according to the state information of the vehicle collected from the vehicle server 400 and the member judgment result transmitted from the member determination unit 331. can do.

Further, the guide information generating unit 333 may transmit guide information to at least one of the charging device 100 and the vehicle terminal 200 .

For example, if the recognized vehicle is not a member, the guide information generation unit 333 transmits guide information for charging the vehicle and paying the charging fee to the charging device 100, while providing guidance information related to member registration or charging device 100. ) may be used to transmit guide information to proceed with charging and charging fee payment to the vehicle terminal 200 . In other words, the driver can directly operate the charging device 100 to pay manually.

And, if the recognized vehicle is a member, the guide information generation unit 333 transmits the guide information for charging and charging the charge using the vehicle terminal 200 to the charging device 100, while charging and charging the vehicle. Guidance information for payment may be transmitted to the vehicle terminal 200 .

In addition, if the recognized vehicle is a member, the guide information generator 333 includes information inquiring whether charging and charging fee payment can be performed using the vehicle terminal 200 in the guide information transmitted to the charging device 100 together. can do. Accordingly, the guide information generating unit 333 may allow charging and charging fee payment to proceed using the charging device 100 instead of the vehicle terminal 200 according to the driver's selection. This is a case where the vehicle terminal 200 is a mobile terminal possessed by the driver, and is intended to enable vehicle charging and payment to proceed even when the driver does not possess the mobile terminal.

Meanwhile, when request information corresponding to the guide information is received from the charging device 100 or the vehicle terminal 200, the charging controller 335 may control the charging device 100 to charge the vehicle based on the requested information.

Such request information may be information input by a driver about how much the battery provided in the vehicle is to be charged, or information for payment of a charging fee.

In addition, the charging control unit 335 may transmit a charging completion schedule message to the vehicle terminal 200 before a predetermined time from the expected charging completion time through the charging device 100 . For example, the charging completion schedule message may be a message including a completion schedule sentence such as "Charging will be completed in 30 minutes, so please prepare for moving parking or leaving the car."

On the other hand, when the vehicle charging is completed, the vehicle exit information generation unit 337 may generate vehicle exit information, which is information for moving parking or unloading of the vehicle. To this end, the vehicle exit information generating unit 337 may determine whether the vehicle is parked based on the image information received from the charging device 100 .

When charging is completed, but the vehicle is still parked, the vehicle exit information generation unit 337 may generate vehicle exit information and transmit the vehicle exit information to the vehicle terminal 200 .

In addition, the vehicle exit information generating unit 337 may generate vehicle exit information at a predetermined point in time and transmit the vehicle terminal 200 . For example, if the vehicle is parked in the image information even though a predetermined time has elapsed after charging is completed, first vehicle exit information requesting mobile parking or vehicle exit may be generated and transmitted to the vehicle terminal 200 .

Further, the vehicle exit information generating unit 337 may generate secondary vehicle exit information when the vehicle is in a parked state even though a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when charging started after transmitting the primary vehicle exit information.

The vehicle exit information generator 337 may generate a message requesting mobile parking or vehicle exit along with a time limit based on the Charging Disturbance Act as secondary vehicle exit information and transmit the message to the vehicle terminal 200 .

Here, the time limit based on the charge prohibition law may be time information based on 14 hours in the case of slow charging and 2 hours in the case of rapid charging.

For example, if the vehicle was charged by slow charging and the charging start time was 12:00 noon, "You must move or leave the car by 2:00 am on the X day of the XX month of XXXX, XXXX, and after the time limit A fine may be imposed for moving parking or exiting the vehicle." At this time, the time point at which the secondary vehicle exit information is generated may be a time when 13 hours have elapsed from the time when charging started, that is, a time set in advance, such as 1 hour before or 30 minutes before the time at which a fine may be imposed.

On the other hand, the reporting unit 339, after the vehicle exit information is transmitted to the vehicle terminal 200, when the time elapsed from the time when charging starts in the charging device 100 exceeds a preset time, reports to the pre-stored local government server. You can report the vehicle by sending information.

At this time, the time point at which the report information is generated may be after the time limit based on the above-described charging interruption prohibition law. In other words, when the maximum parking time according to the Charging Disturbance Act is exceeded, report information can be transmitted to the server of the local government. Of course, the standards for the time point at which the vehicle exit information is generated and the time point at which the reporting information is generated can be changed at will.

