Charging identification method, processing system, and vehicle

Abstract

A vehicle, having a processing system. On the basis of the reason that identification parameters of a plurality of charging ports of the same vehicle match each other, the processing system matches the identification parameters corresponding to the plurality of charging ports with an identification parameter of a charging port comprising a unique vehicle identifier, so as to determine vehicles to which charging ports not associated with the unique vehicle identifier belong, and upon determining that the charging ports belong to corresponding vehicles, performs charging and billing on the vehicles.

Description

A charging identification method, processing system, and vehicle

[0001] Cross-references to related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202410709173.4, filed with the Chinese Patent Office on May 31, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This application relates to the field of electric vehicle charging technology, specifically to a vehicle charging method, processing system, and vehicle. Background Technology

[0004] Currently, when an electric vehicle is charged through multiple charging ports, the processing system cannot recognize all of them. Consequently, it cannot accurately bill the multiple charging guns charging the electric vehicle, leading to losses for businesses, charging failures for users, and a poor user experience. Technical solutions

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned defects or deficiencies in the prior art, it is desirable to provide a charging identification method, processing system and vehicle that can identify multiple charging ports of each vehicle and accurately bill each vehicle after it has been charged through multiple charging ports, thereby improving the user's charging experience.

[0006] A first aspect provides a charging identification method applied to a processing system, the method comprising:

[0007] Receive identification parameters sent from multiple charging ports of at least one vehicle, wherein a portion of the multiple identification parameters of the vehicle includes a unique vehicle identifier;

[0008] Determine the target identification parameter that matches the first identification parameter including the vehicle's unique identifier, and identify the first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter as belonging to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs.

[0009] The second aspect provides a method for charging a vehicle, applied to a vehicle, the method comprising:

[0010] Multiple identification parameters corresponding to multiple charging ports of the vehicle are sent to the processing system. Some of the multiple identification parameters include a unique vehicle identifier. The multiple identification parameters are used by the processing system to determine a target identification parameter that matches a first identification parameter that includes the unique vehicle identifier. The first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter are determined to belong to the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier belongs.

[0011] Thirdly, a processing system is provided, including a memory and a processor, the memory storing computer instructions, the processor executing the computer instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0012] Fourthly, a vehicle is provided, including a memory and a processor, the memory storing computer instructions, the processor executing the computer instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect. Beneficial effects

[0013] The beneficial effects of the embodiments of this application are as follows: This application provides a charging identification method, a processing system, and a vehicle. The processing system is based on the mutual matching of identification parameters of multiple charging ports of the same vehicle. By matching the identification parameters corresponding to multiple charging ports with the identification parameters of charging ports that include a unique vehicle identifier, the system determines the vehicle to which the charging port without a unique vehicle identifier belongs. Once each charging port is determined to belong to a specific vehicle, charging billing can be performed for each vehicle. This avoids the situation where it is impossible to accurately bill vehicles with multiple charging ports, thus protecting the rights and interests of the merchant and improving the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Other features, objects, and advantages of this application will become more apparent from the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0015] Figure 1 is an application scenario diagram of a vehicle charging method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0016] Figure 2 is an application scenario diagram of a conventional vehicle charging method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0017] Figure 3 is a flowchart of a vehicle charging method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0018] Figure 4 is a flowchart of another vehicle charging method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0019] Figure 5 is a flowchart of the steps of a vehicle charging method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0020] Figure 6 is a flowchart of a vehicle charging method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0021] Figure 7 is an interactive diagram of a vehicle charging method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 8 is a block diagram of the internal structure of a processing system provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 9 is a block diagram of the internal structure of a vehicle provided in an embodiment of this application. Embodiments of the present invention

[0024] The present application will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the relevant application and not intended to limit the application. Furthermore, it should be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts relevant to this application are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0025] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be combined with each other. This application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0026] Please refer to Figure 1, which illustrates an application scenario of the charging identification method provided in this application. The application scenario includes a vehicle 100, a charging device 200, and a processing system 300. The vehicle 100 can consist of multiple vehicles, each with multiple charging ports, for example, two charging ports per vehicle. The charging device 200 is equipped with multiple charging terminals, which connect to the multiple charging ports of the vehicle 100 to provide charging services. The processing system 300 can be, for example, a single server or a server cluster; no specific limitation is made here. The processing system 300 can communicate with the charging device 200 and / or the vehicle 100. The processing system 300 receives identification parameters of multiple charging ports of a vehicle sent by at least one vehicle 100 through the charging device 200 or the vehicle 100, and groups the multiple charging ports by identification parameters. Since the identification parameters of one charging port in each group carry a unique vehicle identifier, each group of charging ports can be identified as belonging to the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier belongs. In this way, the multiple charging ports of each vehicle can be accurately identified.

