TW202223775A - Charging space management system and method of electric vehicle charging station - Google Patents

Abstract

Charging space management methods for an electric vehicle charging station applied to an application field are provided. The application field includes an electric vehicle charging station, a display set in a charging space of the electric vehicle charging station, and a server. First, a charging queue is provided in the server, wherein the charging queue records at least one reservation identification data waiting to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the at least one reservation identification data corresponds to a reserved electric vehicle or a reserved user corresponding to the reserved electric vehicle. Then, the at least one reservation identification data recorded in the charging queue is transmitted to the display set in the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station through the network for display.

Description

Charging space management system and method for electric vehicle charging station

The present invention relates to a management system and method thereof, and more particularly, to a management system and method suitable for managing the charging space of a corresponding electric vehicle charging station.

In recent years, with the rising awareness of environmental protection and the advancement of electric vehicle technology, the development of electric vehicles using electric energy as a power source to replace traditional vehicles powered by fossil fuels has gradually become an important goal in the automotive field. becoming more and more popular. In order to improve the range and willingness to use electric vehicles, many countries or cities have begun to plan to set up charging stations for electric vehicles in public places, and have also begun to plan to set up a large number of charging stations in urban areas or scenic areas to enable the charging of electric vehicles. more convenient.

On the other hand, compared to the time required for traditional vehicles to refuel, electric vehicles take significantly longer to charge and their locations are limited. Therefore, when charging equipment such as charging stations are already occupied, users may be occupied by the charging stations. And need to wait in line to charge. In addition to queuing for charging on site, some charging station operators also provide users of electric vehicles to reserve charging at specific charging stations through a dedicated app. , wait until it is notified that it is your turn to charge, and then go to the charging station for charging within the specified time, which can greatly reduce the waiting time at the charging station site, and can also reduce the on-site traffic jam caused by the queuing traffic flow. possibility. However, due to the online queuing, it may be impossible to know the queuing situation on the spot, and other queuing vehicles may cut in the queue or occupied by non-reserved vehicles, so that certain parking spaces may be occupied, affecting the charging of other electric vehicles, and thus causing the charging station. Operators and users can not achieve the best protection of rights and interests.

In view of this, the present invention provides a charging space management system and method for an electric vehicle charging station, which can be used to manage the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station (for example, a dedicated parking space for electric vehicles corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station), through the charging queue management It enables electric vehicle users to reserve charging remotely, without spending a lot of time waiting in line at the charging station, and can clearly know the relevant information of the next reservation object for a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station through the display, and only when The charging operation is only allowed when the correct reservation object enters the charging space, which effectively reduces the chance that the charging space of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station is occupied by other vehicles, and at the same time, it can also increase the income of the electric vehicle charging station and reduce the idle time of the electric vehicle charging station. , thereby improving the practicability and utilization rate of electric vehicle charging stations.

A charging space management system of an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention at least includes a display and a server. The display is arranged in a charging space of an electric vehicle charging station to display relevant information. The server is connected to the electric vehicle charging station and the display through a network, and has a charging queue, wherein the charging queue records at least one identification data waiting to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station, wherein at least one reservation identification data corresponds to a reservation The electric vehicle, or a reservation user corresponding to the reservation electric vehicle, transmits at least one reservation identification data recorded in the charging queue to the display through the network for display, wherein the at least one reservation identification data displayed through the display can be It is known that the next object to perform a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station is the reserved electric vehicle or the reserved user.

A charging space management method for an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention is suitable for an application field, and the application field includes an electric vehicle charging station, a display disposed in a charging space of the electric vehicle charging station, and a servo device. First, a charging queue is provided in the server, wherein the charging queue records at least one identification data waiting to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the at least one reservation identification data corresponds to a reserved electric vehicle or one of the reserved electric vehicles Book user. Then, at least one reservation identification data recorded in the charging queue is sent to the electric vehicle via the network Display of the charging space of the charging station for display.

