Description:TECHNICAL FIELD OF INVENTION:
[001] The present invention relates to a method of charging an electric vehicle connected to a power source and a system therefor.
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[002] Presently known methods of charging an electric vehicle, which is connected to a power source, comprise plugging a charging cord for establishing electric connection between the electric vehicle and the power source. The power source supplies power to the electric vehicle which is stored in a battery unit. The power source begins supply to the electric vehicle once the charging cord is plugged into the electric vehicle.
[003] As is widely known, the time rate of charging differs as time of charging elapses. For example, charging is at its fastest rate when the battery unit charges from a zero percent charge to a 50% charge. Thereafter, the charging slows down as the battery unit charges from the 50% charge to an 80% charge. It is followed by a slowest rate of charge from the 80% charge to a full charge. Usually, users can view a state of charge (SoC) on a display unit of the electric vehicle. However, the users may not be able to understand or assess an amount of time that it would take for the electric vehicle to acquire the full charge from the zero percent charge, as such information is not available to the user. Therefore, the users are unable to know about the time which they would have to spend at a charging station, i.e., the power source. This may cause the users to waste their precious time in view of lack of clarity on the amount of time they would require while charging their electric vehicle. Hence, there is a requirement for a method and a system of charging the electric vehicle connected to a power source, by which the users would be enabled to know the amount of time which they would be required to spend charging the electric vehicle.
[004] Therefore, there is a need for a solution wherein at least one of the above drawbacks seen in the prior art can be obviated.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[005] This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.
[006] In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems, the present invention as per an embodiment provides a method of charging an electric vehicle connected to a power source. The method comprises detecting a current state of charge (SoC) of the electric vehicle. Further, the method comprises determining, based on the current SoC, values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels. Furthermore, the method comprises providing, via a display unit, a dynamic charging interface including the plurality of target SoC levels associated with a plurality of SoC values corresponding to a charging requirement of the electric vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of target SoC levels provides the corresponding values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle. Additionally, the method comprises receiving, via the display unit, a user input indicative of selection of at least one of a target SoC level from among the plurality of target SoC levels, and a value from among the values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters. Moreover, the method comprises triggering a signal to the power source to charge the electric vehicle corresponding to the user input.
[007] According to one or more embodiments, the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters comprise an amount of charging requirement in the electric vehicle, a cost of the charging requirement, a time associated with the charging requirement, and an operable distance traversable by the electric vehicle associated with the charging requirement of the electric vehicle.
[008] According to one or more embodiments, the method further comprises estimating a primary time associated with the charging requirement based on referring to a pre-defined set of charging times.
[009] According to one or more embodiments, estimating the primary charging time is followed by simulating an accurate charging time corresponding to each of the plurality of SoC levels to be displayed on the display unit.
[0010] According to one or more embodiments, estimating the charging time comprises estimating the time based on simulating the current SoC and one or more models associated with at least one of voltage and temperature for a battery and a charger deployed to charge the battery.
[0011] According to one or more embodiments, providing the dynamic charging slider comprises providing, via the display unit, one of a linear slider, a hold and drag linear slider, a tap and select button, a dropdown, A MENU, a hold and drag linear slider or a hold and drag radial slider including the plurality of target SoC levels associated with the plurality of SoC values corresponding to the charging requirement of the electric vehicle.
[0012] According to one or more embodiments, the method comprises implementing a processing unit configured to receive, via the display unit, the user input based on a selection using one of the linear slider, the hold and drag linear slider, a touch input or a touch gesture, or the hold and drag radial slider.
[0013] According to one or more embodiments, providing the dynamic charging slider comprises providing, via the display unit, the hold and drag radial slider, wherein the hold and drag radial slider comprises a plurality of concentric circles corresponding to the plurality of target SoC levels, and wherein the radius of each of the plurality of concentric circles corresponds to one of a static or dynamic radius based on the determined values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters.
[0014] According to one or more embodiments, the display unit is one of a touch screen user interactive device or a non–touch based user interactive device.
[0015] According to one or more embodiments, the determining comprises determining the values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters based on the at least one rule, wherein the at least one rule is associated with determining the values corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels.
[0016] According to one or more embodiments, a system of charging an electric vehicle connected to a power source is disclosed. The system comprises a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to detect a current state of charge (SoC) of the electric vehicle. Further, the processing unit is configured to determine, based on the current SoC, values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels. Furthermore, the processing unit is configured to provide, via a display unit, a dynamic charging interface that includes the plurality of target SoC levels associated with a plurality of SoC values corresponding to a charging requirement of the electric vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of target SoC levels provides the corresponding values associated with one the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle. Furthermore, the processing unit is configured to receive, via the display unit, a user input indicative of selection of at least one of a target SoC level from among the plurality of target SoC levels, and a value, from among the values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters. Furthermore, the processing unit is configured to trigger a signal to the power source to charge the electric vehicle corresponding to the selected value.
[0017] According to one or more embodiments, the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters comprise an amount of charging requirement in the electric vehicle, a cost of the charging requirement, a time associated with the charging requirement, and an operable distance traversable by the electric vehicle associated with the charging requirement of the electric vehicle.
[0018] According to one or more embodiments, the processing unit is further configured to estimate a primary time associated with the charging requirement based on referring to a pre-defined set of charging times.
[0019] According to one or more embodiments, the primary charging time estimation is followed by simulation of an accurate charging time displayed on the display unit.
[0020] According to one or more embodiments, the charging time estimation comprises estimation of the time based on simulation of the current SoC or simulation of change in the current SoC, and one or more models associated with at least one of voltage and temperature for a battery and a charger deployed to charge the battery.
[0021] According to one or more embodiments, the processing unit is configured to provide, via the display unit, one of a linear slider, a hold and drag linear slider, a tap and select button, a dropdown, A MENU, or a hold and drag radial slider including the plurality of target SoC levels associated with the plurality of SoC values corresponding to the charging requirement of the electric vehicle.
[0022] According to one or more embodiments, the processing unit is configured to receive, via the display unit, the user input based on a selection using one of the linear slider, a touch input or a touch gesture, the hold and drag linear slider, or the hold and drag radial slider.
[0023] According to one or more embodiments, the processing unit is configured to provide the, via the display unit, the hold and drag radial slider, wherein the hold and drag radial slider comprises a plurality of concentric circles corresponding to the plurality of target SoC levels, and wherein the radius of each of the plurality of concentric circles corresponds to one of a static or dynamic radius based on the determined values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters.
[0024] According to one or more embodiments, the display unit is one of a touch screen user interactive device or a non–touch based user interactive device.
[0025] According to one or more embodiments, the values determined are associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters based on the at least one rule, wherein the at least one rule is associated with determining the values corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels.
[0026] To further clarify advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.

