JP6508348B2 - Charge control device, charge device, charge control method, charge notification method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a charge control device, a charge device, a charge control method, a charge notification method, and a program.

2. Description of the Related Art A charging device has been developed for charging an electric powered vehicle such as an EV (Electric Vehicle) or a PHV (Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle).
Patent Document 1 describes a charging method for charging an EV or a PHV after the charge for charging the EV or the PHV is prepaid. Hereinafter, this prepaid billing will be referred to as "pre-billing".

JP, 2010-183824, A

  Certain abnormalities, such as temperature abnormalities of batteries mounted on electric power-powered vehicles, may occur after a certain period of time has elapsed since the start of charging. If a temperature abnormality occurs during charging of the battery, the charging device may end charging of the battery even during charging. In the charging method described in Patent Document 1, since charging of the battery is started after pre-charging, if temperature abnormality of the battery occurs in the middle of charging, charging is performed although the charge is paid. End in the middle. In this case, there arises a problem that the charge for charging (charging) is not sufficiently paid. Therefore, there is a need for a technology that supports performing some kind of compensation for a charging party that has not been sufficiently paid for charging.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a charge control device, a charge device, a charge control method, a charge notification method, and a program that can solve the above-mentioned problems.

The charge control device according to the present invention includes a control unit that performs the charging on the charging destination based on first information that specifies the charging destination of the charging for charging the vehicle, and the charging is performed after the charging is performed. And a storage unit that stores second information related to the charging destination when it is ended.
When the charge control device of the present invention receives information for charging related to charging from the charging device to the vehicle, the control unit that executes the charging, and the case where the charging is ended after the charging is performed And a free unit that charges for the next charging in the charging device performed by the control unit is free.

The charging device according to the present invention transmits the first information to the charge control device when receiving a charging unit for charging the vehicle and first information specifying a charging destination of the charging related to the charging. And a communication control unit configured to transmit an indication to the charge control device when the charging is terminated halfway.
The charging device according to the present invention transmits the information to the charge control device when the charging unit for charging the vehicle and the charging information related to the charging are received, and the charging is performed halfway And a communication control unit for transmitting a notification to that effect to the charge control device when it is completed.

In the charge control method of the present invention, a charging step of executing the charging on the charging destination based on the first information specifying the charging destination of the charging for charging the vehicle, and the charging being performed after the charging is performed Storing the second information related to the charging destination in a storage unit when it is ended.
According to the charge control method of the present invention, when the charging device receives charging information from the charging device, the charging is performed when the charging is performed, and the charging is ended after the charging is performed. And a free step of making the next charging with the charging device free.

The charging notification method according to the present invention transmits the first information to the charging control device when receiving a charging step of charging the vehicle and first information specifying a charging destination of the charging related to the charging. And a communication control step of transmitting a notification to the charge control device when the charging is terminated halfway.
The charge notification method according to the present invention transmits the information to the charge control device when the charge step for charging the vehicle and the charge information for the charge are received, and the charge is halfway And a communication control step of transmitting a notification to that effect to the charge control device.

A program according to the present invention includes a charging procedure for executing the charging to the charging destination based on first information specifying the charging destination of charging for charging the vehicle to the computer, and the charging being performed after the charging is performed. And storing the second information on the charging destination in the storage unit.
According to the program of the present invention, when the computer receives information for charging from the charging device to the automobile, the control procedure for executing the charging and the charging is terminated after the charging is performed. In the case where the charging procedure is to be performed, the charging procedure for the next charging in the charging device is free.

When the program of the present invention receives from the computer a charging procedure for charging the vehicle and first information for specifying a charging destination of the charging related to the charging, the first information is sent to the charging control device. Also, when the charging is ended halfway, a communication control procedure for transmitting that effect to the charge control device is executed.
The program of the present invention transmits the information to the charge control device when the computer receives a charging procedure for charging the vehicle and information for charging the charging, and the charging The communication control procedure for transmitting a notification to that effect to the charge control device when it is ended halfway is executed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to support some kind of compensation for a charging party that has not been sufficiently paid for charging.

It is a figure showing charge control device 100 of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart for illustrating the operation of the charge control device 100. It is the figure which showed the charging device 200 of 2nd Embodiment. 5 is a flowchart for illustrating the operation of the charging device 200. It is a figure showing charge system including information gathering apparatus 100A of a 3rd embodiment of the present invention, and a plurality of charging devices 200A. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the operation | movement of 3rd Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the charging system containing the information gathering apparatus 100B of 4th Embodiment of this invention, and the some charging device 200B. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the operation | movement when charging device 200B receives a user ID. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the operation | movement when the charging device 200B receives a password. It is a figure showing charge control device 100C of a 5th embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow chart for explaining operation of charge control device 100C. It is the figure which showed the charging system containing the information gathering apparatus 100D of 6th Embodiment of this invention, and several charging device 200A. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the operation | movement of 6th Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment
The present embodiment relates to a charge control device that identifies a charging destination to which a charge for charging has not been sufficiently paid. According to this charge control device, since a charging destination to which a charge for charging is not sufficiently paid is specified, it is possible to perform some kind of compensation for the charging destination.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a charge control device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The charge control device 100 includes a control unit 101 and a storage unit 102.
The control unit 101 communicates with a charging device (not shown). The charging device charges the EV. An EV is an example of a car or a car using power as a motive power.

The control unit 101 receives a card ID (Identification) associated with the user of the EV who is the charging destination of charging for the EV.
The association information indicating the association between the user of the EV and the card ID may be stored in the control unit 101 or may be stored in a device other than the control unit 101. In the following, it is assumed that the control unit 101 stores association information.
The control unit 101 refers to the association information to specify the user (charging party) of the EV associated with the card ID. When the association information is stored in a device (hereinafter referred to as an “external device”) other than the control unit 101, the control unit 101 refers to the association information stored in the external device to read the card. Identify the user of the EV associated with the ID.

