Method for controlling wireless charging of electric vehicle, and apparatus using the same

A wireless charging control method performed by an electric vehicle (EV) configured to receive power wirelessly from a power supply apparatus including at least one charging pad, the wireless charging control method comprising:

• initializing a communication link with the power supply apparatus;
• receiving information relating to the at least one charging pad from the power supply apparatus;
• transmitting information indicating a departure time when the EV leaves a charging station;
• receiving at least one of information indicating an output power of the at least one charging pad and information indicating a charging fee of the at least one charging pad from the power supply apparatus;
• performing a scheduling operation using at least one of the information indicating the output power and the information indicating the charging fee;
• transmitting scheduling information to the power supply apparatus;
• and
• receiving power wirelessly from the at least one charging pad according to the scheduling information.

A power supply apparatus including at least one charging pad configured to supply power wirelessly to an electric vehicle (EV), at least one processor, and a memory storing at least one instruction executable by the at least one processor, which when executed cause the at least one processor to:

• initialize a communication link with the power supply apparatus;
• transmit information relating to the at least one charging pad to the EV;
• receive information indicating a departure time when the EV leaves a charging station;
• transmit at least one of information indicating an output power of the at least one charging pad and information indicating a charging fee of the at least one charging pad;
• receive scheduling information of the EV from the EV;
• and
• supply power wirelessly to the EV through the at least one charging pad according to the scheduling information.