Central Gateway for Charging Park Network Addressing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network arrangements for electric vehicle charging stations face challenges in efficiently distributing power and managing communication between multiple charging stations and vehicles, particularly in coordinating data exchange and addressing individual components within the network.
Innovation Solution
A network arrangement featuring a core network, a backend server, and a central gateway that provides an interface for communication nodes, utilizing IPv6 for data transfer and Ethernet for communication protocols, allowing for coordinated data exchange and unique addressing of components, with redundant modules for reliability and scalable design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If multiple charging stations are connected to a medium-voltage grid, then charging capacity is increased, but coordination and distribution of power becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
A central gateway is introduced as an intermediary component that coordinates communication between multiple charging stations and the backend server. The gateway manages data exchange, addresses individual components, and facilitates power distribution coordination, thereby reducing the complexity of direct peer-to-peer coordination between numerous charging stations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the charging park into individual addressable components, each with unique identifiers. This segmentation allows the central gateway to manage each charging station independently through structured communication protocols, simplifying the overall coordination of power distribution across multiple stations.
2Productivity
If multiple electric vehicles are charged simultaneously, then service capability is improved, but data management and communication overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The central gateway serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a communication hub, manages data exchange between charging stations and vehicles, handles addressing of components, and coordinates with the backend server. This multi-functional design reduces the need for separate specialized components, thereby managing data complexity while supporting simultaneous charging of multiple vehicles.
3Productivity
If a centralized communication structure is implemented, then coordination efficiency is improved, but single point of failure risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements redundant communication paths and failover mechanisms. If the central gateway or backend server fails, charging stations can continue to operate using locally stored configuration data and alternative communication routes, thereby cushioning against the single point of failure risk while maintaining centralized coordination efficiency during normal operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A network arrangement is provided for a charging park for providing IP services to the charging park. The charging park has a plurality of components. The network arrangement comprises a core network, a backend server and a central gateway that is coupled to the core network and to the backend server. The central gateway provides an interface for one or more communication nodes of the core network. The components of the charging park are connected communicatively to one another and to the central gateway via the core network. Each component of the charging park has an associated communication node of the core network, and the components of the charging park can interchange data with the backend server via the central gateway via their respective associated communication nodes and the interfaces associated with the communication nodes. Further, the invention relates to a method for addressing components of the charging park.