Vehicle Allocation by Charging Interface Match on Travel Paths
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle allocation systems face inefficiencies in charging electric vehicles when the power transmission and reception forms do not match, leading to poor charging efficiency or inability to charge the vehicle on the travel path.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle allocation apparatus and method that select a vehicle capable of receiving electric power from a power transmission apparatus on the travel path by matching the power reception form of the vehicle's power reception apparatus with the power transmission form of the available power transmission apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If a vehicle is selected without considering power transmission and reception form matching, then vehicle dispatch speed is improved, but charging efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle allocation apparatus performs preliminary matching of power transmission and reception forms before vehicle dispatch. By obtaining power reception information for each candidate vehicle and power transmission information for available power transmission apparatuses in advance, the system determines compatible vehicle-apparatus pairs beforehand, ensuring both rapid dispatch and efficient charging without trial-and-error mismatches.
2Loss of energy
If power transmission and reception forms are matched precisely, then charging efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system manages complexity by focusing on discrete parameter matching - specifically comparing power reception forms (contactless vs. contact-based) with power transmission forms. This parameter-based approach simplifies the matching logic to clear compatibility rules without requiring complex optimization algorithms, making the system both efficient and manageable.
3Reliability
If all power reception information is obtained for every candidate vehicle, then allocation accuracy is improved, but information processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle allocation apparatus maintains a universal database of power reception information that serves multiple vehicles simultaneously. Rather than querying each vehicle individually, the system stores and retrieves power reception forms (contactless or contact-based) from a centralized repository, enabling efficient batch processing of multiple candidate vehicles without repeated information gathering.
Data Source
AI summary
A processor obtains power reception information including information on a power reception form of a power reception apparatus of each of a plurality of vehicles. The processor obtains power transmission information including information on a power transmission form of a power transmission apparatus available on a travel path through which each of the plurality of vehicles can travel. The processor selects as a vehicle to be dispatched from among the plurality of vehicles, a vehicle that can receive electric power from the power transmission apparatus on the travel path, based on the power reception information and the power transmission information.