MODULAR URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTEGRATED AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY FOR ELECTRIFIED TRANSPORT AND BUILDINGS
Patent Information
- Application Number
- ES2024032166U
- Authority / Receiving Office
- ES · ES
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-22
- Publication Date
- 2026-10-09
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-22
Abstract
Description
MODULAR URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTEGRATED SERVICES AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY FOR TRANSPORT ELECTRIFIED AND BUILDINGS OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The invention, as stated in the present descriptive report, refers to a modular urban infrastructure for comprehensive and multifunctional renewable energy supply for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, providing advantages and characteristics, which are described in detail below. More specifically, the object of the invention focuses on a multifunctional modular infrastructure for urban implementation that constitutes a holistic system intended to provide electricity supply service to a network of electric vehicle chargers located in an area, for example a street, powering them with renewable energy instead of from the electrical grid, specifically from a photovoltaic solar collection field, formed by specially designed shading structures such as awnings, umbrellas or trees such that, like a forest, they in turn provide shade in the area, and which also also power adjacent buildings, integrating the energy systems of transport and buildings to accelerate the decarbonization of urban areas. FIELD OF APPLICATION OF THE INVENTION The field of application of the present invention falls within the sector of the industry dedicated to the manufacture of energy installations, focusing particularly on both solar structures and public charging points for electric vehicles. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Context of the existing problem: Accelerated increase in global temperatures. Global temperatures have risen between 0.5 and 1°C over the past 100 years due to greenhouse gas emissions (according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), the average global temperature on Earth has increased by at least 1.1° Celsius (1.9° Fahrenheit) since 1880; most of the warming has occurred since 1975, at a rate of approximately 0.15 to 0.20°C per decade). The rise in global temperature has led to a host of environmental and ecological problems, including a dramatic increase in extreme weather events. Carbon emissions from the construction and transportation sectors account for a large proportion of total global carbon emissions. With rapid urbanization, energy consumption and carbon emissions from the construction sector will also become increasingly significant.Many countries have made significant efforts to address rising greenhouse gas emissions. For example, the Paris Agreement, an international treaty signed in 2016 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, aims to keep the increase in global average temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. By 2021, 197 countries had ratified the Paris Agreement, which is considered a landmark achievement for global efforts to combat climate change. The Paris Agreement is widely recognized as the most ambitious and comprehensive international agreement on climate change to date.To achieve this international agreement, a key step is designing cities that consume less energy by adopting more renewable energy sources in buildings and using electric vehicles (EVs) on a large scale. CO2 emissions from the construction and transport sectors account for approximately 75% of total global carbon emissions. Cleaner electricity production, its smart and flexible integration into urban environments, and balanced energy distribution are necessary pathways and effective solutions for achieving carbon neutrality in buildings and transport. Therefore, a mitigation strategy that combines the adoption of renewable energy for buildings with the use of fully electric vehicles instead of traditional gasoline-powered vehicles appears to be the most promising for achieving this goal. Transition towards the adoption of electric vehicles. The automotive industry has been a mainstay of the European and Spanish economies for decades, but it now faces disruption from electric mobility and the decarbonization of the economy. Europe and the rest of the world are on the path to one of the biggest automotive transformations in history, as vehicle electrification reaches a tipping point. Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) has surged among European consumers, as evidenced by year-on-year sales increases averaging over 50 percent between 2020 and 2023. The global EV market is booming. Worldwide EV sales are in full swing. The growth of electric vehicles is unstoppable. The European automotive landscape is changing radically in response to global energy transition commitments, with many countries agreeing to phase out sales of internal combustion engine vehicles. Europe has one of the most ambitious targets, aiming for a reduction in emissions of up to 43 percent in new vehicle sales by 2030 and 90 percent by 2040. All new cars sold in Europe in 2035 will be electric vehicles, in accordance with current regulations for phasing out sales of internal combustion engine vehicles. In June 2022, a vote by the European Parliament mandated that all new cars and vans sold in the European Union