Apparatus for Controlling Vehicle, Method for Controlling Charging of Vehicle, and System for Charging Vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorYoung Sik Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment vehicle control apparatus includes a memory, a network interface, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to recognize that a charging cable is connected to a vehicle, receive a charging end time of a preceding vehicle and a waiting time until charging of the vehicle starts, wait for the charging in a state in which the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, and start the charging at the charging end time indicating that the charging of the preceding vehicle is ended in the state in which the charging cable is connected to the vehicle.
Claims20
A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle control apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- a network interface;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
- recognize that a charging cable is connected to the vehicle;
- receive a charging end time of a preceding vehicle and a waiting time until charging of the vehicle starts;
- wait for the charging in a state in which the charging cable is connected to the vehicle;
- and
- start the charging at the charging end time that indicates that the charging of the preceding vehicle has ended in the state in which the charging cable is connected to the vehicle.
A method of controlling charging of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- recognizing that a charging cable is connected to the vehicle;
- receiving a charging end time of a preceding vehicle and a waiting time until charging of the vehicle starts;
- waiting for the charging of the vehicle in a state in which the charging cable is connected to the vehicle;
- and
- starting the charging of the vehicle at the charging end time that indicates that the charging of the preceding vehicle has ended in the state in which the charging cable is connected to the vehicle.
A vehicle charging system comprising:
- a charger including a plurality of charging cables, wherein the charger is configured to:
- proceed with charging a first vehicle among a plurality of vehicles by allowing a first charging cable of the plurality of charging cables to be connected to the first vehicle among the plurality of vehicles;
- allow a second charging cable of the plurality of charging cables to be connected to a second vehicle among the plurality of vehicles while the charging of the first vehicle is proceeding;
- transmit a charging end time of the first vehicle and a waiting time until charging starts to the second vehicle;
- wait for the charging of the second vehicle in a state in which the second charging cable is connected to the second vehicle;
- and
- start the charging of the second vehicle at the charging end time of the first vehicle indicating that the charging of the first vehicle is ended in the state in which the second charging cable is connected to the second vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.