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[0027] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:
[0028] Fig. 1 illustrates a charger scale enumerating a time rate at which the battery unit is charged, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0029] Fig. 2 illustrates a dynamic charging slider comprising an exemplary linear slider, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.
[0030] Fig. 3 illustrates the dynamic charging slider comprising an exemplary hold and drag linear slider, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0031] Fig. 4A illustrates the dynamic charging slider comprising an exemplary hold and drag radial slider, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0032] Fig. 4B illustrates another dynamic charging interface comprising a growth based radial slider which comprises one or more target SoC levels, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0033] Fig. 5 illustrates a system of charging an electric vehicle connected to a power source, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0034] Fig. 6A-6C illustrate process flows associated with charging of the electric vehicle are depicted, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0035] Fig. 7 illustrates a flowchart showing a method of charging an electric vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
[0036] Fig. 8 illustrates a block diagram of an embodiment of an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) of the electric vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0037] Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale.
[0038] Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present invention so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0039] For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the present disclosure, reference will now be made to the various embodiments and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the present disclosure is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the present disclosure as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the present disclosure relates.
[0040] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are explanatory of the present disclosure and are not intended to be restrictive thereof.
[0041] Whether or not a certain feature or element was limited to being used only once, it may still be referred to as “one or more features” or “one or more elements” or “at least one feature” or “at least one element.” Furthermore, the use of the terms “one or more” or “at least one” feature or element do not preclude there being none of that feature or element, unless otherwise specified by limiting language including, but not limited to, “there needs to be one or more…” or “one or more elements is required.”
[0042] Reference is made herein to some “embodiments.” It should be understood that an embodiment is an example of a possible implementation of any features and/or elements of the present disclosure. Some embodiments have been described for the purpose of explaining one or more of the potential ways in which the specific features and/or elements of the proposed disclosure fulfil the requirements of uniqueness, utility, and non-obviousness.
[0043] Use of the phrases and/or terms including, but not limited to, “a first embodiment,” “a further embodiment,” “an alternate embodiment,” “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “multiple embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “other embodiments,” “further embodiment”, “furthermore embodiment”, “additional embodiment” or other variants thereof do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments. Unless otherwise specified, one or more particular features and/or elements described in connection with one or more embodiments may be found in one embodiment, or may be found in more than one embodiment, or may be found in all embodiments, or may be found in no embodiments. Although one or more features and/or elements may be described herein in the context of only a single embodiment, or in the context of more than one embodiment, or in the context of all embodiments, the features and/or elements may instead be provided separately or in any appropriate combination or not at all. Conversely, any features and/or elements described in the context of separate embodiments may alternatively be realized as existing together in the context of a single embodiment.
[0044] Any particular and all details set forth herein are used in the context of some embodiments and therefore should not necessarily be taken as limiting factors to the proposed disclosure.
[0045] The terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process or method that comprises a list of steps does not include only those steps but may include other steps not expressly listed or inherent to such process or method. Similarly, one or more devices or sub-systems or elements or structures or components proceeded by “comprises... a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other devices or other sub-systems or other elements or other structures or other components or additional devices or additional sub-systems or additional elements or additional structures or additional components.
[0046] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0047] For the sake of clarity, the first digit of a reference numeral of each component of the present disclosure is indicative of the Figure number, in which the corresponding component is shown. For example, reference numerals starting with digit “1” are shown at least in Figure 1. Similarly, reference numerals starting with digit “2” are shown at least in Figure 2.
[0048] An Electric Vehicle (EV) or a battery powered vehicle including, and not limited to, two-wheelers, such as scooters, mopeds, motorbikes/motorcycles; three-wheelers such as auto-rickshaws, four-wheelers such as cars and other Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCVs) primarily work on the principle of driving an electric motor using the power from the batteries provided in the EV. Furthermore, the electric vehicle may have at least one wheel which is electrically powered to traverse such a vehicle. The term ‘wheel’ may be referred to any ground-engaging member which allows traversal of the electric vehicle over a path. The types of EVs include Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and Range Extended Electric Vehicle. However, the subsequent paragraphs pertain to the different elements of a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV).
[0049] In construction, an EV typically comprises hardware components such as a battery or battery pack enclosed within a battery casing and includes a Battery Management System (BMS), an on-board charger, a Motor Controller Unit (MCU), an electric motor and an electric transmission system. In addition to the hardware components/elements, the EV may be supported with software modules comprising intelligent features including and not limited to navigation assistance, hill assistance, cloud connectivity, Over-The-Air (OTA) updates, adaptive display techniques and so on. The firmware of the EV may also comprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) driven modules which enable the prediction of a plurality of parameters such as and not limited to driver/rider behaviour, road condition, charging infrastructures/charging grids in the vicinity and so on. The data pertaining to the intelligent features may be displayed through a display unit present in the dashboard of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the display unit may contain a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen of a predefined dimension. In another embodiment, the display unit may contain a Light-Emitting Diode (LED) screen of a predefined dimension. The display unit may be a water-resistant display supporting one or more User-Interface (UI) designs. The EV may support multiple frequency bands such as 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and so on. Additionally, the EV may also be equipped with wireless infrastructure such as, and not limited to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and so on to facilitate wireless communication with other EVs or the cloud.
[0050] Referring to the accompanying Fig. 1, a charger scale enumerating a time rate at which the battery unit of an electric vehicle is charged is depicted. As discussed above, the time rate of charging differs as time of charging elapses. In one aspect, the present invention is directed towards providing a dynamic charging interface (110) including a plurality of SoC target levels associated with a plurality of SoC values. The dynamic charging interface (110) may be a display interface with various charging speeds based on which the user can decide how much they want to charge and what it could cost them, as discussed throughout the present disclosure. As depicted in Fig. 1, a visual disparity in the plurality of target SoC levels may be added to the dynamic charging interface (110) and the interaction may add a sense of delay when the rider selects a higher target SoC for charging the electric vehicle. Such information may be displayed to assist the users in making smarter decisions while using the public fast chargers.
[0051] Conventionally, users were only able to view a state of charge (SoC) on a display unit of the electric vehicle. However, the present invention provides users with information to assess an amount of time that it would take for the electric vehicle to acquire a desired state of charge from a current state of charge. Therefore, the users will be well-informed about the time which they would have to spend at a charging station, i.e., the power source.
[0052] Referring to the accompanying Fig. 2, a display unit (200) with a dynamic charging interface (210) is seen, wherein the dynamic charging interface (210) comprises a linear slider (220) in various positions. The display unit (200) is one of a touch screen user interactive device or a non–touch based user interactive device. As the electric vehicle is plugged to the power source, the display unit (210) detects the current state of charge (SoC) in the electric vehicle. The current state of charge (SoC) may be in the form of the percentage of charge remaining in the battery unit of the electric vehicle, or may correspond to an amount of distance which the electric vehicle would operate on the charge remaining in the battery unit, as per various embodiments of the present invention. Based on the current state of charge (SoC), values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters may be determined.
