WO2024111748A1 - Method and electronic device for providing charging schedule information - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method by which an electronic device provides charging schedule information. In particular, the method for providing the charging schedule information may comprise the steps of: identifying a plurality of vehicles related to delivery of a camp; identifying charging state information of the plurality of vehicles and delivery-related schedule information allocated to the plurality of vehicles; determining charging schedule information for the plurality of vehicles on the basis of information about a charging facility of the camp, the charging state information, and the delivery-related schedule information; and providing the charging schedule information to a terminal corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles.

Description

Method and electronic device for providing charging schedule information

Embodiments of the present specification relate to a method and device for providing charging schedule information. Embodiments of the present specification relate to a method and device for providing charging schedule information to a terminal corresponding to a vehicle by determining charging schedule information of a vehicle based on charging status information and delivery-related schedule information.

With technological advancements such as battery performance, diesel and gasoline vehicles are rapidly being replaced by electric vehicles. In particular, with these technological developments, the number of cases of using electric vehicles to deliver products to customers is increasing.

However, unlike diesel cars and gasoline cars, electric vehicles require a lot of time to charge their batteries, and there is a problem that infrastructure related to electric vehicle charging has not yet been sufficiently installed. In other words, when delivering products using an electric vehicle, there is a risk that product delivery may be delayed. Accordingly, methods and devices for solving this problem are required.

The present disclosure is proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems and relates to a method and device for providing charging schedule information.

More specifically, the present disclosure determines charging schedule information for a plurality of vehicles based on charging state information of a plurality of vehicles related to delivery and delivery-related schedule information assigned to the plurality of vehicles, and transmits the charging schedule information to the plurality of vehicles. The purpose is to provide a method for providing each corresponding terminal and a device for the same.

The technical challenges that this embodiment aims to achieve are not limited to the technical challenges described above, and other technical challenges can be inferred from the following embodiments.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described problem, a method of providing charging schedule information in an electronic device according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes the steps of identifying a plurality of vehicles related to delivery of a camp; Checking charging state information of a plurality of vehicles and delivery-related schedule information assigned to the plurality of vehicles; Determining charging schedule information for a plurality of vehicles based on information about the camp's charging facility, charging state information, and delivery-related schedule information; And it may include providing charging schedule information to a terminal corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles.

According to one embodiment, the first charging facility included in the camp's charging facility includes a plurality of charging slots, and a charger corresponding to each of the plurality of charging slots is located higher than the vehicle, and is provided through a charging cable extending from the charger. It may be characterized by charging the vehicle.

According to one embodiment, the charging schedule information may include information about a charging slot corresponding to each of a plurality of vehicles among a plurality of charging slots and information about an expected charging time for each of the plurality of vehicles.

According to one embodiment, charging slots corresponding to a plurality of vehicles may be determined based on delivery-related schedule information and product information to be loaded on the plurality of vehicles.

According to one embodiment, the plurality of vehicles may be divided into a vehicle included in a first group among the plurality of vehicles and a vehicle included in a second group among the plurality of vehicles.

According to one embodiment, the step of determining charging schedule information includes information about at least one vehicle requiring charging among a plurality of vehicles and an additional charging amount for at least one vehicle based on charging status information and delivery-related schedule information. determining information about; and determining charging schedule information for at least one vehicle based further on the information about the additional charging amount.

According to one embodiment, based on information about additional charging capacity for at least one vehicle, delivery-related schedule information, and information about the available capacity of the first charging facility in the camp, a plurality of charging devices included in the first charging facility It may include the step of checking whether at least one vehicle can be charged through the slot.

According to one embodiment, when charging of at least one vehicle is not possible with a plurality of charging slots, determining charging schedule information for at least one vehicle may include charging some of the at least one vehicle to a second charging facility in the camp. It may include the step of determining charging schedule information to enable charging.

According to one embodiment, some of the at least one vehicle may include a vehicle included in the second group among the at least one vehicle.

According to one embodiment, when at least one vehicle can be charged with a plurality of charging slots, the charging schedule information is provided when a vehicle included in the first group among the at least one vehicle is parked in the first charging slot and loads the product. , A vehicle included in the second group among at least one vehicle may be charged at a location adjacent to the first charging slot.

According to one embodiment, when at least one vehicle can be charged with a plurality of charging slots, the charging schedule information may be used to determine the vehicle included in the second group among the plurality of vehicles when the vehicle included in the first group among the plurality of vehicles is discharged. It may be characterized as being charged later.

According to one embodiment, each charging slot of the second charging facility may be characterized as including a fast charger that charges the vehicle at a faster rate than the chargers included in the plurality of charging slots.

According to one embodiment, the step of determining charging schedule information for at least one vehicle includes charging schedule information for at least one vehicle based on the difference values between the vehicle departure preparation completion time and the vehicle departure closing time for each of the at least one vehicle. It may include a step of determining.

According to one embodiment, the departure preparation completion time is the later of the scheduled charging completion time of each at least one vehicle and the scheduled loading completion time of each at least one vehicle, and the departure closing time is based on delivery-related schedule information. It may be characterized as a deadline at which at least one vehicle must be released to complete the confirmed delivery.

According to one embodiment, the method of providing charging schedule information in an electronic device may further include excluding from delivery a vehicle confirmed to have a battery problem based on charging state information.

According to one embodiment, the information about the charging facility may include information about the supplyable capacity of a plurality of charging slots.

An electronic device for providing charging schedule information according to a second aspect of the present disclosure includes a transceiver; Storage for storing one or more instructions; and confirming multiple vehicles involved in the camp's deliveries, checking charging status information for the multiple vehicles and delivery-related schedule information assigned to the multiple vehicles, information about the camp's charging facilities, charging status information, and delivery-related schedules. Based on the information, it may include a processor that determines charging schedule information for a plurality of vehicles, and provides the charging schedule information to a terminal corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles.

The recording medium according to the third aspect of the present disclosure may be a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records a program for executing a method performed by an electronic device on a computer.

According to an embodiment of the present specification, the electronic device can optimize the charging schedule information of the plurality of vehicles assigned to the delivery of the camp by determining the charging schedule information of the plurality of vehicles based on the charging status information and delivery-related schedule information. there is. In other words, the electronic device can efficiently manage the delivery schedule of a plurality of vehicles by optimizing the charging schedule information of the plurality of vehicles.

The effect of the invention is not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system in which a method for providing charging schedule information by an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention can be implemented.

Figure 2 is a flowchart showing a method by which an electronic device provides charging schedule information.

Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a camp including a charging facility.

FIG. 4 may be a diagram for explaining facilities related to the charger of the first charging facility.

Figure 5 is a flowchart showing a method of determining charging schedule information according to an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating information including charging state information and delivery-related schedule information of a plurality of vehicles according to an embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining charging schedule information for an embodiment of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating information including charging state information and delivery-related schedule information of a plurality of vehicles according to an embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining charging schedule information for an embodiment of FIG. 8.

10A to 10C are diagrams for explaining an embodiment of optimizing charging schedule information related to a plurality of vehicles.

Figure 11 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device for providing charging schedule information according to an embodiment.

