WO2024251946A1 - Charging system comprising electric vehicle docking stations - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a charging system for an electric vehicle (VAE), the system comprising: • a first docking station (1) for an electric vehicle (VAE); • a first element for accessing an electrical charging interface that can be locked by means of a first attachment element; • an electrical terminal distributing power from a first power supply connected to an urban power grid and/or a second power supply connected to a set of solar panels (15); • a communication interface for transmitting locking data from the first access element to an electrical charging interface and power supply activation data; • an electronic terminal (12) for reserving a dock available for attaching an electric vehicle (VAE₁), the reservation generating an instruction to unlock the first access element and activate the power supply.

Description

CHARGING SYSTEM COMPRISING LOCATION TERMINALS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Field of invention

The field of the invention relates to that of electric vehicle charging devices and their security.

State of the art

Currently, parking spaces for light vehicles such as bicycles are known in the prior art. Furthermore, cities are experiencing a craze for urban travel using electric vehicles. However, these vehicles require special logistics because they need to be electrically charged regularly. However, these vehicles, in order to be charged, must be brought back to a room with an electrical outlet, such as scooters. Other electric vehicles require handling to extract a battery and then transport it to an electrical room, such as electrically assisted bicycles. However, when an individual attaches their electric vehicle to go shopping or travel with a multitude of stopping points, a room with an electrical outlet is not always available.

There is a need to define a solution that allows you to attach your electric vehicle while having an electrical outlet that can be intermittently accessible depending on the user's needs.

Summary of the invention

The invention advantageously makes it possible to offer for reservation via software locations for electric or electrically assisted vehicles of different types, on the one hand locations for securely parking the vehicle and on the other hand means for supplying an electric current to securely recharge the battery of said vehicle. The invention makes it possible to administer such a solution for heterogeneous vehicles.

According to a first aspect, the invention relates to a charging system for an electric vehicle comprising: ■ A structure housing at least one first terminal for the locations of at least one electric vehicle;

■ a first access element to an electrical charging interface, said first access element being lockable by means of a first fixing element;

■ an electrical terminal distributing an output electrical supply from a first electrical supply connected to an urban electrical network and/or a second electrical supply connected to a set of solar panels;

■ a communication interface for receiving data for locking or unlocking said first access element to an electrical charging interface and data for activating or deactivating the electrical power supply of said electrical interface, said data being received from a data network,

■ an electronic terminal for accessing a data resource comprising software means for selecting and reserving an available location associated with the location terminal from a set of locations, and making it possible to validate said reservation in order to generate an instruction for unlocking the first access element to an electrical charging interface and to generate the activation of said electrical power supply of said electrical interface.

An advantage is to enable secure access to an electric or electrically assisted vehicle at a location, said location having equipment for recharging the vehicle’s battery. An advantage is also to secure the battery during charging.

According to one embodiment, the location terminal comprises an attachment element of a first type of electric vehicle corresponding for example to a bicycle and further comprises a compartment for storing and powering a battery lockable by the access means and the first attachment.

According to one embodiment, the location terminal comprises a locker accessible by means of an access element lockable by an element fixing, said locker being intended to accommodate a second type of electric vehicle, corresponding for example to a scooter.

One advantage is to offer terminals of mixed structures comprising terminals of locations dedicated to different electric vehicles.

According to one embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of attachments intended for a first type of electric vehicle and a plurality of compartments each associated with an attachment and finally a plurality of lockers intended for a second type of electric vehicle.

One advantage is that it allows a plurality of locations to be offered for reservation for heterogeneous electric vehicles.

According to one embodiment, the first access means is a hatch or an unlockable flap allowing access to a compartment comprising an electrical outlet, said first access means being integral with a location terminal.

An advantage is to offer great adaptability to any type of battery.

According to one embodiment, each location terminal comprises at least one attachment intended for a first type of electric vehicle and at least one locker intended for a second type of electric vehicle.

One advantage is a way to secure your vehicle with a user lock while charging.

According to one embodiment, the system comprises a frame forming a covered structure forming a roof and further comprising a plurality of storage lockers unlockable from a remote control.

One advantage is that it provides a location protected from the elements and with a structure enhanced by the presence of storage for batteries or vehicles.

According to one embodiment, the system comprises a roof comprising a plurality of solar panels arranged on the roof and collecting solar energy to convert it electrically and to power the electrical terminal. One advantage is that it allows for the availability of electrical terminals providing electrical energy from a solar source, which is therefore available and inexpensive.

According to one embodiment, the system comprises a mast connecting the roof to a base, said base comprising a plurality of unlockable lockers, each being designed to store an electric vehicle of the second type, said system further comprising a plurality of attachment elements arranged circumferentially around said base.

One advantage is to allow for large spaces for handling bicycle attachments and folding scooters. Another advantage is to allow for large, homogeneous roof surfaces extending circumferentially. Another advantage is to allow access from all directions, thus limiting bottlenecks in access to a service.