In some embodiments, the charging space management system of the electric vehicle charging station further includes an anti-occupancy device and a detection device. The anti-occupancy device has a network connection capability for connecting to the server through the network. The anti-occupancy device is arranged in the charging space. When the anti-occupancy device is in a first mode, the charging space cannot be used by any vehicle. When the anti-occupancy device is in a first mode, the charging space cannot be used by any vehicle. When in a second mode, the charging space can be used by any vehicle. The detection device is used to detect a specific identification data corresponding to a specific vehicle, and transmit the specific identification data to the server through the network, wherein the server determines whether the specific identification data conforms to at least one reserved identification recorded in the charging queue If the specific identification data matches at least one predetermined identification data, a signal is sent to the anti-occupancy device through a network, so that the anti-occupancy device enters the second mode.

In some embodiments, when the reserved electric vehicle is connected to the electric vehicle charging station, the server causes the electric vehicle charging station to initiate a charging operation according to the reservation identification data to charge the reserved electric vehicle.

In some embodiments, when the charging operation of the corresponding reserved electric vehicle is performed, the electric vehicle charging station transmits a charging state data to the server through the network, and the server transmits at least a part of the charging state data to the corresponding reserved use One of the mobile devices.

In some embodiments, at least a portion of the state-of-charge data includes a time when charging has been performed, a degree of charging that has been completed, or an estimated remaining charging time.

In some embodiments, the reservation identification data includes a license plate number of a corresponding reservation electric vehicle, a name of a corresponding reservation user, or a radio frequency identification tag data of a corresponding reservation electric vehicle.

In some embodiments, the anti-occupancy device includes a floor lock, or a gate.

In some embodiments, the detection device includes an image capture device for obtaining specific identification data corresponding to a specific vehicle, and the specific identification data includes a license plate number.

In some embodiments, the detection device includes a radio frequency identification reader The acquisition device is used to obtain specific identification data of a corresponding specific vehicle, and the specific identification data includes a radio frequency identification tag data.

In some embodiments, the server transmits the top reservation identification data in the charging queue to the display for display.

The above method of the present invention can exist in the form of code. When the code is loaded and executed by a machine, the machine becomes a device for carrying out the invention.

In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following specific embodiments are given, together with the accompanying drawings, and the detailed description is as follows.

100: Charging space management system for electric vehicle charging station

110: Electric vehicle charging station

112: storage unit

114: Network connection unit

116: Processing unit

118: Charging gun

120: Display

130: Server

132: storage unit

134: Network connection unit

136: Processor

140: Internet

150: Anti-Occupancy Device

160: Detection device

200: Charging space management system for electric vehicle charging station

S510, S520: steps

S610, S620, S630, S640, S650: Steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the applicable environment of the charging space management system of the electric vehicle charging station according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the applicable environment of the charging space management system of the electric vehicle charging station according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a charging space management method of an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a charging space management method of an electric vehicle charging station according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a charging space management system and method for an electric vehicle charging station, which can be used to manage the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station (for example, a dedicated parking space for electric vehicles corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station). It allows electric vehicle users to reserve charging remotely, without spending a lot of time waiting in line at the charging station. Through the display, they can clearly know the relevant information of the next reservation object for a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station. the reservation object The charging operation is only allowed when entering the charging space, which effectively reduces the chance that the charging space of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station is occupied by other vehicles. At the same time, it can also increase the income of the electric vehicle charging station and reduce the idle time of the electric vehicle charging station. Availability and utilization of car charging stations.

FIG. 1 shows the applicable environment of the charging space management system of the electric vehicle charging station according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , a charging space management system 100 for an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention at least includes an electric vehicle charging station 110 , a display 120 and a server 130 . The electric vehicle charging station 110 has a corresponding charging space, and the display 120 is disposed in the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station 110 for displaying relevant information. For example, the display 120 may be a liquid crystal display, a billboard, a multimedia business machine (KIOSK), etc., but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the charging space can be an electric vehicle parking grid corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station 110 , and the display 120 can be arranged near the electric vehicle parking grid and at an obvious position close to the electric vehicle charging station 110 , so that the user can easily see the display 120 displayed on the display 120 . display data. Wherein, the displayed data may be the license plate number, relevant information of the user, etc., but not limited thereto. The electric vehicle charging station 110 may include one or more charging devices, wherein the charging device may be a charging pole, which may have a single or multiple charging connectors, and may be coupled to the electric vehicle 112 through the charging connector of the electric vehicle charging station 110 When arriving at the electric vehicle charging station 110 to perform a charging operation, the electric vehicle 112 is charged by outputting electric power through the charging connector. In one embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can charge one electric vehicle 112 . In another embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can simultaneously charge multiple electric vehicles 112 .

