TW201939056A - Method for transmitting information and electric carrier system performed by an electric carrier system comprising an electric carrier, a power supply device, a mobile device, and a server - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for transmitting information is performed by an electric carrier system. The electric carrier system comprises an electric carrier, a power supply device, a mobile device, and a server. The electric carrier comprises carrier information related to the electric carrier and a carrier identification code. The power supply device is used for providing electric energy to the electric carrier and comprises plural sets of carrier identification codes and battery information related to the carrier identification codes. The mobile device is used for communication connection with at least one of the electric carrier and the server. When the mobile device is in communication connection with the electric carrier, the electric carrier transmits integrated information to the mobile device. The integrated information comprises the battery information and carrier information. The mobile device transmits the integrated information to the server when the mobile device is in communication connection with the server.

Description

Method for transmitting information and electric vehicle system

The invention relates to an electric vehicle, in particular to a method and system for transmitting information about an electric vehicle.

In recent years, with the rising awareness of environmental protection, in the field of vehicle development, electric vehicles that use batteries as a source of power to replace traditional internal combustion engine vehicles and achieve zero emissions are the main development goals. The cost of batteries for electric vehicles is currently Expensive, so battery maintenance is as important as the vehicle itself.

At present, the maintenance methods of electric vehicles and batteries are mainly when the user exchanges batteries with the battery exchange station, and the server of the battery exchange station detects the health status of each battery to determine whether to recycle the battery for maintenance and Maintenance, considering that the number of users of electric vehicles is gradually increasing, and the battery usage rate is bound to increase significantly. Therefore, it may happen that the battery needs maintenance and repair, but it is used by the user before it is recovered by the developer. Vehicle related maintenance is determined by the user depending on the situation. However, if the user ignores the regular maintenance schedule, there may be concerns about the sudden failure of the electric vehicle in use. Therefore, how to grasp the battery and electric vehicle at any time Relevant status is one of the important areas of current technology development.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for transmitting information related to battery and electric vehicle related information directly through a wireless communication connection.

[Technical means to solve the problem]

Therefore, a method for transmitting information according to the present invention is executed by an electric vehicle system, which includes an electric vehicle, a power supply device, a mobile device, and a server. The electric vehicle includes a Its own vehicle information, and a vehicle identification code, the power supply device is used to provide electric power to the electric vehicle and includes multiple sets of vehicle identification codes, and a battery information related to itself, the mobile device is used to communicate with the vehicle The electric vehicle is connected to at least one of the servers. The method for transmitting battery information includes a step (a) and a step (b).

The step (a) is that when the mobile device communicates with the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle transmits an integrated information to the mobile device, wherein the integrated information includes the battery information and the vehicle information.

The step (b) is that when the mobile device communicates with the server, the mobile device transmits the integration information to the server.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle system that can directly provide information related to a battery and an electric vehicle.

Therefore, the electric vehicle system of the present invention includes an electric vehicle, a power supply device, a server, and a mobile device.

The electric vehicle stores a vehicle information related to itself.

The power supply device is electrically connected to the electric vehicle and stores integrated information related to itself and the vehicle information.

The server is used to store the integrated information.

The mobile device is used to communicate with at least one of the electric vehicle and the server.

When the electric vehicle is wirelessly connected to the mobile device, the electric vehicle transmits the integrated information stored by the power supply device to the mobile device, and when the mobile device is in communication with the server, the mobile device The mobile device sends the integration information to the server.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method for transmitting information that can obtain information related to a battery and an electric vehicle directly through a wireless communication connection.

Therefore, a method for transmitting information according to the present invention is executed by an electric vehicle system. The electric vehicle system includes an electric vehicle, a power supply device, and a server. The electric vehicle stores a vehicle related to itself. Information, the power supply device is used to electrically connect the electric vehicle, and stores integrated information related to itself and the vehicle information, the server is used to receive information transmitted from the electric vehicle, and the method of transmitting battery information It includes a step (a), and a step (b).

The step (a) is when the electric vehicle is electrically connected to the power supply device and the power supply device stores the integrated information, the electric vehicle reads the integrated information.

The step (b) is when the electric vehicle determines that it is in communication with the server, the electric vehicle transmits the integrated information to the server.

[Effect of the invention]

The effect of the present invention is that when the mobile device communicates with the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle transmits integrated information to the mobile device, and when the mobile device communicates with the server, the mobile device transmits integrated information to the server. Device, so that the developer of the battery, electric vehicle equipment manufacturers, etc. can always grasp the relevant information of the power supply device, electric vehicle, so as to prepare for subsequent related maintenance or repair.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a first embodiment of a method for transmitting information according to the present invention is implemented by an electric vehicle system as shown in FIG. 2 for use by, for example, a user, a battery developer, and an electric vehicle device. Companies directly grasp the relevant information of electric vehicles and batteries.

