WO2018115363A1 - Adaptateur de tarification pour stations de charge de véhicule électrique domestiques - Google Patents

Adaptateur de tarification pour stations de charge de véhicule électrique domestiques Download PDF

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WO2018115363A1
WO2018115363A1 PCT/EP2017/084238 EP2017084238W WO2018115363A1 WO 2018115363 A1 WO2018115363 A1 WO 2018115363A1 EP 2017084238 W EP2017084238 W EP 2017084238W WO 2018115363 A1 WO2018115363 A1 WO 2018115363A1
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Robert Shorten
Emanuele CRISOSTOMI
Rodrigo H. ORDONEZ-HURTADO
Douglas Leith
Liam Carroll
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  • the present disclosure relates to a pricing adapter for domestic Electric Vehicle
  • EV charging stations
  • EVCS charging stations
  • the total number Electric Vehicles (EV) and Hybrid Vehicles is greater than the total number of public Electric Vehicle charging stations (EVCS), in a proportion of 1: 1.09 (approximately) according to data from SIMI Motorstats revised in December 2017.
  • the geographical density of public EVCS is relatively low in many cases (e.g., 1 charging station per town of 1500 inhabitants). This can be very critical in many situations. For example, if the distance to be travelled to reach the nearest available EVCS is greater than the current electric travel autonomy, then the car will not reach the station (in the case of an EV), or it will have to switch to an internal combustion engine (in the case of an HV) and thus it will behave as a conventional polluting vehicle.
  • Public EVCS are already configured for controlled access to the public, which easily enables a potential paid-access scheme.
  • this is not possible in the context of traditional domestic EVCS.
  • the access to the EVCS does not have to be monitored and restricted.
  • not knowing the precise energy consumed (and in turn, the fee for that consumption) is not a problem since charging costs are simply included in household electricity bills.
  • the access thereto must be controlled, and the precise energy consumption has to be known to properly calculate the fee to be charged to the users.
  • a traditional domestic EVCS cannot perform these actions, and a more dedicated station would have to be acquired for this purpose.
  • Buying a "smarter” EVCS would not only incur a higher cost, but also a new installation fee. Besides, even though a smarter EVCS allows connectivity to smart devices (phones, tables, computers), the presence of a "seller” would be necessary to orchestrate the charging process using an app (or the local payment process, at least).
  • the present disclosure provides a pricing adapter configured to control a charging process between a domestic electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) and a vehicle to be charged as detailed in claim 1, and a method of charging an electric vehicle using the pricing adapter according to claim 25.
  • EVCS domestic electric vehicle charging station
  • Advantageous features are provided in dependent claims.
  • the pricing adapter may be provided between the charging station and the charging cable.
  • the pricing adapter is clamped to the domestic EVCS so that external users cannot directly access the domestic EVCS without using the pricing adapter.
  • An installation service may be required so that an adequate clamping mechanism is incorporated between the pricing adapter and the charging station.
  • the charging station may be located indoors, so that the inlet of the pricing adapter is also indoors but the rest of its body is outdoors.
  • the pricing adapter (PA) is configured to allow house owners with conventional (no screens, no software) domestic EVCS to accrue revenues by sharing their EVCS for public use.
  • the finalisation of the charging process may be controlled by the pricing adapter based on the availability of the payment method selected by the user, for example local payment or online payment. If no valid payment is effected, then a locking system activated from the beginning of the charging process will remain engaged to prevent the user from recovering their charging cable as a guarantee of payment.
  • the pricing adapter may also be configured to record some variables of interest, such as the state of the charging process, the amount of energy consumed for the calculation of the charging fees to be paid and for statistical analysis, among others.
  • the pricing adapter may be configured for Internet connectivity to provide online search/booking services, long-time data storage and analysis, and the aforementioned online payment methods, among others.
  • the pricing adapter may be configured to provide a plurality of outlet sockets to enable more than one vehicle to charge off a single charging socket.
  • a significant impediment to electric vehicle rollout is the limited charging infrastructure. Since most electric vehicles are sold with the free installation of a home charging unit, by incorporating pricing adapters of the present disclosure into the public network, it is possible to significantly improve such an infrastructure limitation.