The server 130 is remotely connected to the electric vehicle charging station 110 and the display 120 through the network 140 . In some embodiments, the network 140 may be a wired network, a telecommunication network, a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network, or the like. The server 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be any electronic device based on a processor, which includes a storage unit, a network connection unit, and a processor that are not shown in the figure. The server 130 can perform charging management operations corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station 110 . The above-mentioned charging management operations may include the charging management of the electric vehicle charging station 110, the charging space management of the electric vehicle charging station 110, the charging reservation scheduling management and related payment operations Wait. For example, the server 130 may receive a charging request from a user terminal (not shown) of a user corresponding to an electric vehicle 112, and after completing the charging confirmation and payment confirmation according to the charging request, generate a charging authorization command and pass The network 140 is transmitted to the electric vehicle charging station 110 to allow the electric vehicle charging station 110 to output power to an electric vehicle (eg, an electric scooter or an electric vehicle, etc.) that is electrically connected to it or to prohibit the electric vehicle charging station 110 from outputting power to the electric vehicle . The server 130 can also transmit the data to be displayed to the display 120 through the network 140 for display. In some embodiments, the server 130 has a charging queue corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station 110 , wherein the charging queue records one or more reservation identification data waiting to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station 110 and the displayed data can be charging The reservation identification data recorded in the queue, the aforementioned reservation identification information includes the license plate number of the corresponding reservation electric vehicle, the name of a corresponding reservation user, or the radio frequency identification tag data of the corresponding reservation electric vehicle, etc. The displayed data can be used to know which electric vehicle or which user is reserved for the next charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 .

FIG. 2 shows the applicable environment of the charging space management system of the electric vehicle charging station according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , a charging space management system 100 for an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention at least includes an electric vehicle charging station 110 , a display 120 , an anti-occupancy device 150 , a detection device 160 and a servo device 130. The electric vehicle charging station 110 has a corresponding charging space, and the display 120 is disposed in the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station 110 for displaying relevant information. For example, the display 120 may be a liquid crystal display, a billboard, a multimedia business machine (KIOSK), etc., but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the charging space can be an electric vehicle parking grid corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station 110 , and the display 120 can be arranged near the electric vehicle parking grid and at an obvious position close to the electric vehicle charging station 110 , so that the user can easily see the display 120 displayed on the display 120 . display data. Wherein, the displayed data may be the license plate number, relevant information of the user, etc., but not limited thereto. The electric vehicle charging station 110 may include one or more charging devices, wherein the charging device may be a charging pole, which may have a single or multiple charging connectors, and may be coupled to the electric vehicle 112 through the charging connector of the electric vehicle charging station 110 to electric vehicle charger The power station 110 outputs electric power through the charging connector to charge the electric vehicle 112 when a charging operation is performed. In one embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can charge one electric vehicle 112 . In another embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can simultaneously charge multiple electric vehicles 112 .