The terms used in the embodiments are general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, but this may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person working in the art, the emergence of new technology, etc. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the relevant description. Therefore, the terms used in this disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of this disclosure, rather than simply the name of the term.

When it is said that a part “includes” a certain element throughout the specification, this means that it does not exclude other elements, but may further include other elements, unless specifically stated to the contrary. In addition, terms such as “...unit” and “...module” used in the specification refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is implemented as hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software. It can be.

The expression “at least one of a, b, and c” used throughout the specification means ‘a alone’, ‘b alone’, ‘c alone’, ‘a and b’, ‘a and c’, ‘b and c ', or 'all a, b, c'.

The “terminal” mentioned below may be implemented as a computer or portable terminal that can connect to a server or other terminal through a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, desktop, laptop, etc. equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that guarantees portability and mobility. , all types of communication-based terminals such as IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), and LTE (Long Term Evolution), smartphones, tablet PCs, etc. It may include a handheld-based wireless communication device.

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily practice them. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

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

In describing the embodiments, description of technical content that is well known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs and that is not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is to convey the gist of the present invention more clearly without obscuring it by omitting unnecessary explanation.

For the same reason, some components are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically shown in the accompanying drawings. Additionally, the size of each component does not entirely reflect its actual size. In each drawing, identical or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numbers.

The advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will become clear by referring to the embodiments described in detail below along with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various different forms. The present embodiments are merely provided to ensure that the disclosure of the present invention is complete and to provide common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

At this time, it will be understood that each block of the processing flow diagram diagrams and combinations of the flow diagram diagrams can be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be mounted on a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, so that the instructions performed through the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment are described in the flow chart block(s). It creates the means to perform functions. These computer program instructions may also be stored in computer-usable or computer-readable memory that can be directed to a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement a function in a particular manner, so that the computer-usable or computer-readable memory The instructions stored in may also produce manufactured items containing instruction means that perform the functions described in the flow diagram block(s). Computer program instructions can also be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, so that a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a process that is executed by the computer, thereby generating a process that is executed by the computer or other programmable data processing equipment. Instructions that perform processing equipment may also provide steps for executing the functions described in the flow diagram block(s).

Additionally, each block may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing specified logical function(s). Additionally, it should be noted that in some alternative execution examples it is possible for the functions mentioned in the blocks to occur out of order. For example, it is possible for two blocks shown in succession to be performed substantially at the same time, or it is possible for the blocks to be performed in reverse order depending on the corresponding function.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system in which a method for providing charging schedule information by an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention can be implemented.

Referring to FIG. 1, system 10 according to various embodiments may be implemented by various types of devices. For example, system 10 may include electronic device 100, first vehicle 111, second vehicle 112, third vehicle 113, and fourth vehicle 114. The system 10 shown in Figure 1 shows only components relevant to this embodiment. Accordingly, those skilled in the art can understand that other general-purpose components may be included in addition to the components shown in FIG. 1. For example, in addition to the first vehicle 111, the second vehicle 112, the third vehicle 113, and the fourth vehicle 114, more vehicles may be included in the system 10.

Each of the electronic device 100, the first vehicle 111, the second vehicle 112, the third vehicle 113, and the fourth vehicle 114 may include a transceiver, storage, and a processor. In addition, the electronic device 100, the first vehicle 111, the second vehicle 112, the third vehicle 113, and the fourth vehicle 114 each mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation. , This can be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

The electronic device 100, the first vehicle 111, the second vehicle 112, the third vehicle 113, and the fourth vehicle 114 may communicate with each other through a network (not shown). Networks include Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Value Added Network (VAN), mobile radio communication network, satellite communication network, and combinations thereof. It is a data communication network in a comprehensive sense that allows each network constituent shown in FIG. 1 to communicate smoothly with each other, and may include wired Internet, wireless Internet, and mobile wireless communication networks. Wireless communications include, for example, wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy, ZigBee, WFD (Wi-Fi Direct), UWB (ultra wideband), and infrared communication (IrDA, infrared Data Association). ), NFC (Near Field Communication), etc., but are not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 confirms a plurality of vehicles related to delivery of the camp, checks charging status information of the plurality of vehicles and delivery-related schedule information assigned to the plurality of vehicles, and checks the charging facility of the camp. Based on the information, charging status information, and delivery-related schedule information, charging schedule information for a plurality of vehicles may be determined, and the charging schedule information may be provided to a terminal corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles.

Here, the camp may be a logistics facility that includes a charging facility and a warehouse facility that stores products required for delivery. More specifically, the camp is a facility that remodeled an existing gas station to add charging facilities for electric vehicles and a warehouse facility to store products, and may be the final logistics facility for delivering products from the logistics center to customers. However, the camp here is not limited to this and may include all facilities including charging facilities and warehouse facilities for storing products.

Here, delivery may include a series of processes from loading the product, unloading the vehicle, and arriving at the delivery location of the product. A delivery may consist of one or more delivery waves. If there are two or more delivery waves per day, the series of processes from loading, unloading, and arriving at the delivery location may be repeated more than two times. For example, if there are three delivery waves per day, deliveries from the camp will consist of the first wave from 6:00 to 14:00, the second wave from 14:00 to 22:00, and the third wave from 22:00 to 6:00 the next day. It can be. Additionally, even in the same camp, the delivery vehicle assigned to each delivery wave may be different. It is not limited to this.

The plurality of vehicles may include electric vehicles with built-in batteries. However, not all vehicles are limited to electric vehicles with built-in batteries. For example, some of the plurality of vehicles may include gasoline vehicles or diesel vehicles. Gasoline and diesel vehicles take much less time to refuel compared to electric vehicles, and the main time-consuming factor related to delivery of gasoline or diesel vehicles may be loading and unloading of products. That is, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for a gasoline vehicle or a diesel vehicle based on the loading time for the gasoline vehicle or diesel vehicle. However, for convenience of explanation, the following embodiments will be described focusing on electric vehicles.

Information about the camp's charging facility may include information about the supply capacity that can be supplied per hour by the chargers included in the charging facility. As used herein, 'capacity available for supply' may refer to the amount of power supplied per hour of the charger, and 'capacity available for supply' may refer to the total amount of power available in connection with delivery from a charging facility.

The charging state information may include information about the remaining charge of the vehicle as well as information about battery stability to identify vehicles with battery problems.

Delivery-related schedule information includes 1) information on delivery time, which is the estimated time required for delivery, 2) information on loading time, which is the estimated time required to load products assigned to each vehicle, and 3) until the delivery deadline. It may include information about the departure cut-off time to complete delivery. Additionally, information on delivery time may include information on battery consumption required for delivery based on fuel efficiency for each vehicle.

Charging schedule information may include information about charging slots corresponding to each vehicle and information about additional charging amount. Here, information about the additional charging amount may include information about the expected charging time. Additionally, the charging schedule information may include information about the time each vehicle must arrive at the charging facility.

Below, a specific example in which the electronic device 100 provides charging schedule information will be described in detail.

Figure 2 is a flowchart showing a method by which an electronic device provides charging schedule information.

