# US 11,027,620 B2 · Method and system for monitoring charging stations > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,027,620 B2 - Document ID: US11027620B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/828,545 - Filed: 2017-12-01 - Published: 2018-03-29 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-03 - Assignees: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Alexandre Bouard; Roland Ember Mork; Nicolai Kraemer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027620B2 ## CPC - B60L 53/14: Conductive energy transfer - B60L 53/60: Monitoring or controlling charging stations - B60L 53/66: Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles - G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events - G06Q 50/06: Energy or water supply - G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) - H01M 10/44: Methods for charging or discharging (circuits for charging H02J7/00) - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations - Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles - Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A method is provided for determining a property of a charging station, wherein the charging station is designed to provide electrical energy for charging a vehicle. The method determines vehicle data, wherein the vehicle data were created by a first vehicle with respect to a charging operation of the first vehicle at the charging station. In addition, the method determines a property of the charging station on the basis of the vehicle data. Furthermore, the method provides data that indicate the determined property of the charging station. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for determining a property of a charging station designed to provide electrical energy for charging a vehicle, the method comprising the acts of: determining, at a first vehicle, vehicle data based on a charging operation of the first vehicle by the charging station, wherein the vehicle data characterizes the charging operation of the first vehicle by the charging station; determining a property of the charging station based on the vehicle data; and providing data, which indicate the determined property of the charging station. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the acts of: providing a data record for the charging station, wherein the data record indicates one or more properties of the charging station; and updating the data record with the identified property. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the data record for the charging station is provided by an operator of the charging station; and the method further comprises the act of: aligning one or more properties of the charging station, which are indicated by the data record, with data from a publicly accessible database. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data, which indicate the determined property of the charging station, comprise information which enable a navigation device of a second vehicle to: determine whether the charging station is suitable for charging the second vehicle; and determine a driving distance to the charging station. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vehicle data with respect to the charging operation are contained in a vehicle data record; and the method further comprises the act of: sending the vehicle data record from the first vehicle to a system, which is designed to receive vehicle records from a plurality of vehicles. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising the acts of: determining a plurality of vehicle data records with respect to a plurality of charging operations at the charging station; and determining the property of the charging station on the basis of the plurality of vehicle data records. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data, which indicate the determined property of the charging station, indicate a plurality of properties of the charging station; wherein only a subset of the plurality of properties of the charging station is determined on the basis of the vehicle data; and wherein the method further comprises the act of: providing an index into the data provided indicating which of the plurality of properties of the charging station was determined on the basis of the vehicle data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the property of the charging station comprises one or more of: a position of the charging station, an available charging power of the charging station, an available charging voltage of the charging station, an available charging mode of the charging station, an available charging connector type of the charging station, an interoperability of the charging station, and an operating status of the charging station. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the position of the charging station is either or both of an address and GPS coordinates, wherein the available charging mode is an AC charging, a DC charging, a conductive charging via a charging cable, or an inductive charging, and wherein the interoperability of the charging station is based on a vehicle type. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the vehicle data indicate one or more of the following properties of the charging operation: a position at which the charging operation was carried out; a charging power with which the charging operation was carried out; a charging voltage with which the charging operation was carried out; a charging mode, with which the charging operation was carried out; a charging connector, by which the charging operation was carried out; and a point in time and/or a period of time in which the charging operation was carried out. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the position is either or both of an address and GPS coordinates, and wherein the charging mode is an AC charging, a DC charging, a conductive charging via a charging cable, and an inductive charging. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the act of: determining station data, wherein the station data were created by the charging station with respect to the charging operation of the first vehicle at the charging station, wherein the property of the charging station is also determined on the basis of the station data.