[0053] The vehicle charging performance parameters may include, but not limited to, an amount of charging requirement in the electric vehicle, a cost of the charging requirement, a time associated with the charging requirement, and an operable distance traversable by the electric vehicle associated with the charging requirement of the electric vehicle. For instance, if the current SoC is 20% for a vehicle, determining the values associated with various charging performance parameters may include determining 30, 60, and 120 minutes of time required to charge the EV to 50%, 75%, and 100%, respectively. Similarly, a corresponding cost may be determined for each such target SoC levels, i.e., a cost for charging the EV to such target SoC levels. It may be apparent to a person skilled in the art that target SoC levels of 50%, 75%, and 100% are exemplary, and various other target SoC levels are well within the scope of the present invention. Thus, each of the plurality of target SoC levels (e.g., 50%, 75%, etc.) provides the corresponding values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle.
[0054] In an embodiment, the vehicle charging performance parameters may be determined based on various factors/variables, such as, SoC, temperature of battery, ambient, and other factors which affect the charging time of the EVs. This makes the time and cost of the charging session to vary. By providing the information associated with the vehicle charging performance parameters on the display unit, the present system and method makes the information of cost, time, and operable distance available to the user in an intuitive manner along with accurate information.
[0055] Such values associated with plurality of vehicle charging performance parameters and target SoC levels may be provided on the dynamic charging interface (210) of the display unit (200) for receiving a user input. According to one or more embodiments, the display unit (200) may be associated with, but not limited to, a display of a user mobile device, a display at a charging station, or a display at the EV. The user input may be indicative of a selection of at least one of a target SoC level from among the plurality of target SoC levels, and a value from among the values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters.
[0056] In the illustrated embodiment, the dynamic charging interface (210) may include a first target SoC at 50%, a second target SoC at 80%, and a third target SoC at 100%. It is appreciated that the above-mentioned target SoCs are exemplary, and various other target SoC levels are well within the scope of the present invention. Further, although three target SoC levels are depicted in the illustrated embodiment, additional target SoC levels may also be set without departing from the scope of the present invention. Further, as depicted, in addition or as an alternative to displaying the target SoC levels, the dynamic charging interface (210) may include, but not limited to, one or more of a current operable distance range for the vehicle, a selectable target distance range corresponding to various target SoC levels, a selectable time to charge the vehicle to various target SoC levels, and a selectable cost of charging the vehicle to various target SoC levels.
[0057] Based on the user input, the EV may be charged up to one of the first target SoC, the second target SoC, or the third target SoC. That is, the user may provide the user input indicative of the desired target SoC. For example, the user may press his/her finger on a slider which may be a part of the dynamic charging interface (210), and drag the slider to the desired target SoC in order to provide the user input. Further, in some embodiments, in addition or as an alternative to the target SoC levels, the user input may be associated with one or more of the selectable target distance range corresponding to a specific target SoC level, the selectable time to charge the vehicle to a specific target SoC level, and a selectable cost of charging the vehicle to a specific target SoC level.
[0058] In an embodiment, in absence of the user input, the first target SoC may be determined as the default target SoC, and the EV may charge up to the first target SoC. In the above example, the EV will charge only upto 50%, if the user does not drag the slider to desired target SoC using a swipe action. As seen in the accompanying Fig. 2, the slider is dragged by the user to the value corresponding to 80% charge which is sought by the user, or up to a value where the user would be enabled to travel for 84 kms. using the electric vehicle. The value thus selected by the user serves as a snap point at which a controller embedded in the electric vehicle or the power supply unit, shuts off or snaps power supply to the electric vehicle.
[0059] In other embodiments of the present invention, as seen from Figs. 3, 4A, and 4B, the dynamic charging interface (310, 410) can be in the form of a hold and drag linear slider (310) and a hold and drag radial slider (420), respectively.
[0060] Referring to the accompanying Fig. 3, the dynamic charging interface (310) of the display unit (300) may include, but not limited to, 3 target SoC levels, i.e., 50%, 80%, and 100% analogous to the details provided with reference to Fig. 2. The EV may charge to a desired target SoC level based on the user input received from the user. In absence of a user input, i.e., if the user does not extend to desired target SoC using drag action on an actor object (dot on image), the EV may charge up to a first target SoC level.
[0061] Referring to the accompanying Fig. 4A, the dynamic charging interface (410) of the display unit (400) comprises a hold and drag radial slider. The hold and drag radial slider comprises a central circular portion that indicates the current SoC of the electric vehicle. The central circular portion is encircled by concentric circular portions, wherein each of the concentric circular portions denotes a snap point corresponding to a specific target SoC level available to the user as per an embodiment of the present invention. The user is required to tap on the central circular portion and drag the central portion till any one of the concentric circular portion, thereby selecting a target SoC for the desired state of charge. In an embodiment, the sizes of the concentric circles depend on the speed of charging as displayed in the image. In an embodiment, the radius of each of the plurality of concentric circles corresponds to one of a static or dynamic radius based on the determined values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters.
[0062] Referring to the accompanying Fig. 4B, another dynamic charging interface (410) of the display unit (400) comprising a growth based radial slider is depicted, which comprises one or more target SoC levels. The user input may be provided using, for example, but not limited to, a tap and drag interaction, or a tap and hold interaction. The circle represents the selected scale of charging based on the type of interaction. The speed at which the circle will grow will be adjusted corresponding to various target SoCs. For instance, the circle may grow rapidly until 50% which may correspond to a first target SoC. In one exemplary embodiment, assuming that the circle grows at a rate of 10% per second, it may be slowed down to 6.5% per second between 50% and 80% which may correspond to a second target SoC. Similarly, the circle may be slowed down further beyond 80% to 4% per second till a third target SoC. The delay (speed of growth) adds a sense of additional time taken to for a shorter gain. The speed at which the charging bubble grows can be both static and dynamically changed based on the time taken and calculations from the processing unit, as discussed throughout the present disclosure.
[0063] Referring to Fig. 5, a system 500 for charging an electric vehicle connected to a power source in accordance with embodiment of the present invention is depicted. The system (500) comprises a processing unit (510). In one embodiment, the processing unit (510) may be installed on the electric vehicle (530). In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit (510) can be integrated within a charging station (540) which may include a power source. In another alternate embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit (510) may be provided remotely, i.e., as a cloud-based system. In yet another embodiment, the processing unit (510) may be provided within a user mobile device of a user associated with the EV.
[0064] The processing unit (510) may be in communication with a display unit (520) for providing a dynamic charging interface configured to display information associated with vehicle charging performance parameters and for receiving user inputs. According to one or more embodiments, the display unit (520) may correspond to the display units discussed previously in conjunction with Figs. 1-4B, and may be associated with, but not limited to, a display of a user mobile device, a display at a charging station (540), or a display at the EV (530).
[0065] In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit (510) comprises a processor (550), a memory (560) and modules (570) through which various computation actions are conducted by the processing unit (510).
[0066] The EV (530) is an EV associated with a user desiring to charge the vehicle at the charging station (540) to enhance the current SoC. The processing unit (510), the EV charging station (540), the EV (530), and the display unit (520) are communicably coupled by means of a communication network (not shown). The communication network may include, without limitation, a direct interconnection, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), wireless network (e.g., using Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)), the Internet, etc.
