KR20200027841A - Apparatus and method for controlling charging of an electric vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging control apparatus and a method thereof. The electric vehicle charging control apparatus and method thereof of the present invention comprises: a wireless communication unit which performs communication with a user terminal and a server; an ICCB authentication unit which obtains electric vehicle charging authentication information through the wireless communication unit; and a control unit which controls charging to start or end according to a request for charging start or for charging end from the user terminal when receiving charging approval from the server through the ICCB authentication unit.

Description

Electric vehicle charging control device and method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE}

The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging control device and method, and more particularly, to an electric vehicle charging control device and method for checking and controlling an electric vehicle charging state using a user terminal (smartphone).

A charger for charging a conventional electric vehicle includes a charging authentication unit that receives information about the user or the authentication of the electric vehicle in order to authenticate the user or the electric vehicle, and information on the amount of power consumed for charging the electric vehicle. It includes a power measurement unit for generating, and a communication unit for transmitting information on the authentication of the user or the electric vehicle to the authentication server, and transmitting the power amount information to a higher-level charging server for charging for the charging.

That is, the charger user or the electric vehicle authentication information is transmitted directly to the authentication server, and the charger includes a device capable of recognizing the user information (sim chip) of the charger. It has the function of being transmitted to the authentication server through wireless communication. In addition, the charger has a function of recognizing information about the charging location and transmitting the charging location information to the authentication server in the same manner.

Therefore, in the related art, since the charger directly transmits information about the authentication of the charger user or the electric vehicle to the authentication server, the user has a problem that it is difficult to find the location of the charging station. In addition, even if you go to a charging station, if the real user and the SIM card registration information are different, the charging fee is charged to the SIM card user. In addition, there is a problem in that a user cannot check whether charging is normally performed when charging is performed for a long time.

Background art of the present invention is the Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1323889 (announcement date: 2013.10.30.announcement) "unit charging type electric vehicle charger and electric vehicle charging system including the same".

According to an aspect of the present invention, the present invention was devised to improve the above problems, and provides an electric vehicle charging control device and method for checking and controlling an electric vehicle charging state using a user terminal (smartphone) It aims to do.

An electric vehicle charging control device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a wireless communication unit performing communication with a user terminal and a server; An ICCB authentication unit that obtains electric vehicle charging authentication information through the wireless communication unit; And a control unit controlling to start or end charging according to a request to start charging or to end charging from the user terminal, when receiving that the charging is approved by the server through the ICCB authentication unit.

In the present invention, when the ICCB authentication unit receives a charging location selected by the user from the user terminal, user information input from the user terminal for user identification, charging location information selected by the user terminal, and In-Cable Control (ICCB) Box) is characterized by transmitting an authentication request message including ICCB information for identification and ICCB location information to the server through the wireless communication unit, and receiving an authentication result from the server.

In the present invention, the ICCB authentication unit transmits ICCB information and ICCB location information for ICCB identification to the user terminal through the wireless communication unit, and the user terminal, user information, location information, the ICCB information and ICCB location information Characterized in that it transmits an authentication request message including a to the server, and receives an authentication result from the server.

The present invention, the charging information input unit for receiving the charging information of the electric vehicle; And it characterized in that it further comprises; a power amount measurement unit for generating charging power information including the charging time consumed for charging the electric vehicle.

In the present invention, the control unit is characterized in that it outputs the charging information received from the charging information input unit and the charging power amount information input from the power amount measuring unit to at least one of the server, the user terminal and the display unit.

In the present invention, when the server receives the charging information and the charging power amount information from the control unit, the charging information and the charging power amount information are updated and stored, and when charging information and charging power amount information are requested from the user terminal, the charging information And transmitting charging power amount information.

In the present invention, the charging information is characterized in that it includes at least one of a charging start time, a charging end time, a charging amount, whether the charging of the electric vehicle proceeds normally, a reason for the failure, and a time at which the failure occurred.