[0027] Before explaining the charging method provided in this application, a brief introduction to existing vehicle charging methods will be given.

[0028] As shown in Figure 2, vehicle A has charging port 1 and charging port 2. When vehicle A needs to be charged, the user inserts the charging gun 1 of charging station B into charging port 1 and the charging gun 2 of charging station B into charging port 2.

[0029] After vehicle A successfully establishes a communication connection with charging pile B, processor 1 and processor 2 in vehicle A send a first charging vehicle identification message and a second charging vehicle identification message to processor 3 and processor 4 in charging pile B, respectively. The first charging vehicle identification message carries the unique vehicle identifier of vehicle A, and the second charging vehicle identification message also carries the unique vehicle identifier of vehicle A.

[0030] So, after processors 3 and 4 of charging pile B exchange information, they determine that both the first and second vehicle identification messages belong to vehicle A. They further confirm that charging guns 1 and 2 of charging pile B are charging the same vehicle. Since charging pile B does not allow the same vehicle to be charged by multiple charging guns at the same time, charging pile B will prohibit some of the charging guns from transmitting power, or prohibit the transmission of power to the vehicle.

[0031] In addition, even if the charging guns of different charging stations are connected to different charging ports of the same vehicle, the data exchange between the different charging stations will determine that the same vehicle is using multiple charging guns for charging, which is not allowed and will result in a poor user experience.

[0032] To address the aforementioned issues, as shown in Figure 3, this application provides a charging identification method. Taking the application of this method to the processing system in Figure 1 as an example, the method is illustrated below. The method includes the following steps:

[0033] Step S301: Receive identification parameters sent from multiple charging ports of at least one vehicle, wherein some of the multiple identification parameters of the vehicle include a unique vehicle identifier.

[0034] At least one vehicle may include multiple charging ports, but the number of charging ports in each vehicle is not limited. The first vehicle may have two charging ports, and the second vehicle may have three charging ports. Each charging port has a corresponding identification parameter. The identification parameter of the charging port may be generated by the processor, central control unit, microcontroller chip, etc. in the corresponding vehicle based on the number of charging ports, the vehicle's unique identifier, vehicle battery information, vehicle engine information, etc. The number of identification parameters generated corresponds to the number of charging ports.

[0035] After each vehicle generates identification parameters, it can send the identification parameters to the processing system through the network between the vehicle and the processing system, or it can forward them through the aforementioned charging equipment. This application does not limit this to any particular method.

[0036] In addition to the vehicle's unique identifier, the identification parameters for the charging port also include other vehicle information, such as engine parameters, battery parameters, and electrical equipment parameters. Since it is the same vehicle, regardless of how many charging ports it has, the other information in the identification parameters of each charging port will be the same.

[0037] Furthermore, when a vehicle has multiple charging ports, only some of these ports may include the vehicle's unique identifier in their identification parameters. Therefore, the processing system receives only a portion of the multiple identification parameters that include the vehicle's unique identifier. For example, if a first vehicle includes charging port a, charging port b, and charging port c, only the identification parameter for charging port a may include the vehicle's unique identifier. It is understood that the vehicle's unique identifier is used to uniquely identify different vehicles, and thus can be used to distinguish between them. The vehicle's unique identifier is, for example, the vehicle's VIN code.

[0038] Based on the above reasons, when the processing system receives identification parameters sent by multiple charging ports, it can associate each charging port with its respective vehicle according to other information in the identification parameters.

[0039] For example, if the first vehicle includes charging port a and charging port b, and the second vehicle includes charging port c and charging port d; the first identification parameter corresponding to charging port a includes first data, second data, third data, and the unique identifier of the first vehicle; the second identification parameter corresponding to charging port b includes first data, second data, and third data; the third identification parameter corresponding to charging port c includes fourth data, fifth data, and sixth data; and the fourth identification parameter corresponding to charging port d includes fourth data, fifth data, sixth data, and the unique identifier of the second vehicle. When both the first and second vehicles need charging, the first, second, third, and fourth identification parameters can be sent to the processing system. The processing system receives four identification parameters, two of which include the vehicle's unique identifier.

[0040] Optionally, when the identification parameter is sent to the processing system via the charging device, the identification parameter may be a charging terminal code carrying the charging terminal. This facilitates the subsequent processing system to obtain the charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the charging port of each vehicle, so as to associate the charging terminal with the vehicle.

[0041] From the perspective of the charging equipment, only one of the two identification parameters sent by the first and second vehicles carries a unique vehicle identifier. This means that the charging equipment recognizes that both the first and second vehicles are being charged through the same charging port. This avoids situations where the charging equipment refuses to charge the first and second vehicles, thus improving the user's charging experience.

