WO2020239386A1 - Electric vehicle supply equipment for charging an electrical vehicle - Google Patents

Electric vehicle supply equipment for charging an electrical vehicle Download PDF

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WO2020239386A1
WO2020239386A1 PCT/EP2020/062766 EP2020062766W WO2020239386A1 WO 2020239386 A1 WO2020239386 A1 WO 2020239386A1 EP 2020062766 W EP2020062766 W EP 2020062766W WO 2020239386 A1 WO2020239386 A1 WO 2020239386A1
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Balazs Villanyi
Stefan RAAIJMAKERS
Lars Peter Bech
Rolf BILDERBEEK
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  • the invention relates to an electric vehicle supply equipment comprising a charger configured for supplying a charging current for charging an electrical vehicle, a charging connector configured for connecting to the electrical vehicle and a charging cable connected with one end to the charger and with another end to the charger and configured for
  • Electric vehicle supply equipment also referred to as electric
  • ECS electronic charging station
  • EVSEs provide a range of heavy duty or special connectors that conform to the variety of standards. For common rapid charging and direct current.
  • DC the Combined Charging System, CCS, is becoming the universal standard.
  • Other connector respectively charging standards are CHAdeMO and Type 2 connectors.
  • the charging cable becomes crucial and the respective bottleneck building up a charging session with trucks, busses, ships, trains and/or planes often requiring charging cable lengths of 10 or more meters.
  • a charger configured for supplying a charging current for charging an electrical vehicle
  • a charging connector configured for connecting to the electrical vehicle
  • a charging cable connected with one end to the charger and with another end to the charger and configured for transmitting the charging current between the charging connector and the charger,
  • the charging cable comprises at least one twisted-pair cable extending between the charging connector and the charger
  • the charging connector comprises a power-line communication device configured for communicating with the electrical vehicle via the charging connector and with the charger via Ethernet over the at least one twisted-pair cable.
  • PLC personal area network
  • the distance between the charging connector and the electrical vehicle is shorter than the distance between the charger and the electrical vehicle.
  • the distance between the charging connector and the electrical vehicle does not exceed 10 meters, as for example defined by the DIN SPEC 70121 and/or ISO/IEC 15118 standard for power-line communications as maximum distance.
  • the communication between the charging connector and the charger will be carried out by Ethernet over twisted-pair.
  • EMI electromagnetic compatibility
  • EMC electromagnetic compatibility
  • Ethernet is known as robust and suitable for longer distances, and thus guarantees reliable communication between the charging connector and the charger.
  • protecting the charging connector against EMI respectively EMC noise is much easier than protecting the charging cable, leading to a cheaper implementation.
  • the PLC distance between the charging connector and the electrical vehicle is constant and independent from charging cable length.
  • control pilot lines provided in the charging cable and used for communications between the electrical vehicle and the charger may pick up EMI respectively EMC noise affecting the charging cable and/or the charger depending on routing.
  • the same charging cable with a different routing in the charger can thus result a different signal quality.
  • today ' s PLC standards limit the charging cable length to 10 meters for guaranteeing sufficient and reliable signal quality.
  • Twisted pair cabling is a type of wiring in which two conductors of a single circuit are twisted together for the purposes of improving electromagnetic compatibility. Compared to a single conductor or an untwisted balanced pair, a twisted pair reduces electromagnetic radiation from the pair and crosstalk between neighbouring pairs and improves rejection of external electromagnetic interference.
  • the term twisted pair should be broadly interpreted such that the wires do not mandatorily have to be twisted across their full length or do not need to be not twisted at all.
  • the power-line communication device is preferably provided according to DIN 70121 and/or ISO/IEC 15118 standards. For DC charging DIN 70121 supports charging powers up to 80 kW, whereas for higher powers communication ISO/IEC 15118 is preferred.
  • the PLC device is provided as a so called green PHY modem.
  • the power-line communication device is arranged within the charging connector and/or the charging connector comprises an enclosure and the power-line communication device is arranged within the enclosure.
  • the PLC device is completely integrated and/or encased by the charging connector.
  • the PLC device is preferably connected to a control pilot conductor and a protective earth conductor of the charging cable and/or of the charging connector for modulating PLC signals onto the control pilot conductor.
