阅读说明：本技术 用于控制交通工具充电用充电站的方法以及用于此的充电站和交通工具 (Method for controlling a charging station for charging a vehicle, and charging station and vehicle therefor ) 是由 S·韦斯 C·施威尔 于 2019-09-09 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种用于控制为车辆(1)充电的充电站(2)的方法(10)。当对车辆(1)充电时,充电站(2)的第一充电单元(3a)耦合到相应车辆(1)的第二充电单元(3b),用于传输电流。根据本发明,当其中一个车辆(1)被充电时,执行充电站(2)的更新操作,所述其中一个车辆(1)的控制组件(86)将当前软件包(13)传输到充电站(2)的控制设备(5)。本发明还涉及用于实施所述方法(10)的充电站(2)和车辆(1)。(The invention relates to a method (10) for controlling a charging station (2) for charging a vehicle (1). When charging the vehicles (1), a first charging unit (3a) of the charging station (2) is coupled to a second charging unit (3b) of the respective vehicle (1) for transmitting an electric current. According to the invention, an update operation of the charging station (2) is carried out when one of the vehicles (1) is charged, the control component (86) of said one of the vehicles (1) transmitting the current software package (13) to the control device (5) of the charging station (2). The invention also relates to a charging station (2) and a vehicle (1) for carrying out the method (10).)

1. A method (10) for controlling a charging station (2) for charging a plurality of vehicles (1), wherein, during charging of a respective vehicle (1), a first charging unit (3a) of the charging station (2) is coupled to a second charging unit (3b) of the respective vehicle (1) in a current-carrying manner,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

-performing an update procedure of the charging station (2) while one of said vehicles (1) is charging, during which update procedure the control means (6) of said one of the vehicles (1) transmits the latest software package (13) to the control device (5) of the charging station (2).

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that, while charging the respective vehicle (1), the freshness of the stored software (11) of the charging station (2) is checked and an update process is initiated when the stored software (11) is not up-to-date.

3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the latest software package (13) for the charging station (2) is transmitted from an external memory unit to the control means (6) of said one of the vehicles (1) during the updating process.

4. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that during the updating procedure the latest software package (13) for the charging station (2) is received wirelessly from the control means (6) of said one of the vehicles (1) via the first communication module (7) of the control means (6) by means of data communication, preferably protected according to the internet security standard, which first communication module is preferably designed for receiving and transmitting data according to a standardized transmission protocol.

5. The method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that during the updating process the control means (6) of one of the vehicles (1) transmits the latest software package (13) to the control device (5) of the charging station (2) wirelessly or by cable via the second communication module (8) of the control means (6).

6. The method of claim 5,

-the second communication module (8) transmits the latest software package (13) to the control device (5) of the charging station (2) by means of wireless data communication protected according to the internet security standard via an antenna (8a) designed to receive and transmit data according to a standardized transmission protocol, or

-the second communication module (8) transmits the latest software package (13) to the control device (5) of the charging station (2) via a data line by means of standardized data communication, or

-the second communication module (8) transmits the latest software package (13) to the control device (5) of the charging station (2) via the current-carrying connection of the first charging unit (3a) to the second charging unit (3 b).

7. The method according to one of claims 1 to 6,

-transmitting the entire up-to-date software or a patch package of the up-to-date software for updating the component to be updated within the up-to-date software package (13) for the charging station (2) during the updating process; and is

-during the update, the control device (5) of the charging station (2) updates the stored software (11) to the latest software on the basis of the latest software package (13).

8. The method according to one of claims 1 to 7,

-the control means (6) of the respective vehicle (1) transmits status data (12) of the charging station (2) relating to the stored charging station (2) software (11) to the external database (9) when the respective vehicle (1) is charged, and

-status data (12) of the charging station (2) are stored in the database (9), and

-the freshness and/or compatibility of the stored software (11) is monitored on the basis of the state data (12) of the charging station (2) stored in the database (9).

9. The method of claim 8,

-transmitting the last update process moment and/or the software version and/or the charge flux of the last charge and/or the last charge moment together with the status data (12)

-the state data (12) of the charging station (2) stored later in time in the database (9) replace the state data (12) of the charging station (2) stored earlier in time in the database (9) when monitoring freshness and/or compatibility.

