WO2017067470A1

WO2017067470A1 - Self-service charging method, charging device and charging system

Info

Publication number: WO2017067470A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/102662
Authority: WO
Inventors: 褚红梅; 祖立军; 吕旭峰; 冯晓
Original assignee: 中国银联股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-10-22
Filing date: 2016-10-20
Publication date: 2017-04-27
Also published as: CN105591424B; CN105591424A; HK1224092A1

Abstract

A self-service charging method, a charging device (20) and a charging system. The method comprises: when a vehicle (10) is driven into a charging area, a vehicle-mounted terminal establishes, by means of a broadcast self-service communication technology and without manual intervention, a link with a background service center (30) serving the charging device (20), and sends to the background service center (30) a charging request; the vehicle-mounted terminal receives from the background service center (30) a verification code, which corresponds one-to-one to the charging request; a user inputs the verification code into the charging device (20) and inserts a charging gun of the charging device (20) into the charging port of the vehicle (10) for charging; and after paying a corresponding fee, the user removes the charging gun to complete the whole charging process, the gun point of the charging gun being in an expanded state prior to the payment and cannot be removed from the charging port.

Description

Self-service charging method, charging device and charging system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a self-service charging method, a charging device, and a charging system.

Background technique

With the government's strong support for new energy, the electric vehicle industry has experienced explosive growth. As far as the prior art is concerned, the electric energy supplement of the electric vehicle can be used in the following two ways: replacing the battery pack and charging the whole vehicle. In both ways, vehicle charging is the mainstream. In the process of vehicle charging, the charging pile is the main equipment to provide convenient instant or parking vehicle charging service. At present, most charging methods for charging piles use recharge charges. Users must apply for special recharge cards for this purpose. However, such recharge cards are not universal and are difficult to use nationwide.

In order to solve the versatility problem, the Chinese patent CN201410625243.4 discloses an unattended charging process for identifying an electric vehicle charging pile. The prior art expands the payment method of the prepaid card, and allows various payment methods such as a bank card or an Alipay. Specifically, in the patent, the charging body of the electric vehicle is provided with a charging system, and the user first pays in the charging system, and then the main control system converts the charging amount into a charging amount, and the electric vehicle charges the pile body to perform corresponding electric energy. Output, the excess amount will be refunded to Alipay or bank card.

This prior art has at least the problem that it is often difficult for the user to know the exact amount of charge before charging, thereby charging the battery in the electric car.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above problem, the present application proposes a technical solution of "first charge, then pay".

According to an aspect of the present application, a self-service charging method is provided, the method comprising: when a vehicle enters a charging area, the vehicle-mounted terminal passes through a broadcast self-service communication technology and a background service center serving the charging device without manual Establishing a link in the case of intervention, and transmitting a charging request to the background service center; the vehicle-mounted terminal receives a verification code from the background service center, the verification code is in one-to-one correspondence with the charging request; the user charges the charging The device inputs the verification code, and inserts a charging gun in the charging device into the charging port of the vehicle to perform charging; and after the user pays the corresponding fee, the charging gun is unplugged to complete the charging process, wherein, the payment is completed. Before the cost, the muzzle of the charging gun is in an expanded state and cannot be pulled out from the charging port.

In the above method, the self-service communication technology includes a V2X/Beacon technology.

In the above method, the charging request includes a charging amount, vehicle identification information, and identity information.

In the above method, the charging request further includes pre-authorization payment information.

In the above method, after the charging is completed, the background service center transmits a payment order to the in-vehicle terminal, and then receives payment information from the in-vehicle terminal to be sent to the payment gateway to complete the subsequent payment processing.

In the above method, after the charging is completed, the background service center matches the corresponding charging request according to the verification code, extracts corresponding payment information from the charging request, and sends the payment gateway to the payment gateway to complete the subsequent payment processing.

In the above method, the user can confirm the completion of charging at any time.

