JP2001359203A - Electric vehicle charging management method and apparatus for multi-story parking lot - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] In a multi-story parking lot where an electric vehicle is charged while being parked, the parked car can be loaded into the parking lot (entrance / departure section).
To inform the user of charging information without looking at the charging monitor in the car, and accumulate and collect electricity charges for charging even in parking lots for unspecified users The present invention provides an electric vehicle charging management method and apparatus for a multistory parking garage. SOLUTION: A central management device 12 for centrally managing charging information 11 of each electric vehicle, and a communication device 14 for wirelessly communicating the charging information to a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller are provided. Is confirmed, and the corresponding charging information is wirelessly communicated by the communication device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging management method and apparatus for charging an electric vehicle while parking in a multilevel parking lot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, as a mechanical parking device for parking a vehicle (automobile) powered by an internal combustion engine, a multi-story parking lot such as an elevator parking device, a plane reciprocating parking device, a two-stage parking device and the like. Is widely known.

FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram of a lower riding type elevator parking device which is a basic type of an elevator type parking device. In this type of elevator parking device, the car 1
The entry / exit area 2 is located at the lower part of the device (for example, on the ground)
And a car 4 that moves up and down in the hoistway 3, and parking shelves 5 that are provided in multiple stages on both sides along the hoistway 3. The vehicle 1 rises and stops at a predetermined shelf 5, and the car 1 is stored on each shelf by the traversing device 6 incorporated in the cage. At the time of leaving the vehicle, the vehicle is retrieved from the same riding section 2 by the reverse operation.

In addition, a rotary table (not shown) is built in the cage 4 so that the direction of the vehicle is reversed at the time of loading and unloading so that the vehicle can always be moved in and out (180-degree type). , The direction of the parking shelves 5 is orthogonal to the traveling direction of the vehicle, and the rotary table is rotated horizontally by 90 ° so that the vehicles enter and leave the vehicle (90-degree type).

FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram of an intermediate parking type elevator type parking device. This type of elevator type parking device is basically different from the lower type of the type shown in FIG. 6 only in that the intermediate portion of the device is provided with a entering part 2 for the car 1 to enter and leave, Have almost the same structure. That is, like the lower ride type,
The car 1 gets on the cage at the boarding section 2, the car 4 moves up and down, stops at a predetermined shelf 5, and the car 1 is stored on each shelf by the traversing device 6 incorporated in the cage. . At the time of leaving the vehicle, the vehicle 1 is retrieved from the entry section 2 by the reverse operation. Further, as an advanced type of this type, there is also an elevator type parking device of a top-loading type which enters and exits from the top of the device.

[0006]

[0005] In order to protect the global environment, electric vehicles are becoming popular instead of internal combustion engines. Although this electric vehicle does not emit exhaust gas, it is excellent in environmental protection, but it is necessary to charge electricity to a battery (battery) instead of conventional fuel. However, this charging usually requires a long time, which has been a factor that hinders the spread of electric vehicles.

[0007] In order to solve this problem, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
27668, JP-A-7-4095, JP-A-11-8
No. 6058 has already been proposed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 5-227668 discloses a "charging device for an electric vehicle in a parking lot", which includes a charger installed in a parking lot for supplying power to a battery mounted on a parked electric vehicle, and a charging device. A power supply control unit that justifies the supply of power from the container and a charge management unit that centrally manages charge information of power supplied from the power supply control unit to the vehicle-mounted battery. As a result, charging can be performed at the time of temporary parking or returning home without using a car, and charging information of power supplied from the power supply control unit to the vehicle-mounted battery can be centrally managed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-4095 discloses a "multi-story parking device with a charging device" which detects whether or not a connected battery is close to an overcharged state, stores a measured value of the amount of charge, and based on the stored contents. The battery of the electric vehicle is charged while the vehicle is parked by turning on and off the power switch and outputting the measured charge value.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-86058 discloses a "parking system for an electric vehicle" which is a parking lot for parking an electric vehicle having a battery as a driving power source and a parking system for an electric vehicle having a POS terminal. An electric vehicle is provided with a computer for processing and storing various information, and a charging terminal for charging a battery and a connection terminal for inputting and outputting information are provided. In a parking lot, a charging terminal that can be connected to a connection terminal of the electric vehicle is provided. And a connection terminal for inputting and outputting information, a charging device is provided, and the battery can be charged from the charging device through both connection terminals when the electric vehicle is parked in the parking lot.
This allows information to be transmitted and received between terminals.