The card ID is, for example, an ID (hereinafter, also referred to as an “electronic money ID”) used for settlement (charging) with electronic money. The card ID is not limited to the electronic money ID, and may be, for example, a credit card ID. Card ID is an example of the 1st information which specifies the charge place (user of EV) of charge about charge from charge device to EV. The card ID is also an example of billing information. The first information and the information for charging are not limited to the card ID and can be changed as appropriate.
When the control unit 101 receives the card ID, the control unit 101 charges the user (charging destination) of the EV associated with the card ID for charging of the EV. When the card ID is an electronic money ID, the control unit 101 performs billing (settlement) using electronic money.

The storage unit 102 stores charging destination information specifying the charging destination (user of EV) when the charging corresponding to the charging is ended halfway after the control unit 101 executes the charging. The charging destination information is an example of second information that specifies the charging destination.
The charging destination information may be the same information as the card ID, or may be information different from the card ID (for example, information newly associated with the user of the EV (for example, password)). In the following, it is assumed that a card ID is used as charging party information.

  As charging corresponding to charging, for example, charging until the battery built in the EV is in a predetermined charging state (for example, full charging state) or charging continuing for a fixed time may be mentioned. In addition, the charge corresponding to charge is not only these but can be changed suitably.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the charge control device 100.
First, the user of the EV connects the EV to a charging device to charge the EV. Subsequently, the user of the EV causes the charging device to read the card ID in order to execute charging processing for charging. The charging device starts charging the EV after connecting to the EV. Further, the charging device transmits the read card ID to the charge control device 100.
When receiving the card ID from the charging device (step S21), the control unit 101 of the charge control device 100 executes charging for the EV charging to the user of the EV associated with the card ID (step S22). For example, when the charge for one charge is “AA”, the control unit 101 charges the charge “AA” to the user of the EV associated with the card ID.

  Thereafter, if an abnormality occurs in the charging device or the EV during charging, the charging device terminates charging to the EV halfway. When charging to the EV ends halfway, the charging device transmits a notification to the effect that charging is ended halfway (hereinafter referred to as “notification halfway termination of charging”) to the charge control device 100. Here, the abnormality of the charging device is, for example, a state in which the charging voltage has become unstable due to an abnormality of the electric power system (hereinafter also referred to as “voltage abnormality”). The abnormality of the EV is, for example, a state where the temperature of the battery of the EV is equal to or higher than the upper limit value (hereinafter also referred to as “temperature abnormality”). In addition, the abnormality of a charging device or EV is not restricted above.

  The control unit 101 of the charge control device 100 stores the card ID received in step S21 in the storage unit 102 as charging destination information when receiving the charging end notification after executing charging for charging the EV (step S23). (Step S24).

Next, the effects of the present embodiment will be described.
When the control unit 101 receives a card ID for specifying a charging destination of charging for charging to the EV, the control unit 101 performs charging for the charging specified for the charging with the card ID. Then, the control unit 101 stores, in the storage unit 102, charging destination information for specifying a charging destination of the charging when the charging is ended halfway after performing the charging.
Therefore, although the charging destination information stored in storage unit 102 is charged for charging, the charging destination (hereinafter referred to as “compensation target”) for which the compensation (charging) corresponding to the charging is not sufficiently paid. (Referred to as “charging party”). Therefore, it becomes possible to specify the compensation target billing destination using the billing destination information stored in the storage unit 102, and it is possible to perform some kind of compensation on the compensation target billing destination.

Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described.
When the control unit 101 receives a card ID (third information) specifying the charging destination of the charging related to the new charging, the charging destination (compensation target) in which the charging destination specified by the card ID is specified in the charging destination information If it is identical to the target charging destination), charging for the new charging may be prohibited. In this case, it is possible to provide free charging (compensation) to the charging target for compensation. In addition, to prohibit the charge for the new charge means to make the new charge free. This point is the same in the following description.

  Further, when the control unit 101 receives a card ID specifying a charging destination for charging related to a new charge using a predetermined charging device, the charging destination specified by the card ID is specified using charging destination information If it is the same as the charging destination, charging for the new charge may be prohibited (charging is free). In this case, a charging device capable of providing free charge (compensation) to a charging target to be compensated may be a predetermined charging device (for example, a charging device existing in a specific area, a charging device designated in advance, or the same). It is possible to make the charging device managed by the manager of

In addition, the control unit 101 may delete the charging destination information from the storage unit 102 when the new charging for which charging is prohibited is completed. In this case, it is possible to provide one free charge (compensation) to the charge target for compensation.
In addition, when charging ends in the middle of a certain charging device, the control unit 101 may charge the charging device free of charge.
Describing in detail, when a plurality of charging devices share charging destination information such as a charging target for compensation, the control unit 101 is a charging device of which charging has ended halfway among the plurality of charging devices. Charging may be free for different charging devices.

Second Embodiment
The second embodiment of the present invention relates to a charging device capable of communicating with the charge control device 100 (see FIG. 1) of the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a charging device 200 of the second embodiment.
Charging device 200 includes a charging unit 201 and a communication control unit 202.
The charging unit 201 charges the EV.
The communication control unit 202 communicates with the charge control device 100 according to the first embodiment. Further, the communication control unit 202 monitors the operation of the charging unit 201.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the charging device 200.
First, the user of the EV connects the EV to the charging unit 201 in order to charge the EV. After connecting with the EV, the charging unit 201 starts charging the EV.
Subsequently, the user of the EV causes the communication control unit 202 to read the card ID in order to execute the charging process for charging the EV. For example, when the card ID is held by a noncontact IC (Integrated Circuit) card, the user of the EV brings the noncontact IC card close to the communication control unit 202. The communication control unit 202 receives a card ID (for example, a card ID for charging electronic money) transmitted from a non-contact IC in proximity. When receiving the card ID, the communication control unit 202 transmits the card ID to the charge control device 100 (step S41).

  Thereafter, when an abnormality occurs in the charging device or the EV during charging, the charging unit 201 ends the charging of the EV halfway. When the charging to the EV ends halfway, the communication control unit 202 transmits a halfway charging termination notice to the charge control device 100 (step S42).