[0042] However, this makes it impossible to charge for charging ports that do not include the vehicle's unique identifier. See the following steps for solutions to this problem.

[0043] Step S302: Determine the target identification parameter that matches the first identification parameter including the vehicle's unique identifier, and determine the first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter as belonging to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs;

[0044] When the processing system receives identification parameters from multiple charging ports, these parameters can originate from the same vehicle or different vehicles. Furthermore, since some of the identification parameters from the multiple charging ports include a unique vehicle identifier, the processing system can easily associate the charging port containing the unique vehicle identifier with the vehicle. Specifically, it associates the charging port with the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier belongs; that is, the charging port belongs to the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier belongs.

[0045] It's understandable that charging ports without a unique vehicle identifier will also participate in the charging process. However, because these charging ports don't include a unique vehicle identifier in their identification parameters, they cannot be linked to the vehicle.

[0046] At this point, the processing system will use information from the identification parameters other than the vehicle's unique identifier to match the charging port with the correct vehicle. The specific operation is as follows:

[0047] For ease of description, the identification parameter that includes the vehicle's unique identifier will be referred to as the first identification parameter. Identification parameters that do not include the vehicle's unique identifier will be referred to as other identification parameters. It is understood that since some of the vehicle's multiple identification parameters include the vehicle's unique identifier, the number of first identification parameters must be at least one, and may include multiple.

[0048] The processing system matches the first identification parameter with other identification parameters one by one. The other identification parameters that are successfully matched are determined as the target identification parameters. This means that the charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter and the charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter belong to the same vehicle and belong to the vehicle whose unique vehicle identifier is included in the first identification parameter. In this way, the charging port without the unique vehicle identifier is accurately matched with the vehicle, which is convenient for subsequent charging billing operations for the vehicle.

[0049] It is understandable that since the first identification parameter can include multiple parameters, and these multiple first identification parameters can be matched with other identification parameters in sequence, they will not be listed one by one here.

[0050] Here, for ease of description, we will refer to the charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter as the first charging port and the charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter as the second charging port. The terms "first charging port" and "second charging port" are used generically and do not limit the number of first charging ports and second charging ports. Any charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter can be called the first charging port, and similarly, any charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter can be called the second charging port.

[0051] Finally, the processing system can obtain that the first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter both belong to the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier included in the first identification parameter belongs.

[0052] For example, the processing system receives a first identification parameter, a second identification parameter, a third identification parameter, and a fourth identification parameter, wherein all other information in the first and second identification parameters is the same, and all other information in the third and fourth identification parameters is the same. After the above matching process, the processing system can determine that charging port a and charging port b, which correspond to the first and second identification parameters respectively, belong to the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier included in the first identification parameter belongs; and determine that charging port c and charging port d, which correspond to the third and fourth identification parameters respectively, belong to the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier included in the second identification parameter belongs.

[0053] In an optional embodiment, taking vehicle battery information as an example, the following is an exemplary description of how the processing system determines target identification parameters that match the identification parameters including the vehicle's unique identifier:

[0054] The vehicle battery information in the first identification parameter is matched with the vehicle battery information in the other identification parameters, and the identification parameter that is the same as the vehicle battery parameter in the first identification parameter is determined as the target identification parameter.

[0055] Among them, vehicle battery information is used to characterize battery-related data of the vehicle, such as charging power, charging SOC, charging voltage, charging current, maximum single cell voltage, battery pack number, current charge, number of batteries, and maximum battery temperature.

[0056] Based on the theoretical principle that the vehicle battery information of the same vehicle is the same, when the identification parameters sent by the vehicle include vehicle battery information, the processing system can match the vehicle battery information in the first identification parameter including the vehicle's unique identifier with the vehicle battery information in other identification parameters that do not include the vehicle's unique identifier, and determine the other identification parameters that are successfully matched as the target identification parameters.

[0057] For example, the first vehicle includes charging port a and charging port b, and the vehicle battery information of the first vehicle includes: maximum single cell voltage 12V, battery pack number 010, current charge 0.2%, number of batteries 7104, and maximum battery temperature 60°C.

[0058] The charging port a of the first vehicle corresponds to the first identification parameter, and the charging port b of the first vehicle corresponds to the second identification parameter. The first identification parameter includes the highest single cell voltage of 12V, battery pack number 010, current charge of 0.2%, number of batteries 7104, highest battery temperature of 60℃, and the vehicle's unique identifier. The second identification parameter includes the highest single cell voltage of 12V, battery pack number 010, current charge of 0.2%, number of batteries 7104, and highest battery temperature of 60℃.