  • the charging cable may comprise additional conductors for supplying the PLC device with electrical energy.
  • the charging cable comprises a length between its one end and it’s another end of > 10 meter, > 15 meter, > 30 meter, > 40 meter or > 100 meter.
  • the charging connector comprises a low-pass filter configured for filtering out power-line
  • the low-pass filter is preferably provided within the charging connector and/or completely encased by an enclosure and/or casing of the charging connector. Alternatively, or in addition, the low-pass filter can be provided integrated with the PLC device.
  • the low-pass filter is preferably connected to a control pilot conductor and a protective earth conductor of the charging connector and/or of the charging cable. Low-pass filtering control pilot signals in the charging connector allows to block high level communication PLC signals normally leaving the charging connector towards the charging cable and charger, and as result only letting low level communication reach a protocol interface of the charger, thereby achieving better EMC respectively EMI performance for example against crosstalk between chargers and electrical vehicles. Such way PLC signals are blocked from entering the charging cable and/or the charger.
  • the power-line communication device is provided as a Power-over-Ethernet, PoE, device.
  • Such implementation is in particular advantageous as otherwise necessary conductors for providing electrical energy for the power-line communication device can be omitted as said electrical energy is provided via Power-over-Ethernet.
  • the charger is preferably configured for providing Power-over- Ethernet via the Ethernet over twisted-pair cable.
  • the power line communication device is provided as per IEEE 802.3 or any of its successor standards.
  • 1000BASE-T1 preferably as per 802.3bp-2016 standard, allows transmission of 1000 Mbps over a single pair of twisted-pair cable over a distance of maximum 40 meters charging cable length.
  • 100BASE-T1 preferably as per
  • 802.3bw-2015 (CL96) standard allows transmission of 100 Mbps over a single pair of twisted-pair cable over a distance of maximum 15 meters charging cable length. Both standards are designated for automotive, loT or M2M applications such as charging electrical vehicles. Planned standards that require only a single twisted-pair cable are 10BASE-T1 S and 10BASE-T1 L as per 802.3cg-2019 standard allowing 10 Mbps over a maximum distance of 15 meters respectively 1000 meters.
  • Ethernet over twisted-pair that require two of four twisted-pair cables, for example 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T1 , 2.5GBASE-T, 5GBASE-T or 10GBASE-T with respective maximum charging cable lengths of 15 meters respectively 100 meters.
  • the charging connector comprises a shielding configured for protecting the power-line communication device against electromagnetic compatibility, EMC, noise.
  • the shielding may comprise a metal and of any other suitable material for shielding EMC respectively EMI noise.
  • the charging cable comprises one, two or four twisted-pair cables. As outlined before, with a single twisted-pair cable 1000BASE-T1 or 100BASE-T1 standard can be used.
  • 100BASE-TX requires two twisted-pair cables, whereas 1000BASE- T1 , 2.5GBASE-T, 5GBASE-T and 10GBASE-T each require four twisted pair cables, whereas the latter standards allows a data transmission rate of 2.500 Mbps, 5.000 Mbps respectively 10.000 Mbps.
  • the charger comprises a supply
  • the supply equipment communication controller is preferably provided as per ISO 15118 standard, in particular as per ISO 15118-3.
  • ISO 15118 standard defines communication of electric vehicles with electric vehicle supply equipment and specifies in particular high-level messages that control charging in both AC and DC mode and the corresponding requirements.
  • the charging cable can be liquid cooled, as high-power charging requires DC+ and DC- conductors which can carry 500A current at a voltage of 1000V, or even more.
  • the liquid cooling allows the DC+ and DC- conductors within the charging cable to become thinner, and thereby easier to use, because excessive heat due to high charge currents and charging cable internal resistances is taken care of.
  • the charging cable may further comprise a proximity pilot conductor, PP, for submitting a proximity pilot signal.
  • Control pilot signal and/or proximity pilot signal are preferably signalled as per SAE J1772 and/or IEC 61851 standard.
  • the at least the charging connector is provided according to a Combined Charging System, CCS, standard. Electric vehicle direct current fast charging systems and methods often use a so-called Combined Charging System, CCS, protocol according to IEC 61851 -23 and SAE J1772 standard for charging electrical vehicles both in the US and in the European Union, EU.