10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,

-alerting (14) the owner of the charging station (2) as soon as the stored software (11) of the charging station (2) is no longer up to date, and/or

-alerting (14) the owner of the charging station (2) as soon as the stored software (11) of the charging station (2) is not compatible with the software of any vehicle (1b) to be charged after a short period of time.

11. The method of claim 10,

-the alert (14) is transmitted to the owner of the charging station (2) by means of application software and/or by means of application software (15) for the mobile device (16) and/or by means of a display of a control mechanism of the vehicle (1c) defined by the owner, and/or

-said charging station (2) status data (12) within the database (9) are provided to the owner for recall.

12. Method according to one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the control means (6) of the respective vehicle (1) wirelessly transmits status data (12) of the charging station (2) relating to the stored charging station (2) software (11) to the database (9) by means of a data communication, preferably secured according to the internet security standard, via a first communication module (7) which is preferably designed for receiving and transmitting data according to a standardized transmission protocol.

13. A charging station (2) for charging a number of vehicles, wherein the charging station (2) has a first charging unit (3a) which can be coupled galvanically to a second charging unit (3b) of a respective vehicle (1), characterized in that a control device (5) of the charging station (2) is designed for carrying out the method (10) according to one of the preceding claims.

14. The charging station of claim 13,

-the charging station (2) is designed for inductive charging of several vehicles (1), wherein a first charging unit (3a) of the charging station (2) is a primary coil (4a) that can be inductively coupled in a current-transmitting manner with a second charging unit (3b) of the respective vehicle (1) in the form of a secondary coil (4b), or

-the charging station (2) is designed for charging a number of vehicles (1) via a cable, wherein a first charging unit (3a) of the charging station (2) is a socket or a plug which can be coupled with a second charging unit (3b) of the respective vehicle (1) in the form of a plug or a socket in a current-transmitting manner by means of a cable.

15. A vehicle (1) having a chargeable electrical storage device, wherein the vehicle (1) has a second charging unit (3b) which can be coupled to a first charging unit (3a) of a charging station (2) in a current-transmitting manner for charging the electrical storage device, characterized in that a control unit (6) of the vehicle (1) is designed to carry out the method (10) according to one of the preceding claims.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in detail in the following description, wherein like reference numerals refer to identical or similar or functionally identical components and wherein:

figure 1 shows a view of a vehicle according to the invention when charging at a charging station according to the invention,

fig. 2 shows a communication diagram in the method of the invention.

Fig. 1 shows a view of a vehicle 1 according to the invention during charging at a charging station 2 according to the invention. The charging station 2 has a first charging unit 3a, which can be coupled to a second charging unit 3b of the respective vehicle 1 in a current-carrying manner. In this embodiment, the charging station 1 is designed for inductive charging, and the first charging unit 3a of the charging station 2 is a primary coil 4 a. Accordingly, the second charging unit 3a of the vehicle 1 is a secondary coil 4b which can be inductively coupled with the primary coil 4a of the charging station in a current-carrying manner. Furthermore, the charging station 2 has a control device 5 with an antenna 5 a. The vehicle 1 has a control mechanism 6 with a first communication module 7 with an antenna 7a and a second communication module 8 with an antenna 8 a. In this embodiment, the antenna 7a is designed to transmit and receive data according to a standardized transmission protocol in accordance with the GSM standard or the 2G standard and can exchange data with the external database 9 by means of data communication protected in accordance with the internet security standard. The antenna 5a and the antenna 8a are designed for transmitting and receiving data according to the standardized transmission protocol of the WiFi standard according to IEEE-802.11. The antenna 5a and the antenna 8a can exchange data with one another by means of data communication protected according to the internet security standard and thus connect the control device 5 to the control means 6 in a data transmission manner.

