US 12,269,366 B2
System and method for controlling charging electrically driven transport vehicles
Myoung Jun Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/405,538.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0018787 (KR), filed on Feb. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0250502 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 53/67 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/35 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/67 (2019.02) [B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/35 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charging control system for electrically driven transport vehicles, comprising:
a battery and a controller mounted in each of the electrically driven transport vehicles;
a charging control device of a hub to which the electrically driven transport vehicles are docked to charge batteries thereof; and
a server configured to store at least one of a plurality of state variable information of the electrically driven transport vehicles, provided from the controller, and to provide the stored state variable information to the charging control device of the hub;
wherein the charging control device of the hub is configured to determine a charging priority for the electrically driven transport vehicles based on the state variable information thereof, and perform charging control or power distribution control;
wherein the plurality of state variable information includes travel schedule information of the electrically driven transport vehicles, information on a state of charge (SOC) of the batteries, and information on available energy of the batteries;
wherein the charging control device is configured to compare the plurality of pieces of state variable information to determine charging priority or power distribution amount for the electrically driven transport vehicles, and
wherein the charging control device of the hub is configured to determine the charging priority based on a time to the next scheduled trip when a vehicle in which the minimum amount of energy required for the next scheduled trip is insufficient.