Methods and apparatuses for charging of electric vehicles

A method for controlling a charging of an electric vehicle, wherein a charging at one electric vehicle charging station affect a charging at another electric vehicle charging station, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a mobile device, a charge transfer request for an electric vehicle of a user directly from a first electric vehicle charging station, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged, wherein the first electric vehicle charging station is connected to an electric power grid, and the electric power grid is further connected to a second electric vehicle charging station;
• sending, from the mobile device, a charge transfer request for the electric vehicle to the cloud server, wherein the charge transfer request from the mobile device includes identification information and credit account information, wherein the mobile device includes a mobile application for communicating with the cloud server, the electric vehicle charging station, or both, and wherein the mobile application initiates communication with the cloud server;
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• in response to the charge transfer request being authorized using identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device, receiving a charging control signal from the cloud server via the mobile device at the first electric vehicle charging station that enables a charge transfer from the first electric vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle;
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• wherein the first electric vehicle charging station and the second electric vehicle charging station determine their charging transfers in relation to each other using received charging control signals.

A method for controlling a charging of an electric vehicle, wherein a charging at one electric vehicle charging station affect a charging at another electric vehicle charging station, the method comprising:

• sending, from a mobile device, a charge transfer request for an electric vehicle at a first electric vehicle charging station to a cloud server, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged, wherein the charge transfer request from the mobile device includes identification information and credit account information, wherein the first electric vehicle charging station is connected to an electric power grid, and the electric power grid is further connected to a second electric vehicle charging station, wherein the mobile device includes a mobile application for communicating with the cloud server, the electric vehicle charging station, or both, and wherein the mobile application initiates communication with the cloud server;
• in response to the charge transfer request being authorized using identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device, receiving a charging control signal from the cloud server via the mobile device at the first electric vehicle charging station that enables a charge transfer from the first electric vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle;
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• wherein the first electric vehicle charging station and the second electric vehicle charging station determine their charging transfers in relation to each other using received charging control signals.