US 2026/0228984 A1Published application

Guided electric vehicle charging installation using extended reality

AssigneeFlorida Power & Light Company

InventorsLawrence J. Oks, Kara L. Fuller, Ariel S. Polani

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Abstract

A system and a computer-implemented method evaluates EV charging station installations for EV vehicles in extended reality (XR) spaces. The method processes 3D coordinate data of a parking area, paired with real-world images, to analyze the environment. Object recognition identifies key features like walls, electrical panels, and ceilings while measuring wall dimensions and electrical panel distances. The method also retrieves the electrical capacity of electrical panels. The method generates potential charger positions along walls, scoring each based on breaker distance, wiring cost, and clearance from surrounding objects. The evaluation identifies the position with the highest score, optimizing for installation feasibility and cost-efficiency. Using XR technology, the system creates a 3D preview of the optimal charger position by overlaying computer-generated visuals onto the real-world space. This preview, incorporating spatial data and realistic imagery, is presented to users, enabling informed decisions on installation placement while reducing planning time and errors.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for evaluating an EV charging station installation in an extended reality space, the method comprising:

accessing a collection of data points in a 3D coordinate system that represents a 3D shape of at least one parking area for installing an EV vehicle to be recharged, wherein each of the data points represents a single spatial measurement;
accessing at least one image of a real-world space of the at least one parking area;
using object recognition to identify one or more surrounding objects in the at least one image, the one or more surrounding objects including one or more walls, an electrical panel, and a ceiling;
measuring dimensions of the one or more walls and relative distance to the electrical panel;
accessing an electricity capacity of the electrical panel;
creating a set of potential positions along the one or more walls that have been identified in the image;
placing a charger station in an evaluation position in the set of potential positions to associate the evaluation position with an overall score by:
calculating a breaker distance between the evaluation position and the electrical panel;
estimating a cost based on an amount of wiring required to traverse the breaker distance between the evaluation position and the electrical panel;
calculating a clearance distance between the evaluation position and the one or more surrounding objects;
storing the breaker distance, the cost, and the clearance distance as a set of overall scores associated with the evaluation position;
identifying a highest overall score in the set of overall scores;
generating a 3D preview of the evaluation position associated with the highest overall score using extended reality technology by combining i) at least one computer-generated image of the charger station and ii) the data points in the 3D coordinate system;
and presenting to a user the 3D preview.

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A system for evaluating an EV charging station installation in an extended reality space, the system comprising:

a computer memory capable of storing machine instructions;
and
a hardware processor in communication with the computer memory, the hardware processor configured to access the computer memory to execute the machine instructions for performing:
accessing a collection of data points in a 3D coordinate system that represents a 3D shape of at least one parking area for installing an EV vehicle to be recharged, wherein each of the data points represents a single spatial measurement;
accessing at least one image of a real-world space of the at least one parking area;
using object recognition to identify one or more surrounding objects in the at least one image, the one or more objects including one or more walls, an electrical panel, and a ceiling;
measuring dimensions of the one or more walls and relative distance to the electrical panel;
accessing an electricity capacity of the electrical panels;
creating a set of potential positions along the one or more walls that have been identified in the image;
placing a charger station in an evaluation position in the set of potential positions to associate the evaluation position with an overall score by
calculating a breaker distance between the evaluation position and the electrical panel;
estimating a cost based on an amount of wiring required to traverse the breaker distance between the evaluation position and the electrical panel;
calculating a clearance distance between the evaluation position and surrounding objects;
storing the breaker distance, the cost, and the clearance distance as a set of overall scores associated with the evaluation position;
identifying a highest overall score in the set of overall scores;
generating a 3D preview of the evaluation position associated with the highest overall score using extended reality technology by combining i) at least one computer-generated image of the charger station and ii) the data points in the 3D coordinate system;
and
presenting to a user the 3D preview.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.