And the report information may include at least one of the time elapsed from the time the charging started to the present, the location information of the charging device 100, license plate information, and image information collected by the charging device 100.

In addition, if the reporting unit 339 determines that the vehicle is not an electric vehicle and the vehicle is parked even though notification information is output from the charging device 100, the report information is transmitted to the pre-stored local government server to report the vehicle. can do.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 5 to 7 are views for explaining guide information generated by the platform server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, FIGS. 5 to 7 are views for explaining guide information according to various embodiments generated by the guide information generating unit 333 of the platform server 300 .

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 , the guide information generation unit 333 of the present invention includes a first charging method 3331 for charging based on battery capacity as a vehicle charging method and a second charging method based on charging time. Guide information may be generated to include at least one of the second charging method 3332 and the third charging method 3333 based on the amount of charge.

At this time, the guide information generator 333 determines the battery according to at least one of the first charging method 3331, the second charging method 3332, and the third charging method 3333 based on the state information of the vehicle according to an embodiment. The charging guide value (G) for charging can be automatically calculated. And the calculated charging guide value (G) can be included in the guide information.

5 shows an example of a charging guide value G automatically calculated for each charging method by the guide information generation unit 333 according to an embodiment. The automatic charging guide value G may be a value that allows the battery to maintain an optimal state by considering vehicle fuel efficiency, battery charging history, battery life expectancy, etc. included in the vehicle state information. Conditions for calculating the automatic charging guide value G may be previously stored in the storage unit 320 .

Therefore, when the guide information according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is transmitted to the vehicle terminal 200 or the charging device 100, the driver selects one of the first to third charging methods 3331, 3332, and 3333. Request information corresponding to the guide information may be input, and then the platform server 300 may charge the vehicle based on the charging method and the charging guide value G included in the corresponding request information.

Meanwhile, the guide information generation unit 333 may generate and transmit guide information according to another embodiment. 6 is an example showing guide information according to another embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, the guide information according to another embodiment is the first charging method 3331, the second charging method 3332, and the third charging method 3333 based on the state information like the guide information according to the embodiment of FIG. A charging guide value (G) for charging the battery may be automatically calculated according to at least one of the above.

And the guide information generation unit 333 is guide information according to another embodiment, which allows the vehicle terminal 200 to receive an input of a charging setting value (S) obtained by increasing or decreasing the charging guide value within a certain range. Generates guide information can do.

6 is a charging method in which a charging guide value (G) is calculated for each of the first to third charging methods (3331, 3332, and 3333) as shown in FIG. When is selected, a button (B) capable of increasing or decreasing the charging guide value (G) of the corresponding charging method is created to be included in the guide information.

In this case, the degree to which the charging guide value G is increased or decreased may be determined by the guide information generating unit 333 within a range in which the battery can maintain an optimal state, and subtracted or added only within the range.

Also, the guide information generation unit 333 may generate and transmit guide information according to another embodiment. FIG. 7 is a view showing guide information generated according to another embodiment of the present invention, in the case where the guide information is generated so that the charge amount per hour of the battery is also displayed in addition to the guide information generated according to another embodiment of FIG. 6 .

The guide information generation unit 333 may generate guide information based on the state information of the vehicle to include the charge amount per hour of the battery provided in the vehicle. The guide information generation unit 333 may calculate the charge amount of the battery per hour based on the charging history of the battery included in the vehicle state information. In addition, when the guide information generation unit 333 includes the hourly charging amount of the vehicle in the guide information, unlike the guide information according to the other embodiments described above, the range in which the setting guide value G is increased or decreased is not limited, and the driver Considering the amount of charge per hour, it can be arbitrarily increased or decreased.

Therefore, through the charging and control system 10 of the present invention including the platform server 300, the charging setting for charging the battery of the electric vehicle and the payment of the charging fee are simplified, and information on the movement or exit of the vehicle after charging is provided. In addition to being able to provide, it is possible to control the overall process of charging and unloading electric vehicles by automatically reporting to the local government about vehicles that interfere with the charging of electric vehicles.

Meanwhile, FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a charge control method performed in the charge control system 10 of FIG. 1, and the charge control method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the charge control system 10 and Since it proceeds on substantially the same configuration, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those of the charging control system 10 of FIG. 1, and repeated descriptions will be omitted.

First, the charging device 100 may detect a vehicle (S110).

Also, the charging device 100 may recognize license plate information of the detected vehicle (S120).

Thereafter, the charging device 100 may determine whether the vehicle is an electric vehicle (S130).