be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. This measure was followed in 2023 by new regulations aimed at improving the sustainability of the battery supply chain, including batteries used in electric cars. Significant changes, such as improved batteries, driven by government policy support, have led to a surge in electric vehicle sales in recent years. Around 14 million passenger EVs were sold worldwide in 2023, up from 10 million the previous year, representing approximately 18% of new sales. By 2040, it is projected that there will be around 240 million passenger electric vehicles on the road. In response to the rapid expansion of the electric vehicle market, the demand for public charging networks is growing quickly. To accommodate this increase, cities around the world are expanding their charging networks. However, the development of public charging networks is not progressing fast enough to meet the growing charging demand and advance towards decarbonization goals. This lack of public charging infrastructure is a key barrier to the adoption of electric vehicles (both in Europe and the United States). Furthermore, as electrification progresses, driven by the increasing adoption of electric vehicles, heat pumps, and electric cookers, electricity consumption in homes and businesses is skyrocketing. This surge is pushing low-voltage power grids to their limits. Expanding and upgrading the grid, and above all, decongesting it to make it more adaptable and intelligent, is crucial. On the other hand, municipal governments face significant challenges in expanding public charging infrastructure, including high building density (and the difficulty of accessing rooftop space), limited electrical grid capacity, and insufficient government resources to quickly implement and maintain charging networks. Capital must also flow from the private sector because the current owners of transportation services—states and national and federal governments—simply do not have that kind of capital. This is true not only in emerging markets, which require at least a trillion dollars of additional capital from developed countries every year for decades, but also in Europe and the United States, where national fiscal situations are not necessarily sound. Currently, electric vehicle charging is done the old-fashioned way. Charging stations are essentially connected to electrical outlets on the road or street. There are typically two types of public charging: DC fast charging (DCFC), used on highways for quick charging, and the slower Level 2 (L2) charging, available at places like supermarkets, shopping malls, car dealerships, golf courses, and banks, where people can park for longer periods. The essential objective of the invention is the development of an infrastructure that jointly integrates the different elements necessary to alleviate the described problem, both in its aspect of expanding the use of renewable energy at a local or individual level in urban environments, and in its aspect of expanding and facilitating the installation of public electric vehicle chargers, for which it basically combines a network of electric vehicle chargers, installable for example in a street or urban area, which are powered from a forest of umbrellas, trees or other shading elements constituted as solar capture structures, instead of from the electrical grid, and which, in turn, in addition to providing shade in the urban environment as a climate refuge, offer energy supply to merchants and / or private users of nearby buildings in the area,This makes it easy for cities to install electric vehicle chargers and climate structures, which, while providing shade, also function as solar collectors. Both sets of elements are integrated to electrically power the chargers as well as nearby buildings, allowing for the rapid construction of the charging network necessary for the decarbonization of the urban environment. Furthermore, and with reference to the state of the art, it should be noted that, at least as far as the applicant is concerned, there is no knowledge of any other invention of similar application that presents technical, structural and constitutive characteristics equal or similar to those presented by the one claimed herein. EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION The comprehensive urban infrastructure for multifunctional renewable energy supply for electrified transport and consumption in buildings that the invention proposes constitutes an ideal solution to satisfactorily achieve the objectives indicated above, while also representing an improvement over the current state of the art, with the characterizing details that make it possible and that distinguish it being included in the final claims that accompany this description. Specifically, what the invention proposes, as previously mentioned, is an urban infrastructure, understood as a set of basic elements that support a complex service with interdependent functions. Designed with a scalable modular character, meaning that any of its elements can be added and expanded as needed, it constitutes a holistic, comprehensive, and multifunctional system intended to provide electricity supply service using renewable energy to a network of electric vehicle chargers located in an area of a town, for example, along a street. Instead of being powered from the electricity grid, these chargers are powered from an urban solar collection field, distinguished by being formed by groups of structures specially designed for this purpose, such as awnings, umbrellas, or even trees that, like a forest,In turn, they