Referring to FIG. 2, each operation in which an electronic device provides charging schedule information includes some operations being changed, replaced, or some sequences between operations within the range clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It can be clearly understood that can be changed.

In step S210, the electronic device 100 may identify a plurality of vehicles related to delivery of the camp.

According to one embodiment, the plurality of vehicles are vehicles assigned to the delivery of the camp by the server and may include general vehicles such as diesel vehicles as well as electric vehicles. Additionally, the plurality of vehicles may be divided into vehicles included in a first group among the plurality of vehicles and vehicles included in the second group among the plurality of vehicles.

Here, the first group may include the vehicles of hired couriers. The second group may include vehicles of couriers who make deliveries using public vehicles. Accordingly, the vehicle of the hired delivery person included in the first group may be characterized as delivering products on a regular basis, and the vehicle of the delivery person included in the second group may be characterized as delivering goods irregularly. there is.

In step S220, the electronic device 100 may check charging state information of a plurality of vehicles and delivery-related schedule information assigned to the plurality of vehicles.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive charging status information of the vehicle in real time through a terminal related to a vehicle management system (Fleet Management System (FMS)) attached to the vehicle. More specifically, the electronic device 100 may include 1) information about the remaining charge of the vehicle, 2) information about the fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and 3) information about whether the vehicle's battery is operating normally through the FMS-related terminal. You can.

Additionally, the electronic device 100 can receive charging status information of the vehicle in real time by communicating with the vehicle based on a battery management system (BMS).

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check delivery-related schedule information assigned to the vehicle. More specifically, when the system assigns a plurality of vehicles to the delivery of the camp, the delivery-related schedule for each of the plurality of vehicles may also be confirmed. The electronic device 100 may check delivery-related schedule information for each of a plurality of vehicles.

More specifically, the electronic device 100 can predict the driving distance of each of the plurality of vehicles based on delivery-related schedule information. More specifically, the electronic device 100 may calculate the driving distance of the vehicle based on information about the delivery destination assigned to each camp and vehicle. That is, the electronic device 100 can predict the amount of power required for delivery based on information about the vehicle's driving distance and information about the vehicle's fuel efficiency.

Additionally, the electronic device 100 may predict the delivery time for each of a plurality of vehicles based on delivery-related schedule information. More specifically, the electronic device 100 may calculate the delivery time of the vehicle based on information about the delivery destination assigned to each camp and vehicle. That is, the electronic device 100 can predict the amount of power required for delivery based on information about the delivery time of the vehicle and information about the vehicle's hourly power consumption.

In step S230, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for a plurality of vehicles based on information about the camp's charging facility, charging state information, and delivery-related schedule information.

According to one embodiment, information about the charging facility of the camp may include information about the first charging facility. Here, the first charging facility may be a dedicated charging facility for charging vehicles related to delivery of the camp. Information about the charging facility of the camp may include information about the available capacity of the charger of the first charging facility. For example, if the first charging facility includes 5 chargers and the supplyable capacity of each charger is 20KW, the available supply capacity of the first charging facility may be 100KW.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 provides information about at least one vehicle requiring charging among a plurality of vehicles and information about the additional charging amount for the at least one vehicle, based on charging status information and delivery-related schedule information. information can be determined. Additionally, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for at least one vehicle based on information about the additional charging amount. A specific example of determining charging schedule information for a plurality of vehicles will be discussed in detail in FIG. 5.

In step S240, the electronic device 100 may provide charging schedule information to a terminal corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide charging schedule information to a terminal corresponding to each of a plurality of vehicles. For example, the electronic device 100 may provide charging schedule information to the vehicles of a plurality of delivery people or the terminals of a plurality of delivery people.

Figure 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a camp including a charging facility.

Referring to FIG. 3, camp 300 may include a first charging facility 310, a second charging facility 320, and a warehouse 330. The camp is a facility expanded by remodeling an existing gas station, and may include charging facilities and warehouse facilities for electric vehicles. For example, the camp 300 can be expanded by removing the gas pumps and base of the existing gas station and installing a ceiling-type charger on the canopy of the existing gas station. More specifically, the charger of the charging facility can be installed by attaching a separate second frame containing wires, etc. to the first frame of the existing canopy facility and fixing the ceiling charger to the second frame. In other words, by using a ceiling-type charger, the space occupied by charger-related facilities within the camp 300 can be minimized. In addition, the warehouse 330 is an existing office facility or convenience facility that has been converted into a warehouse facility, and can store products to be loaded on vehicles. In particular, the warehouse 330 can efficiently load products onto vehicles that are being charged. It may be characterized as being located adjacent to the first charging facility 310.

The first charging facility 310 may be a dedicated charging facility for charging vehicles involved in camp delivery. The first charging facility 310 may include a plurality of charging slots, and each of the plurality of charging slots may include a charger that is located at the top of the first charging facility 310 and charges the vehicle through a charging cable. . More specifically, the charger corresponding to the charging slot may be located higher than the vehicle and may be characterized as charging the vehicle through a charging cable extending from the charger.

For example, referring to FIG. 3, the first charging facility 310 is a facility capable of charging up to six vehicles at the same time, and includes a first charging slot 311, a second charging slot 312, and a third charging facility. It may include a slot 313, a fourth charging slot 314, a fifth charging slot 315, and a sixth charging slot 316. FIG. 3 shows that vehicles included in the first group are being charged in a plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility 310.

However, a vehicle parked in a charging slot may be loading products after charging has been completed. For example, the vehicle assigned to the first charging slot 311 may have sufficient remaining battery power, so the time required to load the product onto the vehicle may be longer than the time required for charging. At this time, after charging the vehicle, the charger in the first charging slot 311 may be empty until loading is completed.

According to one embodiment, when a vehicle is parked in the first charging slot 311 and goods are loaded, the vehicle 318 included in the second group is charged at a location adjacent to the first charging slot 311. You can do this. Due to the nature of the ceiling charger, which is located at the top of the first charging facility 310 and charges vehicles through a charging cable, the parking location of the vehicle subject to charging may have a certain level of margin. Therefore, even if the vehicle subject to charging is not located in the charging slot, charging may be possible if it is parked in a location adjacent to the charging slot. In particular, it may be advantageous to charge the delivery person's vehicle included in the second group, which is smaller than the vehicle of the delivery person included in the first group, by utilizing the remaining space.

For example, the vehicle 318 included in the second group is parked on the corridor 317 adjacent to the first charging slot 311 and charged through a charger corresponding to the first charging slot 311. can do. That is, based on the spatial characteristics of the first charging facility 310 of the camp, the electronic device 100 can more efficiently optimize the charging schedule of a plurality of vehicles.

Additionally, the first charging facility 310 may include a facility for charging a fee proportional to the charging amount of the vehicle. For example, before charging the vehicle, the delivery person tags the issued card, etc. to a fee-related facility, so that a fee proportional to the amount of charge of the vehicle can be charged. However, it is not limited to this, and even if the delivery person does not separately tag, a fee proportional to the vehicle's charging amount may be charged based on the vehicle's identification information confirmed through the plug and charge method. Additionally, it is also possible to charge fees through a QR code or the delivery person's portable terminal.