According to another aspect of the present application, a charging apparatus is provided, comprising: a charging gun for connecting to and providing power to an electric vehicle; a communication module for receiving a payment result from a background service center; and a control module For obtaining the payment result from the communication module, and determining whether the charging gun can be pulled out from the electric vehicle according to the payment result; and input module for inputting the vehicle terminal from the background service center The obtained verification code.

In the above charging device, the communication module is further configured to receive a charging request of the user from the background service center.

In the above charging device, the communication module is further configured to directly communicate with the in-vehicle terminal to receive a charging request.

Optionally, the charging device may include: a payment module, configured to acquire payment information, and send the payment information to a background service center or a payment gateway to complete payment.

In the above charging device, the control module is further configured to control whether the charging gun is separable from the charging device according to a verification code input by a user.

According to still another aspect of the present application, a charging system is provided, comprising: the foregoing charging device; and an in-vehicle terminal, wherein the in-vehicle terminal is configured to: communicate with a self-service communication by broadcasting when the vehicle enters the charging area Technology and a background service center serving the charging device establishes a link without manual intervention, and sends a charging request to the background service center; and receives a verification code from the background service center, the verification code and the charging Request one-to-one correspondence.

In the above charging system, the self-service communication technology includes V2X/Beacon technology.

In the above charging system, the charging request includes a charging amount, vehicle identification information, and identity information.

In the above charging system, the charging request further includes pre-authorization payment information.

In the above charging system, the in-vehicle terminal is further configured to upload payment information to the background service center via the charging device after receiving the payment order from the background service center.

DRAWINGS

Various aspects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the <RTIgt; It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these drawings are only intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of interaction between an automobile (including an in-vehicle intelligent terminal), a charging device, and a background service center according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic diagram of interaction of an automobile (including an in-vehicle intelligent terminal), a charging device, and a background service center according to another embodiment of the present application;

3 is a block diagram of a charging device in accordance with one embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

The following is a description of some of the various possible embodiments of the invention, which are intended to provide a basic understanding of the invention and are not intended to identify key or critical elements of the invention or the scope of the invention. It will be readily understood that those skilled in the art can propose other alternatives that can be interchanged without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative of the embodiments of the invention, and are not intended to

In order to solve the problems existing in the prior art, the present application proposes a technical solution of "first charge, then pay". When the vehicle arrives near the charging device, the vehicle terminal will actively establish a link with the background service center system of the charging device through its own communication system, and issue a charging request. Subsequently, the background service center generates a corresponding verification code to return to the vehicle terminal. In the technical solution of the present application, the user (owner) may select a pre-authorized payment charging or a post-paid charging method, as described below.

For the post-paid method: the owner can start charging by entering the verification code on the charging device (at this time, the muzzle expansion of the charging gun is in an unselectable state). After the charging is completed, the background service center generates a payment order according to the actual charging situation, and sends it to the vehicle terminal and the charging device. The owner performs the payment operation according to the prompt of the vehicle terminal. After the payment is completed, the background service center sends the payment result to the charging device. The control module of the charging device contracts the muzzle of the charging gun by instruction, and the owner removes the charging gun and can leave.

For pre-authorized payment methods: the owner can set the charging time, charging amount, charging method, payment method and other information on the vehicle terminal. The background service center system generates a payment order according to the set information, and initiates a pre-authorization transaction processing request, and then returns a verification code to the vehicle terminal, and the user can start charging after inputting the verification code on the charging device, and the charging device displays relevant information. Information (such as remaining charging time, chargeable amount, etc.). The user can confirm the completion of the charge at any time (or triggered by the action of placing the charging gun), the background service center system Match pre-authorized transactions based on information such as verification codes, and process the corresponding pre-authorization to complete the transaction.

