Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130214737 | DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD BETWEEN CHARGER AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - This disclosure provides a data transmission device used between a charger and an electric vehicle, including an internal interface compatible with messages or commands of a first protocol; an external interface compatible with messages or commands of a second protocol; an outside-to-inside transformation module, being adapted to receive messages or commands of the second protocol from the electric vehicle, to transform the messages or commands of the second protocol to messages or commands of the first protocol according to functions of data carried by the messages or commands, and to send the messages or commands of the first protocol to the charger; and an inside-to-outside transformation module, being adapted to receive messages or commands of the first protocol from the charger, to transform the messages or commands of the first protocol to messages or commands of the second protocol according to functions of data carried by the messages or commands, and to send the messages or commands of the second protocol to the electric vehicle; wherein the messages or commands sent from the outside-to-inside transformation module to the charger include: CER message, CSR message, CCS message and CCR message. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214738 | MULTI-STANDARD, ALTERNATING CURRENT OR DIRECT CURRENT COMPATIBLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT - A multi-standard compatible electric vehicle supply equipment includes a plurality of different electric vehicle connectors each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of different electric vehicle standards. A power converter inputs alternating current power and includes an output to output direct current power. A circuit is structured to selectively electrically connect a source of alternating current power to a number of the electric vehicle connectors, selectively electrically connect the output of the power converter to a selected one of the different electric vehicle connectors, employ a plurality of different communication protocols for the different electric vehicle connectors, detect connectivity of one of the different electric vehicle connectors with an electric vehicle and responsively select one of a plurality of different charging modes, and communicate with the electric vehicle through the selected one of the different electric vehicle connectors. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219084 | MULTI-STANDARD COMPATIBLE EV CHARGER - The present invention discloses a multi-standard compatible electrical vehicle charger, including a power converter having an interface compatible with messages or instructions of an internal protocol; when the electrical vehicle charger charges an electric vehicle, the power converter is adapted to output power to a battery of the electric vehicle; and a data transmission device having an internal interface compatible with messages or instructions of the internal protocol and an external interface compatible with messages or instructions of an external protocol; wherein when the electrical vehicle charger charges the electric vehicle, the data transmission device is adapted to communicate with a battery management system through the external interface according to the external protocol followed by the battery management system, and to communicate with the power converter through the internal interface according to the internal protocol followed by the power converter. This electrical vehicle charger improves the utilization rate of the electrical vehicle charger. | 08-22-2013 |