  • the Combined Charging System, CCS, protocol is a fast charging method for charging electric vehicles delivering high-voltage direct current via a charging connector derived from SAE J1772 standard (IEC Type 1 ) or IEC Type 2 connector.
  • Automobile manufactures that support CCS include Jaguar, Volkswagen, General Motors, BMW, Daimler, Ford, FCA, Tesla and Flyundai.
  • the CSS standard is controlled by the so called CharIN consortium.
  • other protocols such as, for example, CFIAdeMO, as abbreviation of CFIArge de Move, or GB/T, in particular according to 20234.3-2011 standard, can be used in connection with the proposed solution.
  • the at least one twisted-pair cable is integrated within the charging cable.
  • Fig. 1 shows an electric vehicle supply equipment for charging an
  • Fig. 2 shows an electric vehicle supply equipment for charging the
  • Fig. 1 shows an electric vehicle supply equipment for charging an
  • the electric vehicle supply equipment comprises a charger 2 configured for supplying a charging current.
  • the charger 2 is connected via a transformer and converter to an AC grid.
  • a charging cable 3 is connected with one end to the charger 2 and with its opposite end to charging connector 4, which is plugged into a respective charging socket of the electrical vehicle 1 for charging the electrical vehicle with electrical energy.
  • the charging cable 3 comprises, as can be seen from the sectional view of the charging cable 3 in Fig. 1 as well as indicated by different wires, a positive DC conductor DC+ and a negative DC conductor DC-, each extending between the charging connector 4 and the charger 2 for submitting the charging current.
  • the charging cable 3 further comprises a protective earth conductor PE, control pilot conductors CP as well as further wires for submitting sensor signals PP.
  • the charger 2 comprises a power-line communication device 5, which is connected to the control pilot conductors CP as well as to the protective earth conductor PE.
  • a low-pass filter 6 on the control pilot conductor CP side for processing low level signalling.
  • the power-line communication device 5 is further connected with an Ethernet port to an Ethernet switch/router 7, which connects via a supply equipment communication controller 8 to an EVSE Local Area Network, LAN and/or the Internet.
  • Fig. 2 shows an electric vehicle supply equipment for charging the electrical vehicle 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. Contrary to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 , the power-line
  • the communication device 5 and the low-pass filter 6 are provided within the charging connector 4 i.e. within an enclosure of the charging connector 4 and thus respectively encapsulated by the enclosure.
  • the charging cable 3 comprises, in addition to the wires described before in respect to Fig. 1 , at least one twisted-pair cable 9, which extends between the power-line communication device 5 provided within the charging connector and the Ethernet switch/router 7 provided within the charger 2.
  • Such way communication between the charging connector 4 respectively the power-line communication device 5 and the charger 2 is carried out via Ethernet over twisted-pair, while communication between the charging connector 4 respectively the power-line communication device 5 and the electrical vehicle 1 is carried out via power-line communications.
  • the power-line communication device 5 is provided as per DIN 70121 and/or ISO/IEC 15118-standard, depending on the desired charging power.
  • the charging cable 3 may comprise two or four twisted-pair cables 9 thereby enabling, for example, Ethernet over twisted-pair communication as per 100BASE TX, 1000BASE-T or 10GBASE-T standards.
  • the length of the charging cable can be more than 10 meters, for example up to 40 meters in case 1000BASE-T1 , without compromising communication quality and reliability between the charging connector 4 and the charger 2 due to electromagnetic compatibility, EMC, noise respectively noise originating from electromagnetic interference, EMI.
  • the charging connector 4, the charging cable 3 and the charger 2 are each provided according to a Combined Charging System, CCS, quick charging standard as per IEC 61851 -23, for example as per CCS 1.0,
  • the power-line communication device 5 is provided as a Power-over-Ethernet, PoE device, whereby respective electrical power is provided by the Ethernet switch/router 7 via the at least one twisted-pair cable 9 to the power-line communication device 5.