[0059] The second vehicle includes charging port c and charging port d. The vehicle battery information of the second vehicle includes: maximum single cell voltage 10V, battery pack number 011, current charge 0.21%, number of batteries 7102, and maximum battery temperature 70℃.

[0060] The charging port c of the second vehicle corresponds to the third identification parameter, and the charging port d of the second vehicle corresponds to the fourth identification parameter. The third identification parameter includes the highest single cell voltage of 10V, battery pack number 011, current charge of 0.21%, number of batteries 7102, and highest battery temperature of 70℃. The fourth identification parameter includes the highest single cell voltage of 10V, battery pack number 011, current charge of 0.21%, number of batteries 7102, highest battery temperature of 70℃, and the unique vehicle identifier of the second vehicle.

[0061] When the processing system receives the first identification parameter and the second identification parameter sent by the first vehicle, and the third identification parameter and the fourth identification parameter sent by the second vehicle, it matches the vehicle battery in the first identification parameter with the vehicle battery in the second identification parameter, the third identification parameter and the fourth identification parameter one by one. It obtains the result of successful matching with the second identification parameter and the result of unsuccessful matching with the third identification parameter and the fourth identification parameter. Then it matches the third identification parameter with the vehicle battery in the fourth identification parameter to obtain the result of successful matching. Based on the above matching results, the second identification parameter and the third identification parameter are determined as the target identification parameters.

[0062] Vehicle battery information can better distinguish different vehicles. By matching each charging port of each vehicle with the vehicle battery information, the accuracy of charging identification can be improved.

[0063] In another alternative embodiment, the processing system may associate the charging port with the vehicle according to the steps shown in Figure 4:

[0064] Step S401: Determine the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier in the first identification parameter belongs;

[0065] Since the first identification parameter includes a unique vehicle identifier when the vehicle sends it, the processing system can first determine the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier in the first identification parameter belongs. In other words, the vehicle is determined based on the unique vehicle identifier included in the first identification parameter. It is understood that there can be multiple first identification parameters, and the processing system can determine multiple vehicles separately based on the unique vehicle identifier in each of the first identification parameters.

[0066] Step S402: Determine that the first charging port and the second charging port belong to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs.

[0067] The processing system determines the vehicle based on the first identification parameter, then obtains the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter that successfully matches the first identification parameter. Finally, it identifies the first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter as belonging to the vehicle determined by the above method. This completes the vehicle-charging port mapping operation.

[0068] The charging identification method provided in this application processes the identification parameters of multiple charging ports on the same vehicle by matching them with those of a charging port that includes a unique vehicle identifier. This allows the system to determine the vehicle to which a charging port without a unique vehicle identifier belongs. Once the vehicle to which each charging port belongs is determined, charging billing can be performed for each vehicle. This avoids the situation where accurate billing cannot be performed for vehicles with multiple charging ports, thus protecting the rights of the merchant and improving the user experience.

[0069] After the processing system completes the mapping between the vehicle and the charging port, in order to accurately bill each vehicle, the following operations can be performed:

[0070] Determine the first charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the first charging port and the second charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the second charging port to obtain the correspondence between the charging port and the charging terminal.

[0071] The first charging port corresponds to the first identification parameter, and the second charging port corresponds to the target identification parameter. When the vehicle needs charging, the charging terminal of the charging device is inserted into each of the vehicle's charging ports to charge the vehicle by supplying electrical energy to each port.

[0072] After the charging device's charging end is inserted into the vehicle's charging port, the two will go through a series of processes such as parameter pairing, charging authentication, and information exchange. Therefore, both the charging device and the vehicle can obtain the correspondence information between the charging port and the charging end.

[0073] Therefore, the processing system can send a first acquisition command to the vehicle. After receiving the first acquisition command, the vehicle packages and sends the first charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the first charging port and the second charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the second charging port to the processing system via the network. In this way, the processing system can determine the corresponding relationship between the charging port and the charging terminal based on the information sent by the vehicle, which is generated by the first charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the first charging port and the second charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the second charging port.

[0074] Of course, the processing system can also send a second acquisition instruction to at least one charging device that is equipped with a charging terminal connected to the first charging port and a charging terminal connected to the second charging port. After receiving the second acquisition instruction, the charging device can send the above-mentioned correspondence between the charging port and the charging terminal stored in the corresponding memory address to the processing system, which is not limited here.

[0075] After obtaining the correspondence between the charging port and the charging terminal, the processing system can perform operations such as obtaining charging information of the charging terminal, binding the charging port and the charging terminal, and binding the charging port, the charging terminal and the vehicle's unique identifier.