The anti-occupancy device 150 and the detection device 160 are disposed in the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station 110 . The anti-occupancy device 150 has a networking capability for connecting to the server 130 through the network 140 , wherein the anti-occupancy device 150 is disposed in the charging space to manage whether the charging space can be used. The anti-occupancy device 150 may include at least a first mode and a second mode, wherein when the anti-occupancy device 150 is in a first mode, the charging space cannot be used by any vehicle, and when the anti-occupancy device 150 is in a second mode , the charging space can be used by any vehicle. In one embodiment, for example, the anti-occupancy device 150 may include a floor lock, or a gate or other device or element with access control. For example, when the anti-occupancy device 150 is a ground lock, when in the first mode, the ground lock set in the charging space will be raised, and the charging space cannot be used by any vehicle, and when in the second mode , the ground lock will be lowered, so the charging space can be used by any vehicle. Similarly, when the anti-occupancy device 150 is a gate, when in the first mode, the gate provided in the charging space will be lowered, and the charging space cannot be used by any vehicle, while in the second mode, the gate will be Raised so the charging space can be used by either vehicle. It should be noted that the foregoing information is only an example of this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The detection device 160 has a networking capability for connecting to the server 130 through the network 140 , wherein the detection device 160 is disposed in the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station 110 and can be used to detect a specific vehicle in the charging space A specific identification data, and the detected specific identification data is sent to the server 130 through the network 140 . In some embodiments, the detection device 160 includes an image capture device for obtaining specific identification data corresponding to a specific vehicle, wherein the specific identification data includes a license plate number. Specifically, when the detection device 160 is an image capture device, the specific identification data is an image data obtained by photographing a specific vehicle entering the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station 110 . Among them, the image data as the specific identification data captured by the image capture device (eg, camera) as the detection device 160 The data contains a license plate image data corresponding to a specific vehicle. In some embodiments, the detection device 160 includes a radio frequency identification reading device (RFID reader) for obtaining specific identification data corresponding to a specific vehicle, wherein the specific identification data includes a radio frequency identification tag data. Specifically, when the detection device 160 is a radio frequency identification reading device, it can automatically read the radio frequency identification electronic tag (RFID tag) disposed on a specific vehicle entering the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station 110 Radio frequency identification data recorded in. The radio frequency identification data is the electronic tag data obtained from a radio frequency identification electronic tag equipped with the object. For example, when a specific vehicle is equipped with radio frequency identification data that records the license plate number and other data, the specific identification data read by the radio frequency identification reading device as the detection device 160 will include the specific identification data corresponding to the specific vehicle. Vehicle radio frequency identification data, including license plate number and other data.

The server 130 is remotely connected to the electric vehicle charging station 110 , the display 120 , the anti-occupancy device 150 and the detection device 160 through the network 140 . After receiving the specific identification data from the detection device 160 through the network 140, the server 130 can control the anti-occupancy device 150 according to the specific identification data, so as to control whether the charging space can be used by a specific vehicle. In some embodiments, the network 140 may be a wired network, a telecommunication network, a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network, or the like. The server 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be any electronic device based on a processor, which includes a storage unit, a network connection unit, and a processor that are not shown in the figure. The server 130 can perform charging management operations corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station 110 . The above-mentioned charging management operations may include the charging management of the electric vehicle charging station 110 , the charging space management of the electric vehicle charging station 110 , the charging reservation scheduling management and related payment operations, and the like. For example, the server 130 may receive a charging request from a user terminal (not shown) of a user corresponding to an electric vehicle 112, and after completing the charging confirmation and payment confirmation according to the charging request, generate a charging authorization command and pass The network 140 is transmitted to the electric vehicle charging station 110 to allow the electric vehicle charging station 110 to output power to an electric vehicle (eg, an electric scooter or an electric vehicle, etc.) that is electrically connected to it or to prohibit the electric vehicle charging station 110 from outputting power to the electric vehicle . The server 130 can also transmit the data to be displayed to the display 120 through the network 140 for display. in some In an embodiment, the server 130 has a charging queue corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station 110 , wherein the charging queue records one or more reservation identification data waiting to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station 110 and the display data can be the charging queue The reservation identification data recorded in , the aforementioned reservation identification information includes a license plate number of the corresponding reservation electric vehicle, a name of a corresponding reservation user, or a radio frequency identification tag data of a corresponding reservation electric vehicle, etc. Therefore, the information displayed through the display 120 It can be known which electric vehicle or which user is reserved for the next charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 .

FIG. 3 shows an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , the electric vehicle charging station 110 has the processing capability to perform the charging management operation belonging to the electric vehicle charging station, and has the network connection function to receive, download or update various parameters and information required for the charging management operation. .