[0011] However, in these prior arts, although the charging information of each electric vehicle can be centrally managed, in order for the user to know the charging information, the vehicle is moved to the entrance floor (entrance / departure section) of the parking lot. Then I had to look at the charge monitor in the car. Therefore, there is a problem that the user does not know the charging information until the user actually leaves the warehouse. Conventionally, even for a parking lot management company, it has not been possible to accumulate and collect an electric charge for charging in a parking lot particularly for an unspecified user.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. That is, an object of the present invention is to move a parked car to a boarding floor (an entrance / exit section) of a parking lot and charge a user without looking at a charge monitor in the car in a multi-story parking lot where an electric vehicle is charged while parking. An electric vehicle charge management method and apparatus for a multi-story parking lot capable of notifying charging information and accumulating and collecting an electric charge related to charging even in a parking lot intended for an unspecified user. To provide.

[0013]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electric vehicle charge management method for a multistory parking garage having a function of charging a parked electric vehicle, wherein charge information (11) of each electric vehicle is concentrated. A centralized management device (12) for managing the battery, and a communication device (14) for wirelessly communicating the charging information to a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller. An electric vehicle charge management method for a multi-story parking garage, which performs wireless communication. An electric vehicle charge management device for a multi-story parking lot having a function of charging a parked electric vehicle, wherein the centralized management device (12) for centrally managing charge information (11) of each electric vehicle; A communication device (14) for performing wireless communication with a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller, confirming an ID number from the mobile phone or the dedicated remote controller with the centralized management device, and wirelessly communicating the corresponding charging information with the communication device. An electric vehicle charging management device for a multi-story parking lot is provided.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the charge information (11) includes any one of a charge start time, a scheduled end time, a required charge time, a remaining charge time, a pallet number, a car number, a charge amount, and an electricity charge. Or one or more combinations.

The multi-story parking garage is an elevator type parking device, has a power supply line (16) extending vertically adjacent to the storage shelf and connected to a power supply contact (15), and is provided with a pallet on which a car is mounted. The contact point for charging (17) and the contact point for power supply (15) provided on the pallet by sliding horizontally to the storage shelf
It is preferable that charging is started and charging starts.

According to the method and apparatus of the present invention, the centralized management device (12) confirms the ID number from the mobile phone or the dedicated remote controller and wirelessly communicates the corresponding charging information (11). Is received by the mobile phone or the dedicated remote controller, the user can acquire the charging information without lowering the vehicle to the boarding level (entrance / exit unit). Therefore, even in a parking lot where the manager is absent, the user can acquire and check the charging information without lowering the vehicle to the boarding level (entrance / exit section) using a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller. In addition, the parking lot management company can remotely manage and check the charging status even in a parking lot where no manager is present by using the management monitor of the centralized management device (12) and accumulate the electricity usage fee. Fees can be collected at the time of settlement.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the common parts in the respective drawings, and the duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is an embodiment diagram of an electric vehicle charge management device in a multistory parking lot to which the electric vehicle charge management method of the present invention is applied. In this figure, the multi-story parking lot is an elevator parking device. Further, the electric vehicle charge management device of the present invention includes a plurality of (10 in FIG. 4) power supply contacts 15 provided so as to be connected to the pallet 10 with the charge contacts and the charging contacts 17 at each storage position. A power supply line 16 for supplying power to the power supply contact 15 is provided. The power supply line 16 is connected to a power supply (not shown) and each power supply contact 15.
When the pallet 10 on which the car 1 is placed is laterally slid to the storage shelf, the charging contact 17 and the power supply contact 15 are connected to start charging. In FIG. 1, the charging contact 17 and the power supply contact 15 are mechanically in direct contact with each other. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Good.

That is, the electric vehicle charge management device (elevator type parking device) of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 operates as follows. (1) Elevator parking (elevator parking device)
A charging electric wire (power supply line 16) extends vertically in the left and right gaps inside. (2) The car 1 gets on the pallet 10 on the entry / exit floor (the first floor in this example). At this time, if the car has a charging cable, insert it into the connection port on the pallet. If the car does not have a charging cable, plug the cable on the pallet into the car. (3) The pallet 10 on which the car 1 is placed is lifted to the storage shelf by a lift, and then slides sideways. At the same time as the horizontal slide stops, the contact (power supply contact 15) attached to the permanent electric wire (power supply line 16) and the contact (charging contact 17) on the pallet are energized by contact or non-contact to start charging. I do.

The above-described power supply line 16 and power supply contact 15
A charge monitor device 18 is provided between the central control device 12 and the charge monitor device 18 to acquire charge information of each electric vehicle 1 and input the charge information to the central management device 12 via the monitor line 19. In FIG. 1, 12a is a management monitor,
13 is a transceiver, and 14 is a communication device.

FIG. 2 is another schematic diagram of FIG. In this figure, reference numeral 20 denotes an inductive charger, which charges an electric vehicle on a pallet in a non-contact manner. In this example, the monitor line 19 is not provided independently, and charging information is input to the centralized management device 12 via the power supply line 16. Other configurations are
It is the same as FIG.