[0076] In an optional embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, after obtaining the correspondence between the charging port and the charging end, the processing system may perform the following operations:

[0077] Step S501: Bind the unique code of the first charging port and the unique code of the second charging port to the vehicle's unique identifier to obtain the first binding relationship;

[0078] In this context, "binding" refers to associating the unique code of a charging port with the corresponding unique vehicle identifier. When one of these pieces of information is retrieved, related information can be obtained simultaneously. That is, when querying the vehicle's unique identifier, the unique code of the charging port corresponding to that vehicle's unique identifier is automatically associated; when querying the unique code of the charging port, the unique vehicle identifier of the vehicle to which that charging port belongs is simultaneously obtained. Through this binding operation, a unique correspondence between the charging port and the vehicle can be established.

[0079] After the processing system matches each charging port to the corresponding vehicle according to the above matching operation, it can continue to send an acquisition command to the vehicle or the charging device corresponding to the charging terminal connected to the vehicle's charging port to obtain the unique code of each charging port, that is, the unique code of the first charging port and the unique code of the second charging port.

[0080] It is understandable that the unique code of the charging port serves the same purpose as the vehicle's unique identifier, only the object being marked is different. The unique code of the charging port is used to uniquely mark different charging ports in order to distinguish them.

[0081] For example, the processing system sends a corresponding acquisition command to the first vehicle, and the first vehicle sends the unique code 01 of the first charging port and the unique code 02 of the second charging port to the processing system according to the acquisition command. Then, 01 and 02 are bound to the unique identifier of the first vehicle to obtain a first binding relationship.

[0082] Step S502: Based on the correspondence between the charging port and the charging terminal and the first binding relationship, bind the first charging terminal code and the second charging terminal code with the vehicle unique identifier in the first identification parameters.

[0083] After obtaining the first binding relationship according to the above operations, the processing system can continue to bind the first charging terminal code, the second charging terminal code and the vehicle unique identifier in the first identification parameter according to the first binding relationship and the corresponding relationship between the charging port and the charging terminal. This enables the correspondence between the charging terminal and the vehicle during the charging process, which facilitates subsequent billing for the vehicle.

[0084] In addition, to facilitate users' real-time inquiries about their vehicle's charging status, as shown in Figure 6, the processing system can also perform the following operations:

[0085] Step S601: Obtain the first charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the first charging terminal code and the second charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the second charging terminal code.

[0086] Among them, charging information is used to characterize the electrical energy output from the charging terminal to the vehicle, and its form of expression is, for example, any one of charging power, charging SOC, charging voltage, charging current, etc.

[0087] Since the charging terminal is located on the charging device, the processing system can send an acquisition command to the corresponding charging device to obtain the first charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the first charging terminal code and the second charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the second charging terminal code. Of course, if the vehicle stores the charging information received by each charging port, the processing system can also send an acquisition command to the corresponding vehicle to obtain the first charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the first charging terminal code and the second charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the second charging terminal code from the vehicle. This application does not limit this aspect.

[0088] Step S602: Bind the first charging information and the second charging information to the vehicle unique identifier in the first identification parameter respectively to obtain the second binding relationship and the third binding relationship;

[0089] The purpose of the processing system obtaining the first charging information and the second charging information in any of the above methods is to display the charging information in correspondence with the vehicle's unique identifier, so that users can keep track of their vehicle's charging information in real time.

[0090] Therefore, the processing system can still associate the vehicle's charging information with the vehicle's unique identifier by binding the charging information with the vehicle's unique identifier, so that the charging equipment can display it accurately.

[0091] Step S603: Send the second binding relationship to the first charging device for display, and send the third binding relationship to the second charging device for display. The first charging device is equipped with a charging terminal corresponding to the first charging terminal code, and the second charging device is equipped with a charging terminal corresponding to the second charging terminal code.

[0092] Since the vehicle's first and second charging ports can be charged through different charging terminals on a single charging device, or through different charging terminals on different charging devices, when the first and second charging ports are charged through the same charging device, then the first and second charging devices are considered the same charging device. Similarly, if the first and second charging ports are charged through different charging devices, then the first and second charging devices are considered different charging devices.

[0093] Therefore, regardless of whether the first charging device and the second charging device are the same device or different devices, since the processing system sets the binding relationship based on the first and second charging information respectively, it sends the second binding relationship to the first charging device and the third binding relationship to the second charging device so that both devices can display them. If the first and second charging devices are the same device, then one charging device will receive both binding relationships sent by the processing system and display them in the predetermined positions.