Next, the effects of the present embodiment will be described.
The charging unit 201 charges the EV. When the communication control unit 202 receives a card ID identifying a charging destination of the charging related to the charging, the communication control unit 202 transmits the card ID to the charge control device 100. Further, when charging of the EV is terminated halfway, the communication control unit 202 transmits a halfway charging termination notice to the charge control device 100.
For this reason, it becomes possible for the charge control device 100 to support the operation of specifying the charging target to be compensated.

Third Embodiment
In the present embodiment, the information collection device functioning as the charge control device specifies a charging destination, for which the charge for charging has not been sufficiently paid, using a predetermined condition.
Then, when the information collection device receives a card ID that specifies the charging destination of the charging related to the new charging, the charging destination in which the charging destination specified by the card ID is specified in the charging destination information (compensation target charging destination Prohibit charging for the new charge if it is identical to

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a charging system including an information collection device 100A and a plurality of charging devices 200A according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The information collection device 100A is an example of a charge control device. Not only a plurality of charging devices 200A but also one charging device may be used.

Charging device 200A includes a charging unit 201A, an input unit 202A, a display unit 203A, a communication unit 204A, and a control unit 205A. The input unit 202A, the communication unit 204A, and the control unit 205A are included in the communication control unit 206A.
Charging unit 201A charges EV 300A. When the charging of the EV 300A is ended halfway, the charging unit 201A outputs an error signal indicating the end of the charging to the control unit 205A.
The input unit 202A is, for example, a card reader. The input unit 202A receives a card ID from the card. In the present embodiment, the input unit 202A receives a card ID from a noncontact IC card for charging (for example, a noncontact IC card for electronic money) owned by the user of the EV. The input unit 202A may receive a card ID by reading a card ID by contacting a charging card.

The display unit 203A displays various screens.
The communication unit 204A communicates with the information collection device 100A. For example, the communication unit 204A transmits the card ID to the information collection device 100A. In addition, the communication unit 204A transmits, to the information collection device 100A, the charge termination notification according to the error signal indicating the charge termination, and the charge result indicating the charge status at the charge termination.
Control unit 205A controls charging device 200A. For example, the control unit 205A monitors the operation of the charging unit 201A.

When receiving the card ID, the communication control unit 206A transmits the card ID to the information collection device 100A. When the charging is ended halfway, the communication control unit 206A transmits a notification to that effect to the information collection device 100A.
The information collection device 100A includes a communication unit 101A, a charging result storage unit 102A, a determination condition storage unit 103A, a storage unit 104A, and a control unit 105A.

The communication unit 101A communicates with the charging device 200A.
The charging result storage unit 102A stores the charging result and the charging end notification received by the communication unit 101A from the charging device 200A.
Determination condition storage unit 103A stores a condition for storing charging destination information in storage unit 104A (hereinafter referred to as “determination condition”).

When the charging result stored in the charging result storage unit 102A satisfies the determination condition stored in the determination condition storage unit 103A, the storage unit 104A stores the free charge target information including the charging destination information. The free charge target information is an example of the second information.
A card ID is used as charging destination information.
The free charge target information includes, in addition to the card ID, information related to the charge result, the number of retries, and information specifying the expiration date. The initial value of the number of retries is 0.
The control unit 105A controls the information collection device 100A.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. In the following, the number of charging devices 200A is set to “1” in order to simplify the description.

The user of the EV 300 A connects the EV 300 A to the charging unit 201 A in order to charge the EV 300 A.
When the EV 300A is connected to the charging unit 201A, the control unit 205A performs a known insulation test on connection between the charging unit 201A and the EV 300A. When the insulation test ends, EV 300A instructs charging unit 201A to start charging. When receiving the instruction, charging unit 201A starts charging (power supply) to EV 300A (step S61).

In addition, the user of the EV 300A brings the contactless IC card for charging close to the input unit 202A. The input unit 202A receives a card ID from the noncontact IC card in response to the approach of the noncontact IC card (step S62). Subsequently, the input unit 202A outputs the card ID to the control unit 205A.
When receiving the card ID, the control unit 205A generates a copy of the card ID and holds the copy. Subsequently, the control unit 205A transmits a card ID (card ID of copy source) from the communication unit 204A to the information collection device 100A (step S63).

  In the information collection device 100A, when the communication unit 101A receives a card ID from the charging device 200A (step S64), the communication unit 101A outputs the card ID to the control unit 105A.

When the control unit 105A receives the card ID, the control unit 105A refers to the storage unit 104A to determine whether the charging destination specified by the card ID is set as the charging target to be compensated (step S65).
As an example of determination in step S65, when charging destination information indicating the same charging destination as the charging destination specified by the card ID is stored in the storage unit 104A, the control unit 105A is specified by the card ID. It is determined that the charging destination is set as the compensation target charging destination. On the other hand, when the charging destination information indicating the same charging destination as the charging destination specified by the card ID is not stored in the storage unit 104A, the control unit 105A determines that the charging destination specified by the card ID is the compensation target charging destination. It is determined that is not set.

  When the charging destination specified by the card ID is not set as the compensation target charging destination, the control unit 105A executes charging for EV charging to the charging destination specified by the card ID (step S66). .

  The case where the charging destination specified by the card ID is set as the compensation target charging destination in step S65 (Yes in step S65) will be described later.

Thereafter, when an abnormality occurs in the charging apparatus 200A or the EV 300A during charging, the charging unit 201A ends the charging of the EV 300A halfway. When the charging of the EV 300A is ended halfway, the charging unit 201A outputs an error signal indicating the end of the charging to the control unit 205A.
When the control unit 205A receives the error signal indicating the middle of charging, the control unit 205A transmits, from the communication unit 204A to the information collection device 100A, the charging result indicating the charging status at the time of middle of charging and the middle of charging notification (step S67). .
The charging result is a copy of the card ID held by the control unit 205A (hereinafter simply referred to as "card ID"), the ID of the charging device 200A, the charging time, the charging amount, and the type of abnormality. Show.