In a specific embodiment, the entire operational flow can include two stages of a registration process and a payment process. During the registration process, the charging device provider registers in advance the tag information of each charging device (ie, charging device registration) in the background service center, and the user who uses the service pre-registers the account information in the background service center, and may also bind the bank. account information.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of interaction between a car (including an in-vehicle smart terminal) 10, a charging device 20, and a background service center 30 in the case of post-payment. First, the vehicle enters the charging area. When the vehicle enters the charging area, the vehicle (vehicle terminal) 10 can establish a link with the background service center 30 (step 110). In one embodiment, the in-vehicle terminal establishes a link with a background service center (referred to as a background system) through a broadcast self-service communication technology (such as V2X/Beacon, etc.). Subsequently, in step 120, the in-vehicle terminal transmits a charging request (such as a charge amount, vehicle identification information (a license plate number), identity information, etc.) to the background system. At step 130, the background system transmits a verification code X to the in-vehicle terminal. Optionally, the background system may forward the verification code X to the in-vehicle terminal through the charging device 20. It should be noted that the background system may be a system that is provided by each charging device, or may be a background unified system for multiple charging devices. If it is a unified system in the background, only the background system needs to have the ability to communicate with the vehicle, and then the charging request can be synchronized to a specific charging device, otherwise each charging device needs to have the ability to communicate with the vehicle.

In the embodiment of the present application, the verification code is in one-to-one correspondence with the charging request. When multiple charging requests are received simultaneously in the background, different charging requests can be distinguished by entering a verification code on a specific charging device.

At step 140, the user enters a verification code X on the charging device such that at

steps

150 and 160, the charging device and the back office system confirm the charging information. After the confirmation is correct, the charging device prompts for charging. Next, the user inserts a device similar to a charging gun into the charging port of the vehicle. It should be specially pointed out that before the confirmation of the payment is successful, the muzzle of the charging gun is in a state in which it cannot be manually extracted. After confirming that the charging is completed, the charging device sends charging information or order information to the background system. At step 170, after the background system generates the payment order, the payment order is sent to the in-vehicle terminal and synchronized to the charging device. Here, it can be a background system Directly sent to the vehicle terminal, the background system can also be sent to the charging device through the fixed network, and then sent to the vehicle terminal by the charging device, the specific situation is determined by the communication capability of the device. After receiving the payment order, the user completes the payment on the vehicle terminal having the payment function, and the payment method may include non-card, card, and card payment. It should be pointed out that when paying through the vehicle terminal, the vehicle terminal will send the obtained payment information to the back-end system through the communication system, and the back-end system sends the payment gateway to complete the subsequent payment processing.

After the payment is successful, in step 180, the background system notifies the charging device of the payment success, and the control module of the charging device controls the charging muzzle contraction accordingly to be unplugged.

In a preferred embodiment, the charging device may also provide a ticket printing function, or the electronic invoice may be transmitted to the in-vehicle terminal through a communication function and saved, or the electronic vehicle may automatically generate an electronic receipt based on the payment result.

2 is a schematic diagram of interaction between a car (including an in-vehicle smart terminal) 10, a charging device 20, and a background service center 30 in the case of pre-authorized payment. First, the vehicle enters the charging area. When the vehicle enters the charging area, the vehicle (vehicle terminal) 10 can establish a link with the background service center 30 (step 210). In one embodiment, the in-vehicle terminal establishes a link with a background service center (referred to as a background system) through a broadcast self-service communication technology (such as V2X/Beacon, etc.). Subsequently, in step 220, the in-vehicle terminal transmits a charging request (such as a charge amount, vehicle identification information (a license plate number), identity information, payment information (such as a payment card, a payment password), etc.) to the background system. Unlike the case of post-payment, the pre-authorization payment request includes payment information in the charging request. At step 230, the background system transmits a verification code X to the in-vehicle terminal. Optionally, the background system may forward the verification code X to the in-vehicle terminal through the charging device 20. It should be noted that the background system may be a system that is provided by each charging device, or may be a background unified system for multiple charging devices. If it is a unified system in the background, only the background system needs to have the ability to communicate with the vehicle, and then the charging request can be synchronized to a specific charging device, otherwise each charging device needs to have the ability to communicate with the vehicle.

In the embodiment of the present application, the verification code is in one-to-one correspondence with the charging request. When multiple charging requests are received simultaneously in the background, the verification code can be entered by entering a specific charging device. Different charging requests.