  • a pricing adapter (rather than through the acquisition of a "smarter" EVCS), will greatly and easily mitigate not only the lack of available public EVCS, but also the lack of a high geographical density of public EVCS, while generating an income to the house owners.
  • Controlled access to the EVCS and an automatic consumption-fee calculation would allow the house owner to keep the station open to the public without the requirement of a person orchestrating the charging/payment process. In this manner, the charging process may be performed in an accurate manner.
  • a local payment method allows the user to access the service via debit/credit/membership cards or wireless payment (Apple pay (RTM), Android pay (RTM)), while an online payment method allows other digital payment methods such as digital wallets.
  • the pricing adapter may be configured to be transported in a plug-in vehicle in much the same way as a spare wheel is carried currently, as illustrated in Figure 4a.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a pricing adapter for domestic Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations (EVCS) having a single-input multiple- output (SIMO) configuration, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • EVCS Electric Vehicle charging stations
  • SIMO single-input multiple- output
  • FIGS 2a to 2c illustrate charging scenarios for the SIMO model of the adapter of Figure 1, according to embodiments of the present disclosure
  • Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating in detail a process flow of the SIMO model of the adapter, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIGS. 4a to 4h illustrate charging scenarios for the single-input single-output (SISO) model of the adapter, according to embodiments of the present disclosure
  • Figure 5 illustrates a flow chart of a SISO charging model of the adapter according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a pricing adapter which includes various hardware and software components that function to perform charging processes according to the present disclosure.
  • Domestic EVCS are used by private property owners mostly at night time for two main reasons: 1) people may not stay at home (in general) during working hours, and 2) the price of energy consumption is cheaper at night time. Consequently, domestic EVCS are highly prone to become expensive pieces of unused hardware mostly during working hours, at a time when EV/HV owners may be searching for an available public EVCS with no success.
  • the present disclosure enables restricted (sometimes unused) highly specialised resources such as domestic EVCS to mitigate the problem of a lack in the access to public EVCS by EV/HV owners with high quality of service, through the use of a dedicated pricing adapter as described herein.
  • the pricing adapter according to the present disclosure may be configured for multiplexing the output of an EVCS into several charging points, so more than one vehicle can potentially be charged at the same domestic EVCS. Also, devices other than cars can be charged in a "sharing economy" manner.
  • the present disclosure provides a pricing adapter configured to control a charging process between a domestic electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) and a vehicle to be charged, the adapter comprising: an inlet for connection to a domestic EVCS; one or more outlets configured for supplying electrical power to one or more vehicles; and a computing device configured to control a charging process through the supply of power from the inlet to the one or more outlets.
  • EVCS electric vehicle charging station
  • the adapter comprising: an inlet for connection to a domestic EVCS; one or more outlets configured for supplying electrical power to one or more vehicles; and a computing device configured to control a charging process through the supply of power from the inlet to the one or more outlets.
  • the present disclosure also provides a method of charging an electric vehicle using the pricing adapter.
  • the method comprises operating one or more processors of the adapter to: determine that a charging cable has been inserted into one of the outlets; lock the charging cable to the adapter; receive a signal from a user to initialise the charging process; measure the energy consumption; end the charging process prompt payment from the user based on the energy consumption; and release the charging cable once payment is effected.
  • the pricing adapter may be a configured as a single-input multiple-output (SIMO) device in which many outputs (sockets) are available to multiplex the single input from the charging station.
  • SIMO single-input multiple-output
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a pricing adapter 100 for domestic EVCS (not shown) having a single-input multiple- output (SIMO) configuration, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the pricing adapter 100 includes an inlet 103 for connection to a charging station, two outlets 105, a microcontroller 110, a user interface 115, an energy meter 120, a cable detector module 130, a near field communication (NFC) tag 155 with the ID of the pricing adapter 100 and a link to an application to access a web server 500, an input interrupter 160, an output switch 170, and two electromechanical locks 180.
  • the locking mechanism may comprise a set of wire activated electronic locking solenoids (one per output), with manual override in case that the owner of the pricing adapter 100 requires to release it manually.
  • This mechanism is based on the locking system available for the IEC 62196 Type 2 connector, but here is used also as a payment guarantee rather than a simple precautionary measure during the charging process. Additionally, the locking mechanism also prevents the theft of the charging cable while the vehicle owner is away.