The charging station 2 is controlled according to the method 10 of the invention. In this case, the first charging unit 3a of the charging station 2 is coupled to the second charging unit 3b of the respective vehicle 1 in a current-carrying manner during charging of the respective vehicle 1. During charging, the control means 6 of the respective vehicle 1 retrieves the charging station 2 status data 12 corresponding to the stored charging station 2 software 11 and transmits them to the database 9. The transmission of the corresponding data in the method 10 is indicated here by solid arrows. The state data 12 is stored in the database 9 and the freshness and/or compatibility of the stored software 11 is monitored. In this way, the database 9 provides an external memory in which the latest status data 12 are collected, independently of the location of the charging station 2 and its accessibility. The status data 12 are transmitted in this case during the charging of each respective vehicle 1, so that the latest status data 12 relating to the respective charging station 2 are present in the database 9.

When charging the respective vehicle 1, the timeliness of the transmitted state data 12 of the charging station 2 can additionally be checked in the database 9 or also by the control means 6 of the respective vehicle 1. The timeliness of the state data 12 can be determined, for example, in connection with the time of the last update process and/or the software version of the stored software 11. If the stored software 11 is not up-to-date, then an update process can be initiated and the up-to-date software package 13 transmitted to the control mechanism 6. By means of data transmission communication between the control device 5 and the control means 6, the latest software package 13 can then be transmitted to the control device 5 of the charging station 2. The control means 5 then updates the stored software 11 to the software corresponding to the latest software package 13. If the stored software 11 is up to date, the charging can be continued without an update process. The updating process of the charging station 2 is carried out by one of the vehicles 1 as required, so that manual updating by the owner of the charging station 2 can be dispensed with. Furthermore, timely updating of the charging station 2 is possible, and thus the charging station 2 is normally in the latest state. In particular, the charging of the respective vehicle 1 can thereby be optimized and the current losses during inductive charging reduced. Furthermore, the update process of the charging station 2 can take place without a direct connection to the internet, so that the charging station 2 is optimally protected.

Fig. 2 now shows a communication diagram in the method 10 according to the invention. As shown by the solid arrows, the latest state data 12 are transmitted to the database 9 when the respective vehicle 1 is charged at the charging station 2. If the update process of the charging station 2 is carried out, the latest software package 13 is also transmitted to the charging station 2. The data transmission between the charging station 2 and the database 9 takes place via the respective vehicle 1. Between the charging station 2 and the database 9, a virtual data communication thus takes place, as is indicated by the dashed arrow. After the state data 12 is stored in the database 9, the timeliness and/or compatibility of the state data is monitored. The newness is expressed here: whether the latest software already exists to which the stored charging station 2 software 11 has not been updated. Here, compatibility means: whether the stored charging station 2 software 11 is compatible with the software of any vehicle 1b to be charged. If not, any vehicle 1b to be charged can no longer be charged at the charging station 2. In order to be able to inform the owner of the charging station 2 of the timeliness and/or compatibility of the charging station 2, an alarm 14 is generated in the method 10 for the owner of the charging station 2. As soon as the stored charging station 2 software 11 is no longer up to date and/or cannot be compatible with the software of any vehicle 1b to be charged after a short period of time, an alarm is transmitted to the owner of the charging station 2. In the alarm 14, the status data 12, which were stored last in the database 9, or also other information, can additionally be transmitted. In conjunction with this alarm 14, the owner can be warned beforehand and update the charging station 2. As a result, a failure or a so-called deadlock of the charging station 2 can be prevented. The alarm 14 can be transmitted to the owner of the charging station 2 by means of the application software 15 for the mobile device 16 and/or by means of the control mechanism of the vehicle 1c defined by the owner (for example its own vehicle), as is indicated by the dashed arrow. In this way, a virtual data communication is generated between the mobile device 16 and the charging station 2 and between the vehicle 1c and the charging station 2, as indicated with the dashed arrows. Alternatively or additionally, the charging station 2 status data 12 within the database 9 may be provided to the owner for recall. In this case, the owner of the charging station 2 can retrieve the status data 12 of the charging station 2 at any time and thus monitor the charging station 2.

Overall, the costs for carrying out the renewal process at the charging station 2 can be significantly reduced in the method 10 according to the invention. In particular, manual updating of the charging station 2 by the owner can be dispensed with, and the execution of the updating process of the charging station 2 can be simplified by the control means 6 of one of the vehicles 1. In the method 10, the timeliness and/or compatibility of the charging station 2 can also be monitored, as a result of which a malfunction of the charging station 2 can be prevented regardless of the location of the charging station and its accessibility.