The ID of the charging device 200A may be identification information of the charging device 200A itself, identification information of a manager (for example, a management company or an operating company) of the charging device 200A, or identification information of an area where the charging device 200A is located.
As the type of abnormality, temperature abnormality, voltage abnormality, abnormality that the emergency stop button of the charging device 200A is operated during charging, or the EV 300A shift lever is operated from "parking position" to "drive position" during charging There is an abnormal condition.

In the information collection device 100A, when the communication unit 101A receives the charging result and the charge termination notification from the charging device 200A (step S68), the communication unit 101A outputs the charging result and the charging termination notification to the control unit 105A.
When the control unit 105A receives the charging result and the charging end notification, the control unit 105A stores the charging result and the charging end notification in the charging result storage unit 102A.

Subsequently, the control unit 105A stores the charge result (card ID, ID of charging device 200A, charge amount, charge time, type of abnormality) stored in the charge result storage unit 102A in the determination condition storage unit 103A. It is determined whether the existing determination condition is satisfied (step S69).
The determination conditions include parameters of “ID of charging device to be compensated”, “permitted charge amount”, “permitted charging time”, and “abnormal state to be compensated”.
Then, as the determination condition, “The ID of the charging device is the same as the ID of the charging device to be compensated, the charge amount is less than the permitted charge amount, the charge time is less than the permitted charge time, and the type of abnormality is compensated The condition of “corresponding to an abnormal state (temperature abnormality or voltage abnormality) of the object” is used.

If the user intentionally stops charging, the above conditions do not apply. For example, when the operation to change the prohibited shift lever from "parking position" to "drive position" is intentionally performed and charging is stopped, or when the connector of the charging device is forcibly removed from EV Etc. do not correspond to the above conditions.
Note that the determination conditions are not limited to the above and can be changed as appropriate, and the information included in the charging result is also changed according to the determination conditions. For example, only the abnormality on the charging device side may be used as the abnormal state to be compensated.
More specifically, the charging device subject to the above compensation is a charging fee that can be used free of charge when charging from the charging device to the electric vehicle can not be completed normally due to abnormal temperature or voltage. Indicates that the charging device can be compensated for.

When the determination condition is not satisfied in step S69, the control unit 105A does not perform the process of storing the free charge target information in the storage unit 104A.
On the other hand, when the determination condition is satisfied in step S69, control unit 105A refers to storage unit 104A to determine whether the charging destination specified by the card ID included in the charging result is set as the compensation target charging destination. (Step S70). The determination method of step S70 is the same as the determination method of step S65.

In step S70, when the charging destination specified by the card ID is not set as the compensation target charging destination, the control unit 105A includes the card ID as charging destination information, and the retry count is set to “0”. The free charge target information is stored in the storage unit 104A (step S71).
For this reason, it becomes possible to specify the compensation target charging destination by referring to the charging destination information (card ID) included in the free charge target information.

As described above, the free charge target information includes, in addition to the card ID and the number of retries, information on the charge result, and expiration date information that specifies an expiration date (for example, current date and time + expiration date or expiration date). ,including.
As information on the charging result, the ID of the charging device 200A, and the charging time and the charging amount until the charging is ended halfway are used.
The effective period is, for example, one week. The effective period is not limited to one week, and can be changed as appropriate.

On the other hand, when the charging destination specified by the card ID is set as the compensation target charging destination in step S70, the control unit 105A selects the free charging target information including the charging destination information for specifying the compensation target charging destination. It updates (step S72).
In this update, the control unit 105A adds “1” to the number of retries of the free charge target information, adds the charge time included in the charge result to the charge time indicated by the free charge target information, and adds the free charge The charge amount included in the charge result is added to the charge amount indicated by the target information.

  Subsequently, when the number of retries indicated by the free charge target information has reached the upper limit of the number of retries stored in the determination condition storage unit 103A (step S73), the control unit 105A stores the free charge target information It is deleted from 104A (step S74). As a situation where the number of retries has reached the upper limit of the number of retries, it is assumed that the user of the EV 300A intentionally interrupts charging of the EV 300A continuously. As measures against this, steps S73 and S74 function to suppress free charging for such a user.

On the other hand, if the number of retries has not reached the retry upper limit (step S73), the control unit 105A determines whether the expiration date included in the free charge object information has expired (step S75).
In step S75, when the expiration date specified by the expiration date information included in the free charge target information has passed, the control unit 105A determines that the free charge target information has expired. On the other hand, when the expiration date specified by the expiration date information included in the free charge object information has not passed, the control unit 105A determines that the expiration date of the free charge object information has not expired.

If the free charging object information has not expired, the control unit 105A deletes the free charging object information from the storage unit 104A (step S74).
On the other hand, when the free charge target information has not expired, the control unit 105A leaves the free charge target information in the storage unit 104A.

Next, the case where the charging destination specified by the card ID is set as the compensation target charging destination in step S65 will be described.
In this situation, the charging compensation target charging destination (for example, the user of the EV 300A) whose charging has been terminated despite being charged for charging has attempted to charge the EV 300A (new charging) again. A situation is assumed.

The control unit 105A first determines whether the free charging object information including the charging destination information for specifying the charging object charging destination has expired (step S76). This determination method is the same as the determination method of step S75.
If the free charging target information has not expired, the control unit 105A prohibits charging (charging for new charging) to the charging destination (charging target for compensation) specified by the card ID (step S77). ). For this reason, it is possible to provide free charging to the charging target for compensation.

The control unit 105A may execute new charging (free charging) for which charging is prohibited in the same manner as normal charging (for example, charging of a predetermined charging amount or charging of a predetermined charging time), The control may be performed based on the state of charging ended halfway. As an example, control part 105A may control free charge to EV 300A of charging device 200A based on the charge amount and charge time specified by the free charge object information.
For example, the control unit 105A instructs the charge amount to end charging of the EV 300A with a charge amount obtained by subtracting the charge amount (the charge amount executed before charge interruption) specified by the chargeable information free of charge from the predetermined charge amount. Are transmitted from the communication unit 101A to the charging device 200A. In the charging apparatus 200A, when receiving a charge amount instruction via the communication unit 204A, the control unit 205A controls charging of the charging unit 201A according to the instruction.

