CH703468A2 - Device for controlling parking spaces of electric cars, located in public roads, has controller sending signal on display to terminals with another signal, visible to driver looking for parking space - Google Patents

Abstract

The device has a process controller processing information representing whether an electric and thermal motor vehicle is present on controlled parking spaces by comparing a numbers of vehicles presenting and absenting parking spaces, or the number of vehicle absence parking space with respect to a fixed number, representing the minimum of locations to be reserved for the electric vehicle. The controller sends a signal on a display, to terminals having another signal, visible to a driver looking for a parking space, where the information represents the space reserved for the vehicle.

Description

The invention aims to encourage the arrival on the market of electric vehicles by giving priority when looking for parking spaces.

[0002] Today, faced with the increase in automobile traffic and the associated nuisances, a political will to favor electric vehicles considered as non-polluting is emerging. Thus, the parking policy is one of the important parameters to encourage the citizen to move towards this type of vehicle. To date, many solutions to control the use of parking spaces or charging are already in application. There are mainly parking spaces known as open roads and open spaces known as work or closed.

When it comes to open spaces, there are essentially 2 local payment methods that are parking meters and parking meters. Sometimes these devices are supplemented by a possibility of payment by mobile phone.

The timestamps issue a ticket that the user will go behind the windshield of the vehicle thus allowing the controller to verify compliance with the parking rules and in particular the payment of the fee.

The parking meters record, for each of the places identified geographically, the state of the moment of the place and in particular the fact that the tax has been paid or not. The display of the parking meter also indicates the status of the various places in order to allow the controller or the user who comes in front of the device to check the status of the parking operations. Such equipment for booking seats is presented in EP 1 390 920 B1.

Cell phone payments use the same functions as a parking meter with this physical difference that the local means is replaced by a server that accepts payments, records the time paid by location and makes them available to other users as the controller.

Independent charging terminals or connected to a server are described in WO2009 / 089 249.

Other terminals such as those described in document FR 2 872 321 can control specific locations for predetermined use and generally treated outside the generic control device of the citizen lambda essentially consisting of parking meters or parking meters. These places are essentially those of delivery adapted to the delivery vehicles, located in front of the merchants and for a limited time at the time of loading and unloading or the places reserved for the funds transfer vehicles and located in the immediate vicinity of the financial institutes or the large parking spaces for the disabled.

[0009] Combinations of parking meters and chargers allowing traditional vehicles to park and pay the corresponding fee and electric vehicles to be recharged while parking on the same locations are also described in US 6 081 205.

Thus, to date and out put specific places, there are only two types of combination for street parking and for anonymous citizen is that described above that do not give privilege to anonymous electric vehicles or that of reserving specific places for said electric vehicles.

The contribution of the present invention lies in the idea of maintaining, in a parking area, locations for all vehicles but favoring electric vehicles over traditional vehicles without monopolizing, rigidly, arbitrarily and often excessive, spaces reserved for said electric vehicles. This idea leads to an improvement of the use of the soil especially in zone with strong urbanization and especially favors the transfer towards the ecological vehicles practically without the political world intervenes financially. The implementation can be done through parking control devices having a process calculator that seeks to know the requirements for locations for electric vehicles. Thus, each time a parking space is released, an algorithm will evaluate the situation on the basis of occupancies of the moment resulting from the presence signals received or the reconstituted parking sequences and will trigger the allocation signaling corresponding to the result of the calculation. This assessment may be based on a minimum number of places to be kept free for electric vehicles and therefore to the detriment of conventional vehicles, or as a percentage of the locations already occupied by electric vehicles or by all parking spaces available. This evaluation can also be supplemented by an analysis of various parameters such as the habits extracted from a memory or resulting from the analysis of the history according to the week, the day, the time, the place, the neighborhood even according to previously known relevant events.

