Remote indicator of state of charging of electric vehicle
AssigneeEnel X North America, Inc.
InventorValery Miftakhov
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Abstract
A remote visual indicator of a state of charging of an electric and/or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (EV and PHEV). In one or more embodiments, the aforesaid visual indicator incorporates a multi-color light source, such as a multi-color LED and uses the color of the emitted light to indicate the state of the EV/PHEV charging. In one or more embodiment, the aforesaid visual indicator incorporates one or more buttons or other user-activated controls configured to alter the charging of the EV/PHEV by the charging stations. In one or more embodiments, a sound generation element may be additionally provided for creating audible indicators of charging state.
Claims20
A system for charging an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle, the system comprising:
- at least one vehicle charging station electrically connectable to the vehicle and operable to charge the vehicle using an electrical power;
- a visual indicator device configured to display a visual indicator of a state of charge of the vehicle, a visual indicator of a proportion of the electrical power obtained from a renewable energy source, and a visual indicator of a quality of the electrical power;
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- a control server comprising at least one processor and a memory and communicatively coupled to the at least one vehicle charging station and the visual indicator device,
- wherein the visual indicator device is operable to receive information on the state of charge of the vehicle from the control server, display the visual indicator of the state of charge of the vehicle using the received information, display the visual indicator of the proportion of the electrical power obtained from a renewable energy source, and display the visual indicator of the quality of the electrical power, and
- wherein the visual indicator device is configured to send a vehicle charging command to the at least one vehicle charging station.
A system for charging an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle, the system comprising:
- at least one vehicle charging station electrically connectable to the vehicle and operable to charge the vehicle using an electrical power;
- a visual indicator device configured to display a visual indicator of a state of charge of the vehicle, a visual indicator of a proportion of the electrical power obtained from a renewable energy source, and a visual indicator of a quality of the electrical power, the visual indicator device communicatively coupled to the at least one vehicle charging station;
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- a control server comprising at least one processor and a memory and communicatively coupled to the at least one vehicle charging station,
- wherein the visual indicator device is operable to receive information on the state of charge of the vehicle from the at least one vehicle charging station, display the visual indicator of the state of charge of the vehicle using the received information, display the visual indicator of the proportion of the electrical power obtained from a renewable energy source, and display the visual indicator of the quality of the electrical power,
- wherein the visual indicator device is configured to send a vehicle charging command to the at least one vehicle charging station.
A method for charging an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle, the system comprising:
- providing at least one vehicle charging station electrically connectable to the vehicle and operable to charge the vehicle using an electrical power;
- providing a visual indicator device configured to display a visual indicator of a state of charge of the vehicle, a visual indicator of a proportion of the electrical power obtained from a renewable energy source, and a visual indicator of a quality of the electrical power;
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- providing a control server comprising at least one processor and a memory and communicatively coupled to the at least one vehicle charging station and the visual indicator device,
- wherein the visual indicator device is operable to receive information on the state of charge of the vehicle from the control server, display the visual indicator of the state of charge of the vehicle using the received information, display the visual indicator of the proportion of the electrical power obtained from a renewable energy source, and display the visual indicator of the quality of the electrical power, and
- wherein the visual indicator device is configured to send a vehicle charging command to the at least one vehicle charging station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.