provide shade in the area, acting as a public space and climate refuge from heat waves. These solar structures also power adjacent buildings in the area, thus integrating the infrastructure, transport and building energy systems to accelerate the decarbonization of urban areas. For all this, and more specifically, the modular infrastructure that is the subject of the invention essentially comprises the following elements: - A plurality of shading structures, in the form of umbrellas, awnings, trees or others, equipped with photovoltaic solar energy collection panels, and which, from now on, we will refer to as a "solar forest". - A plurality of charging points for electric vehicles, forming together a network and urban charging corridor. - A network of cables that, in addition to connecting the solar forest panels with the charging points, also connects them with the electrical panel of one or more of the buildings near the solar forest, whether they are shops, offices or homes, that are associated with the system. Ideally, the infrastructure also includes an electricity supply management and distribution unit that controls energy use and distribution and, for example, is financed through a customer or subscription system. This is primarily because the ongoing shift towards zero-emission mobility requires moving from an ownership model to a service acquisition model, representing a new type of economic and financial asset class. The transition to electric mobility requires a systemic change: not only replacing fuels but also switching to a different energy source, namely electricity. In this sense, charging stations become electricity service stations. It should be noted that supplying energy to buildings through the solar field does not exclude the use of solar panels on the roofs of the buildings and, in any case, the solar structures that make it up can be installed for a completely public use, for the general use of the residents, but without ruling out a private use linked to shops or businesses of the buildings in the area associated with the system, for example on the terrace of cafes or restaurants, for the use of their customers. Thus, in one example of implementation, the solar forest structure or structures, which could consist of umbrellas or trees measuring 3x3 or 4x4 meters, have the capacity to supply the energy needs of one or more businesses, such as a pizzeria and / or bakery, located in buildings in the area. These businesses typically have intensive use of ovens and other appliances and also use electric vehicles for product delivery, based on an eco-friendly logistics model. These vehicles can be charged at charging points connected to the solar forest. The size of the solar forest structures will vary according to the specific needs of each case. For example, a medium-sized logistics company (such as a parcel delivery service) might not need to supply an oven (as would be the case for the pizzeria, bakery, and restaurant), but it might require a fleet of electric vehicles (for eco-friendly logistics). Optionally, one, several or all of the solar forest structures, preferably if they are designed for use on commercial terraces for example in the form of a parasol or awning, can also be connected to charging points for electronic devices, such as phones or computers and / or for personal mobility electric vehicles (PMVs). In any case, the structure or structures that make up the solar forest of the infrastructure that is the subject of the invention not only generate electricity from solar energy using photovoltaic panels, but also, at the same time, the structures themselves—in the form of awnings, umbrellas, or others where the panels are installed—serve to block solar radiation, thereby creating shade and areas of coolness or climate refuge on hot summer days and creating warm areas in winter. Furthermore, these structures can optionally be designed to channel and collect rainwater. Thus, in one implementation option, the solar forest structures can be adapted to channel rainwater into a controlled drainage system. Each structure, whether umbrella-shaped, tree-like, or otherwise, can be designed with gutters along its edges, directing rainwater into storage tanks or permeable soil areas located below and / or on the surface. The solar structures collect and channel rainwater, while the surrounding green spaces and permeable surfaces help manage stormwater runoff. In one example, a small stream runs through the center of the area, beneath the structures, helping to reduce the strain on the city's drainage systems during heavy rainfall events, while also enhancing the visual impact of the solar forest's role in flood mitigation. With this, the infrastructure of invention can offer natural climate solutions, or nature-based climate actions, that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while also helping to protect, restore, and manage nature to promote global climate goals. These natural climate solutions absorb carbon, strengthen natural defenses against extreme weather events, and help improve people's lives and livelihoods by combining cutting-edge technological tools (solar energy, electric chargers, electric vehicles, etc.).) , with these natural climate solutions, the solar forest of the integrated multifunctional infrastructure helps to mitigate flooding, thus forming a sustainable and resilient urban space that integrates clean energy, electric mobility, self-sufficient buildings, with water and flood management and the creation of vibrant areas and public spaces. Thus, with all this, the