First, referring to FIG. 2, the electric vehicle system includes an electric vehicle 2, a power supply device 3 for supplying electric energy to the electric vehicle 2, and an action held by a user, a battery developer, and an electric vehicle equipment manufacturer, for example. Device 4, and a server 5.

The electric vehicle 2 includes a vehicle identification code 201 which is a vehicle control unit identification number (VCU number, Vehicle Control Unit number), and a vehicle information 202. More specifically, in this embodiment, the electric vehicle 2 The tool 2 includes a vehicle body 21 for a user to ride, and a smart meter 22 provided on the vehicle body 21. The smart meter 22 includes a vehicle microcontroller 221 storing the vehicle identification code 201 and the vehicle information 202. And the Bluetooth communication module 222 for wireless communication with the mobile device 4, it needs to be explained that the vehicle information 202 records, for example, the driving related to the vehicle body 21 by the vehicle microcontroller 221 Obtained from various data such as distance, driving time, driving speed, and maximum speed.

The power supply device 3 includes a plurality of sets of vehicle identification codes 301, a battery information 302, and an integrated information 303. More specifically, in this embodiment, the power supply device 3 includes a device for outputting power to the vehicle body 21. The battery 31 and a battery microcontroller 32 electrically connected to the battery 31. The battery microcontroller 32 stores the vehicle identification code 301 and the battery information 302, wherein the vehicle identification codes 301 correspond to different For multiple car bodies, the battery information 302 is converted and obtained based on the power output record of the battery 31 to obtain various information about the battery 31's power, total hours of use, remaining life, mileage, average temperature, etc. The information 303 is obtained by integrating the battery information 302 and the vehicle information 202. The process is described later. More specifically, the battery microcontroller 32 is a battery management system (BMS), but not This is the limit.

The mobile device 4 is provided with a mobile application provided by a developer of the electric vehicle system, and is used for a user to use the mobile device 4 to communicate with the electric vehicle 2 to transmit information. More specifically, in this embodiment, the mobile device 4 is a smart phone, a tablet computer, or at least one of them, but it is not limited to this. The bud communication module 222 is paired, and when the pairing is successful and the communication is connected, the mobile device 4 receives information transmitted from the blue bud communication module 222.

The server 5 is configured to receive / store / calculate and process information transmitted by the mobile device 4 when communicating with the mobile device 4. More specifically, in this embodiment, the server 5 is a personal computer , Cloud host, or at least one of them, the communication connection mode of the server 5 and the mobile device 4 is WiFi wireless connection, Bluetooth wireless connection, or fiber optic transmission, but it is not limited to this.

Referring again to FIG. 1, when the first embodiment of the method for transmitting information of the present invention is executed in the electric vehicle system shown in FIG. 2 described above, it performs a comparison identification code step 11, a transmission information step 12, and a Forwarding information Step 13.

The comparison vehicle identification code step 11 is: when the battery 31 and the car body 21 are electrically connected, the electric vehicle 2 performs the vehicle identification code 201 and the multiple vehicle identification codes 301 of the power supply device 3 The comparison, when the comparison matches, the electric vehicle 2 transmits the vehicle information 202 to the power supply device 3, and the power supply device 3 integrates the vehicle information 202 and its battery information 302 into the integration information 303. More specifically, in this embodiment, when the power supply device 3 is disposed on the electric vehicle 2, the battery 31 senses electrical conduction with the car body 21. At this time, the battery microcontroller of the power supply device 3 Among the plurality of vehicle identification codes 301 stored from 32, when the vehicle identification code 201 corresponding to the vehicle body 21 is matched, the vehicle microcontroller 221 uses a controller that can improve the reliability of signal transmission. A controller area network (CANbus) transmits the vehicle information 202 to the battery microcontroller 32. The battery microcontroller 32 integrates the vehicle information 202 and the battery information 302 into the integration information 303 and stores the information. The battery microcontroller 32 controls the battery 31 to start supplying power to the vehicle body 21.

The transmitting information step 12 is: when the mobile device 4 is in communication with the electric vehicle 2, the electric vehicle 2 transmits the integration information 303 to the mobile device 4. More specifically, in this embodiment, the mobile device 4 and the Bluetooth communication module 222 of the electric vehicle 2 are paired and connected using the Bluetooth communication protocol. When the Bluetooth communication module 222 and the mobile device 4 When the Bluetooth connection is successful, the vehicle microcontroller 221 reads the integration information 303 stored in the battery microcontroller 32 and transmits the integration information 303 from the Bluetooth communication module 222 to the mobile device 4 .

