Multi-Vehicle Charging Plan Revision for Error Interruptions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing charging systems for commercial vehicles, such as trucks, face challenges in creating effective charging plans that account for various operational factors like route, traffic congestion, and energy consumption, leading to potential interruptions and inefficiencies in charging operations.
Innovation Solution
A charging system that includes a setting section to create a charging plan based on scheduled departure times and target charge levels, a control section to perform charging according to the plan, and a detection section to revise the plan if errors occur, ensuring that vehicles are charged efficiently and on time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a charging plan is created based on scheduled departure times and target charge levels for multiple commercial vehicles, then charging efficiency and on-time departure are improved, but the system becomes vulnerable to interruptions and errors that can disrupt the entire charging operation
Solution Approach 1:
The detection section continuously monitors charging status and detects errors or interruptions in real-time, providing feedback to the control section which then revises the charging plan accordingly. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that charging operations remain reliable and adaptable to changing conditions while maintaining high efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging plan is made dynamic rather than static. When errors or interruptions are detected, the setting section automatically revises the charging plan in real-time, adjusting charging schedules and parameters to maintain operational reliability without sacrificing charging efficiency.
2Reliability
If the charging plan is revised in real-time when errors are detected, then the reliability and robustness of charging operations are improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The charging system is divided into distinct functional sections: a setting section that creates and revises charging plans, a control section that executes charging operations, and a detection section that monitors for errors. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, improving reliability without requiring the entire system to become overly complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging system performs self-diagnosis and self-correction. The detection section automatically identifies errors, and the setting section automatically revises the charging plan without external intervention, enabling the system to maintain reliability through autonomous error handling rather than requiring complex external management.
3Productivity
If charging control is performed strictly according to a predetermined charging plan, then charging efficiency is maximized, but the system cannot adapt to unexpected errors or interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The charging plan transitions from a static predetermined schedule to a dynamic adaptive plan. The system maintains high charging efficiency by following the plan while simultaneously adapting to errors and interruptions through real-time revision, combining the benefits of both structured efficiency and flexible adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
Real-time monitoring and feedback mechanisms enable the system to detect deviations from the charging plan caused by errors or interruptions. The feedback loop allows the setting section to revise the plan dynamically, ensuring the system can adapt to unexpected conditions while maintaining overall charging efficiency.
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AI summary
A charging system, a management terminal, a vehicle, a charging method, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium capable of inhibiting, by revising a charging plan, an effect of an interruption or the like due to occurrence of an error while charging control is being performed on the basis of the charging plan. The charging system includes a setting section that sets, based on a scheduled departure time and a target level of charge set for each of a plurality of vehicles, a charging plan including charging periods and charging times such that charging of the plurality of vehicles will be completed by the scheduled departure times, a control section that performs the charging in accordance with the plan, and a detection section that detects a charging error in one of the plurality of vehicles. The setting section revises the plan if the charging error satisfies a certain condition.