  • the pricing adapter 100 may be configured for connection to the Internet thus enabling online payment methods via a web server 500.
  • the adapter 100 may comprise a Wi-Fi adapter/shield 140.
  • the pricing adapter 100 may also be configured for short range communication thus enabling a local payment method from, for example a smart device 600.
  • the pricing adapter 100 may comprise an NFC adapter/shield 150.
  • a protocol may be established for the charging process between the charging station and the vehicle which involves active/constant communication between the charging station and the vehicle.
  • the protocol may dictate that only one vehicle can be charged at any time; that is, no simultaneous multiplexing is allowed.
  • a physical switching between the two outlets 105 has to be performed, so each outlet 105 of the pricing adapter 100 is configured to operate as a single-input single output (SISO) model for a constant period (duty time) defined by a (desired) fixed switching time.
  • SISO single-input single output
  • FIG. 2a the adapter 100 is attached to a charging station 200, waiting for a new user to insert their charging cable (CC). A power supply from the charging station 200 is disconnected until a charging request is triggered.
  • FIG 2b if only one outlet 105 is requesting charging, a feed from the charging station 200 is activated, and the corresponding outlet 105 is served using a SISO model.
  • a feed from the charging station 200 is activated, and both outlets 105 are intermittently served by switching the wiring from the charging station 200 according to a predefined switching time.
  • This can be generalised for a plurality of outlets 105 as follows. If a plurality of outlets 105 request charging, a feed from the charging station 200 is activated, and the plurality of outlets 105 are intermittently served by switching the power supply from the charging station 200 according to a predefined switching time.
  • Each outlet 105 may be monitored independently. For this, an independent set of inputs, outputs and variables is required.
  • the wiring from the charging station 200 to be switched between the two outlets 105 may include not only power supply pins but also a post- insertion signalling pin (i.e. the control pilot).
  • FIG 3 is a flowchart illustrating in detail a process flow for the single-input multiple- output (SIMO) configuration of the pricing adapter, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the microcontroller 110 checks to determine whether a charging request has been received 1010.
  • a charging request may be determined by one or more charging cables being inserted into the one or more outlets 105. If the microcontroller 110 determines that one charging cable has been inserted in the adapter 100, a feed from the charging station 200 is enabled, and switching is disabled. If the microcontroller 110 determines that multiple charging cables have been inserted in the adapter 100, a feed from the charging station 200 is enabled, switching is enabled, and the multiple outlets are serviced according to a switching time.
  • the payment process and functionality are described below with reference to Figures 4 and 5.
  • the internal state of the pricing adapter 100 between switching times is a S ingle - Input Single-Output (SISO) charging configuration.
  • SISO charging configuration of the adapter is a configuration in which the input connects with only one output at a given time (i.e., between switching times).
  • the associated storyboard and flowchart for this configuration are illustrated in Figures 4 and 5.
  • Figures 4a to 4g illustrate charging scenarios for the single-input single-output (SISO) configuration of the adapter, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the adapter 100 is attached to the charging station 200, waiting for a new user to insert a charging cable 300.
  • a message "Please insert a charging cable” may be shown on a display of the pricing adapter 100.
  • potential users can check on-line the location/status of existing adapters registered on /connected to a dedicated webserver.
  • a new user arrives and inserts their charging cable 300 into a free outlet 105.
  • the user is prompted to start the charging process (e.g. by pressing Start).
  • the user can remove the charging cable 300 before starting the charging process.
  • the adapter is configured to revert to the Stage I - Standby mode.
  • the user may also select a charging policy of his/her interest, including, but not limited to:
  • Predefined charging time so that the charging process will stop once such a time is reached and the pricing adapter 100 will automatically move to the payment stage.
  • Predefined charging fee so that the charging process will stop once such a fee is reached and then the pricing adapter 100 will automatically move to the payment stage.
  • the charging process is initialised, the following happens: [1] the charging cable 300 is locked to the pricing adapter 100 through the corresponding lock 180. [2] The pricing adapter 100 then activates the input's interrupter 160 and actuates the output's switch 170 so that the charging station 200 can start the charging process.
  • the charging station 200 starts charging the vehicle.
  • the microcontroller 110 is configured to monitor energy consumption and calculate the payment fee accordingly.