According to one embodiment, charging of a plurality of vehicles may not be possible at the first charging facility 310. For example, if there are many vehicles assigned to camp delivery, it may not be possible to charge a plurality of vehicles with the available capacity of the first charging facility 310. Here, the supplyable capacity refers to the amount of power that can be charged per hour with a charger installed in the first charging facility 310, and may be referred to as the Kepa of the first charging facility 310.

If charging of a plurality of vehicles is not possible at the first charging facility 310, some of the plurality of vehicles may be charged at the second charging facility 320 of the camp 300. More specifically, vehicles included in the second group may be preferentially assigned to the second charging facility 320. Alternatively, among vehicles assigned for delivery, vehicles compatible with the charger of the second charging facility 320 may be preferentially assigned to the second charging facility 320. Referring to FIG. 3 , the delivery person's vehicle 321 included in the second group may be charged at the second charging facility 320.

Here, the second charging facility 320 may be a facility for charging public vehicles. Additionally, the charging slot of the second charging facility 320 may be characterized as including a fast charger that charges the vehicle at a faster rate than the charging slot of the first charging facility 310. For example, the charger included in the first charging facility 310 may be a 20-30KW medium-speed charger, and the charger included in the second charging facility 320 may be a 100KW fast charger.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the warehouse 330 may be located adjacent to the first charging facility 310 . More specifically, the warehouse 330 may be located next to the first charging slot 311 and the fourth charging slot 314, but is not limited thereto. When the vehicle is charging at the charging slot or a location adjacent to the charging slot, merchandise may be loaded through the rear or side of the vehicle.

Charging slots corresponding to a plurality of vehicles may be determined based on delivery-related schedule information and product information to be loaded on the plurality of vehicles. Specifically, vehicles that require quick exit due to the delivery schedule may be assigned to the sixth charging slot 316 close to the exit in consideration of the flow with other vehicles. Vehicles with a long scheduled loading time may be assigned to the first charging slot 311 or the fourth charging slot 314, which is closer to the warehouse 330, among a plurality of charging slots, in order to minimize the loading time. Here, a vehicle with a long scheduled loading time may be a vehicle with heavy products among the products to be loaded or a vehicle with a large number of products to be loaded.

FIG. 4 may be a diagram for explaining facilities related to the charger of the first charging facility.

Referring to FIG. 4 , facilities related to the charger of the first charging facility 400 may include a power bank 410, a second frame 430, and a dispenser. The power bank 410 and dispenser may be facilities that supply power related to vehicle charging. More specifically, the power bank 410 and the dispenser may be electrical facilities for charging a vehicle at a medium speed of 20 to 30 KW.

The power bank 410 may be connected to a plurality of dispensers. Referring to Figure 4, the dispenser 431, dispenser 432, and dispenser 433 may be connected to the power bank 410. Additionally, due to the nature of the camp that uses the canopy facility of an existing gas station, a second frame 430 including electric wires may be attached to the first frame 420 of the gas station. Additionally, a wire mounted inside the second frame 430 may be connected to the dispenser to supply power to the dispenser.

The dispenser may be a ceiling-type charging facility attached to the second frame 430 and located at the top of the first charging facility 400. The dispenser may be located higher than the vehicle and charge the vehicle through a charging cable extending from the dispenser. For example, the dispenser 431, dispenser 432, and dispenser 433 may supply power to the vehicle through the first charging cable 441, the second charging cable 442, and the third charging cable 443, respectively. You can. More specifically, 1) when charging the vehicle, the charging cable is connected to the vehicle and 2) when not charging the vehicle, the charging cable is mounted on the ceiling using a pulley, so that the first charging facility 400 The space occupied by charger-related facilities can be minimized.

Figure 5 is a flowchart showing a method of determining charging schedule information according to an embodiment.

In step S510, the electronic device 100 provides information about at least one vehicle requiring charging among a plurality of vehicles and information about the additional charging amount for the at least one vehicle, based on the charging status information and delivery-related schedule information. You can decide.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may calculate the additional charging amount of the vehicle based on information about the remaining battery capacity of the vehicle and information about the amount of power of the vehicle required for delivery. The amount of power of the vehicle required for delivery may be the minimum amount of power required to deliver the product to the assigned delivery location and return to camp. The amount of vehicle power required for delivery can be calculated based on information about the vehicle's driving distance or delivery time required for delivery.

For example, the electronic device 100 may predict the vehicle's driving distance or delivery time based on delivery-related schedule information. The electronic device 100 can predict the driving distance of the vehicle or delivery time required for delivery based on the locations of the camp and the plurality of delivery destinations corresponding to the vehicle. For example, the vehicle's driving distance predicted based on delivery-related schedule information may be the shortest distance for delivery from the camp to a plurality of delivery destinations. Additionally, the delivery time predicted based on delivery-related schedule information may be the shortest time for delivery from the camp to multiple delivery destinations.

Additionally, the electronic device 100 can check information about the fuel efficiency of each vehicle or information about the amount of power consumed per hour. The electronic device 100 may calculate the amount of power of the vehicle required for delivery based on information about the fuel efficiency of each vehicle or information about the amount of power consumed per hour. For example, the electronic device 100 may calculate the amount of power of the vehicle required for delivery based on information about fuel efficiency and information about the driving distance of the vehicle required for delivery. Additionally, the electronic device 100 may calculate the amount of power of the vehicle required for delivery based on information about the amount of power consumed per hour and information about the time required for delivery.

Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may compare the remaining battery capacity of the plurality of vehicles with the amount of power of the plurality of vehicles required for delivery to identify at least one vehicle that requires charging among the plurality of vehicles. Here, the additional charging amount for the vehicle may be the amount of power required for delivery minus the remaining battery capacity of the vehicle.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may check whether at least one vehicle can be charged through a plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility in the camp. More specifically, the electronic device 100 is connected to the first charging facility based on information about the additional charging amount for at least one vehicle, delivery-related schedule information, and information about the available capacity of the first charging facility in the camp. You can check whether at least one vehicle can be charged using the plurality of charging slots included. For example, if the total additional charging amount for at least one vehicle is greater than the total supplyable capacity of the plurality of charging slots, it may not be possible to charge at least one vehicle with the plurality of charging slots.

1) When charging of at least one vehicle is not possible with the primary charging facility.

Since charging of at least one vehicle is not possible with only the first charging facility, some of the at least one vehicle needs to be charged at the second charging facility within the camp. At this time, the vehicle of the delivery person included in the second group may be preferentially allocated to the second charging facility over the vehicle of the delivery person included in the first group. Alternatively, among at least one vehicle, a vehicle compatible with the charger of the second charging facility may be preferentially assigned to the second charging facility.

2) When at least one vehicle can be charged at the first charging facility.

Although at least one vehicle can be charged with the first charging facility, the available supply capacity of the first charging facility may be at a level similar to the additional charging amount per hour of the at least one vehicle. In this case, it may be necessary to tightly manage the schedule to charge at least one vehicle through a plurality of charging slots. Therefore, when a vehicle included in the first group among the at least one vehicle is parked in the charging slot and loads the product, the vehicle included in the second group among the at least one vehicle is characterized in that it is charged at a location adjacent to the charging slot. can do.