  • the charging connector 4 is provided with a respective shielding e.g. a metal case.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an Electric vehicle supply equipment comprising a charger (2) configured for supplying a charging current for charging an electrical vehicle (1), a charging connector (4) configured for connecting to the electrical vehicle (1) and a charging cable (3) connected with one end to the charger (2) and with another end to the charger (2) and configured for transmitting the charging current between the charging connector (4) and the charger (2), wherein the charging cable (3) comprises at least one twisted-pair cable (9) extending between the charging connector (4) and the charger (2), and the charging connector (4) comprises a power-line communication device (5) configured for communicating with the electrical vehicle (1) via the charging connector (4) and with the charger (2) via Ethernet over the at least one twisted-pair cable (9).

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Description
Electric vehicle supply equipment for charging an electrical vehicle
Technical Field
[0001 ] The invention relates to an electric vehicle supply equipment comprising a charger configured for supplying a charging current for charging an electrical vehicle, a charging connector configured for connecting to the electrical vehicle and a charging cable connected with one end to the charger and with another end to the charger and configured for
transmitting the charging current between the charging connector and the charger.
Background Art
[0002] Electric vehicle supply equipment, EVSE, also referred to as electric
vehicle, EV, charging station, electric recharging point, charging point, charge point or electronic charging station, ECS, is an element in an infrastructure that supplies electric energy for recharging of electric vehicles, including electric cars, neighbourhood electric vehicles and plug in hybrids. EVSEs provide a range of heavy duty or special connectors that conform to the variety of standards. For common rapid charging and direct current. DC, the Combined Charging System, CCS, is becoming the universal standard. Other connector respectively charging standards are CHAdeMO and Type 2 connectors.
[0003] Generally, the need for EVSEs is growing and the variety of use cases are getting more and more complex. While EVSEs were originally designed and respectively used for charging electric vehicles such as cars, the focus now got much wider. In recent days, trucks, busses, ships, trains and/or planes are requesting electrical charging. With today's EVSEs, communication from a charger of the EVSE supplying the charging current and the electrical vehicle charged with the charged current is carried out with power-line communication standards. By means of such power-line communication, PLC, standard signals are modulated onto conductors integrated in a charging cable connecting the charger and the electrical vehicle. Today's PLCS standards limit the charging cable length to 10 meters for avoiding electromagnetic interference, EMI, issues, crosstalk between different chargers or between multiple outlets in the charger. Thus, the charging cable becomes crucial and the respective bottleneck building up a charging session with trucks, busses, ships, trains and/or planes often requiring charging cable lengths of 10 or more meters.
Summary of invention
[0004] It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an electrical vehicle supply equipment that allows operating charging cables with lengths of more than 10 meters, whereby communications between the electrical vehicle supply equipment and an electrical vehicle are not deteriorated by electromagnetic interference, EMI, issues and/or crosstalk between different chargers or between multiple outlets in the charger.
[0005] The object of the invention is solved by the features of the independent claim. Preferred embodiments are detailed in the dependent claims.
[0006] Thus, the object is solved by an electrical vehicle supply equipment
comprising
a charger configured for supplying a charging current for charging an electrical vehicle,
a charging connector configured for connecting to the electrical vehicle and
a charging cable connected with one end to the charger and with another end to the charger and configured for transmitting the charging current between the charging connector and the charger, wherein
the charging cable comprises at least one twisted-pair cable extending between the charging connector and the charger, and the charging connector comprises a power-line communication device configured for communicating with the electrical vehicle via the charging connector and with the charger via Ethernet over the at least one twisted-pair cable.
[0007] It is therefore a key point of the invention that the power-line
communication, PLC, device is provided at the charging connector, preferably in an/or within the charging connector. Such way PLC
communication can be established between the charging connector and the electrical vehicle, for example via a control pilot conductor of the charging connector connecting to the electrical vehicle. Compared to the length of a typical charging cable of a prior art EVSE, for example 2 to 10 meters, the distance between the charging connector and the electrical vehicle is shorter than the distance between the charger and the electrical vehicle. Thus, in any case the distance between the charging connector and the electrical vehicle does not exceed 10 meters, as for example defined by the DIN SPEC 70121 and/or ISO/IEC 15118 standard for power-line communications as maximum distance. Opposite to prior art PLC would not be used anymore for the communication between the charging connector and the charger. Instead, the communication between the charging connector and the charger will be carried out by Ethernet over twisted-pair. As many charging cables are already provided with additional and so far unused wires, the proposed solution can be easily implemented with existing charging cables, maybe with some minor modifications, by using these so far unused wires for Ethernet
communication between the charging connector and the charger.