[0067] In some embodiments, the processing unit (510) may be a standalone entity located at a remote location and connected to the EV charging station (540), the display unit (520), and the EV (530) via the communication network. For example, the processing unit (510) may be implemented in a cloud-based architecture or on a physical server (not shown). The processing unit (510) may be configured to determine value associated with a plurality of vehicle charging performance parameters, as discussed throughout the present disclosure.
[0068] The processing unit (510) comprises a processor (550) and a memory (560). The processing unit (510) further comprises a set of modules (570). The set of modules (570) may be configured to perform their designated functions in conjunction with the memory (560) and the processor (550).
[0069] In some embodiments, the memory (560) may be communicatively coupled to the processor (550). In some embodiments, the set of modules (570) may be included within the memory (560). The memory (560) may be configured to store data, and instructions executable by the processor (550). The memory (560) may include a database configured to store data. The data may include a set of predefined rules to determine values associated with various vehicle charging performance parameters, as discussed herein, based on the current SoC of the EV (530).
[0070] In some embodiments, the set of modules (570) may include a set of instructions that may be executed to cause the processing unit (510) of the system (500) to perform any one or more of the methods disclosed herein. The set of modules (570) may be configured to perform the steps of the present disclosure using the data stored in the memory (560), as discussed throughout this disclosure. In an embodiment, each of the set of modules (570) may be hardware units that may be outside the memory (560). Further, the memory (560) may include an operating system for performing one or more tasks of the system (500).
[0071] The memory (560) may be operable to store instructions executable by the processor (550). The functions, acts, or tasks illustrated in the figures or described may be performed by the processor (550), in conjunction with the set of modules (570), for executing the instructions stored in the memory (560). The functions, acts, or tasks are independent of the particular type of instruction set, storage media, processor, or processing strategy and may be performed by software, hardware, integrated circuits, firmware, micro-code, and the like, operating alone or in combination. Likewise, processing strategies may include multiprocessing, multitasking, parallel processing, and the like.
[0072] Operationally, in an embodiment, in response to detecting a current SoC level, the processing unit (510) may be configured to initially estimate a primary charging time for the electric vehicle (530) from a look up table stored in the memory (560). The look up table may be associated with a pre-defined set of charging times for various detected SoC level(s) of EVs. The pre-defined set of charging times may be pre-stored or configured based on various factors, such as, but not limited to, type of EVs, battery type, charger type, ambient temperature, historical data, and voltage. Further, the estimating of the primary charging time is followed by simulating an accurate charging time corresponding to each of the plurality of SoC levels to be displayed on the display unit. Specifically, estimating the charging time comprises estimating the time based on simulating the current SoC and one or more models associated with at least one of voltage and temperature for a battery and a charger deployed to charge the battery. The simulation of the accurate charging time may be performed on an embedded device by the processing unit (510). For performing the simulation, the aforesaid one or more models are stored in the memory (560) or may be stored on a remote server (not shown) or a cloud-based platform (not shown). The parameters associated with the models may be estimated against measured experimental data. Further, the parameters associated with the models may be updated by online parameter estimation on the respective embedded systems of charger and the battery management system. When the EV is ready to charge/at start of charge, the simulation of voltage and temperature models for battery and charger starts on the embedded device/devices across the charger and the vehicle. In an alternative embodiment, the simulation may be performed on a cloud server (not shown) with the vehicle and charger communicating with that server over wired (through the charger connection) or wireless technologies. Simulation initial conditions and operating limits may be provided for battery, charger, and ambient temperature to the server. The simulation may be performed through a differential equation solver which provides a fast and accurate output of charging time estimate at different SoCs.
[0073] For the sake of brevity, the architecture, and standard operations of the memory (560) and the processor (550) are not discussed in detail. In one embodiment, the memory (560) may be configured to store the information as required by the set of modules (570) and/or the processor (550) to perform one or more functions to estimate vehicle charging performance parameters and receive user input to charge the EV (530) based on the user input.
[0074] In some embodiments, the memory (560) may communicate via a bus within the processing unit (510). The memory (560) may include, but is not limited to, a non-transitory computer-readable storage media, such as various types of volatile and non-volatile storage media including, but not limited to, random access memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable read-only memory, flash memory, magnetic tape or disk, optical media and the like. In one example, the memory (560) may include a cache or random-access memory for the processor. In alternative examples, the memory (560) is separate from the processor, such as a cache memory of a processor, the system memory, or another memory.
[0075] In one embodiment, the processor (550) may include specialized processing units such as integrated system (bus) controllers, memory management control units, floating point units, graphics processing units, digital signal processing units, etc. In one embodiment, the processor (550) may include a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), or both. The processor (550) may be one or more general processors, digital signal processors, application-specific integrated circuits, field-programmable gate arrays, servers, networks, digital circuits, analog circuits, combinations thereof, or other now-known or later developed devices for analyzing and processing data. In some embodiments, the processor (550) may include one or a plurality of processors. The one or the plurality of processors may be a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), or the like, a graphics-only processing unit such as a graphics processing unit (GPU), a visual processing unit (VPU), and/or an AI-dedicated processor such as a neural processing unit (NPU). The processor (550) may implement a software program, such as code generated manually (i.e., programmed).
[0076] In an embodiment, the processing unit (510) is configured to: detect a current state of charge (SoC) of the electric vehicle (530). The current SoC may indicate an initial SoC of the EV (530) which has to be enhanced at the charging station (540). The processing unit (510) is configured to determine parameter values to be selected by the user(s) to charge the EV (530) from the current SoC level to a target SoC level, as detailed below.
[0077] The processing unit (510) is configured to determine, based on the current SoC, values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters comprise an amount of charging requirement in the electric vehicle, a cost of the charging requirement, a time associated with the charging requirement, and an operable distance traversable by the electric vehicle associated with the charging requirement of the electric vehicle.
[0078] The processing unit (510) is further configured to provide, via the display unit (520) a dynamic charging interface that includes the plurality of target SoC levels associated with a plurality of SoC values corresponding to a charging requirement of the electric vehicle. In an embodiment, the display unit (520) may correspond to the display units (200, 300, 400) detailed above with respect to Figs. 1-4B. Each of the plurality of target SoC levels provides the corresponding values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle. In an embodiment, the plurality of target SoC levels may include a first target SoC level, a second target SoC level, and a third target SoC level in increasing order of the corresponding SoC values. As an example, the first target SoC level may be 50% SoC value, the second target SoC level may be 80% SoC value, and the third target SoC level may be 100% SoC value.
[0079] The processing unit (510) is configured to receive, via the display unit, a user input indicative of selection of at least one of a target SoC level from among the plurality of target SoC levels, and a value, from among the values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters. The user input may be received, for instance, by means of interaction with the dynamic charging interface of the display unit, as detailed above with respect to Figs. 1-4B.
[0080] The processing unit (510) is configured to and trigger a signal to the power source to charge the electric vehicle corresponding to the selected value.
[0081] In an embodiment, the processing unit (510) is further configured to estimate a primary time associated with the charging requirement based on referring to a pre-defined set of charging times. The primary charging time estimation is followed by simulation of an accurate charging time displayed on the display unit. The charging time estimation comprises estimation of the time based on simulation of the current SoC or simulation of change in the current SoC, and one or more models associated with at least one of voltage and temperature for a battery and a charger deployed to charge the battery.