In addition, the available supply capacity of the first charging facility may have a certain amount of margin more than the additional charging amount per hour of at least one vehicle. At this time, at least one vehicle can be charged relatively comfortably through a plurality of charging slots, and the vehicle included in the second group among the plurality of vehicles is charged after the vehicle included in the first group among the plurality of vehicles leaves the vehicle. It can be characterized as being.

In step S520, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for at least one vehicle based on information about the additional charging amount.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for at least one vehicle based on information about the camp's charging facility, charging state information, delivery-related schedule information, and information about additional charging amount. . More specifically, the electronic device 100 may identify a plurality of charging schedules in which the preparation completion time of at least one vehicle is calculated earlier than the departure closing time of at least one vehicle.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may determine a charging schedule that maximizes the remaining time of at least one vehicle among a plurality of charging schedules using charging schedule information related to camp delivery. Here, the remaining time may be the spare time between the closing time for parking and the completion of preparing for parking. Additionally, the preparation completion time for unloading may be the later of the scheduled charging completion time for each of the at least one vehicle and the scheduled loading completion time for each of the at least one vehicle. Additionally, the departure closing time may be a closing time at which at least one vehicle must be taken out to complete delivery confirmed based on delivery-related schedule information.

For example, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for at least one vehicle based on the difference values between the vehicle departure preparation completion time and the vehicle departure closing time for each of the at least one vehicle. For example, the electronic device 100 may identify charging schedule information that maximizes the sum of the differences between the vehicle departure preparation completion time and the vehicle departure closing time for each of at least one vehicle. Additionally, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for at least one vehicle so as to minimize the dispersion of difference values between the vehicle departure preparation completion time and the vehicle departure closing time for each of the at least one vehicle. Accordingly, the charging schedule for at least one vehicle may be optimized so that the remaining time from the time when the vehicle is ready to leave the vehicle to before the time when the vehicle is ready to leave the vehicle is above a certain level.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may identify charging schedule information for at least one vehicle that maximizes the remaining time of a plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility. Additionally, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for at least one vehicle so that the variance of the remaining times of the plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility is minimized. Accordingly, the charging schedule for at least one vehicle may be optimized so that a certain level or more of the remaining time remains at the charging end time of the plurality of charging slots.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating information including charging state information and delivery-related schedule information of a plurality of vehicles according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 illustrates information including charging state information and delivery-related schedule information used to determine charging schedule information for a vehicle. More specifically, 1) the vehicle's charging status information may include information about the vehicle's remaining battery capacity and information about battery issues, and 2) delivery-related schedule information may include information about the delivery time and loading time. It may include information about the information and departure closing time, and 3) information about the additional charging amount may be information about the additional charging amount of the battery required for delivery. In addition, although not shown in FIG. 6, information about the charging facility may include information that the supplyable capacity of the charger of the first charging facility is 20KW and information that the first charging facility includes four charging slots.

However, the charger at the first charging facility is not limited to a 20KW medium-speed charger. The supplyable capacity of the charger of the first charging facility can be determined by comprehensively considering the number of vehicles allocated to the camp on average, the quantity of products, and the distance from the delivery destination. For example, if the quantity of goods allocated to the camp increases due to urban development, etc., the charger at the first charging facility may be replaced with a 30KW charger with a larger supply capacity, or the number of charging slots at the first charging facility may be increased. there is.

1) Charging status information

The electronic device 100 may receive charging status information of a plurality of vehicles related to camp delivery through an FMS-related terminal or BMS system.

Specifically, the first vehicle 601, the second vehicle 602, the third vehicle 603, the fourth vehicle 604, the fifth vehicle 605, the sixth vehicle 606, and the seventh vehicle 607. )'s remaining battery capacity can be confirmed as 50KWh, 60KWh, 70KWh, 30KWh, 70KWh, 40KWh, and 20KWh, respectively.

Additionally, the first vehicle 601, the second vehicle 602, the third vehicle 603, the fourth vehicle 604, the fifth vehicle 605, the sixth vehicle 606, and the seventh vehicle 607. The information about the battery issue can be confirmed to indicate that there is a problem with the battery of the sixth vehicle 606 belonging to the second group. At this time, the electronic device 100 may exclude the sixth vehicle 606, which is confirmed to have a battery problem, from delivery and provide an alarm about the battery issue to the sixth vehicle 606.

2) Delivery-related schedule information

The electronic device 100 may receive delivery-related schedule information for a plurality of vehicles from a server that manages delivery of the camp.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 can predict the expected time required for delivery based on the vehicle's delivery-related schedule information. More specifically, the estimated time required for delivery can be calculated based on information on traffic conditions in the relevant time zone, the number of delivery destinations scheduled for delivery, the distance between delivery destinations, and the distance between the camp and the delivery destination. For example, the first vehicle 601, the second vehicle 602, the third vehicle 603, the fourth vehicle 604, the fifth vehicle 605, the sixth vehicle 606, and the seventh vehicle ( 607) delivery times may be 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, and 4 hours, respectively.

In addition, the departure closing time can be calculated by recalculating the delivery time from the delivery closing time. For example, if the delivery deadline is 22:00, the first vehicle 601, the second vehicle 602, the third vehicle 603, the fourth vehicle 604, the fifth vehicle 605, and the sixth vehicle The exit closing times of the vehicle 606 and the seventh vehicle 607 can be confirmed as 17:00, 18:00, 17:00, 18:00, 18:00, 20:00, and 18:00, respectively.

The loading time may be determined depending on the quantity of products scheduled to be loaded and whether the vehicle group is the first group or the second group. More specifically, the loading time for vehicles included in the second group that have a large quantity of products scheduled to be loaded or are delivered via public cars may be set to be relatively long. For example, the first vehicle 601, the second vehicle 602, the third vehicle 603, the fourth vehicle 604, the fifth vehicle 605, the sixth vehicle 606, and the seventh vehicle ( 607), the loading time can be set to 1 hour 40 minutes, 1 hour 20 minutes, 1 hour 40 minutes, 1 hour 20 minutes, 40 minutes, 1 hour, and 1 hour 20 minutes, respectively.

3) Information about additional charge amount

Information about the additional charging amount may be predicted information based on charging status information and delivery-related schedule information. For example, if a delivery vehicle generally consumes 20KW of power per hour, the additional charging amount for each vehicle can be calculated based on the equation below.

Additional charging amount KWh = Delivery time h * 20KW - Battery remaining amount KWh

Additional charging amounts of the first vehicle 601, second vehicle 602, third vehicle 603, fourth vehicle 604, fifth vehicle 605, and seventh vehicle 607 calculated based on the equation It can be 50KWh, 20KWh, 30KWh, 50KWh, 20KWh, 60KWh. However, the above equation is an example for calculating the additional charge amount, and is not limited thereto. Additionally, as seen in FIG. 5, the additional charging amount can be calculated based on information about the predicted driving distance of the vehicle.

