Charging management method and system

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of charging management, and provides a charging management method and system, and the method comprises the following steps: obtaining the working state of a charging gun: when the working state of one charging gun of a parking space is changed, according to the correlation setting between different charging guns of the parking space, determining the working state of the charging gun of the parking space; the working states of other charging guns in the parking space are updated to be the same working state; and synchronizing the working states of all the charging guns of the parking space to the cloud platform. According to the charging management method, the working states of the multiple charging guns corresponding to the same parking space are synchronized on the cloud platform through the association arrangement of the different charging guns in the same parking space, so that a user can know the working conditions of the charging guns and the corresponding parking spaces through the cloud platform, the user can conveniently find available charging guns and parking spaces, and the user experience is improved. And the user experience is effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of charging management, and in particular to a charging management method and system. Background Art

[0002] In order to avoid the failure of the charging gun on the charging pile, which results in the inability to charge the vehicle in the parking space corresponding to the faulty charging gun, the charging system often configures multiple charging guns for one parking space and provides the working status of the charging guns on the cloud platform for user reference. However, most cloud platforms only reflect the working status of the charging guns based on their actual working conditions, resulting in a parking space where one charging gun is already in the charging state, but because other charging guns in the parking space are still idle, other users mistakenly judge that the parking space can still be charged, wasting time on on-site confirmation, and having a poor user experience. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a charging management method and system, which synchronizes the working status of the charging guns on a cloud platform by associating different charging guns in the same parking space, so that users can know the working status of the charging guns and their corresponding parking spaces through the cloud platform, which facilitates users to find available charging guns and parking spaces, and effectively improves the user experience.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows: A charging management method is used for a charging system, the charging system includes at least one parking space, a charging pile and a cloud platform, each of the parking spaces corresponds to a plurality of charging guns, the cloud platform manages the charging guns through the charging piles, and the method includes the following steps: obtaining the working status of the charging gun: when the working status of a charging gun in the parking space changes, according to the association setting between different charging guns in the parking space, the working status of other charging guns in the parking space are updated to the same working status; the working status of all charging guns in the parking space are synchronized to the cloud platform.

[0005] In addition, the charging management method proposed in the present invention may also have the following additional technical features: According to one embodiment of the present invention, different charging guns in the same parking space are associated with each other using gun number mapping.

[0006] According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the working status of all charging guns in the parking space is synchronized to the cloud platform, the charging data of the charging guns being charged are also synchronized to the cloud platform.

[0007] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: detecting whether a charging gun has been plugged in; when a charging gun has been plugged in, obtaining a charging instruction; and when the charging gun is designated to be charged by the charging instruction, controlling the charging gun to start charging.

[0008] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the charging system includes at least one dual-purpose parking space, each of the dual-purpose parking space corresponds to a manual charging gun and an automatic charging gun, and a robotic arm is provided on the charging pile, and the robotic arm is used to operate the automatic charging gun to plug and unplug the gun. Before detecting whether a charging gun has completed the plug-in step, it also includes: obtaining an automatic plug-in instruction; according to the automatic plug-in instruction, controlling the robotic arm to operate the automatic charging gun to plug the gun.

[0009] In addition, to achieve the above objective, the present invention also provides a charging management system.

[0010] A charging management system is used for a charging system, the charging system includes at least one parking space, a charging pile and a cloud platform, each of the parking spaces corresponds to a plurality of charging guns, the cloud platform manages the charging guns through the charging piles, the charging management system includes: a first acquisition module, an update module and a synchronization module, the first acquisition module is used to acquire the working status of the charging gun: the update module is used to update the working status of other charging guns in the parking space to the same working status when the working status of a charging gun in the parking space changes according to the association setting between different charging guns in the parking space; the synchronization module is used to synchronize the working status of all charging guns in the parking space to the cloud platform.

[0011] In addition, the charging management system proposed in the present invention may also have the following additional technical features: According to one embodiment of the present invention, different charging guns in the same parking space are associated with each other using gun number mapping.