According to one embodiment, the reservation includes duration data, the elapsed time of said duration calculated from the start of activation of the charging power supply making it possible to automatically deactivate the power supply of said electrical interface.

One advantage is that it allows the electric charging service and therefore the electric consumption to be separated from the parking service of said vehicle.

According to one embodiment, the automatic deactivation of the power supply of said electrical interface does not result in the unlocking of the first access element.

One advantage is to keep the vehicle safe while managing the battery charge according to another constraint, or another user wish.

According to one embodiment, the system comprises a calculator for decoding a message following a step of validating the reservation of a free space, said validation being carried out from a near-field communication initiated near said space terminal from an electronic terminal, said validation leading to the generation of an instruction to unlock the first access element and leading to activation of the electrical power supply of the electrical interface for a given duration. One advantage is that it allows for advance booking while ensuring that the location is made available again when validation is not effective.

According to one embodiment, the reservation of a free location simultaneously results in unlocking of the first access element and activation of the electrical power supply to the electrical interface for a given duration.

An advantage is to make access to the power source available only when access has been validated by a user command. An advantage is to avoid access to the power source after vandalism of the locker or compartment access door.

According to one embodiment, the reservation of a free location on a given date simultaneously results in the unlocking of a locker and an activation of the electrical power supply to the electrical interface on said date for a given predefined duration as soon as the reservation is validated.

According to one embodiment, the validation of a reservation of a free space also makes it possible to deactivate a fixing of a hitch of a first electric vehicle.

According to one embodiment, when the charge of the electric vehicle reaches a given threshold, a notification is automatically generated to a user terminal using a set of identification data associated with the location whose power supply was previously activated and causes the power supply to the electrical interface to be stopped.

According to one embodiment, the terminal is integrated into a box co-located with the frame. One advantage is to make the reservation and therefore access to the service independent depending on the use of having a mobile terminal.

According to one embodiment, the terminal is a smart phone, called a smartphone, and said terminal comprises software means for selecting a geographically located location terminal and for accessing the remote reservation of a free location referenced in a memory of said charging system.

According to one embodiment, an order by means of the electronic terminal generates a double reservation of two free spaces located in two different locations, said reservations being carried out for two periods starting at different times and whose locations correspond respectively to two electric vehicles of different types.

One advantage is to promote new modes of travel in which city dwellers can use different modes of electric transport while parking them to recharge them.

According to another aspect, the invention relates to a charging system for an electric vehicle VAEi comprising:

• a structure 10 housing at least a first terminal of locations 1 of at least one electric vehicle VAEi, VAE2;

• a frame 10 forming a covered structure forming a roof 14;

• a mast 11 connecting the roof 14 to a base 36, said base 36 comprising a plurality of lockers 7 unlocked by means of a remote control, each being designed to store an electric vehicle of the second type VAE2;

• a plurality of fastening elements 3 arranged circumferentially around the base 36;

• a first access element 4, 6 to an electrical charging interface 19, said first access element 4, 6 being lockable by means of a first fixing element F1;

• an electrical terminal BE1 distributing an output electrical supply ALIM1 from a first electrical supply connected to an urban electrical network RE1 and/or a second electrical supply connected to a set of solar panels 15;

• a communication interface INT1 for receiving locking or unlocking data CONS1 from said first access element 4, 6 to an electrical charging interface 19 and activation or deactivation data ACT1 from the electrical power supply ALIM1 of said electrical interface 19, said data being received from a data network NET1,

• an electronic terminal 12, T1 for accessing a data resource SERV1 comprising software means for selecting and reserving an available location associated with the location terminal 1 from a set of locations, and making it possible to validate said reservation in order to generate a delivery instruction unlocking CONSi of the first access element 4, 6 to an electrical charging interface 19 and to generate the activation ACTi of said electrical power supply of said electrical interface 19.

According to another aspect, the invention relates to a charging system for an electric vehicle VAEi comprising:

• a structure 10 housing at least a first terminal of locations 1 of at least one electric vehicle VAEi, VAE2

• a first access element 4, 6 to an electrical charging interface 19, said first access element 4, 6 being lockable by means of a first fixing element F1;

• an electrical terminal BE1 distributing an output electrical supply ALIM1 from a first electrical supply connected to an urban electrical network RE1 and/or a second electrical supply connected to a set of solar panels 15;

• a communication interface INT1 for receiving locking or unlocking data CONSi from said first access element 4, 6 to an electrical charging interface 19 and activation or deactivation data ACT1 of the electrical power supply ALIM1 of said electrical interface 19, said data being received from a data network NET1;

• an electronic terminal 12, T1 for accessing a data resource SERV1 comprising software means for selecting and reserving an available location associated with the location terminal 1 from a set of locations, and making it possible to validate said reservation in order to generate an unlocking instruction CONSi of the first access element 4, 6 to an electrical charging interface 19 and to generate the activation ACT1 of said electrical power supply of said electrical interface 19, the system being characterized in that the location terminal 1 comprises an attachment element 3 of a first type of electric vehicle VAE1 corresponding for example to a bicycle, and further comprises a compartment 8 for storing and supplying a battery lockable by the first access element 4, 6 and the first attachment element F1.