An electric vehicle charging control method according to another aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: a control unit receiving a charging location selected by a user from a user terminal through a wireless communication unit; A step in which the control unit communicates with a server through the wireless communication unit; Obtaining, by the control unit, electric vehicle charging authentication information through the wireless communication unit; And controlling the charging to start or end in response to a request to start charging or to end charging from the user terminal, when the controller receives input that the charging has been approved from the server.

In the step of obtaining the electric vehicle charging authentication information of the present invention, when the controller receives a charging location selected by the user from the user terminal, the user information received from the user terminal for user identification, selected from the user terminal An authentication request message including charging location information, ICCB information for ICCB (In-Cable Control Box) identification, and ICCB location information is transmitted to the server through the wireless communication unit, and an authentication result is received from the server. .

In the step of obtaining the electric vehicle charging authentication information of the present invention, the control unit transmits ICCB information and ICCB location information for ICCB identification to the user terminal through the wireless communication unit, and the user terminal includes user information, And transmitting an authentication request message including location information, the ICCB information and ICCB location information to the server, and receiving an authentication result from the server.

The present invention, the control unit receiving the charging information of the electric vehicle from the charging information input unit; And receiving, by the control unit, charging power amount information including a charging time consumed for charging the electric vehicle from the power amount measuring unit.

The present invention, the control unit, the charging information input from the charging information input unit and the charging power amount information received from the power amount measurement unit to output to at least one of the server, user terminal and display unit; characterized in that it further comprises; Is done.

In the present invention, when the server receives the charging information and the charging power amount information from the control unit, the charging information and the charging power amount information are updated and stored, and when the charging information and the charging power amount information are requested from the user terminal, the charging information And transmitting charging power amount information.

In the present invention, the charging information is characterized in that it includes at least one of a charging start time, a charging end time, a charging amount, whether the charging of the electric vehicle proceeds normally, a reason for the failure, and a time at which the failure occurred.

Electric vehicle charging control device and method according to an embodiment of the present invention, by using a user terminal (smartphone) to display the electric vehicle charging status in real time, it is easy for the user to find the location of the electric vehicle charging station, and in real time electricity It provides convenience in use by allowing the user to check the charging status of the vehicle, and improves convenience by allowing the user to control charging start / end by notifying the failure information when a problem such as charging failure occurs.

In addition, the electric vehicle charging control apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present invention can effectively calculate the amount of power consumption suitable for the three types of home plans by effectively detecting the amount of active and reactive power in charging the electric vehicle.

In addition, the electric vehicle charging control device and method according to an embodiment of the present invention uses an outlet recognition method such as an RFID / QR code to distinguish the amount of charging power consumed at the corresponding outlet through recognition of the charging location, thereby consuming electricity. Can charge. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle charging control device and method for checking and controlling charging start.

1 is a configuration diagram for explaining an electric vehicle charging control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the ICCB control module of the electric vehicle charging control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing a server of an electric vehicle charging control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a user terminal of an electric vehicle charging control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an electric vehicle charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an overall flow chart of an electric vehicle charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an electric vehicle charging control device and method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience.

In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to a user's or operator's intention or practice. Therefore, the definition of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout the present specification.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an electric vehicle charging control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an ICCB control module of the electric vehicle charging control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. , Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a server of an electric vehicle charging control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a user terminal of an electric vehicle charging control device according to an embodiment of the present invention As described, the electric vehicle charging control device will be described with reference to the following.

1, the electric vehicle charging control device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an ICCB control module 110, a connector 120, and a plug 130, and the connector 120 Is connected to the outlet (2), so that the plug 130 is connected to the electric vehicle (1) to identify and control the electric vehicle charging state in the ICCB control module 110 to perform charging.

