TWI686317B - Control method of charging pile system - Google Patents

Abstract

A control method of a charging pile system. The charging pile system includes an electronic device, a server unit storing a predetermined area, and a charging pile. The charging pile is located in the area indicated by the predetermined area. The method includes: the electronic device every other predetermined Time to send a device location data to the server unit; when the server unit judges that the electronic device enters the area indicated by the predetermined area according to the device location data, the server unit sends a start command to the charging pile, so that the charging pile is powered off The state enters a preliminary charging state; and when the server unit determines that the electronic device has left outside the area indicated by the predetermined area according to the device location data, the server unit sends a close command to the charging pile to make the charging pile enter the off state Power state.

Description

Control method of charging pile system

The invention relates to a control method of a charging pile system, in particular to a control method of a charging pile system using cloud technology.

Electric vehicles need to charge the battery when the battery power is insufficient to restore battery power. A common charging facility is a charging pile installed on the road.

At present, the general charging pile is to turn on or off the power of the charging pile through the user manually operating the switch of the charging pile. If the user plugs the charging gun of the charging pile into the vehicle but forgets to turn on the power of the charging pile, a situation may occur in which the user thinks that the vehicle is charging but the vehicle is not fully charged. If the user finishes charging successfully, but forgets to turn off the power of the charging pile when leaving the charging pile, it will cause a waste of electricity, and may also be used privately by other interested persons. Therefore, how to improve the aforementioned shortcomings of the prior art becomes the subject of further discussion in the present invention.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a control method for a charging pile system.

Therefore, the control method of the charging pile system of the present invention includes an electronic device, a server unit, and a charging pile. The electronic device can generate a device location data indicating its current location. The server unit A predetermined area corresponding to the charging pile is stored. The charging pile is located in the area indicated by the predetermined area. The method includes: (A) The electronic device transmits the device location data to the server unit at a predetermined time; (B) When the server unit determines that the electronic device enters the area indicated by the predetermined area from the area indicated by the predetermined area based on the device location data, the server unit transmits a start command to the charging pile; (C) When the charging pile receives the start command, the charging pile enters a preliminary charging state from a power-off state; (D) When the server unit determines that the electronic device is located in the predetermined area based on the device location data When the indicated area leaves outside the area indicated by the predetermined area, the server unit transmits a shutdown command to the charging pile; and (E) when the charging pile receives the shutdown instruction, the charging pile is charged from the standby state Enter this power-off state.

In some embodiments, the charging pile system includes a plurality of charging piles, the server unit stores a plurality of predetermined areas corresponding to the charging piles, and a plurality of corresponding areas corresponding to the predetermined areas and the charging piles, respectively The charging pile identification data of the charging piles are respectively located in the areas indicated by the predetermined areas. The method before step (A) further includes: (F) The electronic device sends a search request to the server unit, the search The request contains the device location data; (G) When the server unit receives the search request, the server unit selects one of the predetermined areas as a target area based on the device location data of the search request, and the target The shortest distance between the area indicated by the area and the position indicated by the device location data is shorter than the shortest distance between the area indicated by the remaining predetermined areas and the position indicated by the device location data; (H) the server unit Sending a suggestion notification to the electronic device, the suggestion notification including the target area and the charging pile identification data corresponding to the target area; and (I) the electronic device sending a confirmation appointment command corresponding to the suggestion notification to the servo器 UNIT. The electronic device executes step (A) after performing step (I).

The method after step (A) and before step (B) further includes: (J) when the server unit receives the confirmation reservation instruction, the server unit determines whether the electronic device is from the target area according to the device location data Outside the indicated area, enter the area indicated by the target area. If yes, perform step (B), and transmit the start command to the charging pile within the area indicated by the target area.

In some implementation aspects, the method after step (C) and before step (D) further includes: (K) when a charging start condition is met, the charging pile starts to charge a vehicle; (L) after meeting a At the end of charging condition, the charging pile ends charging the vehicle; and (M) the server unit determines whether the electronic device leaves the area indicated by the target area to the area indicated by the target area based on the device location data In addition, if it is, step (D) is executed to send the closing instruction to the charging pile in the area indicated by the target area.

In some embodiments, the method after step (E) further includes: (N) the charging pile transmits a charging record to the server unit; and (O) the server unit calculates a charging according to the charging record Charge, and execute a payment procedure related to the charging charge.

In some embodiments, when the electronic device determines that a power detection value indicating the power of a battery of the vehicle is lower than a predetermined lower limit, the electronic device executes step (F).

The effect of the present invention is: by automatically switching the charging pile between the power-off state and the pre-charging state according to the position of the electronic device, the shortcomings of manually opening and closing the power supply of the charging pile can be effectively improved. The charger unit sends the advice notification to the electronic device, so that the user can go to the nearest charging station for charging.

1 and 2, it is an embodiment of the control method of the charging pile system 100 of the present invention. The charging pile system 100 includes an electronic device 1 for a user to operate, a server unit 2, and a plurality of charging piles 3.

