Ev operator specific parameter(s) communicated between pev and evse

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020009979-A1
Application number	US-201916572086-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 16, 2019
Priority date	Apr 24, 2015
Publication date	Jan 9, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) receives, from an electric vehicle (EV) connected to the EVSE, one or more electric vehicle (EV) operator-specific parameters that are specific to an EV operator, where the one or more EV operator-specific parameters affect charging service for the EV at the EVSE, and where the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received automatically as a result of the EV being connected to the EVSE. The EVSE applies the one or more EV operator-specific parameters.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method in an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), comprising:
receiving, at the EVSE from an electric vehicle (EV) connected to the EVSE, one or more electric vehicle (EV) operator-specific parameters that are specific to an EV operator, wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters affect charging service for the EV at the EVSE, wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received automatically as a result of the EV being connected to the EVSE; and applying the one or more EV operator-specific parameters to affect charging service for the EV at the EVSE.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes an access credential, and wherein applying the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes determining, based at least on the received access credential, whether to allow use of the EVSE.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes one or more notification message preferences that define one or more events of interest in which the EV operator wishes to receive a notification message; and wherein applying the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes determining, based at least on the received one or more notification message preferences, whether to send the notification message to the EV operator upon detecting an event of interest.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes an access credential; and wherein applying or affecting the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes:
transmitting at least the access credential to a network server that is communicatively coupled with the EVSE,
responsive to transmitting at least the access credential to the network sever, receiving from the network server an indication of whether to allow use of the EVSE, and
responsive to receiving an indication from the network server to allow use, allowing use of the EVSE.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received from the EV over a communication link that is wired.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the communication link is across a charging cable that couples the EV and the EVSE.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received from the EV over a communication link that is wireless.

8 . An electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), comprising:
a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that provides instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to perform the following operations:
receive, at the EVSE from an electric vehicle (EV) connected to the EVSE, one or more EV operator-specific parameters that are specific to an EV operator, wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters affect charging service for the EV at the EVSE, wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received automatically as a result of the EV being connected to the EVSE, and
apply the one or more EV operator-specific parameters to affect charging service for the EV at the EVSE.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes an access credential, and wherein application of the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes determining, based at least on the received access credential, whether to allow use of the EVSE.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes one or more notification message preferences that define one or more events of interest in which the EV operator wishes to receive a notification message; and wherein application of the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes determining, based at least on the received one or more notification message preferences, whether to send the notification message to the EV operator upon detecting an event of interest.

11 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further provides instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes said processor to further perform the following operations:
wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes an access credential; and wherein application of the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes:
transmitting at least the access credential to a network server that is communicatively coupled with the EVSE,
responsive to transmitting at least the access credential to the network sever, receiving from the network server an indication of whether to allow use of the EVSE, and
responsive to receiving an indication from the network server to allow use, allowing use of the EVSE.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received from the EV over a communication link that is wired.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the communication link is across a charging cable that couples the EV and the EVSE.

14 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received from the EV over a communication link that is wireless.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) that provides instructions that, when executed by a processor of the EVSE, will cause the EVSE to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at the EVSE from an electric vehicle (EV) connected to the EVSE, one or more EV operator-specific parameters that are specific to an EV operator, wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters affect charging service for the EV at the EVSE, wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received automatically as a result of the EV being connected to the EVSE; and applying the one or more EV operator-specific parameters to affect charging service for the EV at the EVSE.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes an access credential, and wherein applying the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes determining, based at least on the received access credential, whether to allow use of the EVSE.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes one or more notification message preferences that define one or more events of interest in which the EV operator wishes to receive a notification message; and wherein applying the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes determining, based at least on the received one or more notification message preferences, whether to send the notification message to the EV operator upon detecting an event of interest.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising:
wherein the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes an access credential; and wherein applying or affecting the one or more EV operator-specific parameters includes:
transmitting at least the access credential to a network server that is communicatively coupled with the EVSE,
responsive to transmitting at least the access credential to the network sever, receiving from the network server an indication of whether to allow use of the EVSE, and
responsive to receiving an indication from the network server to allow use, allowing use of the EVSE.

Assignees

• Chargepoint Inc

Inventors

• Rodine Craig

Classifications

• B60L53/66

  Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles · CPC title

• B60L53/68

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

• H04W4/40

  for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• G06F21/629

  to features or functions of an application · CPC title