[0008] Such way the proposed electrical vehicle supply equipment, EVSE,
enables that charging cables having a length of far more than 10 meters can be used for charging, without risking that communication between the charger and electrical vehicle is deteriorated by electromagnetic
interference, EMI, respectively electromagnetic compatibility, EMC, issues and/or crosstalk between different chargers or between multiple outlets in the charger. Charging applications such as charging trucks, busses, ships, trains and/or planes can be easily implemented with the proposed solution. Ethernet is known as robust and suitable for longer distances, and thus guarantees reliable communication between the charging connector and the charger. Further, protecting the charging connector against EMI respectively EMC noise is much easier than protecting the charging cable, leading to a cheaper implementation. Besides that, as the coupling takes place in the charging connector, the PLC distance between the charging connector and the electrical vehicle is constant and independent from charging cable length. As a consequence,
manufacturing become simpler as manufacturer needs only one
calibration for a charging connector type regardless of the applied cable length.
[0009] In other words, in prior art installations control pilot lines provided in the charging cable and used for communications between the electrical vehicle and the charger may pick up EMI respectively EMC noise affecting the charging cable and/or the charger depending on routing. The same charging cable with a different routing in the charger can thus result a different signal quality. Also, today's PLC standards limit the charging cable length to 10 meters for guaranteeing sufficient and reliable signal quality. With the proposed solution arranging the PLC device outside the charger and at respectively within the charging connector problems of EMI respectively EMC noise collected due to longer and different routed PLC respectively control pilot lines are eliminated. As positive side effect the possible charging cable length is extended beyond 10 meters, for example towards 100 meters. Thus, by basically inserting the PLC device into the charging connector charging cable length will not affect the PLC signal quality even if the charging cable is used in different charger designs.
[0010] Twisted pair cabling is a type of wiring in which two conductors of a single circuit are twisted together for the purposes of improving electromagnetic compatibility. Compared to a single conductor or an untwisted balanced pair, a twisted pair reduces electromagnetic radiation from the pair and crosstalk between neighbouring pairs and improves rejection of external electromagnetic interference. For the present application the term twisted pair should be broadly interpreted such that the wires do not mandatorily have to be twisted across their full length or do not need to be not twisted at all. The power-line communication device is preferably provided according to DIN 70121 and/or ISO/IEC 15118 standards. For DC charging DIN 70121 supports charging powers up to 80 kW, whereas for higher powers communication ISO/IEC 15118 is preferred. Preferably the PLC device is provided as a so called green PHY modem.
[0011 ] According to a preferred implementation the power-line communication device is arranged within the charging connector and/or the charging connector comprises an enclosure and the power-line communication device is arranged within the enclosure. Preferably the PLC device is completely integrated and/or encased by the charging connector. The PLC device is preferably connected to a control pilot conductor and a protective earth conductor of the charging cable and/or of the charging connector for modulating PLC signals onto the control pilot conductor. The charging cable may comprise additional conductors for supplying the PLC device with electrical energy.
[0012] In another preferred implementation the charging cable comprises a length between its one end and it’s another end of > 10 meter, > 15 meter, > 30 meter, > 40 meter or > 100 meter. With such charging cable lengths trucks, busses, ships, trains and/or planes can be charged with electrical energy, while PLC communication between trucks, busses, ships, trains and/or planes and the charger is not negatively affected by EMI
respectively EMC noise.
[0013] According to a further preferred implementation the charging connector comprises a low-pass filter configured for filtering out power-line
communication signals between the charging connector and the charging cable. The low-pass filter is preferably provided within the charging connector and/or completely encased by an enclosure and/or casing of the charging connector. Alternatively, or in addition, the low-pass filter can be provided integrated with the PLC device. The low-pass filter is preferably connected to a control pilot conductor and a protective earth conductor of the charging connector and/or of the charging cable. Low-pass filtering control pilot signals in the charging connector allows to block high level communication PLC signals normally leaving the charging connector towards the charging cable and charger, and as result only letting low level communication reach a protocol interface of the charger, thereby achieving better EMC respectively EMI performance for example against crosstalk between chargers and electrical vehicles. Such way PLC signals are blocked from entering the charging cable and/or the charger.