[0012] According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the synchronization module synchronizes the working status of all charging guns in the parking space to the cloud platform, it also synchronizes the charging data of the charging guns that actually charge the vehicle to the cloud platform.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the charging management system further includes: a detection module, a second acquisition module and a charging module, the detection module is used to detect whether a charging gun has been plugged in; the second acquisition module is used to acquire a charging instruction when the detection module detects that a charging gun has been plugged in; the charging module controls the charging gun to start charging when the charging gun is specified to be charged by the charging instruction.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the charging system includes at least one dual-purpose parking space, each of the dual-purpose parking space corresponds to a manual charging gun and an automatic charging gun, a robotic arm is provided on the charging pile, and the robotic arm is used to operate the automatic charging gun to plug and unplug the gun. The charging management system also includes: a third acquisition module and a gun plugging module, the third acquisition module is used to obtain a gun plugging instruction; the gun plugging module is used to control the robotic arm to operate the automatic charging gun to plug the gun according to the gun plugging instruction.

[0015] Beneficial effects of the present invention: The charging management method of the present invention synchronizes the working status of multiple charging guns corresponding to the same parking space on a cloud platform through the association setting of different charging guns in the same parking space, so that users can know the working status of the charging guns and their corresponding parking spaces through the cloud platform, which is convenient for users to find available charging guns and parking spaces, and effectively improves the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a flow chart of a charging management method according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 A charging flow chart for users to select an automatic charging gun to charge their vehicles; Figure 3 A charging flow chart for users to select a manual charging gun to charge their vehicle; Figure 4 is a block diagram of a charging management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 The figure is a block diagram of a charging management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0018] The charging system of the embodiment of the present invention includes at least one parking space, a charging pile and a cloud platform. Each parking space corresponds to a plurality of charging guns, and the cloud platform manages the charging guns through the charging pile.

[0019] like Figure 1 As shown, the charging management method of the embodiment of the present invention is used in the charging system described above, and includes the following steps: S1, obtaining the working state of the charging gun. Specifically, the working state may include a charging state and an idle state.

[0020] S2, when the working state of a charging gun in a parking space changes, the working states of other charging guns in the parking space are updated to the same working state according to the association settings between different charging guns in the parking space, so that when the working state of one charging gun in the parking space changes from an idle state to a charging state, the working states of other charging guns in the parking space are also changed to a charging state, so as to avoid users from misjudging that there are still vacant parking spaces.

[0021] Specifically, gun number mapping may be used to associate different charging guns in the same parking space. For example, the gun number of the first charging gun is 1, the gun number of the second charging gun is 11, etc. This embodiment is not limited thereto.

[0022] In some embodiments of the present invention, gun number mapping can be implemented through program parameter configuration or hardware dial configuration. When program parameter configuration is adopted, the gun number of the charging gun can be set through the preset gun number mapping relationship interface to associate the charging guns in the same parking space; when hardware dial configuration is adopted, the mapping can be turned on through the dial switch, and then the charging gun and the gun number can be matched through another dial switch, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0023] S3, synchronize the working status of all charging guns in the parking space to the cloud platform.

[0024] In one embodiment of the present invention, when the working status of all charging guns in the parking space is synchronized to the cloud platform, the charging data of the charging guns being charged is also synchronized to the cloud platform. The charging data may include charging voltage, current, charging power, etc., which are not limited in this embodiment.

[0025] It should be noted that when synchronizing the working status of the charging gun, only the charging data of the charging gun being charged is synchronized, and the charging data of other charging guns is not synchronized, so as to avoid repeated charges by the cloud platform.

[0026] In one embodiment of the present invention, it also includes: (1) Check whether a charging gun has been plugged in.

[0027] Specifically, it is possible to determine whether a charging gun has been inserted by detecting whether a loop is formed between the charging gun and the internal circuit of the vehicle.

[0028] (2) When the charging gun is plugged in, obtain the charging instruction.

[0029] Specifically, the charging instruction may be obtained from a cloud platform, or directly obtained locally, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0030] (3) When the charging gun is specified by the charging instruction to charge, the charging gun is controlled to start charging.

[0031] In one embodiment of the present invention, in order to promote automatic charging guns, the charging system will configure automatic charging guns for some parking spaces. In order to avoid the automatic charging guns that may fail to be used due to malfunctions or other problems, a manual charging gun is configured in each parking space. At this time, these parking spaces that can be charged with both automatic charging guns and manual charging guns are dual-purpose parking spaces. Each dual-purpose parking space corresponds to a manual charging gun and an automatic charging gun. A mechanical arm is provided on the charging pile, and the mechanical arm is used to operate the automatic charging gun to plug and unplug the gun. Before detecting whether there is a charging gun to complete the plug-in step, it also includes: (a) Get the automatic gun insertion command.