[0082] The processing unit (510) is configured to provide, via the display unit (520), one of a linear slider, a hold and drag linear slider, a tap and select button, a dropdown, a menu, or a hold and drag radial slider including the plurality of target SoC levels associated with the plurality of SoC values corresponding to the charging requirement of the electric vehicle. The processing unit (510) is configured to receive, via the display unit (520), the user input based on a selection using one of the linear slider, a touch input or a touch gesture, the hold and drag linear slider, or the hold and drag radial slider.
[0083] In an embodiment, the processing unit (510) is configured to provide, via the display unit (520), the hold and drag radial slider, wherein the hold and drag radial slider comprises a plurality of concentric circles corresponding to the plurality of target SoC levels, and wherein the radius of each of the plurality of concentric circles corresponds to one of a static or dynamic radius based on the determined values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters. The display unit (520) is one of a touch screen user interactive device or a non–touch based user interactive device. The values determined are associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters based on the at least one rule, wherein the at least one rule is associated with determining the values corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels.
[0084] In some embodiments, the processing unit (510) may be implemented on the EV (530). In some embodiments, the processing unit (510) may be implemented on a server, such as a cloud server or a local server. In some embodiments, the processing unit (510) may be implemented at the charging station. Referring to Figs. 6A-6C, process flows associated with charging of the electric vehicle are depicted, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention.
[0085] Referring to Fig. 6A, a process flow (610) is depicted in which the processing unit (510) is implemented on the electric vehicle (530). Initially, the electric vehicle (530) may be brought to the charging station (540) and the electric vehicle (530) may be connected to a charger at the charging station (540), as shown by blocks 611a and 611b. It may be appreciated that connection of the electric vehicle (530) to the charger may be carried out by any suitable connection means, as would be apparent to a skilled person in view of the present disclosure.
[0086] Further, the electric vehicle (530) may be initialized and made ready to be charged, as shown at block 612a. The charger connected to the electric vehicle (530) may also be initialized and made ready to charge, as shown at block 612b. Further, initial conditions and operating parameters associated with the electric vehicle (530) as well as the charger may be detected, as shown at blocks 613a and 613b.
[0087] As mentioned above, the processing unit (510) may be implemented on the electric vehicle (530), in that, the processing unit (510) may correspond to a vehicle control unit, as depicted at block 614. In some embodiments, the vehicle control unit may receive the charger initial conditions and the operating parameters from the charger connected to the electric vehicle (530). In some embodiments, the communication between the vehicle control unit and the charger may be via a controller area network (CAN), a power line communication (PLC), any direct communication protocols, or via other connected peripherals.
[0088] At block 615, the vehicle control unit may determine values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters, as discussed throughout the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the vehicle charging performance parameters may include charging time, charging cost, charging amount, operable distance, and the like.
[0089] In some embodiments, the vehicle charging performance parameters can be displayed on a user interface associated with the electric vehicle (530), as depicted at block 616. In some embodiments, the user interface may be a human machine interface (HMI). In some embodiments, the user interface may also include a dynamic user interface which enables the user to indicate selection of a target SoC, as detailed above with respect to Figs. 1-4B.
[0090] At block 617, the vehicle charging performance parameters may be transmitted to a user device of the user, and further, displayed on the user device. In some embodiments, the user device may include a software application which enables display of the vehicle charging performance parameters on the user device, thereby allowing the user to view the vehicle charging performance parameters. As an example, the vehicle control unit may determine accurate charging time estimates for multiple target SoC levels. The charging time estimates may be displayed on a user interface associated with the electric vehicle (530) as well as on a user interface of a user device of the user.
[0091] Referring to Fig. 6B, a process flow (620) is depicted in which the processing unit (510) is implemented on a charger at the charging station (540). Initially, the electric vehicle (530) may be brought to the charging station (540) and the electric vehicle (530) may be connected to a charger at the charging station (540), as shown by blocks 621a and 621b. Further, the electric vehicle (530) may be initialized and made ready to be charged, as shown at block 622a. The charger connected to the electric vehicle (530) may also be initialized and made ready to charge, as shown at block 622b. Further, initial conditions and operating parameters associated with the electric vehicle (530) as well as the charger may be detected, as shown at blocks 623a and 623b.
[0092] As the processing unit (510) may be implemented on the charger, the processing unit (510) may correspond to a charger control unit, as depicted at block 624. In some embodiments, the charger control unit may receive the vehicle initial conditions and the operating parameters from the electric vehicle (530) connected to the charger, such as, via CAN, PLC, or other direct and indirect communication protocols.
[0093] At block 625, the charger control unit may determine values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters. In some embodiments, the vehicle charging performance parameters may include charging time, charging cost, charging amount, operable distance, and the like.
[0094] In some embodiments, the vehicle charging performance parameters can be displayed on a user interface associated with the electric vehicle (530), as depicted at block 626. The vehicle charging performance parameters may be transmitted to the electric vehicle (530) for display on the user interface. As described above, the communication between the charger and the vehicle may be via CAN, PLC, or other direct and indirect communication protocols. In some embodiments, the user interface may be a human machine interface (HMI). In some embodiments, the user interface may also include a dynamic user interface which enables the user to indicate selection of a target SoC, as detailed above with respect to Figs. 1-4B.
[0095] At block 627, the vehicle charging performance parameters may be transmitted to a user device of the user, and further, displayed on the user device. In some embodiments, the vehicle charging performance parameters may be transmitted via a cloud server. In some embodiments, the user device may include a software application which enables display of the vehicle charging performance parameters on the user device, thereby allowing the user to view the vehicle charging performance parameters.
[0096] Referring to Fig. 6C, a process flow (630) is depicted in which the processing unit (510) is implemented on a cloud server or a local server. Initially, the electric vehicle (530) may be brought to the charging station (540) and the electric vehicle (530) may be connected to a charger at the charging station (540), as shown by blocks 631a and 631b. Further, the electric vehicle (530) may be initialized and made ready to be charged, as shown at block 632a. The charger connected to the electric vehicle (530) may also be initialized and made ready to charge, as shown at block 632b. Further, initial conditions and operating parameters associated with the electric vehicle (530) as well as the charger may be detected, as shown at blocks 633a and 633b.
[0097] As the processing unit (510) may be implemented on the the cloud server or the local server, the processing unit (510) may correspond to a server control unit, as depicted at block 634. In some embodiments, the server control unit may receive the vehicle initial conditions and the operating parameters from the electric vehicle (530) connected to the charger as well as charger initial conditions and the operating parameters from the charger. In some embodiments, the communication between the electric vehicle (530) and the charger may be a wired communication or a wireless communication.
[0098] At block 635, the server control unit may determine values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters. In some embodiments, the vehicle charging performance parameters may include charging time, charging cost, charging amount, operable distance, and the like.
[0099] In some embodiments, the vehicle charging performance parameters can be displayed on a user interface associated with the electric vehicle (530), as depicted at block 636. The vehicle charging performance parameters may be transmitted to the electric vehicle (530) for display on the user interface. In some embodiments, the user interface may be a human machine interface (HMI). In some embodiments, the user interface may also include a dynamic user interface which enables the user to indicate selection of a target SoC, as detailed above with respect to Figs. 1-4B. At block 637, the vehicle charging performance parameters may also be transmitted to a user device of the user, and further, displayed on the user device. In some embodiments, the user device may include a software application which enables display of the vehicle charging performance parameters on the user device, thereby allowing the user to view the vehicle charging performance parameters and/or provide an input to select one of the target SoC levels, as discussed throughout the present disclosure.
