System and method for providing information on available charging stations based on DTE
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorHan Shik Kim
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Abstract
A vehicle charging control system and a method therefor are provided. The vehicle charging control system includes a vehicle that identifies whether a distance to empty (DTE) is changed based on charging at a location of a first charging station among at least one charging station. The vehicle transmits state information of the first charging station, which is obtained based on whether the DTE is changed, through a communication module. The system also includes a server that receives the state information of the first charging station from the vehicle and notifies the vehicle of whether the first charging station is available based on the state information of the first charging station.
Claims18
A vehicle charging control system, comprising:
- a vehicle configured to identify whether a distance to empty (DTE) is changed based on charging at a location of a first charging station among at least one charging station and transmit state information of the first charging station, the state information being obtained based on whether the DTE is changed, through a communication module;
- and
- a server configured to receive the state information of the first charging station from the vehicle and notify the vehicle of whether the first charging station is available based on the state information of the first charging station,
- wherein the vehicle is further configured to:
- determine a first DTE at a first timing, when the vehicle arrives at the first charging station;
- determine a second DTE after a predetermined time has elapsed from the first timing at the first charging station;
- and
- determine that the first charging station is in a chargeable state based on the first DTE and the second DTE differing.
A vehicle charging control method, comprising:
- identifying, by a vehicle, a distance to empty (DTE) is changed based on charging at a location of a first charging station among at least one charging station;
- transmitting, by the vehicle, state information of the first charging station, the state information being obtained based on whether the DTE is changed to a server through a communication module;
- receiving, by the server, the state information of the first charging station from the vehicle;
- notifying, by the server, the vehicle of whether the first charging station is available based on the state information of the first charging station;
- determining, by the vehicle, a first DTE at a first timing, when the vehicle arrives at the first charging station;
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- determining, by the vehicle, that the first charging station is in a chargeable state based on the first DTE and the second DTE differing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.