At this time, in the present embodiment, the outlet 2 is an electric supply unit, and a recognition means such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) or a quick response code (QR) code may be provided to recognize the charging location. That is, in this embodiment, the user terminal 300 scans the QR code to read the ID (charge location information) of the outlet 2, so that the charging control device 100 and the user terminal 300 can operate in cooperation with each other. It is possible to allow the ICCB control module 110 of the charging control device 100 to recognize charging location information of the outlet 2 through an RFID tag. However, it is not limited thereto. Here, the QR code can be scanned from any angle, location markers exist, quick recognition is possible, and there is an advantage that a lot of information can be stored by combining and disassembling. In addition, RFID has the advantage of being able to automatically check and track anytime, anywhere, update and modify information, and recognize data without making direct contact or using any aiming line. In addition, it is possible to recognize multiple tags at the same time, and has the advantage of high reliability of data processing.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, before transmitting the user information or the amount of charged power consumed to the KEPCO server 3, which is a higher-level charging server for charging, the location of the outlet 2 is recognized and then sent to the server 200. User information, consumed charging power information, and location information of the outlet (2) are transmitted to distinguish the amount of charging power consumed by the outlet (2), and transmitted to the Korea Electric Power Corporation server (3) so that it can be billed at a power usage fee. can do.

Referring to the bar shown in Figure 2, looking at the ICCB control module 110 in more detail, the ICCB control module 110 includes an ICCB authentication unit 111, a power amount measurement unit 112, a charging information input unit 113, a control unit 114 ), A charging information output unit 115, a display unit 116, and a wireless communication unit 117.

The ICCB authentication unit 111 obtains the electric vehicle charging authentication information through the wireless communication unit 117, transmits information for authentication to the server 200, and receives authentication from the server 200 that the authentication is successful. It can be transmitted to the control unit 114.

When the user selects the charging location from the user terminal 300 and recognizes the selected charging location, the ICCB authentication unit 111 may receive the charging location selected by the user from the user terminal 300. At this time, the charging location selected by the user terminal 300 is transmitted to the server 200, and the ICCB authentication unit 111 can receive the charging location information selected by the user terminal 300 from the server 200. . Also, the charging location selected by the user terminal 300 may be transmitted to the ICCB authentication unit 111 by interworking the ICCB authentication unit 111 and the user terminal 300 through the wireless communication unit 117.

The ICCB authentication unit 111 receives user information input from the user terminal 300 for user identification, charging location information selected by the user terminal 300, ICCB information for ICCB (In-Cable Control Box) identification, and ICCB An authentication request message including ICCB location information, which is a charging location recognized by the control module 110, may be transmitted to the server 200 through the wireless communication unit 117, and an authentication result may be received from the server 200. At this time, although the ICCB information and the ICCB location information are separately described in this specification, the ICCB information may include ICCB location information.

On the other hand, as described above, when the charging location selected by the user terminal 300 is transmitted to the server 200, the ICCB authentication unit 111 is used to identify the ICCB to the user terminal 300 through the wireless communication unit 117. ICCB information and ICCB location information may be transmitted. At this time, the user terminal 300 may transmit an authentication request message including user information, location information, the ICCB information and ICCB location information to the server 200 and receive an authentication result from the server 200.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, in the charging authentication unit 210 of the server 200, the charging location information selected by the user terminal 300 from the user terminal 300 or the ICCB control module 110, the user terminal ( 300) receives user information, ICCB information for ICCB identification, and ICCB location information, determines whether authentication is successful, and transmits an authentication result message including authentication success to the user terminal 300 or the ICCB control module 110 You can.

The power amount measurement unit 112 generates charging power amount information including a charging time consumed for charging the electric vehicle 1, and may transmit the generated information to the control unit 114. At this time, the power measurement unit 112 can calculate the active power and the reactive power, and calculates the amount of used charging power, including time information, at regular time intervals until charging and starting are completed, and can calculate three types of plans Thus, the charging power information can be acquired and processed.

At this time, the control unit 114 may transmit the charging power amount information to the server 200, and the server 200 may update the transmitted charging power amount information and store it in the power amount storage unit 230. Then, when the power amount information request message is input from the user terminal 300, the power amount information may be transmitted through the communication unit 240.

