E-fleet aggregator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12311796-B2
Application number	US-202117522083-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2021
Priority date	Nov 9, 2021
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

The present application provides a method of controlling an EV charger which is located at a charging site by a controller. The controller provides a charging signal thereto for controlling the EV charger to operate within a threshold power that is allowable at a management site. The method comprising receiving a consumption power reading used in the management site, and controlling a charging power to the EV charger so that the consumption power is less than the maximum consumption power.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of controlling an EV charger which is disposed at a charging site by a controller providing a charging signal thereto for controlling the EV charger to operate within a maximum consumption power that is allowable at a management site including the charging site, the method comprising:
receiving a consumption power reading used in the management site, and
controlling a charging power to the EV charger so that the consumption charging power is less than the maximum consumption power,
wherein the controller is configured to communicate the charging signal with the EV charger either directly or indirectly using more than one communication scheme in actual time;
wherein the charging site further comprises
a first EV charger for directly communicating with the controller using a first communication scheme and not via a server; and
a second EV charger for indirectly communicating with the controller using a second communication scheme and via a server, the second communication scheme using a communication protocol different from a communication protocol of the first communication scheme; and
wherein when the consumption power exceeds a threshold power, the controller suppresses the charging power of the first EV charger and the second EV charger.

2. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 1 ,
wherein after a charging power of the first EV charger is suppressed, a charging power of the second EV charger is suppressed.

3. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 1 ,
wherein the management site includes a storage battery site, and
the controller prioritizes supplementing the consumption power by discharging power from the storage battery site over suppressing the charging power of the first EV charger.

4. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 1 ,
wherein the management site includes a storage battery site, and
the controller sends a discharging signal to the storage battery site for supplementing the consumption power by discharging power from the storage battery site before suppressing the charging power of the first EV charger.

5. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 1 ,
wherein the management site includes a power consuming site, and
when the consumption power in the management site is still not under the threshold power, the controller sends a signal to suppress the power in the power consuming site.

6. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller stops suppressing a charging power of the first EV charger and the second charger when the consumption power drops less than the threshold power.

7. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 5 ,
wherein the controller stops suppressing the power in the power consuming site before stopping suppressing the charging power of the first EV charger and the second EV charger when the consumption power drops less than the threshold power.

8. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 1 ,
wherein the controller sends a charging signal to the second EV charger via a server.

9. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 6 ,
wherein the server is owned by an owner of the second EV charger.

10. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 1 ,
wherein the management site having a measuring unit for measuring the consumption power of the management site in real-time, and the controller receives a signal of the consumption power.

11. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 10 ,
wherein the management site has a power consumption site, and the consumption power in the consumption site has the power of a lighting and an air conditioner.

12. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 1 ,
wherein after the controller receives a signal of demand response or buffering, the controller sets a new maximum power and a new threshold power which are lower than the maximum power and the threshold power.

13. The method of controlling the EV charger of claim 4 ,
wherein the storage battery site is charged before and/or after a demand response or buffering period.

14. A method of controlling an EV charger which is disposed at a charging site by a controller providing a charging signal thereto for controlling the EV charger to operate within a maximum consumption power that is allowable at a management site, the method comprising:
receiving a consumption power reading used in the management site, and
controlling a charging power to the EV charger so that the consumption charging power is less than the maximum consuming power,
wherein the controller is configured to communicate the charging signal with the EV charger either directly or indirectly using more than one communication scheme in actual time;
wherein the charging site further comprises
a first EV charger for directly communicating with the controller using a first communication scheme and not via a server; and
a second EV charger for indirectly communicating with the controller using a second communication scheme and via a server, the second communication scheme using a communication protocol different from a communication protocol of the first communication scheme.

15. A method of controlling a consumption power in a management site by a controller, the management site including a charging site and a power consuming site, the controller providing a charging signal for controlling an EV charger to operate within a maximum consumption power that is allowable at the management site,
the method comprising:
receiving a consumption power reading used in the management site, and
controlling a charging power to the EV charger so that the consumption charging power is less than the maximum consuming power,
wherein the controller is configured to communicate the charging signal with the EV charger either directly or indirectly using more than one communication scheme in actual time;
wherein the charging site further comprises
a first EV charger for directly communicating with the controller using a first communication scheme and not via a server; and
a second EV charger for indirectly communicating with the controller using a second communication scheme and via a server, the second communication scheme using a communication protocol different from a communication protocol of the first communication scheme; and
wherein when the consumption power exceeds the threshold power, the controller suppresses the charging power of the first EV charger and the second EV charger.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ito Tomoki
• Yukimasa Akinori
• Ohara Satoshi
• Shintani Yasuyuki
• Nakatsukasa Kimihiko

Classifications

• B60L53/68

  Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control · CPC title

• B60L2240/72

  Charging station selection relying on external data · CPC title

• B60L2260/54

  Energy consumption estimation · CPC title

• B60L53/67

  Controlling two or more charging stations · CPC title

• Y02T90/12

  Electric charging stations · CPC title