At step 240, the user enters a verification code X on the charging device such that at

steps

250 and 260, the charging device and the back office system confirm the charging information. After the confirmation is correct, the charging device prompts for charging. Next, the user inserts a device similar to a charging gun into the charging port of the vehicle. It should be specially pointed out that before the confirmation of the payment is successful, the muzzle of the charging gun is in a state in which it cannot be manually extracted. After confirming that the charging is completed, the charging device 20 sends the actual charging information to the background system, and the background system performs a pre-authorization to complete the transaction processing according to the actual situation. After the pre-authorization completion transaction processing is successful, the background system notifies the charging device that the transaction processing is successful in step 280, so that the control module of the charging device controls the charging muzzle to contract to pull out the charging gun.

In a preferred embodiment, the background system or charging device can send an instruction to the vehicle terminal such that the electric vehicle cannot be started during the entire charging process. In this respect, the owner of the vehicle is avoided, and on the other hand, the entire charging process is ensured.

From the perspective of user experience, the technical solution of the present application actively establishes a link and sends a charging request to a background system through a broadcast self-service communication technology (such as V2X/Beacon, etc.), and passes a specific APP in a conventional manner compared to other scenarios. In the case of a charging request, the user can complete the charging with a small amount of operation, and the user experience is better.

From a security point of view, the vehicle-mounted terminal belongs to its own device and pays through the intelligent vehicle terminal. On the one hand, compared with the charging device or the merchant terminal, the security risk of the user payment is reduced; on the other hand, the user can intuitively know the payment. Content, increase the transparency of payment.

From the perspective of labor cost and service, the technical solution of the present application reduces the labor cost and time of the charging service provider on the one hand. On the other hand, the user operates self-service during the payment process, which avoids the possibility of poor service due to manual payment.

From the perspective of equipment, the technical solution of the present application controls the shape of the charging gun by instructions. State, thus avoiding the situation of the owner escaping.

3 is a block diagram of a charging device in accordance with one embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 3, the charging device may include a communication module, a display module, an input module, a charging module, a payment module, a control module, and a voice module. It should be noted that these functional modules are not all necessary (can be selected according to actual conditions), and therefore the disclosure herein should not be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.

In one embodiment, the communication module can be configured to receive charging requests, payment information, and the like transmitted by an external system (eg, a charging station backend system, an in-vehicle terminal, etc.). In one embodiment, the display module is configured to display a charging request, a charging progress, a payment result, and the like through the display screen. In one embodiment, the input module is configured to provide the user with some information via a keyboard, such as a verification code, payment password, charging settings, and the like. In one embodiment, the charging module is configured to charge the vehicle through the charging gun in accordance with the charging request. In one embodiment, the payment module is configured to obtain payment information and send the obtained payment information to the background or the payment gateway to complete the payment. In one embodiment, the control module is configured to: 1) control whether the charging gun can be removed from the charging device according to whether a verification code or the like is input; and 2) control whether the charging gun can be pulled out from the charging port of the vehicle according to the payment result under. In one embodiment, the voice module is configured to make the necessary prompts during the charging process of the vehicle owner. For example, when the owner picks up the charging gun from the charging device without entering the verification code, the owner is prompted to input the verification code first; after the charging is finished, the owner is reminded of the state and pays the fee; in the unpaid state, the owner pulls the charging gun from the vehicle. At the time, the owner is prompted to pay the fee first.

In a specific embodiment, the communication module of the charging device receives the charging request of the user delivered by the background system. In another embodiment, the communication module can receive the charging request sent by the vehicle intelligent terminal directly through a communication technology such as V2X.

After receiving the charging request, the charging station sends a unique verification code to the vehicle that sent the charging request. The function of the verification code is that if multiple vehicles simultaneously send a charging request, a specific request can be confirmed by the verification code. It should be noted that in a preferred embodiment, the charging gun is controlled by the control module before being input by the control module and cannot be taken by anyone from the charging device.

