Methods and apparatuses for charging of electric vehicles

A method for controlling a charge transfer of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a mobile device, a message for an electric vehicle of a user directly from the electric vehicle charging station, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged;
• sending, from the mobile device, the message for the electric vehicle of the user directly to the cloud server, wherein the charge transfer request relayed from the mobile device includes identification information and funding credit account information;
• in response to a charging control signal being authorized using identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device, receiving the charging control signal from the cloud server via the mobile device at the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the charging control signal is configured to adjust a parameter used to draw electric power from the electric vehicle charging station;
• adjusting the charge transfer based on the adjusted parameter;
• and
• receiving a response from the electric vehicle charging station that the charge transfer has been adjusted based on the adjusted parameter.

A method for controlling a charge transfer of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a mobile device, a message for an electric vehicle of a user directly from the electric vehicle charging station, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged;
• sending, from the mobile device, the message for the electric vehicle of the user directly to the cloud server, wherein the charge transfer request relayed from the mobile device includes identification information and funding credit account information;
• in response to a charging control signal being authorized using identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device, receiving the charging control signal from the cloud server via the mobile device at the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the charging control signal is configured to adjust a parameter used to draw electric power from the electric vehicle charging station;
• and
• adjusting the charge transfer based on the adjusted parameter.