Brief description of the figures Other features and advantages of the invention will emerge from reading the detailed description which follows, with reference to the appended figures, which illustrate:

■ Fig.1: an exemplary embodiment of the invention of a structure comprising 4 location terminals of the invention;

■ Fig.2: an exemplary embodiment of the invention of a location terminal of the invention comprising a bicycle attachment and a scooter locker and a lockable access point to an electrical outlet;

■ Fig.3: an exemplary embodiment of the invention of an electrical interface accessible from the unlocking of a closing flap;

■ Fig.4: an exemplary embodiment of the invention of a remotely unlockable locker allowing the storage of an electric vehicle;

■ Fig.5: an exemplary embodiment of the invention of a storage structure comprising a plurality of remotely unlockable storage lockers;

■ Fig.6: an exemplary embodiment of the invention of a structure comprising a roof, a set of attachments for a first type of electric vehicle and a set of lockable storage compartments for a second type of electric vehicle;

■ Fig.7: an exemplary embodiment of the invention of a network architecture comprising a data server storing availability data of a plurality of location terminals and an authentication server of a plurality of users accessing a reservation service;

■ Fig.8: an exemplary embodiment of the invention of an exchange of information allowing access to an electrical supply to be unlocked.

Figure 1 represents a structure 10 comprising a plurality of location terminals 1 configured to accommodate electric vehicles of the bicycle or electric scooter type and more commonly called VAE designating an electrically assisted vehicle. In this description, the term "electric vehicle" means any vehicle comprising an electrically rechargeable energy source which can be adapted to provide electrical energy for the purposes of travel by electrical assistance or by direct power supply to an electric or hybrid motor.

The invention is not limited to these types of electric vehicles but also to battery electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, rechargeable hybrid vehicles. In particular, the invention also relates to gyroroue type devices, a gyropod board equipped with two wheels called in the English terminology "overboard", the electric skateboard. In particular, according to the embodiments of the invention, the structure 10 of the invention can comprise different location terminals or lockers adapted to different types of electric or electrically assisted vehicles. The invention also relates to the location terminals 1 for electric cars since the system of the invention also comprises terminals adapted to other electric vehicles of the electrically assisted bicycle or electric scooter type.

In the rest of the description, we note all of these types of VAE vehicles. We note VAEi, the electrically assisted vehicles of the bicycle or bike type. We note VAE2, the electrically assisted vehicles of the electric scooter type.

The structure 10 of FIG. 1 comprises, according to one example, four location terminals 1. Each of the location terminals 1 of FIG. 1 corresponds to the location terminal shown in FIG. 2. Each location terminal 1 comprises two locations 2 dedicated to electric or electrically assisted bicycles, called VAE1 and two locations 7 dedicated to electric scooters, called VAE2. The locations dedicated to electric scooters are preferably lockers 7 that can be opened and closed and locked and unlocked using a remotely activatable fastener. In order to secure the inaccessibility of the electric vehicle to a third party within the locker, an access means can be made mobile to insert the scooter into the locker in a first position and to block its access in a second position. Each door 6 of the location terminal 1 can be made pivotable so as to access the locker and the internal space 7 to insert said VAE2 scooter.

The structure 1 to of FIG. 1 further comprises an access ramp 17 and a supporting structure 11 for defining a support for a roof 14. In this exemplary embodiment, the roof 14 comprises a surface on which a plurality of solar panels 15 are arranged. The solar panels 15 make it possible to collect solar energy and convert it into a source of electrical current supplying an electrical terminal (not shown in FIG. 1) to recharge the battery of an e-bike. The energy conversion can be carried out using a solar energy converter. The electrical terminal BE1 is shown in FIG. 8. Depending on the embodiments, the electrical terminal BE1 can be arranged in each location terminal 1 or be positioned in the block 16. In the latter case, a distribution of the electrical power supply ALIM1 is provided so as to distribute the necessary quantity of current to a plurality of electrical interfaces 19 opening into compartments 8 associated with location terminals 1.

The example of Figure 1 represents a location terminal 1 within which several electrical terminals 19 are possibly arranged under a flap. Figure 3 represents such electrical terminals 19. It is understood in this example that the flaps 4 allow individual access to 4 electrical sockets 19 according to the location reserved among a first location 2 for a bicycle, a first location 7 for an electric scooter, a second location 7 for an electric scooter or a second location 2 for a bicycle. In this example case, all of the electrical sockets 19 are arranged in the same compartment 8 with individual accesses 4 forming lockable flaps.

