Charging control apparatus, charging control method, and computer program implementing such
A charging control apparatus ( 310 ) controls wireless charging between one charging apparatus ( 10 ) and a vehicle ( 20 ) which communicates with the one charging apparatus via a communication relay apparatus ( 30 ). The charging control apparatus is provided with: an outputting device ( 320, 330 ) for transmitting a first signal which is a signal for designating a signal outputted from the one charging apparatuses, to of the one charging apparatuses; a detecting device ( 320, 330 ) for detecting a third signal which is transmitted by wireless communication from the vehicle and which is a signal corresponding to a second signal which is a signal outputted from the one charging apparatus due to the transmitted first signal; and a distinguishing device ( 310 ) for correlating the one charging apparatus with the vehicle on the basis of the transmitted first signal and the detected third signal.
1. A charging control apparatus for controlling a plurality of charging apparatuses, each of the charging apparatuses being configured to be capable of supplying electric power to a vehicle through a predetermined power supplying path, wherein
the charging control apparatus comprises a controller which is configured to make at least one first charging apparatus output a first electric power having predetermined power pattern through the predetermined power supplying path, the first charging apparatus is not yet used to charge any vehicle,
the controller is configured to perform pairing between new-vehicle and one of the at least one first charging apparatus based on a signal outputted from the new vehicle which detects the first electric power, the first electric power is supplied from the one of the at least one first charging apparatus to the new vehicle via the predetermined power supplying path.
2. The charging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to make a plurality of first charging apparatuses output the first electrical powers whose electrical patterns are different from each other, respectively.
3. The charging control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the controller is configured to make a plurality of first charging apparatuses output the first electrical powers sequentially at predetermined time intervals, respectively.
4. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium recording thereon a computer program, wherein
the computer program makes a computer function as the charging control apparatus according to claim 1 .
5. A charging control apparatus for controlling a plurality of charging apparatuses, each of the charging apparatuses being configured to be capable of supplying electric power to a vehicle through a predetermined power supplying path, wherein
the charging control apparatus comprises a controller which is configured to make at least one second charging apparatus output a first electric power having predetermined power pattern through the predetermined power supplying path, the second charging apparatus is not yet subject to pairing with any vehicle,
the controller is configured to perform the pairing between new vehicle and one of the at least one second charging apparatus based on a signal outputted from the new vehicle which detects the first electric power, the first electric power is supplied from the one of the at least one second charging apparatus to the new vehicle via the predetermined power supplying path.
6. The charging control apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the controller is configured to make a plurality of second charging apparatuses output the first electrical powers whose electrical patterns are different from each other, respectively.
7. The charging control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the controller is configured to make a plurality of second charging apparatuses output the first electrical powers sequentially at predetermined time intervals, respectively.
8. A charging control method of controlling a plurality of charging apparatuses, each of the plurality of charging apparatuses being configured to be capable of supplying electric power to a vehicle through a predetermined power supplying path, wherein
the charging control method makes at least one first charging apparatus output a first electric power having predetermined power pattern through the predetermined power supplying path, the first charging apparatus is not yet used to charge any vehicle,
the charging control method performs pairing between new vehicle and one of the at least one first charging apparatus based on a signal outputted from the new vehicle which detects the first electric power, the first electric power is supplied from the one of the at least one first charging apparatus to the new vehicle via the predetermined power supplying path.