The electric vehicle charging station 110 at least includes a storage unit 112 , a network connection unit 114 , a processing unit 116 , and a charging gun 118 . The storage unit 112 (eg, a memory) can store and record related data, such as the electric vehicle charging equipment information and the charging request information included in the electric vehicle charging station 110 . It should be noted that the foregoing information is only an example of this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The network connection unit 114 can receive, download or update various parameters and information required for the charging management operation through a network, such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network. The processing unit 116 can control the operation of the relevant software and hardware in the electric vehicle charging station 110, and execute the charging space management method of the electric vehicle charging station in this case, and the relevant details will be described later. For example, the processing unit 116 can be a general-purpose controller, a microcontroller (Micro-Control Unit, MCU), or a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), etc., for providing data analysis, processing and computing functions , but the present invention is not limited to this. In one embodiment, when the electric vehicle 112 is being charged by the electric vehicle charging station 110, the processing unit 116 can transmit a charging state of the corresponding electric vehicle 112 through a network using the network connection unit 114 for a server For example, the server 130 performs subsequent charging management. In another embodiment, the processing unit 116 can obtain the corresponding output power efficiency through the server 130, and according to the output power efficiency received by the server 130, for at least An electric car is charged. The charging gun 118 may include one or a plurality of charging connectors conforming to the same charging interface specification or conforming to different charging interface specifications, which are electrically connected to the corresponding electric vehicle, and according to the instruction of the processing unit 116, the electric vehicle is charged with a specified output power efficiency. The vehicle outputs electricity.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 , the server 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be any processor-based electronic device, which at least includes a storage unit 132 , a network connection unit 134 , and a processor 136 . It should be noted that the server 130 may receive various data corresponding to a plurality of electric vehicle charging stations. For example, the server 130 may receive a detection signal obtained by an electric vehicle charging station sensing the presence of a specific vehicle in a charging space (eg, a charging field corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station), and obtain a corresponding signal from the specific vehicle. a specific identifier. The server 130 can also directly or indirectly receive the charging request from the user terminal, and after completing the payment confirmation and other actions according to the charging request, generate a charging authorization command and transmit it to the corresponding electric vehicle charging station through the network to allow the corresponding electric vehicle charging station. The electric vehicle charging station outputs power to an electric vehicle (for example, an electric scooter or an electric vehicle, etc.) that is electrically connected to it, or prohibits the electric vehicle charging station from outputting electric power to the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle charging station corresponding to the server 130 may be a charging post or a charging pile, which may have a single or multiple charging connectors, and output power through the charging connector to charge the electric vehicle. The network connection unit 134 can receive the coupling of corresponding different electric vehicle charging stations through a network, such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network, and can transmit the relevant data through the network. The route is transmitted to different electric vehicle charging stations to control whether the electric vehicle charging station outputs electric power to charge an electric vehicle.

The storage unit 132 (eg, a memory or a database) can store and record related data, such as electric vehicle charging station and its corresponding charging service member data, vehicle identification data and its corresponding vehicle-related data. For example, the above-mentioned charging service member information may include user identification information, payment information, vehicle identification information as the charging object, and vehicle identification information corresponding to the charging service object registered in advance. In addition to the vehicle identification information that has been registered as a charging service object in advance, the vehicle identification information may also include the vehicle identification information that has not been registered as a charging service in advance. Vehicle identification data of the vehicle of the service object. The storage unit 132 can store and record a charging queue corresponding to a specific electric vehicle charging station, wherein the charging queue records one or more reservation identification data waiting to be charged at the specific electric vehicle charging station, and the display data can be the charging queue The reservation identification data recorded in the above-mentioned reservation identification data includes the license plate number of the corresponding reservation electric vehicle, the name of a corresponding reservation user, or the radio frequency identification tag data of the corresponding reservation electric vehicle, etc. It should be noted that the foregoing information is only an example of this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Through the network connection unit 132, the server 130 can be coupled and communicated with the electric vehicle charging station, the display, the anti-occupancy device and the detection device through the network.

The processor 136 can control the operations of the relevant software and hardware in the server 130, and execute the charging space management method of the electric vehicle charging station of the present application, and the relevant details will be described later. For example, the processor 136 can be a general-purpose controller, a microcontroller (Micro-Control Unit, MCU), or a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), etc., for providing data analysis, processing and computing functions , but the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 5 shows a charging space management method of an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention. The charging space management method of the electric vehicle charging station according to FIG. 5 can be applied to an application field, wherein the application field includes an electric vehicle charging station, a display set in a charging space of the electric vehicle charging station, and a servo devices, such as the electric vehicle charging station 110 , the display 120 and the server 130 shown in FIG. 1 . The server can be coupled to the at least one electric vehicle charging station and the display through a network, such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network. The display is arranged in a charging space of the electric vehicle charging station to display relevant information. For example, an electric vehicle charging station may include one or more charging devices, and each charging device may be a charging column, which may have a single or multiple charging connectors, and may be coupled to the electric vehicle through the charging connector of the charging device. When the device performs a charging operation, the electric vehicle is charged by outputting electricity through the charging connector. In one embodiment, the charging device can charge an electric vehicle. In another embodiment, the charging device can simultaneously charge multiple electric vehicles.