[0014] In another preferred implementation the power-line communication device is provided as a Power-over-Ethernet, PoE, device. Such implementation is in particular advantageous as otherwise necessary conductors for providing electrical energy for the power-line communication device can be omitted as said electrical energy is provided via Power-over-Ethernet.
In parallel, the charger is preferably configured for providing Power-over- Ethernet via the Ethernet over twisted-pair cable. Preferably, the power line communication device is provided as per IEEE 802.3 or any of its successor standards.
[0015] According to a further preferred implementation the power-line
communication device is configured for communicating with the charger according to a 1000BASE-T1 or a 100BASE-T1 standard. 1000BASE-T1 , preferably as per 802.3bp-2016 standard, allows transmission of 1000 Mbps over a single pair of twisted-pair cable over a distance of maximum 40 meters charging cable length. 100BASE-T1 , preferably as per
802.3bw-2015 (CL96) standard, allows transmission of 100 Mbps over a single pair of twisted-pair cable over a distance of maximum 15 meters charging cable length. Both standards are designated for automotive, loT or M2M applications such as charging electrical vehicles. Planned standards that require only a single twisted-pair cable are 10BASE-T1 S and 10BASE-T1 L as per 802.3cg-2019 standard allowing 10 Mbps over a maximum distance of 15 meters respectively 1000 meters. Besides that, other standards can be used for Ethernet over twisted-pair that require two of four twisted-pair cables, for example 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T1 , 2.5GBASE-T, 5GBASE-T or 10GBASE-T with respective maximum charging cable lengths of 15 meters respectively 100 meters.
[0016] In another preferred implementation the charging connector comprises a shielding configured for protecting the power-line communication device against electromagnetic compatibility, EMC, noise. The shielding may comprise a metal and of any other suitable material for shielding EMC respectively EMI noise. [0017] According to a further preferred implementation the charging cable comprises one, two or four twisted-pair cables. As outlined before, with a single twisted-pair cable 1000BASE-T1 or 100BASE-T1 standard can be used. 100BASE-TX requires two twisted-pair cables, whereas 1000BASE- T1 , 2.5GBASE-T, 5GBASE-T and 10GBASE-T each require four twisted pair cables, whereas the latter standards allows a data transmission rate of 2.500 Mbps, 5.000 Mbps respectively 10.000 Mbps.
[0018] In another preferred implementation the charger comprises a supply
equipment communication controller, SECC, connected to the at least one twisted-pair cable and to an EVSE local area network, LAN, and/or the Internet. The supply equipment communication controller is preferably provided as per ISO 15118 standard, in particular as per ISO 15118-3.
ISO 15118 standard defines communication of electric vehicles with electric vehicle supply equipment and specifies in particular high-level messages that control charging in both AC and DC mode and the corresponding requirements.
[0019] According to a further preferred implementation the charging cable
comprises a control pilot conductor, CP, extending between the charging connector and the charger and configured for submitting a control pilot signal, a protective earth conductor, PE, extending between the charging connector and the charger, a positive DC conductor, DC+, extending between the charging connector and the charger and/or a negative DC conductor, DC-, extending between the charging connector and the charger. As charge currents increase, the charging cable can be liquid cooled, as high-power charging requires DC+ and DC- conductors which can carry 500A current at a voltage of 1000V, or even more. The liquid cooling allows the DC+ and DC- conductors within the charging cable to become thinner, and thereby easier to use, because excessive heat due to high charge currents and charging cable internal resistances is taken care of. The charging cable may further comprise a proximity pilot conductor, PP, for submitting a proximity pilot signal. Control pilot signal and/or proximity pilot signal are preferably signalled as per SAE J1772 and/or IEC 61851 standard. [0020] In another preferred implementation the at least the charging connector is provided according to a Combined Charging System, CCS, standard. Electric vehicle direct current fast charging systems and methods often use a so-called Combined Charging System, CCS, protocol according to IEC 61851 -23 and SAE J1772 standard for charging electrical vehicles both in the US and in the European Union, EU. The Combined Charging System, CCS, protocol is a fast charging method for charging electric vehicles delivering high-voltage direct current via a charging connector derived from SAE J1772 standard (IEC Type 1 ) or IEC Type 2 connector. Automobile manufactures that support CCS include Jaguar, Volkswagen, General Motors, BMW, Daimler, Ford, FCA, Tesla and Flyundai. The CSS standard is controlled by the so called CharIN consortium. Besides other protocols such as, for example, CFIAdeMO, as abbreviation of CFIArge de Move, or GB/T, in particular according to 20234.3-2011 standard, can be used in connection with the proposed solution. According to a further preferred implementation the at least one twisted-pair cable is integrated within the charging cable.