The forwarding information step 13 is: when the mobile device 4 communicates with the server 5, the mobile device 4 transmits the integration information 303 to the server 5. Specifically, after receiving the integration information 303, the mobile device 4 first determines whether it is network-connected to the server 5. When the mobile device 4 determines that it is network-connected to the server 5, the mobile device 4 will The integration information 303 is transmitted to the server 5 and the server 5 stores the integration information 303; if the mobile device 4 determines that it is not in communication with the server 5, the mobile device 4 temporarily stores the integration information 303, Afterwards, when the mobile device 4 determines that it is network-connected to the server 5, the integration information 303 is transmitted to the server 5 for storage.

It is further explained that the detailed content of the integrated information can be presented on the mobile device 4 corresponding to the settings of the mobile application, and allows the user to grasp and watch directly from the mobile device 4; the stored information in the server 5 The integration information 303 can be further provided to, for example, manufacturers of electric vehicle systems, developers, and equipment manufacturers to further grasp the status of the power supply device 3 and perform optimization.

It can be known from the above that the first embodiment of the communication method for obtaining information in the present invention is mainly to integrate the vehicle information 202 and the battery information 302 into the integrated information 303 by the power supply device 3, and the electric vehicle When the smart meter 22 of 2 is connected to the mobile device 4, the integration information 303 is read by the carrier microcontroller 221 of the smart meter 22 and transmitted to the mobile device through the Bluetooth communication module 222. 4, and when the mobile device 4 communicates with the server 5, the mobile device 4 transmits the integration information 303 to the server 5, which really improves the current battery charging only at the battery exchange station, or When the user returns to the factory to maintain the electric vehicle, the shortcomings of the battery condition can be known, and the user, the developer of the electric vehicle, and the equipment manufacturer can grasp the electric vehicle 2 and the power supply device 3 immediately and directly, especially about The relevant conditions of the vehicle information 202 of the vehicle body 21 and the battery information 302 of the battery 31 are helpful for grasping the actual real-time conditions of the electric vehicle 2 and the power supply device 3, and can be further optimized in this regard. Furthermore, the developer can also actively and timely provide the relevant information of the electric vehicle 2 and the power supply device 3 for the user through the mobile application developed by the mobile device, which is helpful for reminding the user to perform related maintenance, for example.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a second embodiment of a method for transmitting information according to the present invention is implemented by an electric vehicle system as shown in FIG. 4 for users, battery developers, and electric vehicle equipment manufacturers. And other information directly related to electric vehicles and batteries.

Referring first to FIG. 4, the electric vehicle system includes an electric vehicle 7, a power supply device 8 for supplying electric power to the electric vehicle 7, and a server 9.

The electric vehicle 7 includes a vehicle identification code 701 which is a vehicle control unit identification number (VCU number, Vehicle Control Unit number), and a vehicle information 702. More specifically, in this embodiment, the electric vehicle The tool 7 includes a vehicle body 71 for a user to ride, and a smart meter 72 provided on the vehicle body 71. The smart meter 72 includes a vehicle microcontroller 721 storing the vehicle identification code 701 and the vehicle information 702. , And a wireless communication module 723 for wireless communication with the server 9, it needs to be explained that the vehicle information 702 records, for example, the driving related to the vehicle body 71 by the vehicle microcontroller 721. Obtained from various data such as distance, driving time, driving speed, and maximum speed.

The power supply device 8 includes a plurality of sets of vehicle identification codes 801, a battery information 802, and an integrated information 803. More specifically, in this embodiment, the power supply device 8 includes a power supply for outputting power to the vehicle body 71. The battery 81 and a battery microcontroller 82 electrically connected to the battery 81. The battery microcontroller 82 stores the vehicle identification code 801 and the battery information 802, wherein the vehicle identification codes 801 correspond to different The battery information 802 of the plurality of car bodies 71 is converted and obtained according to the power output record of the battery 81 to obtain various information about the power of the battery 81, the total hours of use, the remaining life, the mileage, and the average use temperature. The integration information 803 is obtained by integrating the battery information 802 and the vehicle information 702. The process is described below. More specifically, the battery microcontroller 82 is a battery management system (BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BMS). But not limited to this.

The server 9 is used for receiving / storing / calculating and processing the information transmitted by the electric vehicle 7 when communicating with the electric vehicle 7. More specifically, in this embodiment, the server 9 is A personal computer, a cloud host, or at least one of them, the server 9 communicates with the wireless communication module 723 of the smart meter 72 through a wireless wireless connection such as WiFi connection, Bluetooth wireless connection, or fiber transmission , But it's not limited to this.