The charging information input unit 113 may receive charging information of the electric vehicle 1 and transmit it to the control unit 114. At this time, the charging information may include at least one of a charging start time, a charging end time, a charging amount, whether the charging of the electric vehicle proceeds normally, a reason for the failure, and a time when the failure occurred. That is, the charging information input unit 113 can receive all information about the charging state that occurs when charging, from the plug 130 connected to the outlet 2, the connector 120 connected to the electric vehicle 1, etc. Charging information can be input.

At this time, the control unit 114 may transmit the charging information to the server 200, and the server 200 may update the transmitted charging information and store it in the charging information storage unit 220. In addition, when a charging information request message is input from the user terminal 300, charging information may be transmitted through the communication unit 240.

The charging information output unit 115 displays at least one of the charging information received from the charging information input unit 113 and the charging amount information received from the power amount measurement unit 112 among the server 200, the user terminal 300, and the display unit 116. Can output to more than one. That is, the control unit 114 may provide the charging information and the charging power amount information to the user through the charging information output unit 115 or the server 200 for charging.

The display unit 116 is a display means for displaying charging information and charging power amount information, and can be displayed so that the user can check the charging control device 100. In this case, the display implementation method of the display unit 116 is not specifically limited.

The control unit 114 controls the charging control device 100 as a whole, and in particular, when an input is received from the server 200 through the ICCB authentication unit 111, requests for starting or ending charging from the user terminal 300 Depending on the charge can be controlled to start or end.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the user terminal 300 includes an input interface 310, an output interface 320, and a communication module 330, and the user starts charging or ending charging through the input interface 310. You can enter your choice. In addition, when charging information and charging power amount information received through the communication module 330 are output to the output interface 320, the user can check this and select charging start or charging end. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the user terminal 300 may be a smart phone in which an application for charging control of the electric vehicle 1 can be installed, and the user harmonizes and selects the charging position through the input interface 310. , To be recognized.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a user terminal 300 can be used to search for a charging station location, monitor the charging state of the charging control device 100, and provide a function to remotely control charging start or end. have.

5 is a flowchart for explaining an electric vehicle charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an overall flow chart of an electric vehicle charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control method is as follows.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the electric vehicle charging control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 114 first receives a charging location selected by the user from the user terminal 300 through the wireless communication unit 117 (S101), the charging position is recognized (S102).

At this time, the control unit 114 receives the charging location information recognized by the user terminal 300 from the user terminal 300 by directly interworking with the wireless communication unit 117, or the server 200 through the wireless communication unit 117. Communication may be performed to receive input from the server 200. In addition, the control unit 114 may recognize the charging position selected by the user terminal 300 in the charging control device 100 to generate ICCB location information and transmit it to the server 200 or the user terminal 300.

At this time, in this embodiment, the outlet 2 may be provided with recognition means such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) and a quick response code (QR) to recognize the charging location. That is, in this embodiment, the user terminal 300 scans the QR code to read the ID (charge location information) of the outlet 2, so that the charging control device 100 and the user terminal 300 can operate in cooperation with each other. It is possible to allow the ICCB control module 110 of the charging control device 100 to recognize charging location information of the outlet 2 through an RFID tag.

Next, the control unit 114 transmits ICCB information, user information, and charging location information to the server 200 (S103).

In other words, when the charging location selected by the user is received from the user terminal 300, the control unit 114 receives user information input from the user terminal 300 for user identification and charging location information selected from the user terminal 300. , ICCB (In-Cable Control Box) for the identification of the ICCB information and ICCB location information including the authentication request message can be transmitted to the server 200 through the wireless communication unit 117.

On the other hand, if the charging location selected by the user terminal 300 is transmitted to the server 200, the ICCB authentication unit 111, the ICCB information and ICCB location for ICCB identification to the user terminal 300 through the wireless communication unit 117 Information can be transmitted. At this time, the user terminal 300 may transmit an authentication request message including user information, location information, the ICCB information and ICCB location information to the server 200.