[0094] In another optional embodiment, whether the processing system binds the unique code of the charging port to the unique identifier of the vehicle, or the charging terminal code to the unique identifier of the vehicle, the purpose is to accurately bill the vehicle. The above processes are all for determining which charging ports are charging the vehicle. Therefore, the processing system can also perform the following operations:

[0095] The first charging information and the second charging information are summed to obtain the total charging information of the vehicle. Then, the charging bill of the vehicle is calculated based on the total charging information of the vehicle and the unit price of electricity, and the charging bill of the vehicle is displayed on the first charging device and the second charging device.

[0096] Furthermore, the first and second charging devices can also display payment codes to facilitate users' self-payment after charging is complete.

[0097] In one embodiment, this application also provides a method for charging a vehicle. Taking the application of this method to the vehicle in Figure 1 as an example, the method is illustrated by the following steps:

[0098] Multiple identification parameters corresponding to multiple charging ports of the vehicle are sent to the processing system. Some of the multiple identification parameters include the vehicle's unique identifier. The multiple identification parameters are used by the processing system to determine the target identification parameter that matches the first identification parameter that includes the vehicle's unique identifier. The first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter are determined to belong to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs.

[0099] One issue with existing technologies is that charging devices do not allow multiple charging ports to charge the same vehicle simultaneously. To provide a better charging experience, the vehicle can be configured to send identification parameters by adding a unique vehicle identifier only to the identification parameters corresponding to some charging ports, thus preventing the charging device from detecting that the vehicle is charging through multiple charging ports at the same time.

[0100] The number of identification parameters for adding a unique vehicle identifier is determined based on the number of charging ports that the current charging equipment allows to charge simultaneously. For example, if the charging equipment only allows two charging ports to charge the same vehicle at the same time, then the vehicle's unique identifier can be added only to the identification parameters corresponding to the two charging ports, while the unique vehicle identifier is not added to the identification parameters corresponding to the remaining charging ports.

[0101] In another embodiment, since the vehicle requires the participation of the charging equipment during the charging process, the vehicle will engage in a series of data interactions with the charging equipment. Therefore, the vehicle can send multiple identification parameters corresponding to multiple charging ports to the charging equipment corresponding to multiple charging terminals connected to its multiple charging ports. The charging equipment then sends the multiple identification parameters to the processing system. Specifically:

[0102] The vehicle can first identify the charging terminals connected to its various charging ports, and then send multiple identification parameters to the charging device configured with the charging terminals. The charging device then sends the multiple identification parameters to the processing system. It should be noted that there can be one or more charging devices, the number of which depends on the configuration of the charging terminals connected to the charging ports, which will not be elaborated here.

[0103] The charging method for the vehicle provided in this application will be described in its entirety below, as shown in Figure 7:

[0104] The following is an illustrative example, assuming the vehicle includes a first charging port and a second charging port, and the charging equipment includes a first charging gun and a second charging gun. First, the first charging gun of the charging equipment is inserted into the first charging port of the vehicle, and then the second charging gun is inserted into the second charging port of the vehicle.

[0105] In step S701, the first processor of the charging device detects that the interface voltage of the first charging gun becomes high level, and the second processor detects that the interface voltage of the second charging gun becomes high level. Then, the first processor sends a first handshake message to the third processor of the vehicle, and the second processor sends a second handshake message to the fourth processor of the vehicle.

[0106] In step S702, the vehicle's third processor returns a third handshake message to the charging device's first processor, and the vehicle's fourth processor returns a fourth handshake message to the charging device's second processor.

[0107] In step S703, the charging device sends a first discharge vehicle identification message to the vehicle's third processor through the first processor, and sends a second discharge vehicle identification message to the vehicle's fourth processor through the second processor.

[0108] In step S704, the vehicle returns a first charging vehicle identification message to the first processor of the charging device through the third processor, and returns a second charging vehicle identification message to the second processor of the charging device through the fourth processor.

[0109] In step S705, the first processor of the charging device parses the first charging identification message to obtain the first authentication parameters; the second processor of the charging device parses the second charging identification message to obtain the first authentication parameters.

[0110] In step S706, the first processor of the charging device authenticates the vehicle using the first authentication parameters, and the second processor authenticates the vehicle using the first authentication parameters.

[0111] Step S707: After successful authentication of the charging device, the first processor sends a first ready message to the third processor of the vehicle, and the second processor sends a second ready message to the fourth processor of the vehicle.

[0112] In step S708, the vehicle returns a first charging parameter message and a first ready message to the first processor of the charging device through the third processor, and returns a second charging parameter message and a second ready message to the second processor of the charging device through the fourth processor.

[0113] In step S709, the charging device outputs electrical energy to the vehicle's first charging port through the first charging gun and outputs electrical energy to the vehicle's second charging port through the second charging gun.

[0114] In step S710, the vehicle sends the first identification parameter corresponding to the first charging port and the second identification parameter corresponding to the second charging port to the processing system through the third processor and the fourth processor.