In addition, control unit 105A instructs charging time to end charging EV 300A by a charging time obtained by subtracting the charging time (charging time executed until charging interruption) specified by the information for free charge from the predetermined charging time. Are transmitted from the communication unit 101A to the charging device 200A. In the charging apparatus 200A, when receiving a charge time instruction via the communication unit 204A, the control unit 205A controls the charge performed by the charge unit 201A according to the instruction.
In addition, when the new charge (free charge) by which charge was prohibited is performed similarly to normal charge, charge amount and charge time do not need to be specified by free charge object information.

  On the other hand, when the free charge object information has not expired, the control unit 105A deletes the free charge object information from the storage unit 104A (step S78), and the process proceeds to step S66. In this case, free charging is not provided.

Next, the effects of the present embodiment will be described.
According to the present embodiment, when the control unit 105A receives a card ID specifying a charging destination for charging related to a new charge, a compensation target in which the charging destination specified by the card ID is specified using charging destination information If it is identical to the charging destination, prohibit charging for the new charge. For this reason, it is possible to provide free charging to the charging target for compensation.

Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described.
When the charging performed by the charging unit 201A is completed, the control unit 205A may transmit a notification of charging completion from the communication unit 204A to the information collection device 100A together with the copy of the card ID held.
Then, when the control unit 105A of the information collection device 100A receives the charge completion notification together with the copy of the card ID via the communication unit 101A, the chargeable object information including the same card ID as the card ID is transmitted from the storage unit 104A. delete.
In this case, it is possible to provide one free charge to the charging target for compensation.

At step S63, the charging device 200A may transmit the ID of the charging device 200A together with the card ID. In this case, the control unit 105A may operate as follows in step S65.
If the storage unit 104A does not have free charging target information indicating the same card ID as the card ID received from the charging device 200A and the ID of the charging device 200A, the control unit 105A advances the process to step S66.
Here, the ID of the charging device indicated in the free charge target information means the ID of a charging device (predetermined charging device) capable of performing free charging.

On the other hand, when there is free charge object information indicating the same card ID (charging destination information) as the card ID received from the charging device 200A and the ID of the charging device 200A and the ID of the charging device (included in the charging result), the control unit 105A The process proceeds to step S76.
When the ID of the charging device 200A is not transmitted from the charging device 200A in step S63, the free charge target information may not include the ID of the charging device.

The control unit 105A may operate as follows in step S70.
If there is no free charging object information indicating the same card ID (charging party information) as the card ID received from the charging device 200A and the ID of the charging device 200A and the ID of the charging device (included in the charging result) The unit 105A proceeds with the process to step S71.
On the other hand, when there is free charge object information indicating the same card ID (charging destination information) as the card ID received from the charging device 200A and the ID of the charging device 200A and the ID of the charging device (included in the charging result), the control unit 105A The process proceeds to step S72.

  In the modification, the charging device 200A transmits the received card ID and the ID of the charging device 200A to the control unit 105A. Therefore, for example, in a plurality of charging devices managed by the same administrator, such as a plurality of charging devices existing in a specific area or a plurality of charging devices designated in advance, abnormality occurs while charging with a specific charging device Even if charging is interrupted due to such as, charging can be performed free of charge in other charging devices having the same type of charging device ID.

Fourth Embodiment
In the third embodiment, the charging target for compensation is specified using the card ID. On the other hand, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the charging target to be compensated is specified using information different from the card ID (for example, a password associated with the charging target to be compensated). For this reason, it is possible to specify the charging target for compensation even in a situation where there is no card ID.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a charging system including an information collection device 100B and a plurality of charging devices 200B according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, the same components as those shown in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The main difference between charging device 200B and charging device 200A shown in FIG. 5 is that charging device 200B includes input unit 202B instead of input unit 202A, and includes control unit 205B instead of control unit 205A. is there. Hereinafter, the charging device 200B will be described focusing on differences from the charging device 200A.
The input unit 202B is, for example, an input key or a touch panel. The input unit 202B receives a user ID and a password associated with the charging target for compensation. The user ID is an example of the first information. The password is an example of the second information. The password is issued to the compensation target charging party.
Control unit 205B controls charging device 200B. For example, when the input unit 206B receives a user ID and a password, the control unit 205B transmits them from the communication unit 204A to the information collection device 100B.

The main difference between the information collection device 100B and the information collection device 100A shown in FIG. 5 is that the information collection device 100B includes a control unit 105B instead of the control unit 105A. Hereinafter, the information collecting apparatus 100B will be described focusing on differences from the information collecting apparatus 100A.
The control unit 105B uses the user ID instead of the card ID in the third embodiment (however, except for the card ID included in the free charge object information).
The control unit 105B issues a password to the compensation target charging destination.

The control unit 105B notifies the compensation target charging destination (the charging destination specified by the password). The method of this notification is, for example, a method of causing the display unit 203A of the charging device 200B to display a password. When a notification destination (for example, an e-mail address) is set in advance for the user ID, the control unit 105B notifies the notification destination of a password (a notification using an e-mail or a mobile phone application). ) May be performed.
The control unit 105B uses the password instead of the card ID included in the free charge object information in the third embodiment.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram for illustrating an operation when charging device 200B receives a user ID. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram for illustrating an operation when charging device 200B receives a password. In FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the same processing as the processing shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the processing shown in FIG.

First, with reference to FIG. 8, an operation in the case where the user of EV 300A inputs a user ID will be described.
The user of the EV 300 A connects the EV 300 A to the charging unit 201 A in order to charge the EV 300 A.
When the EV 300A is connected to the charging unit 201A, the control unit 205B performs a known insulation test on the connection between the charging unit 201A and the EV 300A. When the insulation test ends, EV 300A instructs charging unit 201A to start charging. When receiving the instruction, charging unit 201A starts charging (power supply) to EV 300A (step S61).