It is clear that the invention is not limited to this exemplary embodiment.

Indeed, according to a first variant, the compartments 8 accessible from the flaps 4 can be designed to each directly accommodate a battery so that the latter can be recharged while ensuring secure access to the battery within the compartment 8.

According to a second variant, the electrical sockets 19 for scooters, that is to say for VAE intended to be positioned in lockers 7, are located inside the lockers. In this variant, an electrical outlet would therefore be arranged within the locker 7 in order to secure access to the charging equipment. In the example of FIG. 2, an opening is visible on the locker 7, however according to other embodiments, this opening can be reduced, or even eliminated for example by means of an access door 6 covering the entire front face.

According to a third variant, a plurality of accesses 4 to an electrical outlet 19 makes it possible to offer an additional functionality for connecting a computer, a tablet or a telephone. One advantage is to offer a multi-use urban electrical terminal for individuals needing to recharge their equipment.

According to a fourth variant, the accesses 4 are dedicated to small electronic equipment to be recharged and the lockers 7 are intended to accommodate VAEi batteries such as an electrically assisted bicycle for their recharging.

According to a fifth variant, the lockers 7 are intended for helmets and bicycle equipment and the compartments 8 under the flaps 4 are each intended to accommodate an electric battery for recharging.

These described variants can be combined together to define new variants.

Figure 2 shows an example of a location terminal 1 comprising a locker structure 5 provided with fasteners 3 for a first type of electric vehicle VAEi such as a bicycle not requiring a storage locker. According to a first embodiment, the fasteners 3 are fixed and form a closed convex geometry made of preferably metallic materials so as to allow the user to attach their VAEi with a padlock. According to a second embodiment, the fastener 3 is movable so as to offer a locking position and an unlocking position. According to this latter configuration, a first arm of the fastener 3 can be engaged in an opening so as to be held by a lock and the second arm can be pivotally mounted on the location terminal 1 so as to allow a disengagement movement of the other arm in the opening or an engagement movement. Other methods for fixing the fasteners 3 can provide an additional solution for locking an VAEi. An advantage of this latter possibility is that provide access to an electric bike parking area allowing both the vehicle to be secured using a 3 attachment on the terminal and secure access to an electrical outlet to recharge the electric bike battery.

Figure 4 shows an example of location terminals 1 forming autonomous lockers dedicated to a type of VAE such as VAE2 electric scooters. The locker structure 5 in this case comprises a single location comprising two locations. These lockers can be co-located with other types of location terminals 1 such as those shown in Figure 2. An advantage of this type of locker is to offer an additional location 70 for a helmet. This location 70 can be secured by means of a door 6 that can be automatically locked when the door 6 is closed or by a remote control. A lock can be provided for this purpose. In this example, the locker 7 comprises an accessible socket 19 in order to electrically connect the VAE2 recharge and a door 6 for closing the locker and locking it using a fastening element that can be automatically locked when the door 6 is closed or by means of a remote control.

Figure 5 shows another configuration of a locker structure comprising several location terminals intended for a variety of VAE such as electric scooters, electric skateboards, an electric gyropod board or an electric gyrowheel. In this example, the lockers 7 and/or compartments 8 can be arranged so as to offer in the same locker structure 5 a large number of lockers 7 and compartments 8 of different sizes. It is noted that the lockers refer to a location provided for the VAE and its battery while the compartments refer to a location for a battery.

The location terminal 1 comprises in this example two user interfaces 12 making it possible to address an electronic terminal arranged inside the locker structure 5 to access the lockers. Thus, it is understood that access to the locations can be achieved from an electronic terminal co-located with said location terminals via a user interface 12 or by an electronic terminal T1 such as a telephone, for example a smart phone also called in English terminology a Smartphone. Figure 6 shows another example of an embodiment of a structure 10 comprising a plurality of location terminals 1. The structure 10 comprises a roof 14, and a supporting structure 11. This type of structure offers a possibility of arranging the circumferential VAEi attachments 3 around the mast 11. Each attachment 3 can be provided with an additional locker (not shown) for connecting a battery of an electric vehicle. In this example, the mast 11 comprises an extension 11' for supporting a roof 14 forming a free shape intended to hold solar panels (not shown). The solar panels make it possible to collect solar energy and to convey the collected energy in the form of an electrical supply within the mast 11.

According to the example of Figure 6, the mast may comprise a lower frame forming a storage structure comprising a plurality of lockers 7. The lockers 7 comprise connecting means for making the lockers movable to move from a closed position to an open position. The connecting means may for example offer a possibility of pivoting the lockers so as to access the interior of the lockers 7 for example to position an EAB2 or an electric battery of an EAB1.

In this embodiment, a user interface 12 is arranged on the central mast in order to allow access to a central locker or a locker secured to the fasteners 3.