[00100] Fig. 7 illustrates a flowchart depicting a method (700) of charging an electric vehicle connected to a power source, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in Fig. 7, the method (700) in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is detailed below.
[00101] At step (710), the method (700) comprises detecting a current state of charge (SoC) of the electric vehicle.
[00102] At step (720), the method comprises determining, based on the current SoC, values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels.
[00103] At step (730), the method (700) comprises providing, via a display unit, a dynamic charging interface including the plurality of target SoC levels associated with a plurality of SoC values corresponding to a charging requirement of the electric vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of target SoC levels provides the corresponding values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle.
[00104] At step (740), the method (700) comprises receiving, via the display unit, a user input indicative of selection of at least one of a target SoC level from among the plurality of target SoC levels, and a value from among the values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters.
[00105] At step (750), the method (700) comprises triggering a signal to the power source to charge the electric vehicle corresponding to the user input.
[00106] While the above-discussed steps in Figure 7 are shown and described in a particular sequence, the steps may occur in variations to the sequence in accordance with various embodiments. Further, a detailed description related to the various steps of Figure 7 is already covered in the description related to Figures 1-6 and is omitted herein for the sake of brevity.
[00107] Figure 8 illustrates a block diagram of an embodiment of an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) of the EV, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The ECU (800) of the EV (e.g., EV (530)), depicted in Figure 8, is responsible for managing all the operations of the EV, wherein the key elements of the ECU (800) typically includes (i) a microcontroller core (or processor unit) (810); (ii) a memory unit (820); (iii) a plurality of input (830) and output units/modules (840) and (iv) communication protocols including, but not limited to CAN protocol, Serial Communication Interface (SCI) protocol and so on. The sequence of programmed instructions and data associated therewith can be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium such as memory unit or storage device which may be any suitable memory apparatus such as, but not limited to read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), random-access memory (RAM), flash memory, disk drive and the like. In one or more embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, non-transitory computer-readable storage media can be embodied with a sequence of programmed instructions for monitoring and controlling the operation of different components of the EV.
[00108] The processor may include any computing system which includes, but is not limited to, Central Processing Unit (CPU), an Application Processor (AP), a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a Visual Processing Unit (VPU), and/or an AI-dedicated processor such as a Neural Processing Unit (NPU). In an embodiment, the processor can be a single processing unit or several units, all of which could include multiple computing units. The processor may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the processor is configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions and data stored in the memory. The instructions can be compiled from source code instructions provided in accordance with a programming language such as Java, C++, C#.net or the like. The instructions can also comprise code and data objects provided in accordance with, for example, the Visual Basic™ language, LabVIEW, or another structured or object-oriented programming language. The one or a plurality of processors control the processing of the input data in accordance with a predefined operating rule or artificial intelligence (AI) model stored in the non-volatile memory and the volatile memory. The predefined operating rule or artificial intelligence model is provided through training or learning algorithms which include, but are not limited to, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning.
[00109] Furthermore, the modules, processes, systems, and devices can be implemented as a single processor or as a distributed processor. Also, the processes, modules, and sub-modules described in the various figures of and for embodiments herein may be distributed across multiple computers or systems or may be co-located in a single processor or system. Further, the modules can be implemented in hardware, instructions executed by a processing unit, or by a combination thereof. The processing unit can comprise a computer, a processor, such as the processor, a state machine, a logic array, or any other suitable devices capable of processing instructions. The processing unit can be a general-purpose processor which executes instructions to cause the general-purpose processor to perform the required tasks or, the processing unit can be dedicated to performing the required functions. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the modules may be machine-readable instructions (software) which, when executed by a processor/processing unit, perform any of the described functionalities. In an embodiment, the modules may include a receiving module, a generating module, a comparing module, a pairing module, and a transmitting module. The receiving module, the generating module, the comparing module, the pairing module, and the transmitting module may be in communication with each other. The data serves, amongst other things, as a repository for storing data processed, received, and generated by one or more of the modules. Exemplary structural embodiment alternatives suitable for implementing the modules, sections, systems, means, or processes described herein are provided below.
[00110] With the system (500) and the method (700) disclosed in the present disclosure, a user is enabled to know the amount of time which would be required to be spent while charging the electric vehicle. Additionally, while the conventional systems did not make users fully understand how charging an EV differs based on multiple factors, the system and method of the present invention provides a mechanism of making users aware of a variety of charging/performance parameters, as discussed above. With this information, users may take informed decisions regarding costs and time of charging at various SoC levels, thereby saving costs and time. Also, charging the battery at different levels helps in enhancing battery life beyond the average expected life. The smart charging slider or the dynamic charging interface provided at various display units thereby provides users an opportunity to make decisions on how much they want to charge, what it will cost them, helping them in making better informed decisions.
[00111] While specific language has been used to describe the present disclosure, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment.
[00112] It will be appreciated that the modules, processes, systems, and devices described above can be implemented in hardware, hardware programmed by software, software instruction stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium or a combination of the above. Embodiments of the methods, processes, modules, devices, and systems (or their sub-components or modules), may be implemented on a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a programmed microprocessor or microcontroller and peripheral integrated circuit element, an ASIC or other integrated circuit, a digital signal processor, a hardwired electronic or logic circuit such as a discrete element circuit, a programmed logic circuit such as a programmable logic device (PLD), programmable logic array (PLA), field-programmable gate array (FPGA), programmable array logic (PAL) device, or the like. In general, any process capable of implementing the functions or steps described herein can be used to implement embodiments of the methods, systems, or computer program products (software program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium).
[00113] Furthermore, embodiments of the disclosed methods, processes, modules, devices, systems, and computer program product may be readily implemented, fully or partially, in software using, for example, object or object-oriented software development environments that provide portable source code that can be used on a variety of computer platforms. Alternatively, embodiments of the disclosed methods, processes, modules, devices, systems, and computer program product can be implemented partially or fully in hardware using, for example, standard logic circuits or a very-large-scale integration (VLSI) design. Other hardware or software can be used to implement embodiments depending on the speed and/or efficiency requirements of the systems, the particular function, and/or particular software or hardware system, microprocessor, or microcomputer being utilized.
[00114] In this application, unless specifically stated otherwise, the use of the singular includes the plural and the use of “or” means “and/or.” Furthermore, use of the terms “including” or “having” is not limiting. Any range described herein will be understood to include the endpoints and all values between the endpoints. Features of the disclosed embodiments may be combined, rearranged, omitted, etc., within the scope of the invention to produce additional embodiments. Furthermore, certain features may sometimes be used to advantage without a corresponding use of other features.