solar forest represents a multifunctional element of the integrated infrastructure that solves several problems simultaneously in urban areas. For their part, the electric vehicle charging points of the invention's modular infrastructure, which are preferably installed in groups at stations with several charging points or sockets, typically two or four, can also be intended for public use, installed on public roads or in shopping centers, or for exclusive or private use in residential areas or workplaces. In the latter case, they will preferably consist of domestic stations combined with a solar array based on umbrella-type structures or similar, also installed at said residences or workplaces for private use. However, given the expected massive expansion of the electric vehicle market, the charging stations would preferably be public initially.In any case, this allows, in the first instance, owners to charge their electric vehicles and at the same time supply their residences with clean energy, and, in the second instance, also promotes eco-friendly transportation and sustainable logistics. In any case, preferably, electric vehicle charging stations, through the digitization of the corresponding management unit, consist of intelligent and bidirectional charging stations, that is, instead of being only unidirectional chargers, where electricity flows from the grid to the electric vehicle, they would be chargers where electricity can flow in both directions, so that, in turn, the batteries of the electric vehicles can act as a means of energy storage. Additionally, the modular infrastructure of the invention also includes the inclusion of one or more interchangeable battery charging stations that are likewise connected to the solar forest structures, so that electric vehicles with technology intended for this purpose can exchange the discharged battery for a fully charged one, instead of only having the option of recharging the vehicle through a charging station. Battery swapping services, in addition to potentially reducing the vehicle's purchase price, also offer environmental advantages. For example, batteries can be charged at a slower rate, which can extend their lifespan and consequently reduce electronic waste. Furthermore, they can be charged during off-peak hours, allowing battery swapping stations to reduce energy demand during peak periods or even function as "virtual power plants," sending energy back to the local grid during these times. With all this, the advantages and innovative features provided by the infrastructure that is the subject of the invention are numerous, especially the following: It is a holistic system that integrates renewable energy generation through solar panels mounted on structures such as awnings, umbrellas, trees, or other forms, creating a solar forest that supplies a network and public corridor of charging stations for electric vehicles. This infrastructure also redistributes energy flows from the vehicles and charging network to adjacent buildings, all within urban environments where space is often very limited. It's a multifunctional infrastructure designed to manage energy flow, from energy capture, distribution, and storage, along with mechanisms to prioritize energy use. For example, prioritizing electric vehicle charging during certain times of day. This allows for synchronization with other uses and the redistribution of energy, for example, from the building to the charger, or from the vehicle to the building. - It is an infrastructure whose central objective is to decarbonize cities, and specifically strategic sectors: transport and buildings, providing environmental and resilience benefits especially through the integration of renewable energy sources directly with urban transport and the energy needs of buildings. - It is a smart distribution infrastructure: at least in a preferred embodiment, it includes an intelligent energy management system to control energy flows between charging stations, electric vehicles, and buildings. To this end, it may include, implemented in the management system software, adaptive algorithms for energy allocation and, optionally, means of remote control or monitoring, including optionally IoT integration to make real-time adjustments based on energy demand. - It optionally allows the creation of databases for analyzing energy use, which in turn can be used, for example, to optimize energy distribution throughout the system. It's an infrastructure that can export energy to its surroundings. When the vehicle is charged and parked, the electricity can be transferred directly to nearby locations where there is a continuous demand. The discharged electricity can then be used for lighting, heating, or air conditioning in the adjacent building. This reduces the building's overall energy consumption, thus balancing the energy grid around it. It's a system that, when energy consumption increases and the local electrical grid is at risk of being overloaded, helps balance the electrical grid on a large scale by allowing a building to offset its electricity demand using the solar forest infrastructure. When energy consumption increases and the local electrical grid is at risk of being overloaded, the solar forest infrastructure of this invention can help balance the electrical grid on a large scale by redistributing energy among its components (electric vehicles, buildings, charging network, etc.). This will be useful as the amount of renewable energy on the grid increases, produced by wind and solar power. However, renewable energy sources are volatile and pose