Figure 7 shows an example of the architecture of the system representing a location terminal 1 comprising a plurality of locations that can be reserved by means of a terminal T1 of a user wishing to secure access to his electrically assisted vehicle while charging its battery. The terminal T1 generally includes access to a data network NET1 such as a WiFi network, a 4G or 5G network or any other data network. The messages and notifications exchanged can in particular transit via the Internet network, or even an intranet network for domestic systems dedicated for example to an organization. In this example, a first server SERV1 is shown. The first server SERV1 makes it possible to store and update data on reservations and availability of electric vehicle locations. In particular, the first server SERV1 comprises means for associating data to the locations, such as a location identifier and a location type, i.e. the type of electric vehicle VAE for which it is intended. In addition, these data may include a location of each location terminal or a group of location terminals, for example a GPS location or any other type of location system. According to other embodiments, the data include descriptors such as the locker volume, the type of attachment 3 from a non-exhaustive list of attachments: simple attachment forming a closed convex-shaped element or a mobile attachment comprising a lock. An attachment 3 may for example comprise a tubular profile shape in an arc of a circle or in a rounded shape and connected to a frame. Another parallelepiped shape such as the shape of the attachment of FIG. 2 may be envisaged.

Each location may be associated with a reservation data signifying the availability status: available/not available. According to one embodiment, a duration data and a date data may be associated with a location identifier so as to know a current status and to know a possible future change in status of a location, such as the imminence of a provision. The reservation data is associated with each new reservation of an individual.

According to one embodiment, a memory is configured to record the logs of a location, i.e. all of the reservation data of a plurality of individuals over a given period. An advantage is to make it possible to know usage rates, availability rates or even locations that are more in demand than others. This data can in particular be used to adjust the diversity offer of the lockers 7 or the fasteners 3 according to the needs of a given area. Thus, advantageously, a structure 1 such as that shown in FIG. 5 can comprise modular lockers making it possible to replace two small lockers with a larger locker.

According to one embodiment, an operating console T2 is used to administer the fleet of locations of the system of the invention. According to one example embodiment, the console T2 is used to deactivate elements of a location such as a lock, a mobile fastener, a locker, etc. so as to place an element of the system under maintenance. According to one example embodiment, the operating console T2 is used to administer new locations by commissioning new location 1 terminals or removing existing ones from the reservation system so that they are no longer accessible to a user. In addition, according to one example, the T2 operating console can collect notifications issued automatically when equipment or electric vehicles have been present for too long. A threshold duration can be set to define a time limit beyond the initial reservation date or beyond the reservation end date.

According to a particular embodiment, a time overrun counter relative to reservation durations requested by the user can make it possible to define a points acquisition system in order to encourage the release of the space as soon as the vehicle has finished charging.

In the example of Figure 7, a second server SERV2 is shown. The second server SERV2 can be an authentication server in order to identify and authenticate a user who has subscribed to a service allowing him to access location terminals. The server SERV2 makes it possible to grant, for example, access rights to services of a software allowing to reserve locations, to define a means of payment and to access an ALIM1 power supply from these locations.

Other servers not shown may be included in the system of the invention. For example, a management server of another fleet of vehicles may be connected to the system of the invention in particular to coordinate access to locations of other vehicles. This is the case, for example, of a management system of a fleet of electric car locations or of another fleet of electrically assisted vehicles.

An interest of such interoperability of different systems is to allow new uses defined by multi-vehicle journeys. A user could in this context reserve a first location at the entrance of a city for a first type of electric vehicle corresponding to an automobile electric vehicle. Then the user could then rent or use his own VAE transported in the trunk of his vehicle to travel to a second location. The user would then have in this context reserved a second location dedicated to an VAE, for example a scooter at another location 1 terminal located at a different position than the first reserved location. An advantage of the invention is to allow access to a heterogeneous fleet of VAE electric vehicle locations. Indeed, a user community finds an advantage in accessing locations of different types. With the aim of improving mobility in an urban environment, the system of the invention allows multiple reservations of locations located in different places to be made in order to promote hybrid travel based on the use of different electrically assisted vehicles.

Figure 8 shows an embodiment of the system of the invention and the main components for coordinating the unlocking and locking of the various elements of a location. Depending on the type of electric vehicle of the user, the system makes it possible to select a free location terminal and to coordinate all the fasteners, locks or fixings for securing access to the VAE which will be placed in the reserved location.

Reservation and unlocking

Figure 1 shows a message denoted RESAi coming from the server SERVi and having been routed from a data network NETi. The message is generated automatically following a user action accessing a location terminal. The RESAi message is sent following an action by a user indicating his proximity to the location terminal in order to unlock access to an electrical outlet 19 by opening a locker door 6 or a flap 4 for example.

It is noted that a reservation may have been previously made by a user for the purpose of reserving a location of a location terminal. According to one embodiment, a reservation of a location of a location terminal may be configured to leave a minimum delay before actual access to the location. This possibility makes it possible to reserve a location in advance before arriving at the location. An advantage is to make it possible to reserve a location before making a trip to be sure that the location will be available when the location terminal is needed.