[0012] Incidentally, it is also possible to take into account criteria for optimizing the load on the electrical network or the conversion power of a terminal or a network of terminals and thus orienting the vehicles on less loaded terminals. or modulate charges based on availability and network rates. This allowance will be the subject of an update of the signaling with activation of a possible reservation which is displayed so as to allow the motorist who is driving his vehicle and looking for a free place, know his right to park there or not depending on whether he is driving a car to be preferred or not.

It is advisable to specify that this device can use the latest technological developments that allow, among other things, to connect several terminals between them or with a central to treat as a single set of large parking areas and to dispose of electronic images of parking spaces for operational intervention, policing, user information or simply providing real-time mapping parking used for route planning, or optimization of parking information in the service of mobility. In addition, and in the context of self-service electric vehicles, it is easy to imagine a subcategory such as self-service vehicles that allows advanced bookings to ensure the parking location at the end of the year. day.

[0014] List of drawings:

The figures below represent, without limitation, a few types of embodiments. <tb> Fig. 1 <sep> has a face clock and the same seen from the back and coupled with 4 auxiliary terminals. <tb> Fig. 2 <sep> has a street parking area controlled by 2 kiosk terminals and 10 auxiliary kiosks. <tb> Fig. 3 <sep> presents a roadside parking area controlled by terminals connected by radio to the provider's server.

Realization of the invention:

The first figure (FIG 1) of illustration of the invention involves a traditional timestamp with front view (1) and rear view (2). The front view shows the display (3) intended for a user who is in front of the device, the buttons for selecting the parking slot (4) the entry for the coin (5) or the chip cards (6). ), the payment function buttons (7), the "RFID" contactless smart card reader (8), the ticket receipt (9) which is also used for the return of money, the secure compartment containing the currency (10). The same parking meter is presented with the parking space number (11), the electrical distribution terminal for the parking space N ° 1 (13), the signage display of the right to park or not to park. a non-electric vehicle may be composed of a parking prohibition signal which is backlit (12), the arrival of energy for recharging electric vehicles (14) and the departure of the couplings to the auxiliary terminals (15). The single (21, 30) and double (18, 19) auxiliary terminals are composed of the number of the location they are treating (22), the electrical distribution plug (24), and an input member. (25) which can be a keyboard or a smart card reader, the terminal can also power a wireless contactless charger, which works by electromagnetic induction (26) and can be equipped with a presence detector of vehicles which may be of the ultrasonic type and mounted in the terminal (27) or buried magnetic loop type placed under the vehicle (28). The authorization / prohibition signaling may be of the authorization type (31) with the signal electric car that becomes bright as on the terminal (18) or prohibition (31) with the prohibition of parking for the thermal vehicles as indicated on the other terminal (19). For aesthetic reasons, the bollard can take the form of existing curbstones (29, 30) with a light strip (33) or spotlight (29) which highlights the signage of the prohibition for non-motor vehicles. privileged and that can be used to highlight an offense.

A display (17) can indicate to the user the next terminal available in case of local absence of availability or to propose a more favorable rate.

FIG. 2 shows a street parking area controlled by 2 electronic banking terminals (40, 41) and 9 auxiliary terminals. One of the electronic banking terminals (40) is turned with the electronic components facing the sidewalk and has on the rear face, the coupling means of an electric vehicle. The other of the terminals (41) is turned with the electronic means against the vehicles, as it happens rarely. This terminal comprises two coupling means of the electric vehicles placed on each of the sides (44, 45). The first payment terminal (40) is connected with 6 auxiliary terminals each handling a parking space. The second payment terminal (41) is connected with 3 auxiliary terminals, each treating 2 parking spaces. It is appropriate to mention that the terminals have a means of detecting the type of vehicle and in particular electric vehicles. This detection can be made by measuring the presence of an electrical plug, by measuring the charging current or when desired and that the vehicle is not coupled because it does not require recharging, it will be the terminal of payment which will pose the question immediately after selection and thus allowing the user to specify by means of the button (16) that it is an electric vehicle.

