Global Patent Index - EP 3857668 A1

EP 3857668 A1 20210804 - FIRMWARE UPDATE BY CENTRAL CONTROL MODULE OF A CHARGING STATION

Title (en)

FIRMWARE UPDATE BY CENTRAL CONTROL MODULE OF A CHARGING STATION

Title (de)

FIRMWAREUPDATE DURCH ZENTRALES STEUERMODUL EINER LADESTATION

Title (fr)

MISE À JOUR DE MICROLOGICIEL PAR UN MODULE DE COMMANDE CENTRALE D'UNE STATION DE CHARGE

Publication

EP 3857668 A1 20210804 (DE)

Application

EP 19770062 A 20190918

Priority

  • DE 102018123613 A 20180925
  • EP 2019074928 W 20190918

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020064443A1] The invention relates to a charging station (2, 2', 2'') for charging electrically operated vehicles (4), in particular a charging pillar, having a central control module (18) and having at least one auxiliary module (20, 22, 24), the auxiliary module (20, 22, 24) having its own firmware memory (52) and being connected to the central control module (18) via a communications link (26, 28, 30), the central control module (18) being designed to receive a firmware update for the at least one auxiliary module (20, 22, 24) and to install the received firmware updates on the firmware memory (52) of the auxiliary module (20, 22, 24). The invention also relates to a method for controlling a charging station (2, 2', 2''), performed on a central control module (18) of a charging station, in which a firmware update for an auxiliary module (20, 22, 24) of the charging station (2) is received, in particular via a communications link (45) to an external server (48), and in which the received firmware update is installed on the firmware memory of the auxiliary module (22, 22, 24).

IPC 8 full level

H02J 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60L 53/31 (2019.01 - EP); B60L 53/68 (2019.01 - US); G06F 8/65 (2013.01 - EP); G06F 8/654 (2018.01 - US); H02J 7/00032 (2020.01 - US); B60L 53/305 (2019.01 - EP); B60L 2270/40 (2013.01 - EP US); H02J 7/00034 (2020.01 - EP); H02J 2310/48 (2020.01 - EP US); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01 - EP); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01 - EP); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01 - EP); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01 - EP); Y02T 90/167 (2013.01 - EP); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2020064443A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102018123613 A1 20200326; EP 3857668 A1 20210804; US 2021208867 A1 20210708; WO 2020064443 A1 20200402

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102018123613 A 20180925; EP 19770062 A 20190918; EP 2019074928 W 20190918; US 202117211700 A 20210324