And the charging device 100 may transmit the license plate information and the charger's unique number information, which is its own identification information, to the platform server 300 (S140).

Then, the platform server 300 may load previously stored vehicle information (S150).

In addition, the platform server 300 may compare vehicle information and license plate information to determine membership (S160).

Thereafter, the platform server 300 may generate guide information for charging the vehicle and payment of the charging fee according to the vehicle state information and the result of determining whether or not the member is a member (S170).

In addition, the platform server 300 may transmit guidance information to at least one of the charging device 100 and the vehicle terminal 200 (S180). In the drawings, for convenience of description, it is shown that guide information is transmitted only to the vehicle terminal 200, but is not limited thereto.

Then, at least one of the charging device 100 and the vehicle terminal 200 may receive request information corresponding to the guidance information from the driver (S190). The step of receiving the request information (S190) is also shown as receiving the input from the vehicle terminal 200 like the step of transmitting the guide information (S180), but is not limited thereto.

Then, the vehicle terminal 200 transmits the requested information to the platform server 300 (S200) so that the platform server 300 can receive the requested information corresponding to the guide information.

Then, the platform server 300 may control the charging device to charge the vehicle based on the requested information (S210). Through this, the charging device 100 may perform charging of the vehicle (S220).

In addition, when the vehicle charging is completed, the platform server 300 may generate vehicle exit information, which is information for moving or exiting the vehicle (S230).

Then, the platform server 300 may transmit vehicle exit information to the vehicle terminal 200 .

In addition, in the charging and control method, the time elapsed from the time when the same vehicle is detected and charging starts in the charging device even after the step of transmitting the vehicle exit information to the vehicle terminal 200 by the platform server 300 (S240) is a preset time If exceeds, report information including at least one of the elapsed time, location information of the charging device 100, license plate information, and image information collected by the charging device 100 may be transmitted to a pre-stored local government server.

Accordingly, the charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention can simplify charging settings and payment of charging charges for battery charging of an electric vehicle, and can provide information on movement or exit of a vehicle that has been charged. Vehicles interfering with the charging of electric vehicles can be automatically reported to the local government to control the overall process of charging and unloading electric vehicles.

The charging control method of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer readable recording medium. The computer readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination.

Program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable to those skilled in the art of computer software.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magneto-optical media such as floptical disks. media), and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like as well as machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler. The hardware device may be configured to act as one or more software modules to perform processing according to the present invention and vice versa.

Although various embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and is commonly used in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications are possible by those with knowledge of, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or prospect of the present invention.

10: charging control system 100: charging device
200: vehicle terminal 300: platform server
400: vehicle server

Claims (12)

