EV Notification Control for Power Leveling Participation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric vehicle charging systems are inconvenient for users as they require burdensome operations for participating in power leveling, which can lead to unnecessary notifications and reduced user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A notification controller for electric vehicles that determines whether the vehicle can participate in power leveling based on timing, position, and remaining battery state, and provides appropriate notifications to the driver to optimize participation, thereby improving user convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the center sends charging invitation notifications to all vehicles, then more vehicles can potentially participate in power leveling, but users receive unnecessary notifications and convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The notification controller performs preliminary determination of participation capability before sending notifications. It evaluates whether the vehicle can actually participate in power leveling by checking timing, position, and battery state, and only then sends invitations. This prevents unnecessary notifications from being sent to users whose vehicles cannot participate.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors vehicle state (position, battery level, timing) and uses this feedback to dynamically determine whether to send notifications. The notification decision is based on real-time feedback about the vehicle's ability to participate, ensuring notifications are only sent when participation is feasible.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system requires users to perform application operations to participate in power leveling, then participation can be controlled, but the operation becomes bothersome and convenience is lowered
Solution Approach 1:
The notification controller automatically determines participation capability and sends notifications without requiring user initiation. The system self-evaluates whether the vehicle can participate based on timing, position, and battery state, and autonomously manages the notification process, eliminating the need for users to perform application operations.
3Ease of operation
If the notification controller determines participation capability based on timing, position, and battery state, then unnecessary notifications are reduced, but the determination process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The determination process is segmented into three independent evaluation aspects: timing check (whether the vehicle can arrive at the charging facility in time), position check (whether the vehicle is within acceptable distance), and battery state check (whether the battery has sufficient charge). Each aspect is evaluated separately using dedicated obtaining units and determination units, making the complex determination process more manageable and systematic.
Data Source
AI summary
A notification controller that controls a notification apparatus that gives a notification to a driver of an electrically powered vehicle includes a receiver, a first determination unit, and a first notification unit. When the receiver receives a prescribed leveling signal, the first determination unit determines whether or not the electrically powered vehicle can participate in power leveling at a prescribed participation spot, based on at least one of timing of start and timing of end of power leveling indicated by the prescribed leveling signal, a position of the electrically powered vehicle, and a remaining amount of power stored in the vehicle. When the first determination unit determines that the electrically powered vehicle can participate, the first notification unit causes the notification apparatus to perform first notification processing for inviting the electrically powered vehicle to go to the prescribed participation spot.