The charger of the first charging facility is a 20KW medium-speed charger, and the first vehicle 601, the second vehicle 602, the third vehicle 603, the fourth vehicle 604, the fifth vehicle 605, and the first vehicle 601 7 The expected charging time of vehicle 607 can be predicted to be 2.5 hours, 2 hours, 3 hours, 2.5 hours, 1 hour, and 3 hours. In addition, the later time of the expected charging time and the loading time may be referred to as the unloading time, and the first vehicle 601, the second vehicle 602, the third vehicle 603, the fourth vehicle 604, The exit time for the fifth vehicle 605 and the seventh vehicle 607 can be estimated to be 2.5 hours, 2 hours, 3 hours, 2.5 hours, 1 hour, and 3 hours.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining charging schedule information for an embodiment of FIG. 6.

One embodiment of FIG. 7 may correspond to a case where at least one vehicle can be charged using a plurality of charging slots included in the first charging facility. Additionally, FIG. 7 may be an embodiment in which the delivery product assigned to the sixth vehicle 606 of FIG. 6 is assigned to a vehicle of another camp.

The first charging facility may include a first charging slot 701, a second charging slot 702, a third charging slot 703, and a fourth charging slot 704. Figure 7 shows the first vehicle 601, the second vehicle 602, the third vehicle 603, the fourth vehicle 604, the fifth vehicle 605, and the first vehicle 601, the second vehicle 602, the third vehicle 603, and the fifth vehicle 605 through a plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility. 7 Charging schedule information for charging the vehicle 607 is shown. The vehicle's charging schedule can be set in 20-minute increments. For example, a vehicle that needs charging for 1 hour and 30 minutes may be in a charging slot for 1 hour and 40 minutes. Additionally, when two or more vehicles are assigned to a charging slot, by setting an interval of a certain amount of time or more between vehicle charging, the electronic device 100 can manage charging schedule information so that there is room for charging and unloading the vehicle. . For example, according to the embodiment of FIG. 7, the time interval between vehicles may be set to 20 minutes.

Additionally, as seen in FIG. 3, loading and unloading of products allocated to a vehicle can be carried out simultaneously with charging of the vehicle. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information based on the expected charging time and the unloading time, which is the later of the charging time and loading time.

According to the rules discussed above, the electronic device 100 may determine a charging schedule for charging a plurality of vehicles according to the embodiment of FIG. 6. For example, the electronic device 100 may assign the first vehicle to the first charging slot 701 from 14:00 to 16:40, and assign the fifth vehicle to the first charging slot 701 from 17:00 to 18:00. there is. Additionally, the electronic device 100 may assign the fourth vehicle to the second charging slot 702 from 14:00 to 16:40. The electronic device 100 may assign the seventh vehicle to the third charging slot 703 from 14:00 to 17:00. The electronic device 100 may assign the third vehicle to the fourth charging slot 704 from 14:00 to 15:40 and assign the second vehicle to the fourth charging slot 704 from 16:00 to 17:20.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating information including charging state information and delivery-related schedule information of a plurality of vehicles according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 8 shows information including charging state information and delivery-related schedule information used to determine charging schedule information for a vehicle. FIG. 8 may be an example in which products assigned to the sixth vehicle 606 of FIG. 6 are appropriately distributed to other vehicles. Among the vehicles assigned to the camp's delivery, it may be efficient to distribute the delivery goods from the vehicle identified as having a battery problem to other vehicles in the camp. At this time, information on the vehicle's departure closing time, information on whether the vehicle is included in the first group, information on the additional charging amount, and information on the distance between the existing delivery location and the additional delivery location are comprehensively considered, and the electronic device (100 ) can appropriately distribute the delivered goods to one or more vehicles.

For example, the second vehicle 802, the fourth vehicle 804, and the seventh vehicle 807 are 1) vehicles whose departure closing time is set late at 18:00, and 2) vehicles included in the first group. and 3) Even if the additional charging amount increases, the vehicle may be able to be taken out before the departure closing time. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may additionally allocate delivery of products corresponding to a delivery time of 40 minutes to the second vehicle 802, fourth vehicle 804, and seventh vehicle 807. That is, information about the delivery time of the second vehicle 802, the fourth vehicle 804, and the seventh vehicle 807, information about the loading time, information about the additional charging amount, and information about the unloading closing time are It can be changed as shown in FIG. 8.

Specifically, information about the delivery time for the second vehicle 802, fourth vehicle 804, and seventh vehicle 807 may be changed to 4 hours 40 minutes, 4 hours 40 minutes, and 4 hours 40 minutes. . Additionally, information on the loading time for the second vehicle 802, fourth vehicle 804, and seventh vehicle 807 may be changed to 1 hour 40 minutes, 1 hour 40 minutes, and 2 hours. The sixth vehicle 606 in FIG. 6 is a vehicle included in the second group, so the delivery time of 2 hours corresponding to the sixth vehicle 606 may be a larger value compared to the vehicle included in the first group. there is. Accordingly, as the delivery goods allocated to the sixth vehicle 606 are distributed, the total additional charging amount required for the second vehicle 802, fourth vehicle 804, and seventh vehicle 807 included in the first group is 20 KWh. It can be calculated as More specifically, information about the additional charging amounts of the second vehicle 802, fourth vehicle 804, and seventh vehicle 807 may be changed to 26.66KWh, 56.66KWh, and 66.66KWh. Additionally, information about the exit closing time of the second vehicle 802, fourth vehicle 804, and seventh vehicle 807 may be changed to 17:20, 17:20, and 17:20.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining charging schedule information for an embodiment of FIG. 8.

One embodiment of FIG. 9 may be a case where charging of at least one vehicle is not possible with a plurality of charging slots included in the first charging facility. At this time, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information so that some of at least one vehicle can be charged at the second charging facility in the camp.

For example, the fifth vehicle included in the second group may be assigned to the charging slot 905 of the second charging facility from 16:00 to 15:20. More specifically, the charging slot 905 of the second charging facility is a public charging facility, and the electronic device 100 provides information in advance to the delivery person's terminal that it is scheduled to be charged at the charging slot 905 of the public charging facility. can do. Additionally, the fifth vehicle may be a vehicle that is compatible with both the charger of the second charging facility and the charger of the first charging facility.

In addition, as seen in the embodiment of FIG. 8, the time required for the second vehicle 802, the fourth vehicle 804, and the seventh vehicle 807 to take delivery of the product allocated to the sixth vehicle 606 can increase. More specifically, the time required for unloading may be the later of the time required for loading and additional charging time. For example, the departure time for the second vehicle 802, the fourth vehicle 804, and the seventh vehicle 807 may be set to 1 hour 40 minutes, 2 hours 50 minutes, and 3 hours 20 minutes, respectively.

The electronic device 100 may determine a charging schedule for charging a plurality of vehicles according to the embodiment of FIG. 8 . For example, the electronic device 100 may assign the fourth vehicle 804 to the time from 14:00 to 17:00 of the second charging slot 902 and from 14:00 to 17:00 of the third charging slot 903. The 7th vehicle (807) can be assigned at a time of 20 minutes. Additionally, the electronic device 100 may assign the third vehicle to the fourth charging slot 904 from 14:00 to 15:40, and the second vehicle 802 from 15:40 to 17:20. ) can be assigned.