[0115] Step S711: The processing system determines, based on the matching result of the first identification parameter and the second identification parameter, that the first charging port and the second charging port belong to the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle's unique identifier.

[0116] Step S712: The processing system sends an acquisition command to the charging device;

[0117] In step S713, the charging device transmits the charging information of the first charging gun connected to the first charging port and the charging information of the second charging gun connected to the second charging port.

[0118] Step S714: The processing system calculates the vehicle's charging bill based on the charging information of the first charging gun and the charging information of the second charging gun.

[0119] In step S715, the processing system sends the vehicle's charging bill to the charging device for display. At the same time, the user can scan the payment code on the charging device to settle the charging bill.

[0120] It should be noted that although the operations of the method of this application are described in a specific order in the accompanying drawings, this does not require or imply that these operations must be performed in that specific order, or that all the operations shown must be performed to achieve the desired result. On the contrary, the steps depicted in the flowchart can be performed in a different order. Additionally or alternatively, certain steps may be omitted, multiple steps may be combined into one step, and / or one step may be broken down into multiple steps.

[0121] Referring further to FIG8, an internal structural block diagram of a processing system according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0122] The processing system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores computer instructions, and the processor executes the computer instructions to perform the following steps:

[0123] Receive identification parameters sent from multiple charging ports of at least one vehicle, some of which include the vehicle's unique identifier.

[0124] Determine the target identification parameters that match the first identification parameters, including the vehicle's unique identifier, and identify the first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameters and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameters as belonging to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs.

[0125] In one embodiment, when the processor executes computer instructions, it further performs the following steps: matching the vehicle battery information in the first identification parameter with the vehicle battery information in the remaining identification parameters, and determining the identification parameter that is the same as the vehicle battery parameter in the first identification parameter as the target identification parameter.

[0126] In one embodiment, the processor, when executing computer instructions, also performs the following steps:

[0127] Identify the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier in the first identification parameter belongs;

[0128] The first and second charging ports are identified as belonging to the vehicle's unique identifier.

[0129] In one embodiment, the processor, when executing computer instructions, also performs the following steps:

[0130] Determine the first charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the first charging port and the second charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the second charging port to obtain the correspondence between the charging port and the charging terminal.

[0131] In one embodiment, the processor, when executing computer instructions, also performs the following steps:

[0132] The unique codes of the first charging port and the second charging port are bound to the vehicle's unique identifier to obtain the first binding relationship;

[0133] Based on the correspondence between the charging port and the charging terminal and the first binding relationship, the first charging terminal code and the second charging terminal code are bound to the vehicle unique identifier in the first identification parameter.

[0134] In one embodiment, the processor, when executing computer instructions, also performs the following steps:

[0135] Obtain the first charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the first charging terminal code and the second charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the second charging terminal code.

[0136] The first charging information and the second charging information are respectively bound to the vehicle's unique identifier in the first identification parameter to obtain the second binding relationship and the third binding relationship;

[0137] The second binding relationship is sent to the first charging device for display, and the third binding relationship is sent to the second charging device for display. The first charging device is equipped with a charging terminal corresponding to the first charging terminal code, and the second charging device is equipped with a charging terminal corresponding to the second charging terminal code.

[0138] It should be understood that the units or modules described in the processing system 800 correspond to the various steps in the method described with reference to FIG3. Therefore, the operations and features described above for the method also apply to the processing system 800 and the units contained therein, and will not be repeated here. The processing system 800 can be pre-implemented in the browser or other security applications of an electronic device, or it can be loaded into the browser or its security applications of an electronic device through download or other means. The corresponding units in the processing system 800 can cooperate with the units in the electronic device to implement the solutions of the embodiments of this application.

[0139] Referring further to FIG9, it shows an internal structural block diagram of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0140] The vehicle includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores computer instructions, and the processor executes these computer instructions to perform the following steps:

[0141] Multiple identification parameters corresponding to multiple charging ports of the vehicle are sent to the processing system. Some of the multiple identification parameters include the vehicle's unique identifier. The multiple identification parameters are used by the processing system to determine the target identification parameter that matches the first identification parameter that includes the vehicle's unique identifier. The first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter are determined to belong to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs.

[0142] In one embodiment, the authentication parameters include the vehicle's account information and balance information, and the processor, when executing computer instructions, also performs the following steps:

[0143] Identify the charging port that connects to multiple charging ports;

[0144] Multiple identification parameters are sent to the charging device, which in turn sends them to the processing system. The charging device is equipped with multiple charging terminals.