First, in step S510, a charging queue is provided in the server, wherein the charging queue records at least one reservation identification data waiting to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the at least one reservation identification data corresponds to a reserved electric vehicle, or a reservation A corresponding one of the electric vehicles makes a reservation for the user. In this embodiment, when the electric vehicle charging station has been used by other vehicles, if the user is willing to wait, the user transmits a reservation request including the aforementioned reservation identification data to the server. After receiving the reservation request, the server can arrange the reservation identification data of the corresponding reservation request into the charging queue and can perform queue management operations on the charging queue. The aforementioned queue management operations include at least permitting or prohibiting arranging (adding to) a reservation identification data in the charging queue, deleting a reservation identification data in the charging queue, and adjusting the ordering of the existing reservation identification data in the charging queue etc., but the present invention is not limited to this.

Next, in step S520, at least one reservation identification data recorded in the charging queue is transmitted to the display set in the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station through the network for display. Wherein, through the at least one reservation identification data displayed on the display, it can be known that the next object to perform a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station is the reservation electric vehicle or the reservation user. In some embodiments, the server transmits the top reservation identification data in the charging queue to the display for display. For example, when the top reservation identification information in the charging queue is the license plate number "ABC-123" and the user name "Jason", the display can display "Reservation vehicle number: ABC-123, owner: JxxxN is about to start charging ”, indicating that the next object to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station is the electric vehicle with the vehicle number ABC-123, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, for example, the display can display multiple reservation identification data, such as "Reservation car number: ABC-123, car owner: JxxN is about to start charging; next reserved car number: DEF-456, car owner: BxxB ”, indicating that the next object to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station is the electric vehicle with the car number ABC-123, and the object of the charging operation after the electric vehicle with the car number ABC-123 is the electric vehicle with the car number DEF-456 , but the present invention is not limited to this. Therefore, the reservation user can know who is the next object to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station and when it is his turn through the reservation identification information displayed on the display.

FIG. 6 shows an electric vehicle charging station according to another embodiment of the present invention The charging space management method. The charging space management method of the electric vehicle charging station according to FIG. 6 can be applied to an application field, wherein the application field includes an electric vehicle charging station, a display set in a charging space of the electric vehicle charging station, a detection The device, an anti-occupancy device, and a server, such as the electric vehicle charging station 110, the display 120, the server 130, the anti-occupancy device 150, and the detection device 160 shown in FIG. 2. The server can be coupled to the at least one electric vehicle charging station and the display through a network, such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network. The display is arranged in a charging space of the electric vehicle charging station to display relevant information. For example, an electric vehicle charging station may include one or more charging devices, and each charging device may be a charging column, which may have a single or multiple charging connectors, and may be coupled to the electric vehicle through the charging connector of the charging device. When the device performs a charging operation, the electric vehicle is charged by outputting electricity through the charging connector. In one embodiment, the charging device can charge an electric vehicle. In another embodiment, the charging device can simultaneously charge multiple electric vehicles.

First, in step S610, a specific identification data corresponding to a specific vehicle is detected by a detection device, and in step S620, the specific identification data is transmitted to the server through the network. Specifically, the detection device has a network connection capability for connecting to a server through a network, wherein the detection device is arranged in the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station, and can be used to detect a specific vehicle in the charging space. A specific identification data, and the detected specific identification data is sent to the server through the network. In some embodiments, the detection device includes an image capture device for obtaining specific identification data corresponding to a specific vehicle, wherein the specific identification data includes a license plate number. Specifically, when the detection device is an image capture device, the specific identification data is an image data obtained by photographing a specific vehicle entering the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station. In this embodiment, the image data as the specific identification data captured by the image capture device (eg, a camera) as the detection device includes image data of a license plate corresponding to a specific vehicle. In some embodiments, the detection device includes a radio frequency identification reading device for obtaining specific identification data corresponding to a specific vehicle, wherein the specific identification data includes a radio frequency identification tag data. Specifically, when the detection device is a radio frequency identification reading device, it can automatically read the configuration in The radio frequency identification data recorded in the radio frequency identification electronic tag of a specific vehicle entering the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station. Radio frequency identification data is the electronic tag data obtained from a radio frequency identification electronic tag equipped with a specific vehicle. For example, when a specific vehicle is equipped with radio frequency identification data that records the license plate number and other information, the specific identification data read by the radio frequency identification reading device as the detection device will include the vehicle corresponding to this specific vehicle. Radio frequency identification data, including license plate numbers and other data.