Brief description of drawings
[0021 ] These and other aspects of the invention will be apparent from and
elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter.
[0022] In the drawings:
[0023] Fig. 1 shows an electric vehicle supply equipment for charging an
electrical vehicle as known from prior art in a schematic view, and
[0024] Fig. 2 shows an electric vehicle supply equipment for charging the
electrical vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the invention in a schematic view. Description of embodiments
[0025] Fig. 1 shows an electric vehicle supply equipment for charging an
electrical vehicle 1 as known from prior art. The electric vehicle supply equipment comprises a charger 2 configured for supplying a charging current. The charger 2 is connected via a transformer and converter to an AC grid. A charging cable 3 is connected with one end to the charger 2 and with its opposite end to charging connector 4, which is plugged into a respective charging socket of the electrical vehicle 1 for charging the electrical vehicle with electrical energy.
[0026] The charging cable 3 comprises, as can be seen from the sectional view of the charging cable 3 in Fig. 1 as well as indicated by different wires, a positive DC conductor DC+ and a negative DC conductor DC-, each extending between the charging connector 4 and the charger 2 for submitting the charging current. The charging cable 3 further comprises a protective earth conductor PE, control pilot conductors CP as well as further wires for submitting sensor signals PP.
[0027] The charger 2 comprises a power-line communication device 5, which is connected to the control pilot conductors CP as well as to the protective earth conductor PE. Connected to the power-line communication device 5 is a low-pass filter 6 on the control pilot conductor CP side for processing low level signalling. Such way the control pilot conductors CP, or only one control pilot conductors CP, and the protective earth conductor PE form a transmission line between the electrical vehicle 1 and the charger 2 by adding a modulated carrier signal to the wiring respectively to the control pilot conductors CP. The power-line communication device 5 is further connected with an Ethernet port to an Ethernet switch/router 7, which connects via a supply equipment communication controller 8 to an EVSE Local Area Network, LAN and/or the Internet. The power-line
communication device 5, the low-pass filter 6, the Ethernet switch/router 7 and the supply equipment communication controller 8 are provided within an enclosure of the charger 2 and thereby provide communications with the electrical vehicle 1. The low-pass filter 6 filters EMC noise originating from the control pilot conductors CP. [0028] Fig. 2 shows an electric vehicle supply equipment for charging the electrical vehicle 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. Contrary to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 , the power-line
communication device 5 and the low-pass filter 6 are provided within the charging connector 4 i.e. within an enclosure of the charging connector 4 and thus respectively encapsulated by the enclosure.
[0029] The charging cable 3 comprises, in addition to the wires described before in respect to Fig. 1 , at least one twisted-pair cable 9, which extends between the power-line communication device 5 provided within the charging connector and the Ethernet switch/router 7 provided within the charger 2. Such way communication between the charging connector 4 respectively the power-line communication device 5 and the charger 2 is carried out via Ethernet over twisted-pair, while communication between the charging connector 4 respectively the power-line communication device 5 and the electrical vehicle 1 is carried out via power-line communications. Thereby the power-line communication device 5 is provided as per DIN 70121 and/or ISO/IEC 15118-standard, depending on the desired charging power.