Then, the owner enters a verification code on the keyboard of the charging device. After the verification code is verified, the charging device display shows the owner's charging request. At this time, the owner can insert the charging gun of the charging device into the charging port of the vehicle. Before the unpaid success, the charging gun of the charging device is controlled by the control device and cannot be taken out. After the charging is completed, the payment module of the charging device receives the payment request and sends it to the payment gateway for payment. After the payment is successful, the payment module sends the payment result to the control module. Finally, the control module controls the muzzle contraction of the charging gun, and the owner can pull out the charging gun and leave.

The payment module may receive the payment request in a plurality of manners, including but not limited to: 1) obtaining from the vehicle terminal through the communication module of the charging device (eg, by means of V2X technology); 2) obtaining the communication module of the charging device from the charging station background system; ) The payment card slot/non-connected module provided by the charging device is acquired.

In a preferred embodiment, the control module of the charging device can also send an instruction to the vehicle terminal such that the electric vehicle cannot be started during the entire charging process. In this respect, the owner of the vehicle is avoided, and on the other hand, the entire charging process is ensured.

Hereinabove, the specific embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the business processes described herein are equally applicable to fueling terminals, parking toll terminals, and the like, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Such changes and substitutions are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

A self-service charging method, the method comprising:

When the vehicle enters the charging area, the vehicle terminal establishes a link through a broadcast self-service communication technology and a background service center serving the charging device without manual intervention, and sends a charging request to the background service center;

The vehicle-mounted terminal receives a verification code from the background service center, and the verification code has a one-to-one correspondence with the charging request;

The user inputs the verification code to the charging device, and inserts a charging gun in the charging device into a charging port of the vehicle to perform charging;

After paying the corresponding fee, the user unplugs the charging gun to complete the charging process.

Wherein, before the payment of the fee, the muzzle of the charging gun is in an expanded state and cannot be pulled out from the charging port.
The method of claim 1 wherein said self-service communication technology comprises V2X/Beacon technology.
The method of claim 1 wherein said charging request comprises a charge amount, vehicle identification information, and identity information.
The method of claim 3 wherein said charging request further comprises pre-authorization payment information.
The method of claim 3, wherein, after the charging is completed, the background service center transmits a payment order to the in-vehicle terminal, and then receives payment information from the in-vehicle terminal to be sent to the payment gateway to complete the subsequent payment. deal with.
The method according to claim 4, wherein, after the charging is completed, the background service center matches the corresponding charging request according to the verification code, extracts corresponding payment information from the charging request, and sends the payment gateway to complete the subsequent Payment processing.
The method of claim 4 wherein the user can confirm the completion of the charge at any time.
A charging device comprising:

a charging gun for connecting to and providing power to the electric vehicle;

a communication module, configured to receive payment results from a background service center;

a control module, configured to acquire the payment result from the communication module, and determine, according to the payment result, whether the charging gun can be pulled out from the electric vehicle;

An input module, configured to input a verification code obtained by the vehicle terminal from the background service center.
The charging device of claim 8, wherein the communication module is further configured to receive a charging request of the user from the background service center.
The charging device of claim 8, wherein the communication module is further configured to communicate directly with the in-vehicle terminal to receive a charging request.
The charging device of claim 8 further comprising:

The payment module is configured to obtain payment information, and send the payment information to a background service center or a payment gateway to complete the payment.
The charging device of claim 8, wherein the control module is further configured to control whether the charging gun is detachable from the charging device based on a verification code input by a user.
A charging system comprising:

A charging device according to any one of claims 8 to 12;

vehicle terminal,

Wherein, the vehicle terminal is configured to:

When the vehicle enters the charging area, a link is established by a broadcast self-service communication technology and a background service center serving the charging device without manual intervention, and a charging request is sent to the background service center;

Receiving a verification code from the background service center, the verification code is in one-to-one correspondence with the charging request.
The charging system of claim 13 wherein said self-service communication technology comprises V2X/Beacon technology.
The charging system of claim 13 wherein said charging request comprises a charge amount, vehicle identification information, and identity information.
The charging system of claim 15 wherein said charging request further comprises pre-authorization payment information.
The charging system of claim 15, wherein the in-vehicle terminal is further configured to upload payment information to the background service center via the charging device after receiving the payment order from the background service center.