Next, the control unit 114 receives an authentication result for whether to approve or not from the server 200 (S104), and checks whether it has been approved (S105).

At this time, if it is not approved, the process of returning to step S101 to recognize the charging position may be performed again.

In step S105, when it is input that the charging is approved from the server 200, the control unit 114 may receive a request to start charging from the user terminal 300 (S106) and start charging (S107).

At this time, although the present embodiment is described as receiving a request to start charging from the user terminal 300, the server 200 determines whether charging is necessary based on the charging information and the amount of charging power, and then controls the charging start request to the control unit 114 In addition, the controller 114 may determine whether charging is necessary based on charging information and charging power amount information, and may start charging.

After S107, the control unit 114 may receive charging information of the electric vehicle 1 from the charging information input unit 113 and receive charging power amount information from the electric power measurement unit 112 (S108).

Here, the power amount measurement unit 112 generates charging power amount information including charging time consumed for charging the electric vehicle 1, and may transmit the generated information to the control unit 114.

In addition, the charging information input unit 113 may receive charging information of the electric vehicle 1 and transmit it to the control unit 114. At this time, the charging information may include at least one of a charging start time, a charging end time, a charging amount, whether the charging of the electric vehicle proceeds normally, a reason for the failure, and a time when the failure occurred. That is, the charging information input unit 113 can receive all information about the charging state that occurs when charging, from the plug 130 connected to the outlet 2, the connector 120 connected to the electric vehicle 1, etc. Charging information can be input.

In addition, the control unit 114 may output charging information and charging power amount information to at least one of the server 200, the user terminal 300, and the display unit 116 (S109).

That is, the control unit 114 may provide the charging information and the charging power amount information to the user through the charging information output unit 115 or the server 200 for charging.

At this time, the control unit 114 may transmit the charging power amount information to the server 200, and the server 200 may update the transmitted charging power amount information and store it in the power amount storage unit 230. Then, when the power amount information request message is input from the user terminal 300, the power amount information may be transmitted through the communication unit 240.

In addition, the control unit 114 may transmit the charging information to the server 200, and the server 200 may update the transmitted charging information and store it in the charging information storage unit 220. In addition, when a charging information request message is input from the user terminal 300, charging information may be transmitted through the communication unit 240.

Next, the control unit 114 may check whether a request to end charging is input from the user terminal 300 (S110), and terminate charging when a request to end charging is input (S111).

 At this time, in this embodiment, as described above, it is described as receiving a request to end charging from the user terminal 300, but the server 200 determines whether charging is necessary based on charging information and charging power amount information, and requests charging termination. May be transmitted to the control unit 114, and the control unit 114 may determine whether charging is required based on charging information and charging power amount information, and may end charging.

On the other hand, if a request to end charging is not input, the controller 114 returns to step S108 to receive charging information and charging power amount information.

At this time, with reference to the bar shown in FIG. 6, the control flow of the charging control device 100, the server 200, and the user terminal 300 will be described in more detail.

In the user terminal 300, the user installs the application or accesses the server 200 to query and select the charging location, that is, the location of the outlet 2 (S201).

At this time, the charging position selected by the user terminal 300 is transmitted to the charging control device 100 (S202). In this embodiment, the charging location selected by the user terminal 300 is transmitted to the server 200, and may be transmitted from the server 200 to the charging control device 100.

Next, the user terminal 300 recognizes the charging position by scanning the QR code provided at the location selected in step S201, that is, the outlet 2 (S203), and the charging control device 100 also receives the outlet 2 Recognize the RFID tag provided in the recognizing the charging position (S204).

Then, the user terminal 300 transmits the recognized charging location information and the user information of the user terminal 300 to the server 200 (S205), and the charging control device 100 stores the stored ICCB information and the recognized The ICCB location information is transmitted to the server 200 (S206). However, in the present embodiment, the charging control device 100 may transmit ICCB information and ICCB location information to the user terminal 300 and the user terminal 300 to the server 200. In addition, the user terminal 300 may transmit user information and charging location information to the charging control device 100 and the charging control device 100 to the server 200.