challenges in areas that rely on wind and solar power. These circumstances can lead to grid congestion or bottlenecks that prevent electricity from reaching its destination. The infrastructure of this invention constitutes a system that, through solar panels on solar forest structures, vehicle charging stations, and, where applicable, battery charging stations, can offer a solution to grid congestion and avoid the need for costly grid upgrades. A large-scale solar forest can enable long-term savings and overcome the financial barriers facing the transition to zero emissions (the deployment of private capital is hampered by the fact that decarbonization projects in their early stages are of insufficient scale), as it can attract private capital at scale. Without the modular infrastructure connection system of the invention, linking the solar forest, chargers, and buildings, energy would have to be purchased from the grid (or from backup power plants), which would increase electricity prices during peak hours, as starting up these additional power plants is a costly procedure. Furthermore, most of these backup power plants generate carbon emissions. A fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) can generate additional revenue by discharging their batteries, thus helping to balance the local electricity grid. With this electricity circulation system, such fleets can use their vehicles as temporary energy storage. This can be especially useful for businesses that rely heavily on building operations. In the event of a power outage or even a complete power cut, energy can be stored in the vehicles and discharged into the building when needed. It's a modular system that can be configured from a basic implementation—a single photovoltaic solar structure, a station with two vehicle charging points, and a connection to a building—and expanded to any desired scale, comprising a solar forest of multiple structures coupled to networks and corridors of urban charging points, and connected to various buildings. This eliminates the inconvenience for customers or system partners of having to search for charging stations and avoids long charging times, which in turn facilitates the expansion of the EV market and the transformation of the Spanish and EU automotive industries. It's a system that, with a suitable scale, can contribute to flood mitigation. The solar forest, in addition to generating electricity from renewable energy and creating shaded public spaces, can also help control urban flooding. The photovoltaic panel structures can be designed and adapted to channel large quantities of rainwater into drainage systems, so the solar forest as a whole can help absorb rainwater, reducing the speed at which it reaches the ground. This means less water runs off into the streets, which in turn is a significant step in flood control. Finally, with appropriate sizing, the infrastructure of this invention can constitute a system for optimizing energy flow and decongesting the grid, especially in the case of data centers, which are large energy consumers. The set of elements comprising the infrastructure—that is, the photovoltaic panel structures of the solar forest, the charging stations, the electric vehicles, and the connected adjacent buildings—can be used as energy storage, redistributing electricity as needed to other electric vehicles, buildings, and / or data centers, thus decongesting the grid and balancing supply and demand. More specifically, for example, the solar forest linked to the corridor of public electric vehicle charging stations could supply renewable energy to data centers that consume large amounts of electricity. DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS To complement the description being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, this descriptive report is accompanied, as an integral part thereof, by sheets of drawings, in which the following has been represented for illustrative and non-limiting purposes: Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a schematic representation of an example of implementation of the infrastructure that is the subject of the invention in an urban street, showing the main elements that it comprises. Figure 2 shows a schematic perspective view of an example of a shading structure forming the solar forest comprising the infrastructure of the invention, in this case including an example of additional charging points for mobile phones and VMPs as well as an example of an interchangeable battery station. Figure 3-A shows a diagram of the schematic representation of an example of the operation and interrelation of the elements that comprise the infrastructure. Figure number 3-B.- Shows a representation of the main elements of the infrastructure of the invention. Figure number 4 shows a perspective view of an example of a shading structure in the shape of a folding umbrella. Figure number 5 shows a perspective view of another example of a shading structure, in this case with photovoltaic panels at two heights. Figures number 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.- Show respective examples of the realization of the solar forest infrastructure, according to the invention, with shading structures of different shapes and designs. And figure number 12 shows a schematic representation of another example of the infrastructure, in this case with a solar forest equipped with a channel for rainwater collection. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION In view of the aforementioned figures, and in accordance with the numbering adopted, one can appreciate in them non-limiting examples of the comprehensive urban infrastructure of multifunctional service for the supply of renewable energy for electrified transport and consumption in buildings of the invention, which comprises what is indicated and described in detail below. Thus, as can be seen in the figures, the infrastructure (1) that is the subject of the invention, applicable for installation in an urban area, public or private, with buildings (2) for housing, offices and / or businesses and roads (3) for vehicle traffic, comprises, as basic modularly expandable elements, at least: - a set of two or more shading structures (4) each equipped with one or more photovoltaic panels (5) arranged on their upper part so that, in addition to capturing solar radiation to generate electricity, they provide shade underneath them, so that together they form a solar forest (6) close to the buildings (2); - a set of two or more charging points (7) for electric vehicles (8) installed in the vicinity of or next to the structures (4) of the solar forest (6) and next to the edge of the road (3) or in a parking area; and - an electrical wiring connection network (9) which, conveniently protected, for example buried underground, connects the photovoltaic panels (5) of the structures (4) of the solar forest (6) with the charging points (7) to power them electrically and, in addition, with the electrical panel of one or more of the buildings (2) near the solar forest (6) to supply electricity to them. Preferably, the infrastructure (1) also comprises at least one power supply management and distribution unit (10) which, for example through a computer system, controls the access, use and distribution of the electrical energy generated by the photovoltaic panels (5) to the charging points (7) and / or the buildings (2). Preferably, the management and distribution unit (10) is linked to a remote server (11) which, connected telematically via the Internet (I) and, for example, via a system of associated clients, manages the operation of the infrastructure (1) on demand, in which case, preferably, the charging points (7) are integrated into digitized stations (12) and the electrical panels of the buildings (2) connected to the infrastructure (1) are also digitized in order, in both cases, to give access to authorized users via the Internet, for example by accessing via a mobile app and / or a web platform. Looking at the figures, it can be seen how the shading structures (4) with the photovoltaic panels (5) on their upper part that make up the solar forest (6) can have different configurations, preferably in the form of umbrellas, as shown in figures 2 to 5, and / or awnings, as shown in figure 1, and / or with tree-like shapes, as shown in figures 8 or 10, but without ruling out that they can have other shapes, as shown in figures 6 and 7 or in figures 9 and 11, and, in any case, they can also be of different sizes, with a greater or lesser number of photovoltaic panels (5) which, in turn, can be flat or curved, as well as combining, in the same solar forest (6), different shading structures (4) or they can all be identical. In any case, these shading structures (4) can be installed either in areas for the exclusive use of the users of the homes, offices or shops of the buildings (2) connected to the infrastructure (1), for example on terraces in front of them, or they can be installed in areas of completely free and public use, for example as a pedestrian zone, or they can be installed in a mixed manner, such that some are in areas of private use and others of public use. In addition, optionally, these structures (4), or some of them, can be either of a demountable and / or foldable type, as shown in figure 4, for example to be placed or not when the establishment of the building (2) to which they belong is open, or of a fixed type remaining permanently installed. Furthermore, one, several, or all of the structures (4) of the solar forest (6) of the infrastructure (1) may optionally be equipped with a design that, through the photovoltaic panels (5) and / or the shape of the structure itself, defines means for channeling and collecting rainwater. For example, as shown in the representation in Figure 12, including analyses (17) at their base. Optionally, the infrastructure (1) also comprises one or more additional charging points (13) for charging mobile phones, computers or other electronic devices as well as for charging batteries of personal mobility electric vehicles (PMVs), which, preferably, are installed, conveniently connected through the corresponding electrical wiring (9), in one or more of the shading structures (4) of the solar forest (6), preferably if these are installed for users of the homes, offices or shops of the buildings (2) connected to the infrastructure (1), for example incorporated in the trunk of the structure (4) of umbrella, awning or tree itself and / or in a base (14) provided for this purpose in the lower part of said structure (4), so that it can be used while enjoying the shade it provides and the public space created around it. For their part, the charging points (7) for electric vehicles (8) of the infrastructure (1), which are preferably installed grouped in digitized stations (12) with two or more charging points (7), can also be installed in areas or public roads or shopping centers for use by the general public, or in private areas for the exclusive use of associates of the system, for example only users of buildings (2) connected to the infrastructure (1) or in a mixed manner, some in areas of public