  • the user can stop the charging process at any desired time by pressing a Stop button on the adapter 100.
  • the pricing adapter 100 deactivates the input interrupter 160 so that the charging station 200 and the charging cable 300 are disconnected inside the pricing adapter 100, and [2] a payment fee is displayed to the user on the user interface 115 of the pricing adapter 100.
  • the pricing adapter 100 displays the payment fee on the user interface 115, waits for a payment request (e.g., by pressing Pay), and keeps the charging cable 300 locked through the corresponding lock 180 until payment is effected.
  • a payment request e.g., by pressing Pay
  • the pricing adapter 100 may first check if an online payment was made, for example through an application with access to the web server 500. If not, a local payment procedure may be activated for a while so that the user can provide the corresponding payment method (e.g., credit/debit/membership card). Only if the payment is accepted, does the pricing adapter 100 release the corresponding lock 180 and liberates the charging cable 300. Otherwise, the charging cable 300 stays attached to the pricing adapter 100 through the corresponding lock 180 as payment guarantee.
  • a local payment procedure may be activated for a while so that the user can provide the corresponding payment method (e.g., credit/debit/membership card). Only if the payment is accepted, does the pricing adapter 100 release the corresponding lock 180 and liberates the charging cable 300. Otherwise, the charging cable 300 stays attached to the pricing adapter 100 through the corresponding lock 180 as payment guarantee.
  • the pricing adapter 100 may be configured to be connected to the Internet through the internal WiFi shield/adapter 140 and a WiFi modem 142 available at the location of the charging station 200.
  • variables of interest of the pricing adapter 100 e.g., location, state, current consumption, etc.
  • the pricing adapter 100 may be configured to provide alternative means to some functionalities, for example local payment methods via the NFC modules illustrated in Figure 1.
  • Physical Start/Stop buttons on the pricing adapter 100 may not be the only ways to start/end the charging process.
  • virtual Start/Stop buttons in a dedicated application could also enable the same functionality. This also applies to a physical Pay button at the pricing adapter 100, which can have its virtual version in a dedicated application.
  • the charging cable 300 remains locked to the pricing adapter 100 through the corresponding lock 180 until any of two things happen:
  • Figure 5 illustrates a flow chart of a SISO charging model of the pricing adapter according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the flowchart of Figure 5 is an algorithmic description of the storyboard, as described above in relation to Figures 4a to 4h, which provides more detailed information about the use of the adapter. Referring to Figure 5, the following are inputs, outputs and variables:
  • INPUTS actions directly triggered by the user (pushing buttons, providing a valid payment method, etc.), or related to user actions (plugging the charging cable, etc.).
  • VARIABLES used to represent/manage quantities of interest (energy consumption, payment fee, etc.).
  • the microcontroller 110 checks to determine whether a charging request has been received.
  • a charging request may be determined by a charging cable being inserted into one of the outlets 105. If it is determined that a charging request has been received, the microcontroller 110 determines whether a charging cable has been inserted in the adapter 2010. If the microcontroller 110 determines that one charging cable has been inserted in the pricing adapter 100, the user is prompted to start the charging process (e.g. by pressing Start) 2020. Before pressing Start, the user may also select a charging policy of his/her interest, as described above in relation to Figures 4a to 4h. If the charging process is initialised, the charging cable 300 is locked to the pricing adapter 100 and the charging station 200 starts the charging process 2030.
  • the microcontroller 110 is configured to monitor energy consumption and calculate the payment fee accordingly 2040.
  • the user can stop the charging process at any desired time by pressing a Stop button 2050 on the pricing adapter 100. If the charging process is ended (e.g. by pressing Stop), the following happens: [1] the pricing adapter 100 deactivates the input interrupter 160 so that the charging station 200 and the charging cable 300 are disconnected inside the pricing adapter 100, and [2] a payment fee is displayed to the user 2060 on the user interface 115 of the pricing adapter 100.
  • the pricing adapter 100 displays 2060 the payment fee on the user interface 115, waits for a payment request (e.g., by pressing Pay), and keeps the charging cable 300 locked through the corresponding lock 180 until payment is effected.