In the server 200, ICCB information, user information, and charging location information input from the charging control device 100 and the user terminal 300 (charging location information recognized by the charging control device 100 and recognized by the user terminal 300) It is checked whether or not authentication is performed based on one charging location information (S207).

In addition, an authentication result message including whether or not to be approved may be transmitted to the user terminal 300 (S208), and may be transmitted to the charging control device 100 (S209).

At this time, the user terminal 300 may check whether it is approved (S210), and input a request to start charging (S212).

Then, the charging control device 100 checks whether it is approved (S211), and when a request to start charging is input from the user terminal 300 (S213), charging may be started (S214).

However, if the approval success is not confirmed in step S210, the user terminal 300 may return to step S201 to perform a process of retrieving and selecting a charging location for charging again. In addition, when the approval success is not confirmed in step S211, the charging control device 100 may return to step S204 to perform the process of recognizing the charging position again.

In step S214, after starting charging, the charging control device 100 receives charging information and measures the amount of power (S215).

At this time, the charging information may include at least one of a charging start time, a charging end time, a charging amount, whether the charging of the electric vehicle proceeds normally, a reason for the failure, and a time at which the failure occurred, but is not limited thereto. That is, the charging control device 100 can receive all information about the charging state that occurs when charging, from the plug 130 connected to the outlet (2), the connector 120 connected to the electric vehicle (1), etc. Charging information can be input.

In addition, the charging control device 100 may transmit charging information and charging power amount information to the server 200 (S216), and display charging information and charging power amount information on the charging control device 100 (S219). Therefore, the user can check charging information and charging power amount information in the charging control device 100.

At this time, if the charging information and the charging power amount information is transmitted to the server 200 in step S216, the server 200 may update and store charging information and charging power amount information (S220).

Meanwhile, when the server 200 receives charging information and charging power amount information from the user terminal 300 (S217), the charging information and charging power amount information may be transmitted (S218). In addition, the user terminal 300 may display charging information and charging power amount information received from the server 200 (S221).

However, in the present embodiment, after charging information is received from the charging control device 100 and the amount of power is measured, the charging control device 100, the server, regardless of whether the request is from the server 200 or the user terminal 300 Charging information and charging power amount information may be output to at least one of the 200 and the user terminal 300. Accordingly, the user can also check charging information and charging power amount information through the user terminal 300.

And when the user checks the charging information and the charging amount in the user terminal 300 and inputs the end of charging (S222), a request to end charging is transmitted to the charging control device 100 (S223), and the charging control device 100 Charging may be terminated according to the termination request (S224). Therefore, the user can remotely control the charging control device 100 through the user terminal 300.

As described above, the electric vehicle charging control device and method according to an embodiment of the present invention, by displaying the electric vehicle charging status in real time using a user terminal (smartphone), the user can easily find the location of the electric vehicle charging station In addition, it is possible to check the charging status of the electric vehicle in real time to provide convenience in use, and to inform the user of the failure information such as charging failure, thereby allowing the user to control charging start / end to improve convenience.

In addition, the electric vehicle charging control apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present invention can effectively calculate the amount of power consumption suitable for the three types of home plans by effectively detecting the amount of active and reactive power in charging the electric vehicle.

In addition, the electric vehicle charging control device and method according to an embodiment of the present invention uses an outlet recognition method such as an RFID / QR code to distinguish the amount of charging power consumed at the corresponding outlet through recognition of the charging location, thereby consuming electricity. Can charge. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle charging control device and method for checking and controlling charging start.