The electronic device 1 can generate a device location data indicating its current location. In this embodiment, the electronic device 1 includes a GPS module for generating position data of the device. The electronic device 1 is a trip computer of a vehicle in this embodiment. In another embodiment, the electronic device 1 is a smart phone, but not limited to this.

The server unit 2 stores a plurality of predetermined areas corresponding to the charging piles 3 respectively, and a plurality of charging pile identification data respectively corresponding to the predetermined areas and the charging piles 3. The charging posts 3 are located in areas indicated by the predetermined areas, respectively. The server unit 2 communicates with the electronic device 1 and the charging stations 3 via a communication network 200.

The following describes the steps of the control method of the charging pile system 100 of the present invention. It is explained in advance that at the beginning of the process, the charging pile 3 is in a power-off state, and power supply to any vehicle is prohibited. First, as shown in step S01, the electronic device 1 transmits a search request to the server unit 2, and the search request includes the device location data. In this embodiment, when the electronic device 1 determines that a power detection value indicating the power of a battery of the vehicle is lower than a predetermined lower limit, the electronic device 1 executes step S01. In another embodiment, the electronic device 1 is operated by the user to perform step S01.

Next, as shown in step S02, when the server unit 2 receives the search request, the server unit 2 selects one of the predetermined areas as a target area according to the device location data of the search request, and the target The shortest distance between the area indicated by the area and the position indicated by the device location data is shorter than the shortest distance between the area indicated by the remaining predetermined areas and the position indicated by the device location data. In other words, the server unit 2 selects a predetermined area closest to the electronic device as the target area.

Next, as shown in step S03, the server unit 2 sends a recommendation notification to the electronic device 1 for the user to confirm the content of the recommendation notification, the recommendation notification includes the target area, and the charging corresponding to the target area Pile identification data.

Next, as shown in step S04, the electronic device 1 transmits a confirmation reservation command corresponding to the recommendation notification to the server unit 2 according to the user's operation.

Next, as shown in step S05, the electronic device 1 transmits the device location data to the server unit 2 every predetermined time.

Next, as shown in step S06, when the server unit 2 receives the confirmation reservation instruction, the server unit 2 determines whether the electronic device 1 enters the target area outside the area indicated by the target area according to the device location data In the indicated area, if yes, step S07 is executed, if no, step S06 is executed again.

Step S07 is that when the server unit 2 determines that the electronic device 1 enters the area indicated by the target area from the area indicated by the target area according to the device location data, the server unit 2 sends a start command to the The charging pile 3 in the area indicated by the target area (that is, the charging pile 3 corresponding to the target area).

Next, as shown in step S08, when the charging pile 3 corresponding to the target area receives the start command, the charging pile 3 enters a preliminary charging state from the power-off state.

Next, as shown in step S09, when a charging start condition is met, the charging pile 3 corresponding to the target area starts to charge the vehicle. In this embodiment, the charging start condition includes the user inserting a charging gun of the charging pile 3 into a charging interface of the vehicle. In another embodiment, the charging start condition further includes that the electronic device 1 completes an identity authentication process through the charging pile 3 corresponding to the target area, but not limited to this.

Next, as shown in step S10, when a charging end condition is met, the charging pile 3 ends charging the vehicle. In this embodiment, the end-of-charge condition includes that the battery of the vehicle is fully charged, or that the charging gun of the charging pile 3 is removed by the user from the charging interface of the vehicle.

Next, as shown in step S11, the server unit 2 judges whether the electronic device 1 leaves the area indicated by the target area outside the area indicated by the target area according to the device location data, and if so, executes step S12 If not, step S09 is executed again.

Step S12 is that when the server unit 2 determines that the electronic device 1 is away from the area indicated by the target area to the area indicated by the target area based on the device location data, the server unit 2 sends a close command to The charging pile 3 in the area indicated by the target area (that is, the charging pile 3 corresponding to the target area).

Next, as shown in step S13, when the charging pile 3 corresponding to the target area receives the shutdown instruction, the charging pile 3 enters the power-off state from the pre-charge state.

Next, as shown in step S14, the charging pile 3 transmits a charging record to the server unit 2.

Finally, as shown in step S15, the server unit 2 calculates a charging fee based on the charging record, and executes a payment procedure related to the charging fee. The payment procedure involves the user paying the owner of the charging pile 3.