[0030] While a single twisted-pair cable 9 is sufficient for communicating
according to a 1000BASE-T1 or a 100BASE-T1 standard, the charging cable 3 may comprise two or four twisted-pair cables 9 thereby enabling, for example, Ethernet over twisted-pair communication as per 100BASE TX, 1000BASE-T or 10GBASE-T standards. By providing the at least one twisted-pair cable 9 between the charging connector 4 respectively the power-line communication device 5 and the charger 2 the length of the charging cable can be more than 10 meters, for example up to 40 meters in case 1000BASE-T1 , without compromising communication quality and reliability between the charging connector 4 and the charger 2 due to electromagnetic compatibility, EMC, noise respectively noise originating from electromagnetic interference, EMI.
[0031 ] The charging connector 4, the charging cable 3 and the charger 2 are each provided according to a Combined Charging System, CCS, quick charging standard as per IEC 61851 -23, for example as per CCS 1.0,
CCS 2.0 or CCS 3.0 once available. The power-line communication device 5 is provided as a Power-over-Ethernet, PoE device, whereby respective electrical power is provided by the Ethernet switch/router 7 via the at least one twisted-pair cable 9 to the power-line communication device 5. For shielding the charging connector 4 against electromagnetic compatibility, EMC, noise, the charging connector 4 is provided with a respective shielding e.g. a metal case.
[0032] While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the
drawings and foregoing description, such illustration and description are to be considered illustrative or exemplary and not restrictive; the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Other variations to be disclosed embodiments can be understood and effected by those skilled in the art in practicing the claimed invention, from a study of the drawings, the disclosure, and the appended claims. In the claims, the word“comprising” does not exclude other elements or steps, and the indefinite article“a” or “an” does not exclude a plurality. The mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting scope.
Reference signs list
[0033] 1 electrical vehicle
2 charger
3 charging cable
4 charging connector
5 power-line communication device
6 low-pass filter
7 Ethernet switch/router
8 supply equipment communication controller
9 twisted-pair cable
CP control pilot conductor
PE protective earth conductor
DC+ positive DC conductor
DC- negative DC conductor

Claims

Claims
1. Electric vehicle supply equipment, EVSE, comprising
a charger (2) configured for supplying a charging current for charging an electrical vehicle (1 ),
a charging connector (4) configured for connecting to the electrical vehicle (1 ) and
a charging cable (3) connected with one end to the charger (2) and with another end to the charger (2) and configured for transmitting the charging current between the charging connector (4) and the charger (2), wherein
the charging cable (3) comprises at least one twisted-pair cable (9) extending between the charging connector (4) and the charger (2), and
the charging connector (4) comprises a power-line communication device (5) configured for communicating with the electrical vehicle (1 ) via the charging connector (4) and with the charger (2) via Ethernet over the at least one twisted pair cable (9).
2. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to the previous claim, whereby the power-line communication device (5) is arranged within the charging connector (4) and/or whereby the charging connector (4) comprises an enclosure and the power-line communication device (5) is arranged within the enclosure.
3. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby the charging cable (3) comprises a length between its one end and it’s another end of > 10m, > 15m, > 30m, > 40m or > 100m.
4. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby the charging connector (4) comprises a low-pass filter (6) configured for filtering out power-line communication signals between the charging connector (4) and the charging cable (3).
5. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby the power-line communication device (5) is provided as a Power-over- Ethernet device.
6. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby the power-line communication device (5) is configured for communicating with the charger (2) according to a 1000BASE-T1 or a 100BASE-T1 standard.
7. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby the charging connector (4) comprises a shielding configured for protecting the power-line communication device (5) against electromagnetic compatibility, EMC, noise.
8. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby the charging cable (3) comprises one, two or four twisted-pair cables (9).
9. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby the charger (2) comprises a supply equipment communication controller, SECC, (8) connected to the at least one twisted-pair cable (9) and to an EVSE local area network.
10. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby the charging cable (3) comprises a control pilot conductor (CP) extending between the charging connector (4) and the charger (2) and configured for submitting a control pilot signal, a protective earth conductor (PE) extending between the charging connector (4) and the charger (2), a positive DC conductor (DC+) extending between the charging connector (4) and the charger (2) and/or a negative DC conductor (DC-) extending between the charging connector (4) and the charger (2).
11. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby at least the charging connector (4) is provided according to a Combined Charging System, CCS, standard.
12. Electric vehicle supply equipment according to any of the previous claims, whereby the at least one twisted-pair cable (9) is integrated within the charging cable (3).
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