LIST OF REFERNCE SIGNS
Components / Elements Reference Signs
Dynamic charging interface 110, 210, 310, 410
Display unit 200, 300, 400, 520
Linear slider 220
Hold and drag radial slider 420
System 500
Processing unit 510
Electric vehicle 530
Charging station 540
Processor 550
Memory 560
Modules 570
Process flow 610, 630
Vehicle 611a, 631a
Charger 611b, 631b
Vehicle ready to be charged 612a, 632a
Charger ready to be charged 612b, 632b
Initial conditions of vehicle 613a, 633a
Initial conditions of charger 613b, 633b
Vehicle control unit 614
Server control unit 634
Determine vehicle charging performance parameters 615, 635
Display on user interface of vehicle 616, 636
Display on user interface of user device 617, 637
Method according to an embodiment of the present invention 700
Detecting current SoC 710
Determining values associated with vehicle charging performance parameters 720
Providing a plurality of target SoC levels associated corresponding to charging requirement 730
Receiving a user input indicative of selection of at least one of a target SoC level 740
Triggering a signal to the power source to charge the electric vehicle corresponding to the user input 750
Electronic control unit (ECU) 800
Microprocessor / Processing unit 810
Memory unit 820
Input unit 830
Output unit 840 , Claims:WE CLAIM:
1. A method (700) of charging an electric vehicle (530) connected to a power source (540), the method comprising:
detecting (710) a current state of charge (SoC) of the electric vehicle (530);
determining (720), based on the current SoC, values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle (530) corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels;
providing (730), via a display unit (200, 300, 400, 520), a dynamic charging interface (110, 210, 310, 410) including the plurality of target SoC levels associated with a plurality of SoC values corresponding to a charging requirement of the electric vehicle (611a, 631a), wherein each of the plurality of target SoC levels is providing the corresponding values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle (611a, 631a);
receiving (740), via the display unit (200, 300, 400, 520), a user input indicative of selection of at least one of a target SoC level from among the plurality of target SoC levels, and a value from among the values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters; and
triggering (750) a signal to the power source (540) to charge the electric vehicle (530) corresponding to the user input.