In addition, the user of the EV 300A inputs a user ID into the input unit 202B. When receiving the user ID (step S81), the input unit 202B outputs the user ID to the control unit 205B.
When receiving the user ID, the control unit 205B generates a copy of the user ID and holds the copy. Subsequently, the control unit 205B transmits a user ID (user ID of copy source) from the communication unit 204A to the information collection device 100B (step S82).

In the information collection device 100B, when the communication unit 101A receives the user ID from the charging device 200B (step S83), the communication unit 101A outputs the user ID to the control unit 105B.
When the control unit 105B receives the user ID, the control unit 105B charges the charging destination specified by the user ID for EV charging (step S66).

Thereafter, when an abnormality occurs in charging device 200B or EV 300A during charging, charging unit 201A ends charging of EV 300A halfway. When the charging of the EV 300A is ended halfway, the charging unit 201A outputs an error signal indicating the end of the charging to the control unit 205B.
When the control unit 205B receives the error signal indicating the middle of charging, the communication unit 204A transmits, to the information collection device 100B, the charging result indicating the charging status at the time of the middle of the charging and the middle of the charging (step S67). .
The charging result includes a copy of the user ID held by the control unit 205B (hereinafter simply referred to as "user ID"), the ID of the charging device 200B, the charging time, the charging amount, and the type of abnormality. Show.

In the information collection device 100B, when the communication unit 101A receives the charging result and the charging completion notification from the charging device 200B (step S68), the communication unit 101A outputs the charging result and the charging completion notification to the control unit 105B.
When the control unit 105B receives the charging result and the charging end notification, the control unit 105B stores the charging result and the charging end notification in the charging result storage unit 102A.

  Subsequently, the control unit 105B stores the charging result (user ID, ID of charging device 200B, charging amount, charging time, type of abnormality) stored in the charging result storage unit 102A in the determination condition storage unit 103A. It is determined whether the existing determination condition is satisfied (step S69).

When the determination condition is not satisfied in step S69, the control unit 105B does not store the free charge target information in the storage unit 104A.
On the other hand, when the determination condition is satisfied in step S69, control unit 105B refers to storage unit 104A to determine whether the charging destination specified by the user ID included in the charging result is set as the compensation target charging destination. (Step S70).

In step S70, when the charging destination specified by the user ID is not set as the compensation target charging destination, the control unit 105B transmits the password to the charging destination (compensation target charging destination) specified by the user ID. It issues (step S84).
Subsequently, the control unit 105B notifies the compensation target charging destination (the charging destination specified by the password) as the charging destination specified by the user ID (step S85).

Subsequently, the control unit 105B stores, in the storage unit 104A, the free charge target information including the password and the user ID as charging destination information and the retry count is set to "0" (step S71).
Therefore, by referring to the charging destination information (user ID or password) of the free charge target information, it becomes possible to specify the charging target for compensation (the charging destination specified in the charging destination information).

  On the other hand, when the charging destination specified by the user ID is set as the compensation target charging destination in step S70, the control unit 105B sets the free charge target information including the charging destination information for specifying the compensation target charging destination. It updates (step S72). Hereinafter, the same processing as that of the third embodiment is performed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, an operation in the case where the user of the EV 300A inputs the notified password will be described.
The user of the EV 300 A connects the EV 300 A to the charging unit 201 A in order to recharge the EV 300 A. When the EV 300A is connected to the charging unit 201A, step S61 is executed.

Further, the user of the EV 300A inputs the notified password to the input unit 202B. When the input unit 202B receives the password (step S91), the input unit 202B outputs the password to the control unit 205B.
When receiving the password, the control unit 205B transmits the password from the communication unit 204A to the information collection device 100B (step S92).

  In the information collection device 100B, when the communication unit 101A receives the password from the charging device 200B (step S93), the communication unit 101A outputs the password to the control unit 105B.

  When the control unit 105B receives the password, the control unit 105B refers to the storage unit 104A to determine whether the charging destination specified by the password is set as charging destination information (charging target for compensation) (step S94).

  If the charging destination specified by the password is not set as charging destination information (compensation target charging destination), control unit 105B transmits a charge stop instruction from communication unit 101A to charging device 200B (step S95). When the control unit 205B of the charging apparatus 200B receives the charging stop instruction via the communication unit 204A, the control unit 205B stops the charging performed by the charging unit 201A. Therefore, it becomes possible to stop the free charging using a password other than the notified password.

  On the other hand, if the charging destination specified by the password is set as charging destination information (compensation target charging destination), the control unit 105B proceeds to step S76.

Next, the effects of the present embodiment will be described.
According to the present embodiment, when charging is terminated after charging, the control unit 105B notifies a password different from the user ID to the charging destination (charging target for compensation) specified by the password. Do. For this reason, it is possible to notify the compensation target charging party of a password required for free charging.

Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described.
Control unit 205B holds a copy of the input password, and when charging is completed thereafter, communication unit 204A transmits a notification of charge completion along with the copy of the held password to information collecting device 100B. It is also good.
When the control unit 105B of the information collection device 100B receives the charge completion notification together with the copy of the password via the communication unit 101A, the control unit 105B deletes the free charge target information including the same password as the password from the storage unit 104A.
In this case, it is possible to provide one free charge to the charging target for compensation.

The same modification as the modification shown in the modification of the third embodiment may be performed in the fourth embodiment.
For example, the charging device 200B may transmit the ID of the charging device 200B together with the password. In this case, the control unit 105B may operate as follows in step S94.
If the storage unit 104A does not have free-charge object information indicating the password received from the charging device 200B and the same password as the ID of the charging device 200B and the ID of the charging device, the control unit 105B advances the process to step S95.

On the other hand, when there is free charge object information indicating the same card ID (charging destination information) as the password received from charging device 200B and the ID of charging device 200B and the ID of the charging device, control unit 105B advances the process to step S76. .
In addition, when ID of the charging device 200B is not transmitted from the charging device 200B by step S92, free charge object information does not need to contain ID of a charging device.
Similar to the modification of the third embodiment, for example, a plurality of charging devices managed by the same administrator, such as a plurality of charging devices existing in a specific area, a plurality of charging devices designated in advance, etc. In this case, even if charging is interrupted due to an abnormality or the like during charging with a specific charging device, free charging can be performed in another charging device sharing the password, the charging device, and the user ID.