The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, but this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the art belongs can various modifications and equivalent other embodiments from this. Will understand.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

1: Electric vehicle 2: Outlet (electricity supply)
3: Korea Electric Power Corporation server (high-level charging server)
100: charge control device
110: ICCB control module 120: connector
130: plug 111: ICCB certification
112: power measurement unit 113: charging information input unit
114: control unit 115: charging information output unit
116: display unit 117: wireless communication unit
200: server
210: charging authentication unit 220: charging information storage unit
230: power storage unit 240: communication unit
300: user terminal
310: input interface 320: output interface
330: communication module

Claims (14)

A wireless communication unit performing communication with a user terminal and a server;
An ICCB authentication unit that obtains electric vehicle charging authentication information through the wireless communication unit; And
And a control unit configured to control charging to be started or terminated according to a request to start charging or to end charging from the user terminal, when receiving that the charging is approved by the server through the ICCB authentication unit.
According to claim 1,
The ICCB authentication unit,
When a user selects a charging location selected by the user terminal, user information input from the user terminal for user identification, charging location information selected by the user terminal, ICCB information for ICCB (In-Cable Control Box) identification, and ICCB And transmitting an authentication request message including location information to the server through the wireless communication unit, and receiving an authentication result from the server.
According to claim 1,
The ICCB authentication unit,
Transmits ICCB information and ICCB location information for ICCB identification to the user terminal through the wireless communication unit,
The user terminal,
And transmitting an authentication request message including user information, location information, the ICCB information and ICCB location information to the server, and receiving an authentication result from the server.
According to claim 1,
A charging information input unit for receiving charging information of an electric vehicle; And
An electric vehicle charging control device further comprising; a power amount measuring unit for generating charging power amount information including a charging time consumed for charging the electric vehicle.
The method of claim 4,
The control unit,
And charging information received from the charging information input unit and charging power amount information received from the electric power measurement unit to at least one of the server, a user terminal, and a display unit.
The method of claim 5,
The server,
When the charging information and the charging power amount information are input from the control unit, the charging information and the charging power amount information are updated and stored. Electric vehicle charging control device characterized in that.
The method of claim 4,
The charging information,
Charging start time, charging end time, the amount of charge, whether the charging of the electric vehicle proceeds normally, at least one of the reason for the failure and the occurrence time of the failure, the electric vehicle charging control device.
The control unit receives a charging location selected by the user from the user terminal through the wireless communication unit;
A step in which the control unit communicates with a server through the wireless communication unit;
Obtaining, by the control unit, electric vehicle charging authentication information through the wireless communication unit; And
And controlling charging to start or end according to a request to start charging or to end charging from the user terminal, when the controller receives input from the server that charging is approved.
The method of claim 8,
In the step of obtaining the electric vehicle charging authentication information, the control unit,
When a user selects a charging location selected by the user terminal, user information input from the user terminal for user identification, charging location information selected by the user terminal, ICCB information for ICCB (In-Cable Control Box) identification, and ICCB A method for controlling charging of an electric vehicle, comprising transmitting an authentication request message including location information to the server through the wireless communication unit and receiving an authentication result from the server.
The method of claim 8,
In the step of obtaining the electric vehicle charging authentication information, the control unit,
Transmits ICCB information and ICCB location information for ICCB identification to the user terminal through the wireless communication unit,
And the user terminal transmits an authentication request message including user information, location information, the ICCB information and ICCB location information to the server, and receives an authentication result from the server.
The method of claim 8,
Receiving, by the control unit, charging information of the electric vehicle from the charging information input unit; And
And receiving, by the control unit, charging power amount information including a charging time consumed for charging the electric vehicle from the power amount measuring unit.
The method of claim 11,
And outputting, by the control unit, charging information received from the charging information input unit and charging power amount information received from the power amount measuring unit to at least one of the server, a user terminal, and a display unit. Charging control method.
The method of claim 12,
When receiving charging information and charging power amount information from the control unit, the server updates and stores the charging information and charging power amount information, and when charging information and charging power amount information are requested from a user terminal, the charging information and charging power amount information Electric vehicle charging control method, characterized in that for transmitting.
The method of claim 11,
The charging information, charging start time, charging end time, charging amount, whether or not the charging of the electric vehicle proceeds normally, at least one of the reason for the failure and the time when the failure occurs, the electric vehicle charging control method.

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