After the server receives the specific identification data through the network, in step S630, the server determines whether the specific identification data matches the at least one reserved identification data recorded in the charging queue. Specifically, the server will compare whether the specific identification data matches the at least one reservation identification data recorded in the charging queue. In some embodiments, the server compares the top reservation identification data in the charging queue with the received specific identification data. In one embodiment, the reservation identification data includes vehicle data such as the license plate number of the reserved electric vehicle and one of the reservation user data corresponding to the reserved electric vehicle. When the reserved vehicle data and the reserved user data in the reservation identification When the vehicle data and user data in the identification data are the same, the server determines that the specific identification data matches the reserved identification data. On the contrary, the server determines that the specific identification data does not match the reserved identification data.

When the specific identification data does not match at least one reserved identification data (No in step S630 ), as in step S640 , it means that the specific vehicle is not a reserved vehicle, so the server causes the anti-occupancy device to maintain the first mode. When the anti-occupancy device is in a first mode, the charging space cannot be used by any vehicle. When the specific identification data matches at least one predetermined identification data (Yes in step S630), in step S650, a signal is sent to an anti-occupancy device through the network, so that the anti-occupancy device enters the second mode. Specifically, the anti-occupancy device has a network connection capability for connecting to a server through a network and can be used to manage whether the charging space can be used. The anti-occupancy device may include at least a first mode and a second mode, wherein when the anti-occupancy device is in a second mode, the charging space can be used by any vehicle. In one embodiment, for example, the anti-occupancy device may include a floor lock, or a gate or other device or element with access control. For example, when the anti-occupancy device is a ground lock, when it is in the first In the second mode, the ground lock set in the charging space will be raised, and the charging space cannot be used by any vehicle, while in the second mode, the ground lock will be lowered, so the charging space can be used by any vehicle. Similarly, when the anti-occupancy device is a gate, when in the first mode, the gate set in the charging space will be lowered, and the charging space cannot be used by any vehicle, while in the second mode, the gate will be raised so that the charging space can be used by any vehicle. It should be noted that the foregoing information is only an example of this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, when the reserved electric vehicle is connected to the electric vehicle charging station, the server causes the electric vehicle charging station to initiate a charging operation according to the reservation identification data to charge the reserved electric vehicle. Specifically, when the reserved electric vehicle is connected to the electric vehicle charging station, the server determines that the vehicle is the reserved electric vehicle according to the reservation identification data, thus causing the electric vehicle charging station to start a charging operation to charge the reserved electric vehicle. In some embodiments, when the charging operation of the corresponding reserved electric vehicle is performed, the electric vehicle charging station transmits a charging state data to the server through the network, and the server transmits at least a part of the charging state data to the corresponding reserved use One of the mobile devices. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the state-of-charge data includes a time when charging has been performed, a degree of charging that has been completed, or an estimated remaining charging time. That is to say, when the charging operation of the corresponding reserved electric vehicle is in progress, the corresponding reserved user can know the charging time, the completed charging degree, or the estimated remaining charging time through the charging status data received by the mobile device. .

Therefore, the charging space management system and method of the electric vehicle charging station provided by the embodiments of the present invention can be used to manage the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station (for example, the electric vehicle exclusive parking space corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station), and the charging space can be managed through the charging station. Queue management enables electric vehicle users to reserve charging remotely, without spending a lot of time waiting in line at the charging station, and can clearly know the relevant information of the next reservation object for a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station through the display, and The charging operation is only allowed when the correct reservation object enters the charging space, which effectively reduces the chance that the charging space of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station is occupied by other vehicles, and also increases the revenue of the electric vehicle charging station and reduces the idleness of the electric vehicle charging station. time, thereby improving the practicability and utilization rate of electric vehicle charging stations.