Analysis of a parking operation. At this stage, it is necessary to know the instruction which, in this case and for the purposes of the explanation, indicates that it is necessary to privilege at least one place per monetary limit.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, there remain 2 free places (42, 43) controlled by the terminal 40 and all places are equipped with a vehicle detector. Thus, any vehicle can take one of the places (42 or 43) and park. Suppose he takes the place (42). The operator of a thermal vehicle will go to the kiosk, select his place (4) then pay (5 or 6), and leave. He may, if he wishes to take a ticket "receipt" that he can keep on him or put behind his windshield according to the requirements of the operator. If it is an electric vehicle, the operator presents his identification card in front of the terminal then connects his cable and leaves. At this time, the process calculator finds that there is more than one free space and will therefore engage the reservation signaling of this place to favor the arrival of an electric vehicle.

If the next vehicle to park is an electric vehicle, the user will present his identification card if necessary and connect his cable, or even pay his charge-parking fee before you get there. to go. If, on the other hand, the next vehicle is a traditional vehicle that forces parking that is forbidden, then the signage remains active, thus highlighting the desire to cheat the user. In addition, when he arrives at the terminal and selects his place, a text message informs him that he can not obtain parking time and informs him that he is in breach. If it persists, the auxiliary terminal display can be kept active in order to attract the attention of the public and supervisors and a signal can be sent to the control service or even to the police via centralization. In addition, the meter or timestamp will refuse the money that the user will introduce this by returning it in the specific receptacle or refuse the smart card used to make the payment.

When the terminals do not have sonic or buried type of vehicle detectors like induction loops because they are still very expensive, then, it is the processor that reconstructs the state of the location by considering that the vehicles are present after the start of a parking operation beginning with the payment of the tax and this for a period that goes to the end of the time paid or until the selection of the place with payment of a new tax by a newcomer. When the time of a location has elapsed, the place can be considered free and it is the signage that indicates, if any, that this place is available for an electric vehicle. If the vehicle is still parked, this indication will have the effect of highlighting that a vehicle is out of time. This last case involves an uncertainty regarding the privileged reservation because it is not certain that the place is really free. However, this uncertainty can be removed as soon as a "detected" electric vehicle leaves its location. In the latter case, this new place will be reported as reserved for a new electric vehicle in addition to the signaling of the previous place which is declared "probably free but uncertain" until the beginning of a new parking operation.

When the systems are coupled to a central, the notion of place per terminal can be replaced by the notion of places by sector, the central processor is responsible for calculating allocations and then transfer to the various terminals. In the latter case, it is also possible to return vehicles to be preferred on other terminals or sectors having some availability this with the help of the display (17). Centralization also makes it possible, when there is identification, to open a financial or technical accounts for the user, so that he pays only periodically for the parking time and / or has notions of statistics or other information. The payment of recharging energy can be done on the payment terminal or be counted on an account corresponding to the user who identifies or be paid by means of an electronic purse available on the card. Ideally, the cable that has been connected to the terminal is locked during the charging operation and can be unlocked upon presentation of the identification card. This second presentation can be used to pay for energy or parking.

FIG. 3 presents a street parking area controlled by terminals connected by radio to the provider's server. The principle is similar to the one described above with dialogue of identification of the place and the user by means of SMS type messages sent from the mobile phone then remote payment and finally release of the energy and the signaling where appropriate. Each of the terminals has elements to signal a reservation to the driver and then a smaller display to inform him of the status of the parking operation. Alternatively, this figure also presents the possibility of mixing places without terminals and intended for all vehicles with seats having charging stations and being under privilege allocation control. A display variant is presented with the panel 46 which includes the allocation signaling. The following panel 47 has an additional display (48) to indicate that within the category of electric vehicles, there is a subcategory that could be that of self-sharing vehicles or another category and that can display, at times, its own reservations to ensure the necessary locations for the return of vehicles overnight or on the basis of other criteria. In addition, it may be wise to reserve a few places for electric vehicles without the means of coupling to accommodate vehicles that do not require it because sufficiently charged or fully rechargeable at home or on a specialized platform. This can be done with a panel (49) or a simple terminal (29) without connectors but having a means of identification and a luminous display.