According to an example, this duration is set to 10 min, 20 min or 30 min. According to an example of implementation, access to advance booking may correspond to a service to which the user subscribes. The RESAi message can be sent following a validation of the presence of a user near the location terminal. A communication interface denoted INTi makes it possible to receive messages sent from the SERVi server. The communication interface can be arranged at a location terminal or centralized to a component such as a switch addressing the messages received subsequently to the correct equipment arranged at the different location terminals 1. According to one example, the communication interface INTi is arranged in a location next to the user interface 12.

According to a first variant, this validation can be issued following a user manipulation via the interface 12. A digital command can be issued following an authentication carried out with the interface 12. The authentication can be carried out for example using the authentication server SERV2.

According to a second variant, the validation is carried out by means of a T1 terminal such as the user's telephone or Smartphone accessing an application dedicated to the reservation of spaces of a location terminal. In this example, the user can validate the reservation from a simple touch command. A message is then automatically sent to the SERV1 server from the user's telephone so that the server in turn sends a RESA1 message to the allocated equipment to then release a space. The release of a space is carried out by opening a lock or a flap or a door of a locker.

According to a third variant, the user activates from his telephone a command to validate his presence near a location terminal 1 or the interface 12. A message is then sent in the near field to the terminal which is equipped with a near-field signal receiver. An NFC, Bluetooth, LORA, UWB or RFID interface can be implemented for example to carry out this near-field communication. Other communication protocols can be implemented to activate this near-field link. Following the reception of a message from a user's telephone, the location terminal 1 or the interface 12 generates a request to the server SERV1 in order to query the presence of a valid reservation from a user. The server SERV1 can then compare the data of the message received comprising for example a reservation ID, a user ID, a reservation time, a location terminal position, etc. with one of the reservations currently being validated which are stored on a memory of the SERVi server.

According to one example, when a location is about to be unlocked for a user following validation of the presence of a user near the terminal, a message can be sent to the interface 12 or the terminal Ti in order to confirm the availability of the terminal, the identification of the location terminal and the location, and initiate the unlocking of a lock, a fixing, a flap or a door of equipment of a location of a location terminal 1.

Other methods of validating the presence of a user near a location terminal 1 may be implemented. A combination of the variants may also be implemented. The latter may also be implemented concomitantly so as to offer different means of validation to a user.

The RESAi message is sent following the validation of the presence of a user near a location terminal 1. The RESAi message is then interpreted by a Ki calculator for decoding the data sent by the SERVi server. The Ki calculator is then able to generate control instructions for the various addressable equipment of the location terminal 1. According to one example, the Ki calculator generates a first CONSi instruction for unlocking a fastener Fi. The fastener Fi may be that of a locker 6 or a flap 4. According to an improved embodiment, a second instruction for opening a fastener F2 of a fastener 3 made mobile is generated. This latter case concerns location terminals 1 comprising fasteners allowing a user not to use an individual canvas.

The K1 calculator also makes it possible to generate an actuation command for the BE1 electrical terminal so that it can activate the delivery of a charging current ALIM1 accessible on the socket 19. In other words, the activation of the unlocking of the F1 and/or F2 fixing is carried out concomitantly with the activation of access to the power supply of the BE1 electrical terminal. In the latter case, the generation of the CONSi and ACT1 messages are synchronized by the K1 calculator. According to one embodiment, the ALIMi power supply is always activated by default. The invention then makes it possible to deactivate the power supply at the end of charging or at the end of the desired reservation period. For example, a user can choose to charge 70% of his battery, thus favoring a short charging period.

According to one embodiment, the activation of access to the ALIMi power supply is carried out following the locking of the locker 6 or the flap 4 or a fixing of the fastener 3. According to one embodiment, a predefined duration is configured to activate access to the ALIMi power supply of the unlocking instruction of the locker 6, the flap 4 or the fixing of the fastener 3.

According to another embodiment, the activation instructions ACTi and/or CONSi are issued following the detection of the presence of an EAB at its location. This detection can be carried out by the presence of a presence detector which can be an optical detector or a pressure or weight detector. For example, such a detector can be present in a slot 2 intended to accommodate the wheel of a bicycle or a sensor present in a locker.

According to another example, an optical detector such as a camera 18 makes it possible to detect a presence at a location of a location terminal 1. According to one example, a vehicle presence detection algorithm can be implemented in order to detect the presence of an EAB at a location. A machine learning algorithm can be implemented for this purpose. A CNN-type neural network trained with images of free locations and occupied locations can be produced in order to obtain good detection performance.

Charge indicators

The booking information advantageously includes a desired charging time, for example 3 hours. Different scenarios can occur depending on whether the user has collected their vehicle before or after the desired 3-hour duration.