Fifth Embodiment
The fifth embodiment of the present invention relates to a charge control device that makes the next charge in the charging device free of charge when the charging device finishes charging the EV halfway.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a charge control device 100C according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
Charge control device 100C includes a control unit 106C and a prohibition unit 107C.
When control unit 106C receives charging information (for example, a card ID) related to charging from a charging device for EV (for example, charging device 200 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3), the control unit 106C Perform billing for
The prohibition unit 107C is an example of the free unit. The prohibition unit 107C relates to the next charging in the charging apparatus whose control unit 106C ends charging halfway when charging targeted for charging is ended halfway after the control unit 106C executes charging. Prohibit performing billing. To explain this from a different point of view, when the charging that is the target of charging is ended halfway after the control unit 106C performs charging, the next charging by the charging device at which the prohibition unit 107C ends the charging halfway will be described. Make it free.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the charge control device 100C. In FIG. 11, the same processes as the processes shown in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
First, the user of the EV connects the EV to a charging device to charge the EV. Subsequently, the user of the EV causes the charging device to read the card ID in order to execute charging processing for charging. The charging device starts charging the EV after connecting to the EV. The charging device also transmits the read card ID to the charge control device 100C.

When the control unit 106C of the charge control device 100C receives the card ID from the charging device (step S21), the control unit 106C charges the user of the EV associated with the card ID for the EV charge (step S22).
Thereafter, if an abnormality occurs in the charging device or the EV during charging, the charging device terminates charging to the EV halfway. When charging to the EV ends halfway, the charging device transmits a halfway charging termination notice to the charge control device 100C.
When the prohibition unit 107C of the charge control device 100C receives the charge end notification after charging is performed by the control unit 106C (step S23), the control unit 106C charges the next charge in the charging device whose charge is ended halfway. Is prohibited (step S111).

Next, the effects of the present embodiment will be described.
According to the present embodiment, when the prohibition unit 107C receives the charge end notification after charging is performed by the control unit 106C, the control unit 106C executes charging for the next charging in the charging device whose charging is ended halfway. Prohibit
Therefore, EV users whose EV charging has ended can receive free charging (compensation) for EV by continuing to charge the EV using the same charger. Become.

Next, a modification of the present embodiment will be described.
When the next charging is also terminated halfway, the prohibition unit 107C may prohibit the control unit 106C from charging for the next charging until the number of consecutive halfway charging ends reaches a predetermined number. .
In addition, the prohibition unit 107C may notify the charging device which has finished charging halfway an instruction to output (for example, display) that the next charging in the charging device which has finished charging is free of charge .

Sixth Embodiment
In the present embodiment, the information collection device functioning as the charge control device specifies a charging device that has not sufficiently performed charging for charging, using a specific condition.
Then, the information collection device makes the next charging using the charging device that has not been sufficiently charged for charging free of charge.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a charging system including an information collection device 100D and a plurality of charging devices 200A according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 12, the same components as those shown in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
The main difference between the information collection device 100D and the information collection device 100A shown in FIG. 5 is that the information collection device 100D includes a control unit 106D and a prohibition unit 107D instead of the control unit 105A, and the storage unit 104A is omitted. It is a point that Hereinafter, the information collection device 100D will be described focusing on differences from the information collection device 100A.

When control unit 106D receives a card ID that is charging information for charging from EV charging apparatus 200A, it executes charging for the charging.
When the prohibition unit 107D receives the halfway charging notification and the charging result after charging, the control unit 106D ends charging halfway when the charging result satisfies the determination condition stored in the determination condition storage unit 103A. It prohibits performing charging for the next charging in the charging device.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. In FIG. 13, the same processes as the processes shown in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals. Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the processing shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, step S66 is performed by the control unit 106D, and step S69 is performed by the prohibition unit 107D.

If the determination condition is satisfied in step S69, the prohibition unit 107D prohibits the control unit 106D from executing charging for the next charging in the charging device that has ended charging (step S131).
Subsequently, the prohibition unit 107D notifies the charging device 200A of a display instruction to display that the next charging in the charging device 200A will be free (step S132).
When receiving the display instruction via communication unit 204A (step S133), control unit 205A of charging apparatus 200A displays a screen to the effect that the next charge in charging apparatus 200A will be free of charge on display unit 203A (step S133). S134).

Next, the effects of the present embodiment will be described.
According to the present embodiment, when the charge result satisfies the determination condition stored in the determination condition storage unit 103A, the prohibition unit 107D charges for the next charge in the charging device at which the control unit 106D ends the charging. Prohibit running. For this reason, it is possible to determine whether or not to charge for free using the determination condition.
In addition, the prohibition unit 107D notifies the charging device which has finished charging halfway a display instruction (a command to display that the next charging in the charging device which has finished charging becomes free). For this reason, it becomes possible to notify the user of the EV whose charging has ended halfway despite charging, of the implementation of the free charging.

Next, a modification of this embodiment will be described.
Instead of the display instruction, an audio instruction may be used to provide a voice notification that the next charging with the charging device that has ended charging is to be free, or both the display instruction and the audio instruction may be used. Good.

Next, modifications of the above-described embodiments will be described.
In each embodiment, the vehicle powered by electric power is not limited to the EV but can be appropriately changed. An electric powered vehicle may be, for example, a PHV.
The charge control devices 100 and 100C and the information collection devices 100A, 100B and 100D may be separate from the charging device or may be incorporated in the charging device.

  The control unit of the charge control device or the control unit of the information collection device may actively monitor whether charging by the charging device has ended halfway. In this case, the charging device does not need to transmit the charging end notification.

  In each embodiment, the charge control devices 100 and 100C, the charging devices 200, 200A and 200B, and the information collecting devices 100A, 100B and 100D may be realized by computers. The computer reads a program recorded in a computer-readable recording medium, executes the program, and executes the charge control device 100, 100C, the charging device 200, 200A, 200B, and the information collection device 100A, 100B, 100D. Execute the function that either one has. The recording medium is, for example, a tangible recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory). The recording medium is not limited to the CD-ROM, and can be changed as appropriate.