  • the user starts a payment request, e.g., by pressing Pay. Only if the payment is effected, does the pricing adapter 100 release the corresponding lock 180 and liberates the charging cable 300. Otherwise, the charging cable 300 stays attached to the pricing adapter 100 through the corresponding lock 180 as payment guarantee. In the departure stage, when payment has been effected, and the charging cable 300 has been released by deactivating the corresponding lock 180, the served user removes the charging cable 300, and the pricing adapter 100 reverts to the Stage I - Standby mode 2070.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a pricing adapter 900 which includes various hardware and software components that function to perform charging processes according to the present disclosure.
  • the pricing adapter 900 corresponds to the pricing adapter 100 of Figure 1, but with other components shown for extra explanation in Figure 6.
  • the computing device 900 comprises a user interface 910, a processor 920 in communication with a memory 950, and a communication interface 930.
  • the processor 920 functions to execute software instructions that can be loaded and stored in the memory 950.
  • the processor 920 may include a number of processors, a multi-processor core, or some other type of processor, depending on the particular implementation.
  • the memory 950 may be accessible by the processor 920, thereby enabling the processor 920 to receive and execute instructions stored on the memory 950.
  • the memory 950 may be, for example, a random access memory (RAM) or any other suitable volatile or non- volatile computer readable storage medium.
  • the memory 950 may be fixed or removable and may contain one or more components or devices such as a hard drive, a flash memory, a rewritable optical disk, a rewritable magnetic tape, or some combination of the above.
  • One or more software modules 960 may be encoded in the memory 950.
  • the software modules 960 may comprise one or more software programs or applications having computer program code or a set of instructions configured to be executed by the processor 920.
  • Such computer program code or instructions for carrying out operations for aspects of the systems and methods disclosed herein may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages.
  • the software modules 960 may include at least a first application 961 and second application 962 configured to be executed by the processor 920. Durin execution of the software modules 960, the processor 920 configures the computing device 900 to perform various operations relating to the embodiments of the present disclosure, as has been described above. Other information and/or data relevant to the operation of the present systems and methods, such as a database 970, may also be stored on the memory 950.
  • the database 970 may contain and/or maintain various data items and elements that are utilized throughout the various operations of the system described above. It should be noted that although the database 970 is depicted as being configured locally to the computing device 900, in certain implementations the database 970 and/or various other data elements stored therein may be located remotely. Such elements may be located on a remote device or server - not shown, and connected to the computing device 900 through a network in a manner known to those skilled in the art, in order to be loaded into a processor and executed.
  • program code of the software modules 960 and one or more computer readable storage devices form a computer program product that may be manufactured and/or distributed in accordance with the present disclosure, as is known to those of skill in the art.
  • the communication interface 940 is also operatively connected to the processor 920 and may be any interface that enables communication between the computing device 900 and other devices, machines and/or elements.
  • the communication interface 940 is configured for transmitting and/or receiving data.
  • the communication interface 940 may include but is not limited to a Bluetooth, or cellular transceiver, a satellite communication transmitter/receiver, an optical port and/or any other such, interfaces for wirelessly connecting the computing device 900 to the other devices.
  • the user interface 910 is also operatively connected to the processor 920.
  • the user interface may comprise one or more input device(s) such as switch(es), button(s), key(s), and a touchscreen.
  • the user interface 910 functions to facilitate the capture of commands from the user such as an on-off commands or settings related to operation of the system described above.
  • the user interface 910 may function to issue remote instantaneous instructions on images received via a non-local image capture mechanism.
  • a display 912 may also be operatively connected to the processor 920.
  • the display 912 may include a screen or any other such presentation device that enables the user to view various options, parameters, and results.
  • the display 912 may be a digital display such as an LED display.
  • the user interface 910 and the display 912 may be integrated into a touch screen display.

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Interface destinée à être montée en tant qu'adaptateur de tarification entre une station de charge de véhicule électrique (EVCS) domestique et le câble de charge d'un véhicule électrique. Elle est conçue pour commander un processus de charge d'un véhicule à charger, l'interface comprenant : une entrée pour une connexion à l'EVCS domestique ; une ou plusieurs sorties conçues pour fournir de l'énergie électrique à un ou plusieurs véhicules ; et un dispositif informatique conçu pour commander un processus de charge par l'intermédiaire de l'alimentation électrique de l'entrée à la ou aux sorties.
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