[0032] (ii) According to the automatic gun insertion instruction, control the robotic arm to operate the automatic charging gun insertion.

[0033] When the user chooses an automatic charging gun to charge the vehicle, the cloud platform can issue an automatic gun insertion command, such as Figure 2 As shown, the charging process of the charging system is: obtain the automatic gun insertion instruction; according to the automatic gun insertion instruction, control the robot arm to operate the automatic charging gun to insert the gun; detect whether there is a charging gun that has completed the insertion; when the automatic charging gun has completed the insertion, obtain the automatic charging instruction issued by the cloud platform; according to the automatic charging instruction, control the automatic charging gun to start charging, at which time the working state of the automatic charging gun changes from idle state to charging state; according to the association setting between the manual charging gun and the automatic charging gun in the parking space, update the working state of the manual charging gun in the parking space to the charging state; synchronize the working states of the manual charging gun and the automatic charging gun to the cloud platform, and synchronize the charging data of the automatic charging gun at the same time.

[0034] When the user chooses to charge the vehicle with a manual charging gun, the gun can be inserted manually. Figure 3 As shown, the charging process of the charging system is: detect whether there is a charging gun that has been plugged in; when the manual charging gun has been plugged in, obtain the manual charging instruction issued by the cloud platform; according to the manual charging instruction, control the manual charging gun to start charging, and the working state of the manual charging gun is changed from idle state to charging state; according to the association setting between the manual charging gun and the automatic charging gun in the parking space, update the working state of the automatic charging gun in the parking space to the charging state; synchronize the working states of the manual charging gun and the automatic charging gun to the cloud platform, and synchronize the charging data of the manual charging gun at the same time.

[0035] According to the charging management method of an embodiment of the present invention, the working status of multiple charging guns corresponding to the same parking space is synchronized on the cloud platform through the association setting of different charging guns in the same parking space, so that users can know the working status of the charging guns and their corresponding parking spaces through the cloud platform, which is convenient for users to find available charging guns and parking spaces, and effectively improves the user experience.

[0036] like Figure 4As shown, the present invention also proposes a charging management system for the charging system described above, comprising a first acquisition module 10, an update module 20 and a synchronization module 30, wherein the first acquisition module 10 is used to obtain the working status of the charging gun: the update module 20 is used to update the working status of other charging guns in the parking space to the same working status according to the association setting between different charging guns in the parking space when the working status of a charging gun in the parking space changes; the synchronization module 30 is used to synchronize the working status of all charging guns in the parking space to the cloud platform.

[0037] In one embodiment of the present invention, gun number mapping may be used to associate different charging guns in the same parking space. For example, the gun number of the first charging gun is 1, the gun number of the second charging gun is 11, etc. This embodiment is not limited thereto.

[0038] In one embodiment of the present invention, when the synchronization module 30 synchronizes the working status of all charging guns in the parking space to the cloud platform, it can also synchronize the charging data of the charging guns that actually charge the vehicle to the cloud platform. The charging data may include charging voltage and current, charging power, etc., which are not limited in this embodiment.

[0039] It should be noted that, when the synchronization module 30 is in the working state of synchronizing the charging gun, it only synchronizes the charging data of the charging gun being charged, but does not synchronize the charging data of other charging guns, so as to avoid repeated charges by the cloud platform.

[0040] like Figure 5 As shown, in one embodiment of the present invention, the charging management system also includes: a detection module 40, a second acquisition module 50 and a charging module 60, wherein the detection module 40 is used to detect whether a charging gun has been plugged in; the second acquisition module 50 is used to obtain a charging instruction when the detection module 40 detects that a charging gun has been plugged in; the charging module 60 controls the charging gun to start charging when the charging gun is specified to be charged by the charging instruction.

[0041] Specifically, the detection module 40 can determine whether a charging gun has been inserted by detecting whether a loop is formed between the charging gun and the internal circuit of the vehicle.

[0042] In one embodiment of the present invention, the charging system includes at least one dual-purpose parking space, each dual-purpose parking space corresponds to a manual charging gun and an automatic charging gun, a robotic arm is provided on the charging pile, and the robotic arm is used to operate the automatic charging gun to plug and unplug the gun. The charging management system also includes: a third acquisition module and a gun plugging module, the third acquisition module is used to obtain the gun plugging instruction; the gun plugging module is used to control the robotic arm to operate the automatic charging gun to plug the gun according to the gun plugging instruction.

