FIELD

Various embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to electric vehicles. More specifically, various embodiments of the disclosure relate to methods and systems for facilitating charging of an acceptor node by a mobile charging system.

BACKGROUND

Travelling has always been an indispensable aspect of a person's lifestyle. The person may travel for various reasons such as work, education, vacation, and the like. Generally, the person may use various modes of transportation, such as a motorbike or a car, which runs on fuel, for example, petrol, diesel, or the like. However, such fossil fuel-based vehicles may cause air pollution, sound pollution, and other social and environmental problems, which is undesirable and may lead to global warming and health hazards. Also, fossil fuel resources used in the aforementioned vehicles are depleting, and needs to be used responsibly for maintaining a sustainable environment. Presently, the fossil fuel-based vehicles are being replaced by electric vehicles (EVs) that use electric motors or traction motors for propulsion. An EV may include various batteries (i.e., energy storage devises) that store and provide electric charge required to power the EV. The electric charge stored in such batteries depletes as per the usage of the EV. For example, the electric charge may deplete based on consumption of the electric charge by various electric components of the EV or conversion of the electric charge to the mechanical energy for running the EV. Thus, the discharged batteries need to be charged before the batteries can be further used to power the EV.

Generally, an owner or a driver of the EV may charge the batteries privately at home, a workplace, or a marketplace (such as densely occupied multi-story condominiums and shopping complexes) using a battery charger or at a public stationary location (for example, a charging station, a charging terminal, or the like) that is equipped with the battery charger. However, the owner or driver may not always find it convenient to charge the EV at home or reach the stationary location. In one example, charging the EV at home may require significant infrastructure changes, and upgrades in electrical capacity and architecture of an electric system of the home, which is very expensive. In another example, the owner or the driver may not have a provision to charge the EV at the home, the workplace, or the marketplace. In such a scenario, the owner is left with only one choice that is to visit the stationary location for charging the EV periodically, which is inconvenient. In another example, the driver may be travelling in the EV from a source location to a destination location, and the EV may not have sufficient charge to reach the destination location. In addition, there may not be a stationary location for charging available along the route that is reachable by the EV. Consequently, the EV may not be able to reach the destination location and may get stranded, causing inconvenience to the driver. In another example, the EV, when parked in a parking area for a substantially longer time duration may get completely drained, making it impossible to reach the stationary location for charging. Such stranded EVs may need on-road support to reach the stationary location or the destination location, which may cause financial loss, time delays, and emotional despair to the owner or the driver of the EV, which is undesirable. Moreover, the stationary location may have some grid capacity limitation and therefore may not be able to fast charge the EV. Thus, charging of the EV at the stationary location may be time intensive. Such charging constraints often serve as a bottleneck in the adoption of EVs.

In light of the foregoing, there exists a need for a technical and reliable solution that overcomes the abovementioned problems, and facilitates charging of EVs based on the owner/driver's preferences and habits.

SUMMARY

Methods for facilitating charging of an acceptor node by a mobile charging system are provided substantially as shown in, and described in connection with, at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.

These and other features and advantages of the present disclosure may be appreciated from a review of the following detailed description of the present disclosure, along with the accompanying figures in which like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout.