2. The method (700) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters comprise an amount of charging requirement in the electric vehicle (530), a cost of the charging requirement, a time associated with the charging requirement, and an operable distance traversable by the electric vehicle (530) associated with the charging requirement of the electric vehicle(530).

3. The method (700) as claimed in claim 2, further comprising: estimating a primary time associated with the charging requirement based on referring to a pre-defined set of charging times.

4. The method (700) as claimed in claim 3, wherein estimating the primary charging time is followed by simulating an accurate charging time corresponding to each of the plurality of target SoC levels to be displayed on the display unit (200, 300, 400, 520).

5. The method (700) as claimed in claim 4, wherein estimating the charging time comprises estimating the time based on simulating the current SoC and one or more models associated with at least one of voltage and temperature for a battery and a charger deployed to charge the battery.

6. The method (700) as claimed in claim 1, wherein providing a dynamic charging interface (110, 210, 310, 410) comprises providing, via the display unit, one of a linear slider (220), a hold and drag linear slider, a tap and select button, a dropdown, a menu, a hold and drag linear slider, or a hold and drag radial slider (420) including the plurality of target SoC levels associated with the plurality of SoC values corresponding to the charging requirement of the electric vehicle (530).

7. The method (700) as claimed in claim 6, wherein the method comprises implementing a processing unit (510) configured to receive, via the display unit (520), the user input based on a selection using one of the linear slider (220), the hold and drag linear slider, a touch input or a touch gesture, or the hold and drag radial slider (420).

8. The method (700) as claimed in claim 6, wherein:
providing the dynamic charging interface comprises providing, via the display unit (400), the hold and drag radial slider (420), wherein the hold and drag radial slider (420) comprises a plurality of concentric circles corresponding to the plurality of target SoC levels, and wherein the radius of each of the plurality of concentric circles corresponds to one of a static or dynamic radius based on the determined values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters.

9. The method (700) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit (200, 300, 400, 520) is one of a touch screen user interactive device or a non–touch based user interactive device.

10. The method (700) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the determining comprises determining the values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters based on the at least one rule, wherein the at least one rule is associated with determining the values corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels.

11. A system (500) of charging an electric vehicle (530) connected to a power source (540), the system (500) comprising:
a processing unit (510), wherein the processing unit (510) is configured to:
detect a current state of charge (SoC) of the electric vehicle (530);
determine, based on the current SoC, values associated with one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle (530) corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels;
provide, via a display unit (200, 300, 400, 520), a dynamic charging interface (110, 210, 310, 410) that includes the plurality of target SoC levels associated with a plurality of SoC values corresponding to a charging requirement of the electric vehicle (530), wherein each of the plurality of target SoC levels provides the corresponding values associated with one the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters to charge the electric vehicle (530);
receive, via the display unit (520), a user input indicative of selection of at least one of a target SoC level from among the plurality of target SoC levels, and a value, from among the values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters; and
trigger a signal to the power source (540) to charge the electric vehicle (530) corresponding to the selected value.

12. The system (500) as claimed in claim 11, wherein the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters comprise an amount of charging requirement in the electric vehicle (530), a cost of the charging requirement, a time associated with the charging requirement, and an operable distance traversable by the electric vehicle associated with the charging requirement of the electric vehicle (530).

13. The system (500) as claimed in claim 12, wherein the processing unit (510) is further configured to estimate a primary time associated with the charging requirement based on referring to a pre-defined set of charging times.

14. The system (500) as claimed in claim 13, wherein the primary charging time estimation is followed by simulation of an accurate charging time displayed on the display unit (200, 300, 400, 520).

15. The system (500) as claimed in claim 14, wherein the charging time estimation comprises estimation of the time based on at least one of simulation of the current SoC, simulation of change in the current SoC, and one or more models associated with at least one of voltage and temperature for a battery and a charger deployed to charge the battery.

16. The system (500) as claimed in claim 12, wherein the processing unit is configured to provide, via the display unit (200, 300, 400, 520), one of a linear slider (220), a hold and drag linear slider, a tap and select button, a dropdown, a menu, or a hold and drag radial slider (420) including the plurality of target SoC levels associated with the plurality of SoC values corresponding to the charging requirement of the electric vehicle (530).

17. The system (500) as claimed in claim 16, wherein the processing unit (510) is configured to receive, via the display unit (520), the user input based on a selection using one of the linear slider (220), a touch input or a touch gesture, the hold and drag linear slider (420), or the hold and drag radial slider.

18. The system (500) as claimed in claim 16, wherein the processing unit (510) is configured to provide the, via the display unit (520), the hold and drag radial slider (420), wherein the hold and drag radial slider (420) comprises a plurality of concentric circles corresponding to the plurality of target SoC levels, and wherein the radius of each of the plurality of concentric circles corresponds to one of a static or dynamic radius based on the determined values associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters.

19. The system (500) as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display unit (520) is one of a touch screen user interactive device or a non–touch based user interactive device.

20. The system (500) as claimed in claim 11, wherein the values determined are associated with the one or more vehicle charging performance parameters based on the at least one rule, wherein the at least one rule is associated with determining the values corresponding to a plurality of target SoC levels.