[0043] According to the charging management system of an embodiment of the present invention, the working status of multiple charging guns corresponding to the same parking space is synchronized on the cloud platform through the association setting of different charging guns in the same parking space, so that users can know the working status of the charging guns and their corresponding parking spaces through the cloud platform, which is convenient for users to find available charging guns and parking spaces, and effectively improves the user experience.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, “plurality” means two or more than two, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0045] The execution order of each step shown in the flowchart is a preferred implementation mode. In other embodiments of the present invention, the steps may be adjusted according to the functions involved in each step, for example, they may be executed simultaneously or in reverse order.

[0046] The logic and / or steps represented in the flowchart or otherwise described herein, for example, may be considered as an ordered list of executable instructions for implementing the logical functions, and may be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by, or in conjunction with, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. For purposes of this specification, a "computer-readable medium" may be any device that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transmit a program for use by, or in conjunction with, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0047] A person skilled in the art may understand that all or part of the steps in the method for implementing the above-mentioned embodiment may be completed by instructing related hardware through a program, and the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, which, when executed, includes one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiment.

[0048] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into a processing module, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one module. The above-mentioned integrated module may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional module. If the integrated module is implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as an independent product, it may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium.

Claims

1. A charging management method for a charging system, wherein the charging system comprises at least one parking space, a charging pile and a cloud platform, each of the parking spaces corresponds to a plurality of charging guns, and the cloud platform manages the charging guns through the charging pile, characterized in that: The method comprises the following steps: Get the working status of the charging gun: When the working state of a charging gun in the parking space changes, the working states of other charging guns in the parking space are updated to the same working state according to the association settings between different charging guns in the parking space; The working status of all charging guns in the parking space is synchronized to the cloud platform.

2. The charging management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Gun number mapping is used to associate different charging guns in the same parking space.

3. The charging management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the working status of all charging guns in the parking space is synchronized to the cloud platform, the charging data of the charging guns being charged are also synchronized to the cloud platform.

4. The charging management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Check whether the charging gun has been inserted; When a charging gun is plugged in, a charging instruction is obtained; When the charging gun is designated by the charging instruction to perform charging, the charging gun is controlled to start charging.

5. The charging management method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The charging system includes at least one dual-purpose parking space, each of which corresponds to a manual charging gun and an automatic charging gun. A mechanical arm is provided on the charging pile, and the mechanical arm is used to operate the automatic charging gun to plug and unplug the gun. Before the step of detecting whether a charging gun has completed the plug-in step, the system also includes: Get the automatic gun insertion command; According to the automatic gun insertion instruction, the robotic arm is controlled to operate the automatic charging gun insertion.

6. A charging management system, used for a charging system, the charging system comprising at least one parking space, a charging pile and a cloud platform, each of the parking spaces corresponds to a plurality of charging guns, the cloud platform manages the charging guns through the charging pile, characterized in that: The charging management system comprises: The first acquisition module is used to acquire the working status of the charging gun: An updating module, wherein when the working state of a charging gun in the parking space changes, the updating module is used to update the working states of other charging guns in the parking space to the same working state according to the association settings between different charging guns in the parking space; A synchronization module is used to synchronize the working status of all charging guns in the parking space to the cloud platform.

7. The charging management system according to claim 6, characterized in that: Gun number mapping is used to associate different charging guns in the same parking space.

8. The charging management system according to claim 6, characterized in that: When synchronizing the working status of all charging guns in the parking space to the cloud platform, the synchronization module also synchronizes the charging data of the charging guns that actually charge the vehicle to the cloud platform.

9. The charging management system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The charging management system further includes: A detection module, which is used to detect whether a charging gun has been inserted; A second acquisition module, the second acquisition module is used to acquire a charging instruction when the detection module detects that a charging gun has been inserted; A charging module, wherein when the charging gun is designated by the charging instruction to charge, the charging module controls the charging gun to start charging.

10. The charging management system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The charging system includes at least one dual-purpose parking space, each of which corresponds to a manual charging gun and an automatic charging gun. A mechanical arm is provided on the charging pile, and the mechanical arm is used to operate the automatic charging gun to plug and unplug the gun. The charging management system also includes: A third acquisition module, the third acquisition module is used to acquire a gun insertion instruction; The gun insertion module is used to control the robot arm to operate the automatic charging gun to insert the gun according to the gun insertion instruction.

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