Referring again to FIG. 3, when the second embodiment of the method for transmitting information of the present invention is executed in the electric vehicle system shown in FIG. 4 described above, it performs a comparison identification code step 61, a connection step 62, and Transfer Information Step 63.

The comparison identification code step 61 is: when the battery 81 is electrically connected to the car body 71, the electric vehicle 7 compares the vehicle identification code 701 with the multiple vehicle identification codes 801 of the power supply device 8. When the comparison matches, the electric vehicle 7 transmits the vehicle information 702 to the power supply device 8, and the power device 8 integrates the vehicle information 702 and its battery information 802 into the integrated information 803. More specifically, in this embodiment, when the power supply device 8 is disposed on the electric vehicle 7, the battery 81 senses electrical conduction with the car body 71. At this time, the battery microcontroller of the power supply device 8 Among the plurality of vehicle identification codes 801 stored from 82, those who match the vehicle identification code 701 corresponding to the vehicle body 71 are compared, and the vehicle microcontroller 721 uses a controller that can improve the reliability of signal transmission. A controller area network (CANbus) transmits the vehicle information 702 to the battery microcontroller 82. The battery microcontroller 82 integrates the vehicle information 702 and the battery information 802 into the integrated information 803 and stores the integrated information 803. The battery microcontroller 82 controls the battery 81 to start supplying power to the vehicle body 71.

The connecting step 62 is: when the electric vehicle 7 is electrically connected to the power supply device 8 and the power supply device 8 stores the integration information 803, the electric vehicle 7 determines the communication connection status with the server 9, More specifically, in this embodiment, when the battery microcontroller 82 controls the battery 81 to start supplying power to the car body 71, the vehicle microcontroller 721 controls the wireless communication module 723 to perform communication with the server 9 communication connection, and determine the connection status of the two.

The transmitting information step 63 is: when the electric vehicle 7 determines that it is in communication with the server 9, the electric vehicle 7 transmits the integration information 803 to the server 9. More specifically, in this embodiment, When the vehicle microcontroller 721 determines that the wireless communication module 723 is in communication with the server 9, the vehicle microcontroller 721 reads the integration information 803 stored in the battery microcontroller 82, and The wireless communication module 723 transmits the integration information 803 to the server 9, and the server 9 stores the integration information 803.

It can be known from the above that the second embodiment of the communication method for obtaining battery information of the present invention is mainly to integrate the carrier information 702 and the battery information 802 into the integrated information by the battery microcontroller 82 of the power supply device 8 803, and when the wireless communication module 723 of the smart meter 72 communicates with the server 9, the vehicle microcontroller 721 of the smart meter 72 reads the integration information 803 and uses the wireless communication module The group 723 is transmitted to the server 9. It really improves the current situation. Only when the battery is charged at the battery exchange station or the user returns to the factory to maintain the electric vehicle, can he learn the shortcomings of the battery condition, and let the user and the development of electric vehicles. OEMs, equipment manufacturers, etc. grasp the relevant status of the electric vehicle 7 and power supply device 8 in real time and directly, especially the relevant information about the vehicle information 702 of the vehicle body 71 and the battery information 802 of the battery 81, which is beneficial to grasp the electric vehicle 7 The actual real-time condition of the power supply device 8 can be further optimized.

In summary, the present invention mainly provides a method and system that can allow users, battery developers, electric vehicle equipment manufacturers, etc. to directly grasp the relevant information of electric vehicles and batteries, compared to existing electric vehicles and batteries. The maintenance method of the present invention is based on that the electric vehicle itself can calculate and record its own related usage status, and transmit it to the power supply device, and then the power supply device calculates and converts the related usage status according to its own battery operation related records, The vehicle and its own usage status are integrated and recorded as integration information, and the integrated integration information is transmitted to the server through the mobile device through wireless communication, or the communication is directly connected to the server to transmit the integration information to the server. It enables developers, equipment manufacturers, etc. to directly and at any time grasp the use status of the battery and electric vehicle without going through the battery exchange station or the electric car's return to the factory for maintenance. Can achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

