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Patent US10185977


Issued 2019-01-22

Methods And Apparatuses For Charging Of Electric Vehicles

A method for managing the charging of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for a charge transfer for an electric vehicle over a network link between an electric vehicle charging station and a cloud server. The network link has a mobile device disposed between the electrical vehicle charging station and the cloud server for facilitating communication between the charging station and the cloud server. The method further including authorizing the charge transfer request received at the cloud server using identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device; and sending, from the cloud server, a response enabling the charge transfer from the electric vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle.



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  • 1. A method for controlling a charging of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server, the method comprising: transmitting, from the electric vehicle charging station, a charge transfer request for the electric vehicle directly to the mobile device, wherein the electric vehicle charging station does not transmit a charge transfer request for the electric vehicle to the cloud server without relaying through the mobile device; receiving, at the mobile device, the charge transfer request for the electric vehicle over a network link directly from the electric vehicle charging station, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged; relaying, from the mobile device, the charge transfer request for the electric vehicle directly to the cloud server, wherein the charge transfer request relayed from the mobile device includes identification information and funding credit account information; authorizing the charge transfer request received at the cloud server using the identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device; and sending, from the cloud server via the mobile device, a response enabling the charge transfer from the electric vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle.

  • 16. A method for controlling a charging of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server, the method comprising: sending, from the mobile device, a charge transfer request for the electric vehicle over a network link directly to the cloud server, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged, wherein the charge transfer request from the mobile device includes identification information and credit account information, wherein the mobile device in a component of the electric vehicle that utilizes a telematics service to communicate directly with the electric vehicle charging station and the cloud server; and authorizing the charge transfer request received at the cloud server using the identification information and credit account information received directly from the mobile device; and receiving, from the cloud server via the mobile device, a response enabling the charge transfer from the electric vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle charging station uses a smart charging option that staggers a charging rate, a charging period, or both depending at least in part on a specific time for completing a charging of the electric vehicle and how many other electric vehicles are being charged.

  • 20. A method for controlling a charging of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server, the method comprising: receiving a charge transfer request, at a mobile device, for an electric vehicle, wherein the mobile device is a component of the electric vehicle and communicates using Bluetooth, near-field communication, Wi-Fi, or combinations thereof; sending, from the mobile device, a charge transfer request for the electric vehicle over a network link directly to the cloud server, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged, wherein the charge transfer request from the mobile device includes identification information and credit account information; receiving the charge transfer request from the mobile device at the cloud server; authorizing the charge transfer request received at the cloud server using the identification information and credit account information received directly from the mobile device; and receiving, from the cloud server via the mobile device, a response enabling the charge transfer from the electric vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle charging station uses a smart charging option that staggers a charging rate, a charging period, or both depending at least in part on a specific time for completing a charging of the electric vehicle and how many other electric vehicles are being charged.

  • 24. A system for controlling a charging of an electric vehicle, the system comprising: a cloud server; an electric vehicle charging station; and a mobile device disposed between the electric vehicle charging station and the cloud server, wherein the mobile device relays communication directly from the electric vehicle charging station directly to the cloud server, and wherein the electric vehicle charging station is unable to transmit a charge transfer request for an electric vehicle to the cloud server without relaying through the mobile device, wherein the charge transfer request relayed from the mobile device includes identification information and credit account information; wherein the charge transfer request received at the cloud server is authorized using the identification information and credit account information received directly from the mobile device; and wherein the cloud server sends a response, via the mobile device, enabling the charge transfer from the electric vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle charging station uses a smart charging option that staggers a charging rate, a charging period, or both depending at least in part on a specific time for completing a charging of the electric vehicle and how many other electric vehicles are being charged.

  • 30. A method for controlling a charge transfer of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server, the method comprising: transmitting, from the electric vehicle charging station, a message regarding an electric vehicle directly to the mobile device, wherein the electric vehicle charging station is unable to transmit a message to the cloud server without relaying through the mobile device; relaying, from the mobile device, the message regarding the electric vehicle directly to the cloud server, wherein the message relayed from the mobile device includes identification information and credit account information; authorizing a charging control signal using the identification information and credit account information received directly from the mobile device; receiving the charging control signal from the cloud server via the mobile device over a single networked link at the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the charging control signal is configured to enable or disable the charge transfer, wherein the electric vehicle charging station uses a smart charging option that staggers a charging rate, a charging period, or both depending at least in part on a specific time for completing a charging of the electric vehicle and how many other electric vehicles are being charged; and enabling or disabling the charge transfer based on the charging control signal.

  • 33. A method for controlling a charge transfer of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server, the method comprising: transmitting, from the electric vehicle charging station, a message regarding an electric vehicle directly to the mobile device, wherein the electric vehicle charging station is unable to transmit a message to the cloud server without relaying through the mobile device; relaying, from the mobile device, the message regarding the electric vehicle directly to the cloud server, wherein the message relayed from the mobile device includes identification information and credit account information; authorizing a charging control signal at an electricity metering network using the identification information and credit account information received directly from the mobile device; receiving the charging control signal from the cloud server at the mobile device; sending the charging control signal from the mobile device to the electric vehicle charging station over a single networked link between the electric vehicle charging station and the mobile device, wherein the charging control signal is configured to enable or disable the charge transfer, wherein the electric vehicle charging station uses a smart charging option that staggers a charging rate, a charging period, or both depending at least in part on a specific time for completing a charging of the electric vehicle and how many other electric vehicles are being charged; and receiving a response from the electric vehicle charging station that the charge transfer has been enabled or disabled.