Adapter for a connectivity system

1. An adapter for electric charging of an electric vehicle using a vehicle-side plug-in charging system at a charging station that uses a station-side plug-in charging system that is different from the vehicle-side plug-in charging system, the adapter comprising:

a station-side plug-in charging system charging socket;

a vehicle-side plug-in charging system charging plug;

a data interface using a data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system, the data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system being based on a power-line transmission;

a data interface using a data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system, the data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system being based on a CAN bus transmission; and

a processing unit which converts data for the data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system into data for the data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system, and/or conversely, wherein the processing unit converts data flow during a fast-charging process by converting data according to a CAN bus protocol into data according to a pulse-width-modulation protocol, thereby enabling the fast-charging process by performing a handshake between the charging station or adapter and the battery management of the electric vehicle only on a basis of the pulse-width modulation, wherein, in response to the handshaking indicating that the electric vehicle is suitable for fast charging, the charging process on the vehicle side is switched over to a power-line communication.

2. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the station-side plug-in charging system is a CHAdeMO plug-in charging system.

3. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle-side plug-in charging system is a CCS plug-in charging system.

4. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the processing unit converts data for CHAdeMO protocol into data for CCS protocol.

5. The adapter of claim 1 , further comprising a further vehicle-side communication interface based on pulse-width modulation, wherein the processing unit converts data for CAN bus protocol into data for pulse-width-modulation protocol.

6. The adapter of claim 1 , wherein the adapter is portable.

7. A charging station of a station-side plug-in charging system comprising an adapter for electric charging of an electric vehicle using a vehicle-side plug-in charging system that is different from the charging station station-side plug-in charging system wherein the adapter includes:

a station-side plug-in charging system charging socket; a vehicle-side plug-in charging system charging plug;

a data interface using a data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system, the data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system being based on a power-line transmission;

a data interface using a data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system, the data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system being based on a CAN bus transmission; and

a processing unit which converts data for the data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system into data for the data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system, and/or conversely, wherein the processing unit converts data flow during a fast-charging process by converting data according to a CAN bus protocol into data according to a pulse-width-modulation protocol, thereby enabling the fast-charging process by performing a handshake between the charging station or adapter and the battery management of the electric vehicle only on a basis of the pulse-width modulation, wherein, in response to the handshaking indicating that the electric vehicle is suitable for fast charging, the charging process on the vehicle side is switched over to a power-line communication.

8. The charging station of claim 7 , wherein the station-side plug-in charging system is a CHAdeMO plug-in charging system.

9. The charging station of claim 7 , wherein the vehicle-side plug-in charging system is a CCS plug-in charging system.

10. The charging station of claim 7 , wherein the processing unit converts data for CHAdeMO protocol into data for CCS protocol.

11. The charging station of claim 7 , further comprising a further vehicle-side communication interface based on pulse-width modulation, wherein the processing unit converts data for CAN bus protocol into data for pulse-width-modulation protocol.

12. A method of adapting a charging station of a station-side plug-in charging system using an adapter for electric charging of an electric vehicle using a vehicle-side plug-in charging system that is different from the charging station station-side plug-in charging system, the method comprising:

providing an adapter that includes a station-side plug-in charging system charging socket, a vehicle-side plug-in charging system charging plug, a data interface using a data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system, the data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system being based on a power-line transmission, and a data interface using a data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system, the data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system being based on a CAN bus transmission, the adapter including a processing unit for conversion of data between the station-side plug-in charging system and the vehicle-side plug-in charging system; and

converting data for the data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system into data for the data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system, and/or conversely,

wherein the processing unit further converts data for the data communications technology of the vehicle-side plug-in charging system into data for the data communications technology of the station-side plug-in charging system, and/or conversely, wherein the processing unit converts data flow during a fast-charging process by converting data according to a CAN bus protocol into data according to a pulse-width-modulation protocol, thereby enabling the fast-charging process by performing a handshake between the charging station or adapter and the battery management of the electric vehicle only on a basis of the pulse-width modulation, wherein, in response to the handshaking indicating that the electric vehicle is suitable for fast charging, the charging process on the vehicle side is switched over to a power-line communication.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the station-side plug-in charging system is a CHAdeMO plug-in charging system.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the vehicle-side plug-in charging system is a CCS plug-in charging system.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the processing unit converts data for CHAdeMO protocol into data for CCS protocol.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising providing a vehicle-side communication interface based on pulse-width modulation, wherein the processing unit converts data for CAN bus protocol into data for pulse-width-modulation protocol.