use and others of private use. Optionally, the buildings (2) connected to the electrical wiring network (9) of the infrastructure (1) may in turn comprise additional photovoltaic panels (5') installed on their own roofs and, optionally, said panels (5') may be connected or not to the management and distribution unit (10) of the electrical supply of the infrastructure (1), as well as, optionally, connected to the local supply network in order to supply energy to it in case of surplus. And, optionally, the charging point stations (12) (7) for electric vehicles (8), by digitizing the corresponding management unit (10), can consist of bidirectional charging stations, where electricity can flow in both directions, so that, in addition to being able to charge the batteries (16) of electric vehicles (8), in turn, the batteries (16) of said electric vehicles (8) can act as a means of energy storage to supply electricity to the station (12) and, from this, to the local supply network and the buildings in the neighborhood. Additionally, the infrastructure (1) also includes the inclusion of one or more interchangeable battery charging stations (15), which, in turn, are also connected, through the electrical wiring connection network (8), to the structures (4) of the solar forest (6) for their electrical power supply with solar energy through their photovoltaic panels (5), remaining available to users associated with the system whose electric vehicles (8) have technology intended for this purpose. Optionally, these interchangeable battery charging stations (15) can also function as "virtual power plants", sending energy back to the local grid during periods of low demand. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, the power supply management and distribution unit (10) comprising the infrastructure (1) is an intelligent energy management system for controlling energy flows, as shown in the diagram in Figures 3-A and 3-B, between the photovoltaic panels (5) of the structures (4) of the solar forest (6), the charging point stations (12) (7), the batteries (16) of the electric vehicles (8), the connected buildings (2), and, where applicable, the swappable battery charging stations (15). This system includes adaptive algorithms for energy allocation implemented in the management computer system software and, optionally, means for remote control or monitoring from a server (11). It also optionally includes IoT integration for real-time adjustments based on energy demand, which can optionally export energy to the local grid and, optionally,It creates databases for analyzing energy use, for example, to optimize the distribution of that energy throughout the system. Logically, both the shade structures (4) with the photovoltaic panels (5), as well as the stations (12) with the charging points (7) for electric vehicles (8), the connections to the buildings (2) and, where applicable, the interchangeable battery charging stations (15), and the additional charging points (13), in addition to being connected to the wiring network (9), will be conveniently equipped with the electrical and electronic equipment and components necessary for their correct operation and control through the management unit (10), which are not considered necessary to detail here since they are not part of the claim as they are conventionally known elements in the sector. Finally, it should be noted that the structure (1) is modular in nature since any of the different elements described that comprise the infrastructure (1), namely the shading structures (4), the electric vehicle charging points (7) (8), the connected buildings (2) as well as, where applicable, the additional charging points (13) for charging mobiles, computers, electronic devices or VMPs, and the interchangeable battery charging stations (15), are modularly expandable according to the needs that arise. Having sufficiently described the nature of the present invention, as well as the manner of putting it into practice, it is not considered necessary to make its explanation more extensive so that any expert in the field may understand its scope and the advantages that derive from it, making it so that, within its essentiality, it may be put into practice in other forms of embodiment that differ in detail from the one indicated as an example, and which will also achieve the protection sought provided that its fundamental principle is not altered, changed or modified.
Claims
1. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for multifunctional renewable energy supply for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, applicable for installation in an urban area, public or private, with buildings (2) of dwellings, offices and / or shops and roads (3) for vehicle circulation, characterized by comprising: - a set of two or more shading structures (4) each equipped with one or more photovoltaic panels (5) arranged on their upper part in such a way that, in addition to capturing solar radiation to generate electrical energy, they provide shade and, together,They form a solar forest (6) near the buildings (2); - a set of two or more charging points (7) for electric vehicles (8) installed in the vicinity of the structures (4) of the solar forest (6) and a traffic lane (3) or parking area; and - an electrical wiring connection network (9) that connects the photovoltaic panels (5) of the structures (4) of the solar forest (6) with the charging points (7) to power them and, furthermore, with the electrical panel of one or more of the buildings (2) near the solar forest (6) to supply electricity to them.
2. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for a multifunctional renewable energy supply service for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one electrical supply management and distribution unit (10) which, by means of a computer system, controls access,Use and distribution of the electrical energy generated by the photovoltaic panels (5) to the charging points (7) and / or the buildings (2).
3. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for a multifunctional renewable energy supply service for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to claim 2, characterized in that the management and distribution unit (10) is linked to a remote central server (11) which, connected telematically, manages the operation of the infrastructure (1) on demand.
4. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for a multifunctional renewable energy supply service for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to claim 3, characterized in that the charging points (7) are integrated into digitized stations (12) and the electrical panels of the buildings (2) connected to the infrastructure (1) are also digitized to, in both cases, provide access to authorized users via the internet.by accessing it through a mobile app and / or a web platform.
5. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for a multifunctional renewable energy supply service for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shading structures (4) with photovoltaic panels (5) on their upper part that make up the solar forest (6) are of different shapes and / or sizes.
6. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for a multifunctional renewable energy supply service for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to any of the preceding claims,characterized in that the shading structures (4) with photovoltaic panels (5) on their upper part, forming the solar forest (6), are shaped like umbrellas and / or awnings and / or tree shapes and / or other shapes.
7. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for multifunctional renewable energy supply for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that all or some of the structures (4) are of a demountable and / or foldable type.
8. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for multifunctional renewable energy supply for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that all or some of the structures (4) are of a fixed type, remaining permanently installed.
9. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for multifunctional renewable energy supply for electrified transport and consumption in buildings,according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that all or some of the structures (4) have a design that, through the photovoltaic panels (5) and / or the structure's own layout, defines means for channeling and collecting rainwater.
10. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for a multifunctional renewable energy supply service for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises one or more additional charging points (13) for charging mobile phones, computers, or other electronic devices, as well as for charging batteries of personal mobility electric vehicles (PMVs).
11. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for a multifunctional renewable energy supply service for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to claim 10, characterized in that said additional charging points (13) are installed,connected via electrical wiring (9), in one or more of the shading structures (4) of the solar forest (6), incorporated into the trunk of the structure (4) itself and / or in a base (14) provided for this purpose at the bottom of the structure (4).
12. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for multifunctional renewable energy supply for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to claim 4 and any of claims 5 to 11, characterized in that the charging point stations (12) (7) for electric vehicles (8), through digitization of the management unit (10), are bidirectional charging stations, where electricity can flow in both directions, to charge the batteries (16) of electric vehicles (8), and for the batteries (16) of electric vehicles (8) to supply electricity to the station (12), and this,to the local supply network and to neighboring buildings.
13. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for multifunctional renewable energy supply services for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to claim 2 and any of claims 3 to 12, characterized in that the buildings (2) connected to the electrical wiring network (9) of the infrastructure (1) comprise additional photovoltaic panels (5') installed on their roofs, connected or not to the management and distribution unit (10) of the electrical supply of the infrastructure (1).
14. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for multifunctional renewable energy supply services for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises one or more interchangeable battery charging stations (15) connected, via the electrical wiring connection network (9),to the structures (4) of the solar forest (6) for their electrical power supply with solar energy through their photovoltaic panels (5).
15. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for the multifunctional supply of renewable energy for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to claim 14, characterized in that said interchangeable battery charging stations (15) send energy back to the local grid during periods of low demand.
16. Comprehensive urban infrastructure for the multifunctional supply of renewable energy for electrified transport and consumption in buildings, according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shading structures (4), the electric vehicle charging points (7) (8), the connected buildings (2), and, where applicable, the additional charging points (13) for charging mobile phones, computers, electronic devices, or personal mobility vehicles (PMVs),and the interchangeable battery charging stations (15) are modularly expandable according to emerging needs.