According to the present invention, in the multi-story parking garage shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a centralized management device 12 for centrally managing charging information 11 of each electric vehicle 1 and the charging information 11 are stored in a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller. The communication device 14 is provided with a wireless communication device, and confirms an ID number from a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller, and wirelessly communicates corresponding charging information. Central management device 12
Is a management system using a computer (hereinafter, referred to as a management system PC), which can directly communicate with a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller via a wireless communication line, or is connected via the Internet.

The charge information 11 is preferably one or a combination of a charge start time, a scheduled end time, a required charge time, a remaining charge time, a pallet number, a car number, a charge amount, and an electricity charge. Further, other information may be added as needed.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for a dedicated remote controller, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for a mobile phone, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, when the dedicated remote controller is used, for example, when the user goes to the parking lot (S1) and presses the transmission button of the remote controller (S2), the management system PC12 receives the radio wave ( S3), the management system PC specifies the car (S3)
4), the management system PC transmits charging information (S5),
Display charging information on the monitor of the dedicated remote control (S
6). As shown in FIG. 5A, in the display on the monitor, for example, the color of the car is blue when charging is completed,
By displaying a color code such as yellow when it is 0% or more and red color when it is 50% or less, it is possible to easily grasp the state of charge visually.

Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5B, when a mobile phone is used, for example, i
Call the management system PC using the mode (S
1) Enter the user's ID number (S2), the management system PC confirms the user (S3), the management system PC transmits charging information (S4), and displays the charging information on the monitor of the mobile phone. (S5). As shown in FIG. 5B, on the display on the monitor, each charge information may be displayed in characters, or may be displayed in the same image as in FIG. 5A.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the present invention is not limited to an elevator type parking device, but can be similarly applied to a plane reciprocating type parking device, a two-stage parking device and the like.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the central control device 12 controls the I / O from a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller.
Since the D number is confirmed and the corresponding charging information 11 is wirelessly communicated, the charging information is received by a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller, so that the vehicle can enter the vehicle (level of entry / exit).
The user can obtain the charging information without lowering the charging information. Therefore, even in a parking lot where the manager is absent, the user can acquire and check the charging information without lowering the vehicle to the boarding level (entrance / exit section) using a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller. In addition, the parking lot management company can remotely manage and check the charging status even in a parking lot where no manager is present by using the management monitor of the central management device 12, and accumulate the electricity usage fee. You can also collect fees.

Accordingly, the electric vehicle charging management method and apparatus for a multi-story parking lot according to the present invention, in a multi-story parking lot for charging an electric car during parking, move the parked car to the entrance floor (entrance / departure section) of the parking lot. Integrate and collect electricity charges related to charging even if the parking lot is intended for unspecified users so that they can be notified of charging information without moving and looking at the charge monitor in the car. And the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment diagram of an electric vehicle charge management device to which an electric vehicle charge management method of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is another schematic diagram of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for a dedicated remote controller.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart in the case of a mobile phone.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional lower-riding elevator parking device.

FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional intermediate boarding type elevator parking device.

[Explanation of Signs] 1 car, 2 entry section, 3 hoistway, 4 cage, 5
Parking shelves, 6 traversing devices, 10 pallets with charging contacts, 11 charging information, 12 centralized management devices, 12a management monitors, 13 transceivers, 14 communication devices, 15
Power supply contact, 16 Power supply line, 17 Charging contact, 1
8 charge monitor device, 19 monitor line, 20
Inductive charger

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Claims (4)

[Claims] An electric vehicle charge management method for a multi-story parking lot having a function of charging an electric vehicle while parked, comprising: a central management device (12) for centrally managing charge information (11) of each electric vehicle; A communication device (14) for wirelessly communicating the charging information to a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller, and confirming an ID number from the mobile phone or the dedicated remote controller and wirelessly communicating the corresponding charging information. Electric vehicle charging management method for parking lots. 2. The charging information (11) is one or a combination of one or more of a charging start time, a scheduled ending time, a required charging time, a remaining charging time, a pallet number, a car number, a charged amount, and a power rate. The charge management method for an electric vehicle in a multi-story parking lot according to claim 1, wherein 3. The multi-story parking garage is an elevator type parking device, and extends vertically adjacent to a storage shelf and has a power supply contact (1).
5) has a power supply line (16) connected thereto, and the charging contact (17) provided on the pallet and the power supply contact (15) are connected by lateral sliding of the pallet on which the vehicle is mounted to the storage shelf. The charge management method for an electric vehicle in a multistory parking lot according to claim 1 or 2, wherein charging is started. 4. An electric vehicle charge management device for a multistory parking garage having a function of charging a parked electric vehicle, comprising: a central management device (12) for centrally managing charge information (11) of each electric vehicle; A communication device (14) for wirelessly communicating the charging information to a mobile phone or a dedicated remote controller;
A charge management device for an electric vehicle in a multi-storey parking lot, wherein a D number is confirmed, and the corresponding charge information is wirelessly communicated by the communication device.