Charging Infrastructure Information System for Renewable Energy Promotion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current energy management systems do not effectively consider the differences between various power sources when managing energy for electric vehicles, particularly in promoting the use of renewable energy sources over exhaustible ones.

Innovation Solution

A charging infrastructure information providing system that evaluates and preferentially highlights charging stations contributing significantly to the supply of renewable energy, encouraging users to choose infrastructure that uses low-environmental-load energy sources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If charging infrastructure information is provided without differentiation, then all users receive equal information, but the promotion of renewable energy usage is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverenewable energy supply promotionVSAvoidinformation provision system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating information provision based on the specific attributes of power sources. Charging infrastructures are categorized according to their power source characteristics (renewable vs. exhaustible), and users receive tailored information recommendations based on their vehicle attributes and preferences. This resolves the contradiction by making the information system selectively complex only where needed to promote renewable energy, rather than uniformly complex across all information provision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of information provision from uniform to differentiated based on power source attributes. By introducing classification parameters (renewable/exhaustible energy types) and matching parameters (vehicle battery type, charging speed requirements), the system dynamically adjusts which charging infrastructure information is prioritized for each user, thereby promoting renewable energy usage without requiring complete system redesign.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If charging infrastructure information is differentiated by power source attributes, then renewable energy usage is promoted, but information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesustainable energy supply reliabilityVSAvoidinformation evaluation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments charging infrastructure information into distinct categories based on power source attributes (renewable energy types, exhaustible energy types). This segmentation allows the system to process and evaluate information in manageable groups rather than as a single complex dataset. By dividing the information provision task into segmented categories, the system achieves reliable sustainable energy promotion while controlling processing complexity through structured classification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary classification mechanism that mediates between raw charging infrastructure data and user information needs. The system acts as an intermediary by automatically categorizing charging infrastructures according to power source attributes and matching them with user preferences, thereby reducing the complexity burden on both the information processing system and the user decision-making process while ensuring reliable promotion of sustainable energy options.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If users are provided with detailed power source information, then energy selection accuracy improves, but information transmission load increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy attribute identification accuracyVSAvoidinformation data volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential power source attributes needed for accurate energy selection (renewable vs. exhaustible classification, basic energy type) from the complete set of available charging infrastructure data. By taking out only the critical information elements required for sustainable energy promotion and user matching, the system achieves high energy attribute identification accuracy while minimizing information transmission load by excluding redundant detailed data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentEP2752812B1Charging infrastructure information providing system, charging infrastructure information providing device, control method and program
Publication Date: 2021.01.06 MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD
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AI summary

This charging infrastructure information providing system is provided with a charging infrastructure information providing device that provides electric vehicle users with charging infrastructure information, wherein said charging infrastructure information providing device has a charging infrastructure information providing unit which provides information to an electric vehicle user's user terminal, giving priority to information about charging infrastructure which has most contributed to power supplies having prescribed characteristics.