The methods of the present invention, or specific versions or portions thereof, may exist in the form of code. The code may be contained in physical media, such as floppy disks, optical discs, hard disks, or any other machine-readable (such as computer-readable) storage media, or not limited to external forms of computer program products, where, When the code is loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes a device for participating in the present invention. The code may also be transmitted through some transmission medium, such as wire or cable, optical fiber, or any type of transmission, wherein when the code is received, loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes used to participate in this document. invented device. When implemented on a general-purpose processing unit, the code combines with the processing unit to provide a unique device that operates similarly to application-specific logic circuits.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

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A charging space management system for an electric vehicle charging station, comprising: a display, disposed in a charging space of an electric vehicle charging station, for displaying relevant information; and A server, connected to the electric vehicle charging station and the display via a network, has a charging queue, wherein the charging queue records at least one reservation identification data waiting to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the at least A reservation identification data corresponds to a reservation electric vehicle, or a reservation user corresponding to the reservation electric vehicle, and the at least one reservation identification data recorded in the charging queue is transmitted to the display through the network for display, Wherein, through the at least one reservation identification data displayed on the display, it can be known that the next object to perform a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station is the reserved electric vehicle or the reserved user. The charging space management system for an electric vehicle charging station as described in Item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes: an anti-occupancy device with a network connection capability for connecting to the server through the network, the anti-occupancy device is arranged in the charging space, when the anti-occupancy device is in a first mode, the charging space cannot be arbitrarily A vehicle use, when the anti-occupancy device is in a second mode, the charging space can be used by any vehicle; and a detection device for detecting a specific identification data corresponding to a specific vehicle, and transmitting the specific identification data to the server through the network, Wherein, the server determines whether the specific identification data conforms to the at least one reserved identification data recorded in the charging queue, and if the specific identification data conforms to the at least one reservation identification data When reserving identification data, a signal is sent to the anti-occupancy device through a network, so that the anti-occupancy device enters the second mode. The charging space management system for an electric vehicle charging station as described in item 2 of the scope of application, wherein the server further causes the electric vehicle charging station to cause the electric vehicle charging station according to the reservation identification data when the reserved electric vehicle is connected to the electric vehicle charging station A charging operation is initiated to charge the reserved electric vehicle. The charging space management system for an electric vehicle charging station as described in item 3 of the scope of application, wherein when the charging operation corresponding to the reserved electric vehicle is performed, the electric vehicle charging station transmits a charging state data to the electric vehicle through the network a server, and the server transmits at least a part of the charging state data to a mobile device corresponding to the subscription user. The charging space management system for an electric vehicle charging station as described in item 4 of the scope of the application, wherein the at least part of the charging status data includes the time when charging has been performed, the degree of charging that has been completed, or the estimated remaining charging time. The charging space management system for an electric vehicle charging station as described in item 1 of the scope of application, wherein the reservation identification information includes a license plate number corresponding to the reservation electric vehicle, a name corresponding to the reservation user, or a corresponding reservation electric vehicle. One of the car's radio frequency identification tag data. The charging space management system for an electric vehicle charging station as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the anti-occupancy device comprises a ground lock or a gate. The charging space management system of the electric vehicle charging station as described in item 2 of the scope of application, wherein the detection device includes an image capture device for obtaining the specific identification data corresponding to the specific vehicle, the specific identification data Include a license plate number. The charging space management system of the electric vehicle charging station as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the detection device includes a radio frequency identification reading device for obtaining the specific identification data corresponding to the specific vehicle, the specific identification The data includes a radio frequency identification tag data. The charging space management system of the electric vehicle charging station as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the server transmits the reservation identification data at the top of the charging queue to the display for display. A charging space management method for an electric vehicle charging station, applicable to an application field, the application field includes an electric vehicle charging station, a display arranged in a charging space of the electric vehicle charging station, and a server, the The method includes the following steps: A charging queue is provided in the server, wherein the charging queue records at least one identification data waiting to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the at least one reservation identification data corresponds to a reserved electric vehicle or the reserved electric vehicle one of the corresponding reservation users; and The at least one reservation identification data recorded in the charging queue is transmitted to the display set in the charging space of the electric vehicle charging station through the network for display.

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