At this time, the charging of the second vehicle 802 must proceed immediately after the third vehicle is taken out to comply with the departure deadline of the second vehicle 802, and the electronic device 100 is connected to the fourth charging slot 904. An alarm may be provided to the third vehicle and the second vehicle 802 assigned to the fourth charging slot 904 by 14:00 and 15:40, respectively.

10A to 10C are diagrams for explaining an embodiment of optimizing charging schedule information related to a plurality of vehicles.

The charging schedule for a plurality of vehicles determined based on information including the charging state information and delivery-related schedule information of the plurality of vehicles in FIG. 10A may be displayed as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10B or FIG. 10C.

According to FIG. 10A, the first vehicle 1001, the second vehicle 1002, the third vehicle 1003, the fourth vehicle 1004, the fifth vehicle 1005, the sixth vehicle 1006, and the seventh vehicle. The departure times for (1007) and the eighth vehicle (1008) may be 1 hour 40 minutes, 2 hours, 2 hours 20 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hour 20 minutes, 1 hour 20 minutes, 1 hour, and 2 hours, respectively. . The hourly supply capacity of the charger in FIG. 10A is 20KW, and the specific process for deriving the time required to take out the car is similar to that in FIG. 6, so detailed description will be omitted.

The electronic device 100 may determine one of the charging schedules corresponding to FIGS. 10B and 10C as the optimal charging schedule for delivery of the camp based on the method described in the embodiment below. The first and second methods for optimizing charging schedule information are as follows.

1) First method of optimizing charging schedule information.

According to the first method, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for at least one vehicle based on the difference values between the vehicle departure preparation completion time and the vehicle departure closing time for each of the at least one vehicle. For example, the electronic device 100 may identify charging schedule information that maximizes the sum of the differences between the vehicle departure preparation completion time and the vehicle departure closing time for each of at least one vehicle. If there are a plurality of charging schedules in which the sum of the difference values between the vehicle departure preparation completion time and the vehicle departure closing time is the maximum, the electronic device 100 sets the variance of the difference values between the vehicle departure preparation completion time and the vehicle departure closing time for each of at least one vehicle to the minimum. Charging schedule information for at least one vehicle that enables charging can be identified.

For example, according to the charging schedule 1010 of FIG. 10B, the first vehicle 1001, the second vehicle 1002, the third vehicle 1003, the fourth vehicle 1004, the fifth vehicle 1005, The difference values between the departure preparation completion time and the departure closing time of the sixth vehicle (1006), the seventh vehicle (1007), and the eighth vehicle (1008) are 80 minutes, 0 minutes, 40 minutes, 20 minutes, 100 minutes, and 60 minutes, respectively. minutes, 120 minutes and 40 minutes. The sum of the differences between the departure preparation completion time and the departure closing time of the plurality of vehicles according to the schedule in FIG. 10B may be 460, and the variance may be 1443.75.

For example, according to the charging schedule 1020 of FIG. 10C, the first vehicle 1001, the second vehicle 1002, the third vehicle 1003, the fourth vehicle 1004, the fifth vehicle 1005, The difference values between the departure preparation completion time and the departure closing time of the sixth vehicle (1006), the seventh vehicle (1007), and the eighth vehicle (1008) are 80 minutes, 0 minutes, 40 minutes, 20 minutes, 100 minutes, and 20, respectively. It can be minutes, 120 minutes and 80 minutes. The sum of the differences between the departure preparation completion time and the departure closing time of the plurality of vehicles according to the schedule in FIG. 10B may be 460, and the variance may be 1643.75.

Therefore, the sum of the difference values between the charging schedule 1010 in FIG. 10B and the charging schedule 1010 in FIG. 10C is the same as 560, but the charging schedule 1010 in FIG. 10B has more variance than the charging schedule 1010 in FIG. 10C. You can see a small dot. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may determine the charging schedule 1010 of FIG. 10B as a charging schedule optimized for delivery.

2) A second method for optimizing charging schedule information.

According to the second method, the electronic device 100 may determine charging schedule information for at least one vehicle such that the sum of the remaining times of a plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility is maximized. If there are a plurality of charging schedules with the maximum sum of remaining times, the electronic device 100 determines charging schedule information for at least one vehicle that minimizes the variance of the remaining times of the plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility. You can. Here, the reference time, which is the starting point for calculating the remaining time backwards, may be the latest time among the departure closing times of at least one vehicle. For example, the reference time of the remaining time according to the embodiment of FIG. 10A may be 18:00.

For example, according to the charging schedule 1010 of FIG. 10B, the remaining times of the plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility may be 0 minutes, 20 minutes, 60 minutes, and 40 minutes, respectively. The total and variance of the remaining times of the plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility may be 120 and 500, respectively.

For example, according to the charging schedule 1020 of FIG. 10C, the remaining times of the plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility may be 0 minutes, 20 minutes, 20 minutes, and 80 minutes, respectively. The total and variance of the remaining times of the plurality of charging slots of the first charging facility may be 120 and 1100, respectively.

Therefore, the sum of the remaining times of the charging schedule 1010 in FIG. 10B and the charging schedule 1010 in FIG. 10C is the same as 120, but the charging schedule 1010 in FIG. 10B is more dispersed than the charging schedule 1010 in FIG. 10C. You can see a small dot. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may determine the charging schedule 1010 of FIG. 10B as a charging schedule optimized for delivery.

Figure 11 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device for providing charging schedule information according to an embodiment.

The electronic device 1100 of FIG. 11 may correspond to the electronic device 100 of the present specification.

The electronic device 1100 of the present disclosure may include a transceiver 1110, a storage 1120, and a processor 1130, according to an embodiment. The components shown in FIG. 11 are not essential for implementing the electronic device, so the electronic device 1100 described in this specification may have more or fewer components than the components listed above. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field related to the embodiment can understand. Meanwhile, in an embodiment, the processor 1130 may include at least one processor.

The transceiver 1110 can communicate with an external device using wired or wireless communication technology and may include the transceiver 1110. External devices can be client devices, terminals, open source platforms, servers, and vehicles. In addition, communication technologies used by the transceiver 1110 include Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), 5G, Wireless LAN (WLAN), and Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi). ), Bluetooth, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), ZigBee, NFC (Near Field Communication), etc., but are not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, the transceiver 1110 may receive charging state information from the vehicle and receive delivery-related schedule information from a server that manages the vehicle's delivery-related schedule. The transceiver 1110 may receive information about the camp's charging facility from the server. The transceiver 1110 may provide the determined charging schedule information to the terminals of a plurality of delivery sources or the vehicles of a plurality of delivery sources. Additionally, the transceiver 1110 may transmit a message related to battery inspection to a vehicle that is confirmed to have a battery problem.