In a first example, the user returns to location 1 terminal after 2 hours to collect his VAE. A charge indicator is then recorded indicating an electricity consumption of 2 hours. The charge indicator can also indicate a quantity of electricity consumed, or electricity consumption. This indicator then allows, for example, the creation of adequate billing based on the actual time consumed.

In a second example, the user returns to location 1 terminal after 2 hours to collect his or her e-bike. A first charge indicator is then recorded indicating an electrical consumption corresponding to a charging time of 2 hours. In another case, a real measurement of consumption is carried out in the time interval. However, a second charge indicator is used to calculate the billing. This charge indicator corresponds to the total reserved time, i.e. 3 hours.

In a third example, the user returns to location 1 terminal after 2 hours to collect his VAE. A first charge indicator is then recorded indicating the electricity consumption corresponding to a duration corresponding to 1 hour 55 minutes. In another case, a real measurement of the consumption is carried out in the time interval. However, a second charge indicator is retained for the calculation of the billing. The value retained for this second charge indicator corresponds to the maximum consumption duration rounded up to the nearest half hour. In this last case 2 hours.

According to a fourth example, if the battery is charged within a shorter period than the duration of the user's absence, for example after 1 hour, then according to a first case, only the quantity of electrical energy is counted to quantify a charge indicator. This charge indicator may in particular be taken into account for billing purposes.

According to a fourth example, if the battery is charged within a shorter period than the duration of the user's absence, for example after 1 hour, then according to a second case, the total duration of occupation is counted to produce the charge indicator.

In these last two cases, the invention makes it possible to stop charging the battery automatically when charging is complete. In the extension of this example, access to the ALIMi power supply is automatically cut off.

In a fifth example, the user returns to location 1 terminal after 4 hours to collect his VAE. A first load indicator is then recorded indicating the electrical consumption corresponding to the actual charging time, a second indicator is generated corresponding to the duration of the electrical charge reservation and a third indicator corresponding to the total duration of 4 hours of use is generated. A retained load indicator can ^A take into account the first indicator, the second indicator and the third indicator in order to calculate a service price in particular.

The invention makes it possible to record at least different occupancy indicators including:

- A reservation time indicator that corresponds to the estimated desired reservation duration at the start of a user's request.

- An effective charge indicator which corresponds to the actual charging time. This indicator can also be a consumption.

- An occupancy indicator corresponding to the actual duration of occupancy of the location.

An advantage of the invention is that it allows for the creation of suitable pricing that can also include a bonus or reward system for certain users who respect the reservation times. The suitable pricing makes it possible in particular to take into account a criterion for access to the service by generating a new reservation request, a criterion for occupation of the location and an energy consumption criterion.

Figure 8 further represents in this example two external power sources 15, REi routed to the electrical terminal BEi. A first source comes from the public electricity distribution network REi and a second source comes from solar panels 15. A module for managing the collected solar energy is implemented so as to use this energy source preferentially when it is available and to switch to the energy source of an electrical network when this energy source is no longer available.

Dedicated electrical connectors

According to one embodiment, the lockers are equipped with electrical load connectors comprising different voltages and/or different amperages so as to offer a connection adapted to the battery. According to one embodiment, when reserving a location, the system of the invention comprises the display of a menu allowing the selection of a suitable electrical connection. One advantage is to allow a wider choice of connections. Another advantage is to allow a user not to take the electrical connection allowing the battery to be connected.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the software means comprising for example a calculator and a memory make it possible to execute an algorithm for allocating the locations of the location 1 terminals according to the reservation wishes. For example, when no connection preference is requested by a user, a simple locker with a 220V/230V socket is proposed in order to guarantee availability of lockers comprising specific connections when the latter are requested by other users.

The invention also relates to a system comprising a structure solely dedicated to electrically assisted bicycles. The invention also relates to a system comprising a structure solely dedicated to electric scooters or other electrical equipment that can be stored in a locker.

Mapping

According to one embodiment, the system of the invention comprises a calculator for generating a map representing location terminals in a given geographical area. According to this example, the location terminals 1 represented on a map may comprise symbols and/or colors indicating the type of VAE supported by the locations as well as an availability indicator for assessing the rest of the free locations. Such a map may be generated so as to display on the display of an electronic terminal Ti is data for a user.

The system of the invention is particularly suitable for administering and managing a plurality of locker structures comprising a plurality of heterogeneous location terminals so as to keep the fleet of locations up to date, know the availability in each zone of each location terminal and monitor the consumption of each individual. According to one embodiment, a measurement of the electrical consumption during charging is carried out so as to generate a charge indicator for a user. The invention makes it possible in this case to indicate to a user that the battery has been charged by 30% more than its initial charge. This charge may correspond to an estimated consumption during a given duration for a given battery model or a given battery capacity. According to another example, when it is possible to retrieve information from the battery by the electrical terminal, in particular its current charge before the charging of the electrical terminal is put into service, the reading of the charge level of the battery is carried out in order to indicate an overall charge level of the battery.