11‧‧‧Comparison of identification codes

12‧‧‧Transfer Information Steps

13‧‧‧ Steps to transfer information

2‧‧‧ Electric Vehicle

21‧‧‧car body

22‧‧‧Smart Meter

221‧‧‧ Vehicle Microcontroller

222‧‧‧Bluetooth Communication Module

201‧‧‧ Vehicle identification code

202‧‧‧ Vehicle Information

3‧‧‧ Power supply unit

31‧‧‧ Battery

32‧‧‧ Battery Microcontroller

301‧‧‧vehicle identification code

302‧‧‧ Battery Information

303‧‧‧Integrated Information

4‧‧‧ mobile device

5‧‧‧Server

61‧‧‧Compare identification code steps

62‧‧‧ Connect steps

63‧‧‧Transfer Information Steps

7‧‧‧ Electric Vehicle

71‧‧‧car body

72‧‧‧Smart Meter

721‧‧‧ Vehicle Microcontroller

723‧‧‧Wireless Communication Module

701‧‧‧vehicle identification code

702‧‧‧ Vehicle Information

8‧‧‧ Power supply unit

81‧‧‧ Battery

82‧‧‧ Battery Microcontroller

801‧‧‧vehicle identification code

802‧‧‧ Battery Information

803‧‧‧Integrated Information

9‧‧‧ server

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a method for transmitting battery information of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a A schematic diagram illustrating an electric vehicle system performing the first embodiment of the method for transmitting battery information according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of the method for transmitting battery information according to the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a A schematic diagram illustrating an electric vehicle system implementing a second embodiment of the method for transmitting battery information according to the present invention.

Claims (10)

A method for transmitting information is performed by an electric vehicle system. The electric vehicle system includes an electric vehicle, a power supply device, a mobile device, and a server. The electric vehicle includes a vehicle related to itself. Information, and a vehicle identification code, the power supply device is used to provide electrical power to the electric vehicle and includes multiple sets of vehicle identification codes, and a battery information related to itself, the mobile device is used to communicate with the electric vehicle and The server has at least one communication connection, and the method for transmitting battery information includes: (a) when the mobile device is in communication with the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle transmits an integrated information to the mobile device, wherein , The integration information includes the battery information and the vehicle information; and (b) when the mobile device communicates with the server, the mobile device transmits the integration information to the server. The method for transmitting information according to claim 1, wherein, in step (b), when the mobile device is not in communication with the server, the mobile device temporarily stores the integrated information. The method for transmitting information according to claim 2, wherein in the step (a), the mobile device and the electric vehicle use Bluetooth communication protocol to communicate with each other. The method for transmitting information according to claim 3, further comprising a step (c), wherein the electric vehicle matches one of the vehicle identification codes stored in the power supply device with the vehicle identification code stored in itself. Or, the electric vehicle transmits the vehicle information to the power source device, and the power source device integrates the vehicle information and the battery information into the integrated information, and supplies power to the electric vehicle. An electric vehicle system includes: an electric vehicle storing a vehicle information related to itself; a power supply device electrically connected to the electric vehicle and storing integrated information related to itself and the vehicle information; A server for storing the integrated information; and a mobile device for communicating with at least one of the electric vehicle and the server, and when the electric vehicle is wirelessly communicating with the mobile device, the mobile device The electric vehicle transmits the integrated information stored in the power supply device to the mobile device, and when the mobile device communicates with the server, the mobile device transmits the integrated information to the server. According to the electric vehicle system described in claim 5, when the mobile device is not in communication with the server, the mobile device temporarily stores the integrated information. The electric vehicle system according to claim 6, wherein the electric vehicle and the mobile device communicate with each other through a Bluetooth communication protocol. The electric vehicle system according to claim 7, wherein the electric vehicle further stores a unique vehicle identification code, and the power supply device includes a plurality of groups of vehicle identification codes and a battery information related to itself. When the power supply device is set on the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle compares any one of the vehicle identification code with a plurality of vehicle identification codes stored in the power device, and when the comparison matches, the electric vehicle changes The vehicle information is transmitted to the power device, and the power device integrates the vehicle information and the battery information into the integrated information. A method for transmitting information is executed by an electric vehicle system. The electric vehicle system includes an electric vehicle, a power supply device, and a server. The electric vehicle stores a vehicle information related to the vehicle. The device is used to electrically connect the electric vehicle and store integrated information related to itself and the vehicle information. The server is used to receive information transmitted from the electric vehicle. The method for transmitting battery information includes: (a ) When the electric vehicle is electrically connected to the power supply device and the power supply device stores the integrated information, the electric vehicle determines the communication connection status with the server; and (b) when the electric vehicle determines that it is connected to the server When the communication is connected, the electric vehicle transmits the integrated information to the server. The method for transmitting information according to claim 9, further comprising a step (c), wherein the electric vehicle matches one of the vehicle identification codes stored in the power supply device with the vehicle identification code stored in itself. Or, the electric vehicle transmits the vehicle information to the power source device, and the power source device integrates the vehicle information and the battery information into the integrated information, and supplies power to the electric vehicle.