The storage 1120 may store information for performing at least one method described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11 . Storage 1120 may be referred to as memory and may be volatile memory or non-volatile memory. Additionally, the storage 1120 may store one or more instructions required to perform the operation of the processor 1130, and may temporarily store data stored on the platform or in an external memory. For example, the storage 1120 may receive and store delivery-related schedule information from a server, and may store data related to the charging facility of the first charging facility and data related to the charging facility of the second charging facility. Here, the data related to the charging facility of the first charging facility and the data related to the charging facility of the second charging facility may include information about the supplyable capacity of the charging facility.

The processor 1130 can control the overall operation of the electronic device 1100 and process data and signals. The processor 1130 may perform one of the methods described above through FIGS. 1 to 11. The processor 1130 controls embodiments performed by the electronic device 1100 through interaction with the transceiver 1110 and the storage 1120 and further components that the electronic device 1100 may include. You can. According to one embodiment, the processor 1130 confirms a plurality of vehicles related to delivery of the camp, checks charging status information of the plurality of vehicles and delivery-related schedule information assigned to the plurality of vehicles, and determines charging status information and delivery. Based on the related schedule information, charging schedule information for a plurality of vehicles may be determined, and the charging schedule information may be provided to a terminal corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles.

Meanwhile, the specification and drawings disclose preferred embodiments of the present invention, and although specific terms are used, these are merely used in a general sense to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and aid understanding of the present invention. It is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be implemented.

The electronic device or terminal according to the above-described embodiments includes a processor, memory for storing and executing program data, permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a touch panel, and a key. , user interface devices such as icons, etc. Methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, computer-readable recording media include magnetic storage media (e.g., ROM (read-only memory), RAM (random-access memory), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and optical read media (e.g., CD-ROM). ), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc. The computer-readable recording medium is distributed among networked computer systems, so that computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The media may be readable by a computer, stored in memory, and executed by a processor.

This embodiment can be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented in various numbers of hardware or/and software configurations that execute specific functions. For example, embodiments include integrated circuit configurations such as memory, processing, logic, look-up tables, etc. that can execute various functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. can be hired. Similar to how the components can be implemented as software programming or software elements, the present embodiments include various algorithms implemented as combinations of data structures, processes, routines or other programming constructs, such as C, C++, Java ( It can be implemented in a programming or scripting language such as Java, assembler, Python, etc. Functional aspects may be implemented as algorithms running on one or more processors. Additionally, this embodiment may employ conventional technologies for electronic environment settings, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as “mechanism,” “element,” “means,” and “composition” can be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical components. The term may include the meaning of a series of software routines in connection with a processor, etc.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims described below.

Claims (18)

1. In a method of providing charging schedule information in an electronic device,

   Identifying a plurality of vehicles involved in the delivery of the camp;

   Checking charging state information of the plurality of vehicles and delivery-related schedule information assigned to the plurality of vehicles;

   Determining charging schedule information for the plurality of vehicles based on information about the charging facility of the camp, the charging state information, and the delivery-related schedule information; and

   A method of providing charging schedule information including providing the charging schedule information to a terminal corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles.
2. According to claim 1,

   The first charging facility included in the charging facility of the camp includes a plurality of charging slots,

   A charger corresponding to each of the plurality of charging slots is located higher than the vehicle, and charges the vehicle through a charging cable extending from the charger.
3. According to clause 2,

   The charging schedule information provides charging schedule information, including information on a charging slot corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles among the plurality of charging slots and information on an expected charging time for each of the plurality of vehicles. How to.
4. According to clause 3,

   A method of providing charging schedule information, wherein charging slots corresponding to the plurality of vehicles are determined based on the delivery-related schedule information and product information to be loaded on the plurality of vehicles.
5. According to claim 1,

   A method of providing charging schedule information, wherein the plurality of vehicles are divided into vehicles included in a first group among the plurality of vehicles and vehicles included in a second group among the plurality of vehicles.
6. According to clause 5,

   The step of determining the charging schedule information is,

   Based on the charging state information and the delivery-related schedule information, determining information about at least one vehicle requiring charging among the plurality of vehicles and information about an additional charging amount for the at least one vehicle; and

   Determining the charging schedule information for the at least one vehicle further based on the information about the additional charging amount.
7. According to clause 6,

   Determining the charging schedule information for the at least one vehicle includes:

   Based on information about the additional charging amount for the at least one vehicle, the delivery-related schedule information, and information about the supplyable capacity of the first charging facility of the camp, a plurality of charging slots included in the first charging facility A method of providing charging schedule information including the step of checking whether the at least one vehicle can be charged.
8. According to clause 7,

   When charging the at least one vehicle is not possible with the plurality of charging slots, determining the charging schedule information for the at least one vehicle includes:

   A method of providing charging schedule information comprising determining the charging schedule information to cause some of the at least one vehicle to be charged at a second charging facility at the camp.
9. According to clause 8,

   A method of providing charging schedule information, wherein some of the at least one vehicle include vehicles included in the second group among the at least one vehicle.
10. According to clause 7,

    When the at least one vehicle can be charged with the plurality of charging slots, the charging schedule information is generated when a vehicle included in the first group among the at least one vehicle is parked in the first charging slot and loads the product, A method of providing charging schedule information, wherein a vehicle included in the second group among the at least one vehicle is charged at a location adjacent to the first charging slot.
11. According to clause 7,

    When the at least one vehicle can be charged using the plurality of charging slots, the charging schedule information is provided to the vehicle included in the second group among the plurality of vehicles after the vehicle included in the first group among the plurality of vehicles has taken out the vehicle. A method of providing charging schedule information, characterized in that charging is carried out.
12. According to clause 8,

    A method of providing charging schedule information, wherein each charging slot of the second charging facility includes a fast charger that charges the vehicle at a faster rate than the chargers included in the plurality of charging slots.
13. According to clause 6,

    Determining the charging schedule information for the at least one vehicle includes:

    A method of providing charging schedule information comprising determining the charging schedule information for the at least one vehicle based on difference values between the vehicle departure preparation completion time and the vehicle departure closing time for each of the at least one vehicle.
14. According to claim 13,

    The unloading preparation completion time is the later of the scheduled charging completion time of each of the at least one vehicle and the scheduled loading completion time of each of the at least one vehicle, and

    The method of providing charging schedule information, wherein the departure deadline is a deadline at which the at least one vehicle must be taken out to complete delivery confirmed based on the delivery-related schedule information.
15. According to claim 1,

    A method of providing charging schedule information further comprising excluding a vehicle confirmed to have a battery problem from the delivery based on the charging state information.
16. According to clause 2,

    A method of providing charging schedule information, wherein the information about the charging facility includes information about the supplyable capacity of the plurality of charging slots.
17. In an electronic device for providing charging schedule information,

    transceiver;

    Storage for storing one or more instructions; and

    Identify multiple vehicles involved in deliveries to the camp;

    Check charging status information of the plurality of vehicles and delivery-related schedule information assigned to the plurality of vehicles,

    Based on the information about the charging facility of the camp, the charging state information, and the delivery-related schedule information, determine charging schedule information for the plurality of vehicles, and

    An electronic device for providing charging schedule information, including a processor that provides the charging schedule information to a terminal corresponding to each of the plurality of vehicles.
18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records a program for executing the method of claim 1 on a computer.

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