Each component of charge control device 100, 100C, charging device 200, 200A, 200B, and information gathering apparatus 100A, 100B, 100D may be realized by hardware (for example, a circuit such as a processor or a memory).
In each embodiment described above, the illustrated configuration is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to the configuration. With respect to the configuration and operation of the present invention, various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-191034 filed on Sep. 29, 2015, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein.

100, 100C Charge Control Device 100A, 100B, 100D Information Collection Device 101 Control Unit 102 Storage Unit 101A Communication Unit 102A Charge Result Storage Unit 103A Judgment Result Storage Unit 104A Storage Unit 105A, 105B Control Unit 106C, 106D Control Unit 107C, 107D Prohibited Section 200, 200A Charging device 201 Charging section 202 Communication control section 201A Charging section 202A, 202B Input section 203A Display section 204A Communication section 205A, 205B Control section 206A Communication control section

Claims (20)

A control unit that executes the charging on the charging destination based on first information that specifies the charging destination of the charging related to charging the vehicle;
A storage unit for storing second information related to the charging destination including at least one of the charging amount and the charging time ended when the charging ends in the middle after the charging is performed; apparatus.     When the control unit receives the third information specifying the charging destination of the charging related to the new charging, the charging destination specified by the third information is the same as the charging destination specified by the second information The charge control device according to claim 1, wherein the new charge is free of charge.     The charge control device according to claim 2, wherein the new charge that is free of charge is a new charge using a charging device in which the charge has ended halfway. In the case where the charging device whose charging has ended halfway shares the second information with another charging device, the new charging that is free is the charging device among the charging devices sharing the second information. The charge control device according to claim 2, wherein the charge control device is a new charge using a charging device different from the charging device whose charging has ended halfway.   The charge control device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the control unit deletes the second information from the storage unit when the new charging made free of charge is completed. The second information includes the amount of charge and the charge time ended in the middle,
The charge according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the control unit controls the new charge made free of charge based on at least one of the charge amount and the charge time indicated by the second information. Control device. Wherein, when the second information is stored in the storage unit with predetermined time or longer, to remove the second information from the storage unit, in any one of claims 1 6 Charge control device as described. Wherein, when the charging is charged to the same charging destination is terminated prematurely consecutively a predetermined number of times, deletes the second information specifying the charging destination from the storage unit, of claims 1 to 7 The charge control device according to any one of the above. The control unit stores the second information in the storage unit, when the state of charging ended halfway satisfies the condition for storing the second information in the storage unit. The charge control device according to any one of 8 . The control unit is configured to notify the second information different from the first information to the charging destination specified by the second information when the charging is ended halfway after the charging is performed. The charge control device according to any one of 1 to 9 . A control unit that executes the charging when information for charging related to charging from the charging device to the vehicle is received;
A charge control device, comprising: a charge free unit that makes charge for the next charge in the charge device performed by the control unit free of charge when the charge is terminated halfway after performing the charge. The free portion after the charging after the charging is completed in the middle, with respect to the charging device, which specifies the output of the effect that the next charging at the charging device is free, to claim 11 Charge control device as described. The charge free part charges the charge related to the next charge in the charge device as free when the condition of the charge ended in the middle satisfies the condition for making the next charge free. Item 13. A charge control device according to item 11 or 12 . The charging is performed on the charging destination based on the first information that specifies the charging destination of the charging for the charging to the automobile, and the charging is ended when the charging is ended after the charging is performed; A charging device communicably connected to a charging control device holding second information on the charging destination, the charging device including at least one of an amount and a charging time,
A charging unit that charges the car,
Send a pre-Symbol first information to the charge control device and, when the charging is terminated prematurely, and a communication control unit that transmits a notification indicating that the charging has ended prematurely to the charge control device ,
The communication control unit receives a charging instruction based on the second information from the charge control device, and controls charging of the charging unit according to the charging instruction . Charging the charging destination to execute the charging based on the first information identifying the charging destination of the charging for charging the vehicle;
Storing, in a storage unit, second information related to the charging destination including at least one of the charging amount and the charging time ended when the charging is ended halfway after performing the charging ; Charge control method provided. A charging step of executing the charging when information for charging about charging from a charging device to a car is received;
A charge control method, comprising: a free step of making a charge for the next charge in the charging device free of charge when the charge ends halfway after performing the charge. The charging is performed on the charging destination based on the first information that specifies the charging destination of the charging for the charging to the automobile, and the charging is ended when the charging is ended after the charging is performed; A charging notification method performed by a charging device communicably connected to a charging control device holding second information on the charging destination, the charging notification device including at least one of an amount and a charging time,
Charging step to charge the car,
Send a pre-Symbol first information to the charge control device, also when the charging has ended prematurely, and sends a notification indicating that the charging has ended prematurely to the charging control device, wherein the said charge control device A communication control step of receiving a charge instruction based on second information and controlling the charge according to the charge instruction . On the computer
A charging procedure for performing the charging on the charging destination based on first information for specifying a charging destination of charging for charging the vehicle;
A storage procedure for storing, in a storage unit, second information related to the charging destination including at least one of the charging amount and the charging time ended when the charging is ended halfway after performing the charging ; Program to run. On the computer
A control procedure for executing the charging when information for charging related to charging from the charging device to the vehicle is received;
A program for executing a free procedure for making free the charge for the next charge in the charging device if the charge is terminated halfway after performing the charge. The charging is performed on the charging destination based on the first information that specifies the charging destination of the charging for the charging to the automobile, and the charging is ended when the charging is ended after the charging is performed; To a computer of a charging device communicably connected to a charging control device holding second information on the charging destination including at least one of an amount and charging time ;
Charging procedure to charge the car,
Send a pre-Symbol first information to the charge control device, also when the charging has ended prematurely, and sends a notification indicating that the charging has ended prematurely to the charging control device, wherein the said charge control device A communication control procedure of receiving a charge instruction based on second information and controlling the charge according to the charge instruction .

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