As a charging device that supplies power necessary for charging a vehicle, it collects image information to detect whether a vehicle is entering, recognizes license plate information of the detected vehicle to determine whether it is an electric vehicle, and determines whether the license plate information and its identification information Charging device for transmitting the charger unique number information to the platform server;
A vehicle terminal equipped with a charging application for receiving and outputting guidance information for charging a vehicle and paying a charging fee, comprising: a vehicle terminal receiving request information corresponding to the guidance information from a driver; and
A platform server interworking with a vehicle server that manages state information of the vehicle, receives the license plate information and charger unique number information, loads pre-stored vehicle information and compares it with the license plate information to determine whether a member is a member or not, Generates the guide information according to state information and a result of determining whether or not the member is a member, transmits the guide information to at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal, receives request information corresponding to the guide information, and receives the request information And a platform server for controlling the charging device to charge the vehicle based on, and generating and transmitting information for moving or leaving the vehicle to the vehicle terminal when the charging of the vehicle is completed,
The vehicle status information is
It includes at least one of fuel efficiency of the vehicle, battery charging history, expected battery life, and current charge amount of the battery,
The platform server,
The guide information is generated so that at least one of the first charging method for charging the vehicle based on the battery capacity, the second charging method for charging based on the charging time, and the third charging method for charging based on the amount of charge are included. and
The platform server automatically calculates a charging guide value for each charging method for charging the battery according to the first charging method, the second charging method, and the third charging method based on the status information,
When a charging method is selected from the vehicle terminal, a button capable of increasing or decreasing the charging guide value of the selected charging method is included in the guide information,
The charging guide value can be added or subtracted only within a preset range that allows the battery to maintain an optimal state, so that the charging set value obtained by adding or subtracting the charging guide value can be input from the vehicle terminal. Generating the guide information charging control system. A charging control method performed in a charging control system including a charging device for charging a vehicle, a vehicle terminal, and a platform server,
The platform server,
A server interworking with a vehicle server that manages state information of the charging device, the vehicle terminal, and the vehicle;
The charging device recognizing the license plate information of the detected vehicle to determine whether it is an electric vehicle, and transmitting the license plate information and charger unique number information, which is identification information of the vehicle, to the platform server;
The platform server loading pre-stored vehicle information and comparing it with the license plate information to determine whether a member is a member;
The platform server generates guide information for charging the vehicle and payment of charging charges according to the state information of the vehicle and a result of determining whether or not the member is a member, and transmits the guide information to at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal. doing;
receiving, by at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal, request information corresponding to the guidance information;
receiving, by the platform server, request information corresponding to the guide information, and controlling the charging device to charge the vehicle based on the request information; and
When the charging of the vehicle is completed, the platform server generates and transmits vehicle exit information, which is information for moving or exiting the vehicle, to the vehicle terminal;
The vehicle status information is
It includes at least one of fuel efficiency of the vehicle, battery charging history, expected battery life, and current charge amount of the battery,
In the step of transmitting the guide information,
The guide information is generated so that at least one of the first charging method for charging the vehicle based on the battery capacity, the second charging method for charging based on the charging time, and the third charging method for charging based on the amount of charge are included. and
In the step of transmitting the guide information,
The platform server automatically calculates a charging guide value for each charging method for charging the battery according to the first charging method, the second charging method, and the third charging method based on the status information,
When a charging method is selected from the vehicle terminal, a button capable of increasing or decreasing the charging guide value of the selected charging method is included in the guide information,
The charging guide value can be added or subtracted only within a preset range that allows the battery to maintain an optimal state, so that the charging set value obtained by adding or subtracting the charging guide value can be input from the vehicle terminal. Generating the guide information charging control method. According to claim 2,
After the platform server transmits the vehicle exit information to the vehicle terminal, if the time elapsed from the time when the vehicle is detected and charging is started in the charging device exceeds a preset time, the time elapsed is transmitted to the pre-stored local government server. Charging control method characterized in that it further comprises the step of transmitting report information including at least one of the time, location information of the charging device, the license plate information and image information collected from the charging device. delete delete delete delete According to claim 2,
In the step of transmitting the guide information,
The charge control method characterized in that for generating the guide information to include the charge amount per hour of the battery provided in the vehicle based on the state information of the vehicle. In a platform server that works with a vehicle server that manages a charging device for charging a vehicle, a vehicle terminal, and vehicle status information,
a member determining unit for loading pre-stored vehicle information and comparing the vehicle information with the license plate information to determine whether a member is a member when vehicle license plate information and charger unique number information are received from the charging device;
Guide information generation unit for generating guide information for charging the vehicle and payment of charging charges according to the state information of the vehicle and a result of determining whether or not the member is a member, and transmitting the guide information to at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal. ;
a charging control unit controlling the charging device to charge the vehicle based on the request information when request information corresponding to the guidance information input by at least one of the charging device and the vehicle terminal is received; and
When the charging of the vehicle is completed, an exit information generating unit that generates information for moving or exiting the vehicle, and transmits the information to the vehicle terminal;
The vehicle status information is
It includes at least one of fuel efficiency of the vehicle, battery charging history, expected battery life, and current charge amount of the battery,
The guide information generating unit,
The guide information is generated so that at least one of the first charging method for charging the vehicle based on the battery capacity, the second charging method for charging based on the charging time, and the third charging method for charging based on the amount of charge are included. and
The guide information generating unit,
The platform server automatically calculates a charging guide value for each charging method for charging the battery according to the first charging method, the second charging method, and the third charging method based on the status information,
When a charging method is selected from the vehicle terminal, a button capable of increasing or decreasing the charging guide value of the selected charging method is included in the guide information,
The charging guide value can be added or subtracted only within a preset range that allows the battery to maintain an optimal state, so that the charging set value obtained by adding or subtracting the charging guide value can be input from the vehicle terminal. Generating the guide information platform server. According to claim 9,
After the vehicle exit information is transmitted to the vehicle terminal, if the elapsed time from the time when charging starts in the charging device exceeds a preset time, the elapsed time, location information of the charging device, Platform server further comprising a reporting unit for transmitting at least one of the license plate information and image information collected by the charging device. delete delete