System and method for preconditioning of a charging point
The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for preconditioning of heatable charging points of a charging station as needed.
1 . A system comprising:
a heatable charging point; and
a device that, in operation, controls the heatable charging point and communicates with an electric vehicle that is to be charged at the heatable charging point,
wherein, the device, in operation:
receives, prior to arrival of the electric vehicle at the heatable charging point, an order to reserve the heatable charging point and to precondition the heatable charging point, wherein data on a presumable arrival time of the electric vehicle at the heatable charging point is relayed to the device, and wherein the electric vehicle is allocated to the heatable charging point;
starts heating of the heatable charging point prior to arrival of the electric vehicle at the heatable charging point, wherein the heatable charging point is defrosted upon arrival of the electric vehicle at the heatable charging point; and
uses information about ambient parameters of the heatable charging point during the heating.
2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the device includes a mobile radio interface.
3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the heatable charging point includes a heatable charging plug.
4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the heatable charging point includes a heatable charging cable.
5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the heatable charging point includes a heating device that, in operation, heats ground around the heatable charging point.
6 . The system according to claim 1 , comprising a sensor that, in operation, detects an ambient temperature of the heatable charging point and/or a sensor that, in operation, detects a humidity in surroundings of the heatable charging point and/or a sensor that, in operation, detects a ground temperature in a vicinity of the heatable charging point.
7 . The system according to claim 1 , comprising a camera that, in operation, is aimed at the heatable charging point and registers a charging plug of the heatable charging point and/or a charging cable of the heatable charging point and/or ground around the heatable charging point.
8 . A method for preconditioning a heatable charging point of a system including the heatable charging point and a device that controls the heatable charging point and communicates with an electric vehicle configured to be charged at the heatable charging point, the method comprising:
receiving by, the system, prior to arrival of the electric vehicle at the heatable charging point, an order to reserve the heatable charging point and to precondition the heatable charging point, wherein data on a presumable arrival time of the electric vehicle at the heatable charging point is relayed to the device;
allocating to the electric vehicle, by the system, the heatable charging point;
starting heating of the heatable charging point, by the device, prior to arrival of the electric vehicle at the heatable charging point, wherein the heatable charging point is defrosted upon arrival of the electric vehicle at the heatable charging point,
wherein the device, uses information about ambient parameters of the heatable charging point during the heating.
9 . The method according to claim 8 , in which the system recognizes a frosting of the heatable charging point by image processing of camera images of the heatable charging point.
10 . The method according to claim 8 , in which a charging plug of the heatable charging point is heated and defrosted and/or a charging cable of the heatable charging point is heated and defrosted and/or ground around the heatable charging point is heated and defrosted.