# US 12,594,851 B2 · Charging control method, apparatus, and system, server, and medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,594,851 B2 - Document ID: US12594851B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/158,975 - Filed: 2023-01-24 - Published: 2023-05-25 - Granted: 2026-04-07 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-30 - Assignees: Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kang Cheng; Jiajia Wang; Zemin Zhu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12594851B2 ## CPC - B60L 53/62: in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge - B60L 53/68: Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control - B60L 53/11: {DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4} - B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types - B60L 53/66: Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles - B60L 58/12: responding to state of charge [SoC] - B60L 58/16: responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH] - H02J 7/933: {the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters} - B60L 2240/70: Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres - B60L 2240/80: Time limits - 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 90/167: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV] - Y04S 30/12: Remote or cooperative charging - 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 - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract Embodiments of this application provide a charging control method, apparatus, and system, a server, and a medium. In an example method, a generation sequence of a charging policy stored in a first terminal and a generation sequence of a charging policy stored in a second terminal are compared in the first terminal, to determine a relatively new charging policy in the first terminal and the second terminal as a target charging policy. The target charging policy may subsequently configure a charging parameter, so that the charging parameter configured in a charging process is adapted to a current performance status of a power battery of a vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A charging control apparatus applied to a first terminal, wherein the first terminal stores a first charging policy and first time attribute information generated based on a generation time point of the first charging policy, the charging control apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory stores programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: receive second time attribute information from a second terminal, wherein the second time attribute information is generated based on a generation time point of a second charging policy, and the second charging policy is stored in the second terminal; send target charging policy information to the second terminal, wherein the target charging policy information indicates a target charging policy that is determined by the first terminal based on the first time attribute information and the second time attribute information, the target charging policy comprises a plurality of ranges of a state of charge, the state of charge is a ratio of a remaining capacity to a capacity in a fully charged state, and the target charging policy is a later generated charging policy in the first charging policy and the second charging policy; configure a charging parameter based on the target charging policy, wherein the charging parameter comprises at least one of a charging voltage, a charging current, or a charging temperature, and each range of the state of charge comprises a plurality of state of charge levels, the target charging policy comprises a plurality of phase charging policies that are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of ranges of the state of charge, and each phase charging policy of the plurality of phase charging policies sets one or more charging parameters for the corresponding range of the state of charge, and configuring the charging parameter based on the target charging policy comprises: determining a current level of the state of charge; determining a current range of the state of charge that the current level of the state of charge belongs to; determining a first phase charging policy from the plurality of phase charging policies as a current phase charging policy based on the current range of the state of charge; and configure the charging parameter based on the one or more charging parameters set the current phase charging policy; and perform a charging handshake with the second terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The charging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generation time point of the first charging policy is later than or equal to the generation time point of the second charging policy, the target charging policy is the first charging policy, and the target charging policy information comprises the first charging policy. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The charging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generation time point of the first charging policy is earlier than or equal to the generation time point of the second charging policy, the target charging policy is the second charging policy, and the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: receive the second charging policy from the second terminal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The charging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: re-select a second phase charging policy from the plurality of phase charging policies based on a change of the current state of charge to update the current phase charging policy; and reconfigure the charging parameter based on the updated current phase charging policy. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The charging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: receive the first charging policy and the first time attribute information from a server. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The charging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second terminal is a charging pile. ### Claim 7 A charging control apparatus applied to a second terminal, wherein the second terminal stores a second charging policy and second time attribute information generated based on a generation time point of the second charging policy, the charging control apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory stores programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: send the second time attribute information to a first terminal; receive target charging policy information from the first terminal, wherein the target charging policy information indicates a target charging policy that is determined by the first terminal based on first time attribute information and the second time attribute information, the first time attribute information is generated based on a generation time point of a first charging policy stored in the first terminal, the target charging policy comprises a plurality of ranges of a state of charge, the state of charge is a ratio of a remaining capacity to a capacity in a fully charged state, and the target charging policy is a later generated charging policy in the first charging policy and the second charging policy; configure a charging parameter based on the target charging policy, wherein the charging parameter comprises at least one of a charging voltage, a charging current, or a charging temperature, and each range of the state of charge comprises a plurality of state of charge levels, the target charging policy comprises a plurality of phase charging policies that are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of ranges of the state of charge, and each phase charging policy of the plurality of phase charging policies sets one or more charging parameters for the corresponding range of the state of charge, and configuring the charging parameter based on the target charging policy comprises: determining a current level of the state of charge; determining a current range of the state of charge that the current level of the state of charge belongs to; determining a first phase charging policy from the plurality of phase charging policies as a current phase charging policy based on the current range of the state of charge; and configure the charging parameter based on the one or more charging parameters set the current phase charging policy; and perform a charging handshake with the first terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The charging control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the generation time point of the first charging policy is later than or equal to the generation time point of the second charging policy, the target charging policy is the first charging policy, and the target charging policy information comprises the first charging policy. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The charging control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the generation time point of the first charging policy is earlier than or equal to the generation time point of the second charging policy, the target charging policy is the second charging policy, and the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: send the second charging policy to the first terminal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The charging control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: re-select a second phase charging policy from the plurality of phase charging policies based on a change of the current state of charge to update the current phase charging policy; and reconfigure the charging parameter based on the updated current phase charging policy. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The charging control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: receive the second charging policy and the second time attribute information from a server. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The charging control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the second terminal is a charging pile. ### Claim 13 A charging control apparatus, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory stores programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: receive a charging service request sent by a vehicle, wherein the charging service request comprises an identity of the vehicle; generate a charging policy based on the identity and historical charging and discharging data of a battery in the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is configured to perform a charging handshake with a charging pile, and the charging policy comprises a plurality of ranges of a state of charge, the state of charge is a ratio of a remaining capacity to a capacity in a fully charged state; generate time attribute information based on a time point at which the charging policy is generated; and send the charging policy and the time attribute information to the vehicle, wherein each range of the state of charge comprises a plurality of state of charge levels, the charging policy comprises a plurality of phase charging policies that are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of ranges of the state of charge, and each phase charging policy of the plurality of phase charging policies sets one or more charging parameters for the corresponding range of the state of charge, and each charging parameter comprises at least one of a charging voltage, a charging current, or a charging temperature. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The charging control apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the charging control apparatus is applied to a server. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The charging control apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the historical charging and discharging data includes at least one of a voltage measurement value, a current measurement value, and a temperature measurement value of the battery. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The charging control apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the historical charging and discharging data is obtained from a head unit data storage module based on the identity of the vehicle in the charging service request. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The charging control apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the charging control apparatus to: send the charging policy to the charging pile. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The charging control apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the charging policy includes a charging policy identifier, and the charging policy identifier is a time identifier determining a time sequence of two different policies.