EV Charging Recommendations by Preferred Power Source
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current charging management systems for electrified vehicles do not effectively allow users to choose their desired charging power source, limiting flexibility in terms of cost and environmental considerations.
Innovation Solution
A charging management method and system that obtain location and battery information, desired power source preferences, and generate charging information to recommend suitable charging facilities based on user preferences, facilitating the use of preferred power sources such as renewable or non-renewable energy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If charging management systems provide multiple charging power source options, then user flexibility and satisfaction improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a charging management system as an intermediary between users and charging facilities. This system collects user preferences, matches them with appropriate charging facilities based on power source types, and provides recommendations. The intermediary handles the complexity of multiple power source options (renewable, non-renewable, mixed) without requiring users to directly manage this complexity, thus improving user flexibility while containing system complexity within the management layer.
2Ease of operation
If charging facilities are distributed across multiple locations with different power sources, then user convenience improves, but information management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The charging management system performs multiple functions: it collects user preference information, stores facility location data, manages power source type information, matches users with appropriate facilities, and provides recommendations. By consolidating these diverse information management tasks into a single multi-functional system, the patent improves user convenience while managing information complexity centrally rather than分散ly across multiple systems.
3Productivity
If the system recommends charging facilities based on user preferences, then charging efficiency improves, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-collecting and storing user preference information about desired power sources, and by pre-establishing a database of charging facilities with their power source types and locations. When a user needs a recommendation, the system quickly matches pre-stored preferences with pre-categorized facility data, significantly reducing real-time processing time while maintaining high charging efficiency through accurate matching.
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AI summary
A charging management method includes first obtaining, second obtaining, generating, and presenting. In the first obtaining, location information on the location of an electrified vehicle and battery information are obtained. In the second obtaining, desired-power-source information on a user's desired charging power source is obtained. In the generating, charging information on charging of the storage battery is generated on the basis of the battery information and the desired-power-source information. In the presenting, the charging information and location information on the location of a recommended charging facility are presented to the user, the recommend charging facility being a charging facility recommendable for the user on the basis of the location information on the location of the electrified vehicle, among charging facilities.