Claims

1. Charging system for electric vehicles (EAVs) comprising: ■ a structure (10) housing at least one first location terminal (1) of at least one electric vehicle (VAEi, VAE ₂ ); ■ a frame (10) forming a covered structure forming a roof (14); ■ a mast (11) connecting the roof (14) to a base (36), said base (36) comprising a plurality of lockers (7) unlocked by means of a remote control, each being designed to store an electric vehicle of the second type (VAE2); ■ a plurality of fastening elements (3) arranged circumferentially around the base (36); ■ a first access element (4, 6) to an electrical charging interface (19), said first access element (4, 6) being lockable by means of a first fixing element (F1); ■ an electrical terminal (BE1) distributing an output electrical power supply (ALIM1) from a first electrical power supply connected to an urban electrical network (RE1) and/or a second electrical power supply connected to a set of solar panels (15); ■ a communication interface (INT1) for receiving locking or unlocking data (CONS1) from said first access element (4, 6) to an electrical charging interface (19) and activation or deactivation data (ACT1) of the electrical power supply (ALIM1) of said electrical interface (19), said data being received from a data network (NET1), ■ an electronic terminal (12, T1) for accessing a data resource (SERV1) comprising software means for selecting and reserving an available location associated with the location terminal (1) from a set of locations, and making it possible to validate said reservation in order to generate an unlocking instruction (CONS1) for the first access element (4, 6) to an electrical charging interface (19) and to generate the activation (ACTi) of said electrical supply of said electrical interface (19). 2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the location terminal (1) comprises an attachment element (3) of a first type of electric vehicle (VAEi) corresponding for example to a bicycle and further comprises a compartment (8) for storing and powering a battery lockable by the access means (4) and the first attachment (Fi). 3. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the location terminal (1) comprises a locker (7) accessible by means of an access element (6) lockable by a fixing element (F1), said locker being intended to accommodate a second type of electric vehicle (VAEi), corresponding for example to a scooter. 4. System according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of attachments (3) intended for a first type of electric vehicle (VAEi) and a plurality of compartments (8) each associated with an attachment (3) and finally a plurality of lockers (7) intended for a second type of electric vehicle (VAE2). 5. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the first access means is a hatch or an unlockable flap allowing access to a compartment comprising an electrical socket (19), said first access means (4) being integral with a location terminal (1). 6. System according to claim 1, characterized in that each location terminal (1) comprises at least one attachment (3) intended for a first type of electric vehicle (VAE1) and at least one locker (7) intended for a second type of electric vehicle (VAE2). 7. System according to claim 6, characterized in that it comprises a roof (14, 32) comprising a plurality of solar panels (15) arranged on the roof (7) and collecting solar energy to convert it electrically and to supply the electrical terminal (BEi). 8. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reservation includes duration data, the elapse of said duration calculated from the start of activation of the electrical charging supply making it possible to automatically deactivate the electrical supply (ALIMi) of said electrical interface (19). 9. System according to claim 8, characterized in that the automatic deactivation of the electrical power supply (ALIMi) of said electrical interface (19) does not cause the unlocking of the first access element (4). 10. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a calculator (K1) making it possible to decode a message (RESAi) following a step of validating the reservation of a free space, said validation being carried out from a near-field communication initiated near said space terminal (1) from an electronic terminal (Ti), said validation leading to the generation of an unlocking instruction (CONSi) of the first access element (4, 6) and leading to activation of the electrical power supply (ALIMi) of the electrical interface (19) for a given duration. 11. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reservation of a free location simultaneously results in unlocking of the first access element (4, 6) and activation of the electrical power supply (ALIMi) of the electrical interface (19) for a given duration. 12. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reservation of a free location on a given date simultaneously results in unlocking of a locker (7) and activation of the electrical power supply (ALIMi) of the electrical interface (19) to said date for a given predefined period as soon as the reservation is validated. 13. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the validation of a reservation of a free space also makes it possible to deactivate a fixing of a fastener (3) of a first electric vehicle (VAEi). 14. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that when the charge of the electric vehicle (EAV) reaches a given threshold, a notification is automatically generated to a user terminal (Ti) by means of a set of identification data associated with the location whose electrical supply (ALIMi) was previously activated and causes the electrical supply (ALIM1) of the electrical interface (19) to be stopped. 15. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the terminal (Ti) is integrated into a box (16) co-located with the frame (16). 16. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the terminal (Ti) is a smart phone, called a smartphone, and that said terminal (Ti) comprises software means for selecting a geographically located location terminal (1) and for accessing the remote reservation of a free location referenced in a memory of said charging system. 17. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a command by means of the electronic terminal generates a double reservation of two free spaces situated in two different locations, said reservations being made for two periods starting at different times and whose locations correspond respectively to two electric vehicles of different types.