[0145] It should be understood that the units or modules described in vehicle 900 correspond to the various steps in the method described on the vehicle side. Therefore, the operations and features described above for the method also apply to vehicle 900 and the units contained therein, and will not be repeated here. Vehicle 900 can be pre-implemented in a browser or other secure application of an electronic device, or it can be loaded into a browser or other secure application of an electronic device through download or other means. The corresponding units in vehicle 900 can cooperate with the units in the electronic device to implement the solutions of the embodiments of this application.

[0146] In particular, according to embodiments of this disclosure, the process described above with reference to FIG3 can be implemented as a computer software program. For example, embodiments of this disclosure include a computer program product comprising computer instructions tangibly embodied on a machine-readable medium, the computer instructions containing program code for performing the method of FIG3.

[0147] The flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of this application. In this regard, each block in a flowchart or block diagram may represent a module, segment, or portion of code containing one or more executable instructions for implementing a specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions indicated in the blocks may occur in a different order than those indicated in the drawings. For example, two consecutively indicated blocks may actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they may sometimes be executed in reverse order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each block in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, can be implemented using a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or operation, or using a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0148] In another aspect, this application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which may be a computer-readable storage medium included in the apparatus described in the above embodiments; or it may be a standalone computer-readable storage medium not assembled into a device. The computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs, which are used by one or more processors to execute the formula input method described in this application.

[0149] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application and an explanation of the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of this application is not limited to technical solutions formed by specific combinations of the above-described technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by arbitrary combinations of the above-described technical features or their equivalents without departing from the application concept. For example, technical solutions formed by substituting the above features with (but not limited to) technical features with similar functions disclosed in this application.

Claims

1. A charging identification method, applied to a processing system, the method comprising: Receive identification parameters sent from multiple charging ports of at least one vehicle, wherein a portion of the multiple identification parameters of the vehicle includes a unique vehicle identifier; and Determine the target identification parameter that matches the first identification parameter including the vehicle's unique identifier, and identify the first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter as belonging to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs.

2. The charging identification method according to claim 1, wherein, The identification parameters also include vehicle battery information, and determining the target identification parameters that match the identification parameters including the vehicle's unique identifier includes: The vehicle battery information in the first identification parameter is matched with the vehicle battery information in the other identification parameters, and the identification parameter that is the same as the vehicle battery parameter in the first identification parameter is determined as the target identification parameter.

3. The charging identification method according to claim 1, wherein, The step of determining the first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter as belonging to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs includes: Determine the vehicle to which the unique vehicle identifier in the first identification parameter belongs; and It is determined that the first charging port and the second charging port belong to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs.

4. The charging identification method according to any one of claims 1-3, further comprising: Determine the first charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the first charging port and the second charging terminal code of the charging terminal connected to the second charging port to obtain the correspondence between the charging port and the charging terminal.

5. The charging identification method according to claim 4, further comprising: The unique codes of the first charging port and the second charging port are bound to the vehicle's unique identifier to obtain a first binding relationship; and Based on the correspondence between the charging port and the charging terminal and the first binding relationship, the first charging terminal code and the second charging terminal code are bound to the vehicle unique identifier in the first identification parameter.

6. The charging identification method according to claim 5, further comprising: Obtain the first charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the first charging terminal code and the second charging information of the charging terminal corresponding to the second charging terminal code; The first charging information and the second charging information are respectively bound to the vehicle unique identifier in the first identification parameter to obtain a second binding relationship and a third binding relationship; and The second binding relationship is sent to the first charging device for display, and the third binding relationship is sent to the second charging device for display. The first charging device is equipped with a charging terminal corresponding to the first charging terminal code, and the second charging device is equipped with a charging terminal corresponding to the second charging terminal code.

7. A charging identification method applied to a vehicle, the method comprising: The vehicle sends multiple identification parameters corresponding to multiple charging ports to the processing system, and some of the multiple identification parameters include the vehicle's unique identifier. The plurality of identification parameters are used by the processing system to determine target identification parameters that match the first identification parameters including the vehicle's unique identifier, and to determine the first charging port corresponding to the first identification parameter and the second charging port corresponding to the target identification parameter as belonging to the vehicle to which the vehicle's unique identifier belongs.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein sending the plurality of identification parameters corresponding to the plurality of charging ports of the vehicle to the processing system comprises: Determine the charging terminal connected to the plurality of charging ports; and The plurality of identification parameters are sent to the charging device, which in turn sends them to the processing system. The charging device is provided with a plurality of charging terminals.

9. A processing system comprising a memory and a processor, the memory storing computer instructions, the processor executing the computer instructions to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-6.

10. A vehicle comprising a memory and a processor, the memory storing computer instructions, the processor executing the computer instructions to perform the steps of the method of any one of claims 7-8.

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