It is added that in another embodiment, the charging pile system 100 further includes a plurality of electronic devices (such as smart phones) corresponding to the charging piles 3 respectively, and each electronic device provides a corresponding charging pile 3 The owner of the operation. After selecting the target area (step S02), and before sending the recommendation notification to the electronic device 1 (step S03), the server unit 2 also sends a charging request to the charging pile corresponding to the target area Electronic equipment. The electronic device generates an agreement instruction or a rejection instruction related to the charging request according to the owner's operation, and transmits the agreement instruction or the rejection instruction to the server unit 2. When the server unit 2 receives the consent instruction, it will then send the advice notification to the electronic device 1. Furthermore, when the charging pile 3 starts to charge the vehicle (step S09), the charging pile 3 will send a charging start notification to the server unit 2, and the server unit 2 will send the charging start notification to The electronic device 1 and the electronic equipment; when the charging pile 3 finishes charging the vehicle (step S10), the charging pile 3 will send a notice of ending charging to the server unit 2, and the server unit 2 will The charging end notification is transmitted to the electronic device 1 and the electronic device. In this way, the owners of the charging piles 3 can flexibly decide whether to lease the charging piles 3 to other users, so as to achieve a sharing economy.

In summary, the control method of the charging pile system 100 of the present invention can effectively improve the manual opening and closing of the charging pile 3 by automatically switching the charging pile 3 between the power-off state and the pre-charge state according to the position of the electronic device 1 The disadvantage of the power supply is that the server unit 2 sends the advice notification to the electronic device 1, so that the user can easily go to the nearest charging station 3 to charge, so the purpose of the invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and 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 of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still classified as Within the scope of the invention patent.

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship of an embodiment of the control method of the charging pile system of the present invention; and FIG. 2 (FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B) is a flowchart of this embodiment.

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Claims (7)

A control method of a charging pile system. The charging pile system includes an electronic device, a server unit, and a charging pile. The electronic device can generate a device location data indicating its current location. The server unit stores a correspondence In a predetermined area of the charging pile, the charging pile is located in the area indicated by the predetermined area, the method includes: (A) the electronic device transmits the device location data to the server unit every predetermined time; (B) When the server unit determines that the electronic device enters the area indicated by the predetermined area from the area indicated by the predetermined area based on the device location data, the server unit transmits a start command to the charging pile; and (C ) When the charging pile receives the start command, the charging pile enters a preliminary charging state from a power-off state. The control method of the charging pile system as described in claim 1, further comprising: (D) when the server unit determines that the electronic device is away from the area indicated by the predetermined area to the predetermined area according to the device location data Outside the indicated area, the server unit sends a shutdown command to the charging pile; and (E) when the charging pile receives the shutdown command, the charging pile enters the power-off state from the pre-charge state. The control method of the charging pile system according to claim 2, wherein the charging pile system includes a plurality of charging piles, the server unit stores a plurality of predetermined areas respectively corresponding to the charging piles, and a plurality of Should wait for the predetermined area and the charging pile identification data of the charging piles, the charging piles are located in the areas indicated by the predetermined areas, the method before step (A) also includes: (F) The electronic device sends a search Request to the server unit, the search request contains the device location data; (G) When the server unit receives the search request, the server unit selects the predetermined areas based on the device location data of the search request One as a target area, the shortest distance between the area indicated by the target area and the position indicated by the device location data is shorter than the shortest distance between the area indicated by the remaining predetermined areas and the position indicated by the device location data Distance; (H) the server unit sends a suggestion notification to the electronic device, the suggestion notification includes the target area, and the charging pile identification data corresponding to the target area; and (I) the electronic device sends a corresponding It is recommended that the confirmed reservation instruction of notification be given to the server unit; wherein, the electronic device performs step (A) after performing step (I); the method further includes: (J) after step (A) and before step (B) When the server unit receives the confirm reservation instruction, the server unit determines whether the electronic device enters the area indicated by the target area from the area indicated by the target area according to the device location data, and if so, the step is executed (B), transmit the start command to the charging pile in the area indicated by the target area. The control method of the charging pile system as described in claim 3, after step (C) and before step (D), further includes: (K) When a charging start condition is met, the charging pile starts charging a vehicle; ( L) When a charging end condition is met, the charging pile ends charging the vehicle; and (M) The server unit determines whether the electronic device leaves the target area within the area indicated by the target area based on the device location data Outside the area indicated by the area, if it is, step (D) is executed to send the shutdown instruction to the charging pile within the area indicated by the target area. The control method of the charging pile system according to claim 4, further comprising after step (E): (N) the charging pile transmits a charging record to the server unit; and (O) the server unit is based on The charging record calculates a charging fee and executes a payment procedure related to the charging fee. The control method of the charging pile system according to claim 5, wherein, when the electronic device determines that a power detection value indicating the power of a battery of the vehicle is lower than a predetermined lower limit, the electronic device executes step (F) . A control method of a charging pile system. The charging pile system includes an electronic device, a server unit, and a charging pile. The electronic device can generate a device location data indicating its current location. The server unit stores a correspondence In a predetermined area of the charging pile, the charging pile is located in the area indicated by the predetermined area, the method includes: the electronic device transmits the device position data to the server unit every predetermined time; when the server unit is based on The device location data determines that the electronic device leaves from the area indicated by the predetermined area to outside the area indicated by the predetermined area, and the server unit transmits a close command to the charging pile; and when the charging pile receives the Close command, the charging pile enters a power-off state from a pre-charge state.

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