Systems and methods for detecting vehicle charging behavior

1 . A system comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive:

a first charger location associated with a first charger and a second charger location associated with a second charger; and

a current battery State of Charge (SoC) level associated with a vehicle; and

a processor communicatively coupled with the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain a first trigger signal;

obtain the first charger location, the second charger location and the current battery SoC level from the transceiver responsive to obtaining the first trigger signal;

determine a geo-distance between the first charger location and the second charger location;

estimate an expected battery SoC level required by the vehicle to travel from the first charger location to the second charger location based on the geo-distance;

compare the expected battery SoC level and the current battery SoC level; and

determine a first set of charging indicators associated with a fleet of vehicles;

determine a second set of charging indicators associated with a driver of the vehicle;

when the current battery SoC level is greater than the expected battery SoC level:

determine, based at least in part on a comparison of the first set of charging indicators and the second set of charging indicators, a tendency of the user to overcharge the vehicle; and

responsive to the tendency indicating an abnormally high tendency of the driver to overcharge the vehicle:

prevent the first charger from charging the vehicle; and

output a notification when the current battery SoC level is greater than the expected battery SoC level.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor obtains the first trigger signal when the vehicle connects with the first charger to charge the vehicle.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive weather condition information associated with a geographical area comprising the first charger location and the second charger location, and road condition information associated with a road between the first charger location and the second charger location.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor estimates the expected battery SoC level based on the weather condition information and the road condition information.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive an amount of first resources required to charge the vehicle using the first charger and an amount of second resources required to charge the vehicle using the second charger.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor outputs the notification when the amount of first resources is greater than the amount of second resources.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor outputs the notification to a user device, a vehicle Human-Machine Interface (HMI) or a server.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

obtain a second trigger signal;

determine a current time responsive to obtaining the second trigger signal;

compare the current time with a predetermined time; and

output the notification when the current time is different from the predetermined time.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor obtains the second trigger signal when the vehicle connects with the second charger to charge the vehicle.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive:

an initial battery SoC level associated with the vehicle when the vehicle begins a delivery route;

an average expected SoC usage on the delivery route; and

an amount of energy transferred to the vehicle using the first charger when the vehicle connects with the first charger to charge the vehicle.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

calculate a sum of the amount of energy and the initial battery SoC level;

determine a first difference between the sum and the average expected SoC usage; and

output the notification when the first difference is greater than a first predefined threshold.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a second difference between the initial battery SoC level and the average expected SoC usage; and

output the notification when the second difference is greater than a second predefined threshold.

13 . A method comprising:

obtaining, by a processor, a first trigger signal;

obtaining, by the processor, a first charger location associated with a first charger, a second charger location associated with a second charger and a current battery State of Charge (SoC) level associated with a vehicle responsive to obtaining the first trigger signal;

determining, by the processor, a geo-distance between the first charger location and the second charger location;

estimating, by the processor, an expected battery SoC level required by the vehicle to travel from the first charger location to the second charger location based on the geo-distance;

comparing, by the processor, the expected battery SoC level and the current battery SoC level; and

determining a first set of charging indicators associated with a fleet of vehicles;

determining a second set of charging indicators associated with a driver of the vehicle;

when the current battery SoC level is greater than the expected battery SoC level:

determining, based at least in part on a comparison of the first set of charging indicators and the second set of charging indicators, a tendency of the user to overcharge the vehicle; and

responsive to the tendency indicating an abnormally high tendency of the driver to overcharge the vehicle:

preventing the first charger from charging the vehicle; and

outputting, by the processor, a notification when the current battery SoC level is greater than the expected battery SoC level.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein obtaining the first trigger signal comprises obtaining the first trigger signal when the vehicle connects with the first charger to charge the vehicle.

15 . The method of claim 13 further comprising obtaining weather condition information associated with a geographical area comprising the first charger location and the second charger location, and road condition information associated with a road between the first charger location and the second charger location.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein estimating the expected battery SoC level comprises estimating the expected battery SoC level based on the weather condition information and the road condition information.

17 . The method of claim 13 further comprising:

obtaining a second trigger signal;

determining a current time responsive to obtaining the second trigger signal;

comparing the current time with a predetermined time; and

outputting the notification when the current time is different from the predetermined time.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein obtaining the second trigger signal comprises obtaining the second trigger signal when the vehicle connects with the second charger to charge the vehicle.

19 . The method of claim 13 , wherein outputting the notification comprises outputting the notification to a user device, a vehicle Human-Machine Interface (HMI) or a server.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

obtain a trigger signal;

obtain a first charger location associated with a first charger, a second charger location associated with a second charger and a current battery State of Charge (SoC) level associated with a vehicle responsive to obtaining the trigger signal;

determine a geo-distance between the first charger location and the second charger location;

estimate an expected battery SoC level required by the vehicle to travel from the first charger location to the second charger location based on the geo-distance;

compare the expected battery SoC level and the current battery SoC level; and

determine a first set of charging indicators associated with a fleet of vehicles;

determine a second set of charging indicators associated with a driver of the vehicle;

when the current battery SoC level is greater than the expected battery SoC level:

determine, based at least in part on a comparison of the first set of charging indicators and the second set of charging indicators, a tendency of the user to overcharge the vehicle; and

responsive to the tendency indicating an abnormally high tendency of the driver to overcharge the vehicle:

prevent the first charger from charging the vehicle; and

output a notification when the current battery SoC level is greater than the expected battery SoC level.