Claims (10)

1. Control device for a plurality of parking spaces for electric and thermal motor vehicles located on roads comprising at least one process controller and the elements necessary for controlling the payment of the parking fee, the conversion of the payment in time of parking then the allocation of the time paid by means of a ticket for the timestamps or of information put in the memory of the control device and displayed on its screen for the parking meters or information stored in memory a server for payments made by mobile phone or the like, and of which at least a portion of the controlled parking spaces have a connection terminal for charging electric vehicles comprising the connecting means and a display arranged in such a manner as to to be visible to the driver who is driving his vehicle and looking for e of a free place, characterized in that the controller enters the information that a vehicle is present (P) or absent (A) on the locations under control, processes this information by comparing the number of (P) with respect to number of (A), or the number of A relative to a fixed number, representing the minimum number of locations to be reserved for electric vehicles and sends to the terminals having a signal (A), a signal (E) on a display , visible to the driver who is driving his vehicle and looking for a parking space, the information that the location is reserved for an electric vehicle. 2. A control device for a plurality of parking spaces according to claim 1 characterized in that the control slide is located in the main terminal itself located in the middle of a block of auxiliary terminals and having the device of acceptance of the currency, payment chip cards, the algorithm choosing the parking rates with an automatic adaptation according to the fact that a vehicle is confirmed to be an electric vehicle, this rate adaptation may lead to the refusal of the currency that is returned to the motorist in the specific receptacle or refusal of the smart card for a vehicle not recognized as an electric vehicle. 3. Device for controlling a plurality of parking spaces according to claim 1 characterized in that the process computer identifies the electric vehicles by means of its characteristic elements such as the presence of an electrical plug connected to the socket, the change of the connected electrical impedance, measurement of a transfer of energy from the charger to the vehicle or a read of identifier transmitted through the connecting cable. Device for controlling a plurality of parking spaces according to Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the process calculator can also identify electric vehicles on the basis of the pressing of a specific button, the reading of identification means such as a smart card with or without contact, a mobile phone or any other means having the same function. 5. Device for controlling a plurality of parking spaces according to claims 1 to 4 characterized in that the process computer can determine the presence (P) of a vehicle on a parking space by performing the reconstitution paid time for this location. 6. Device for controlling a plurality of parking spaces according to claims 1 to 5 characterized in that each location has a vehicle presence detector. 7. A device for controlling a plurality of parking spaces according to claims 1 to 6 characterized in that the device for calculating the allocations of locations takes into account a minimum number of places to maintain free for electric vehicles and therefore to conventional vehicles based on a percentage of the locations already occupied by electric vehicles or by all the available parking spaces, this evaluation can also be supplemented by an analysis of various parameters such as the habits extracted from a memory or results of the analysis of the history according to the week, the day, the hour, the place, the district even according to previously known relevant events and incidentally to take into account criteria of optimization of the load on the electrical network or the power of conversion of a terminal or a network of terminals and thus steer the vehicles on less loaded terminals or modulate the charges depending on availability and network rates. 8. Device for controlling a plurality of parking spaces according to claims 1 to 7 characterized in that the signaling is performed by means of a light signal, a point source, a screen, a Backlit text or similar device indicating availability and unavailability, giving, where appropriate, return information on another space. 9. Control device for a plurality of parking spaces according to claims 1 to 8 characterized in that the various terminals or servers are coupled by cable or radio to a management center for the purpose of processing an area global having a plurality of terminals and servers. 10. A control device for a plurality of parking spaces according to claims 1 to 9 characterized in that the various occupancy information collected is used to update and in real time the mapping of the parking itself made available. other users like guidance services by indicators board or GPS type embedded system.