DESC:
FORM 2

THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
&
THE PATENTS RULES, 2003

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
[See section 10, Rule 13]

Title of invention:
A SYSTEM FOR CONDITIONING AN ELECTRIC CHARGING STATION AND A METHOD THEREOF

APPLICANT
EXPONENT ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED

An Indian entity having address:

No.76/2, Site No.16, Khatha No.69, Singasandra Village, Bengaluru (Bangalore) Urban, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA 560068

The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY
The present application claims priority from the Indian provisional patent application, having application number 202241029624, filed on 23rd May 2022, incorporated herein by a reference.
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention, in general, relates to an electric charging station, and more particularly, relates to a system and method for conditioning the electric charging station before charging.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Nowadays, an electric charging station includes a charging source that provides an electrical charge and a fluid source that provides conditioning fluid for conditioning the energy storage module during charging.
The charging stations used for charging electric vehicles face several challenges related to the condition of the electric charge and the conditioning fluid. The problem including under/over voltage, phase loss, phase reversal, phase-phase voltage variation, under/over current, rectifier failure, charger failure, extreme high voltage surges, voltage failure on the grid (under/over voltage, phase loss, phase reversal, phase-phase voltage variation), earth leakage current, and other issues. Further, the problems related to the conditioning fluid includes fluid pump failure, fluid overheating, fluid leakage, and other issues.
These problems may cause accidents while charging electric vehicles, making it necessary to ensure the charge and fluid health before beginning the charging process.
As a result, there is a need for a method and system for conditioning of the electric charging station before charging begins. The system may ensure safe and efficient charging of the energy storage modules of electric vehicles.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This summary is provided to introduce the concepts related to a method and system for conditioning an electric charging station before charging begins, the concepts are further described in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor it is intended to use in determining or limiting the scope of the present subject matter.
In one embodiment, a system for conditioning an electric charging station may be disclosed. The system may comprise a power supply unit, a fluid storage, a charging gun, a charge conditioning module, a temperature conditioning module, and an energy management module. The power supply unit may be used to supply an electric charge. Fluid storage may be used to communicate a conditioning fluid. The charging gun may be used to communicate, the electric charge and the conditioning fluid, with an energy storage module. The energy storage module may be coupled with an electric vehicle external to the system. The charge conditioning module may be configured to condition the electric charge. In an embodiment, the conditioning by the charge conditioning module may correspond to performing safety checking of a set of electronic modules. The temperature conditioning module may be configured to condition the conditioning fluid. In an embodiment, the conditioning by the temperature conditioning module may correspond to performing safety checking of a set of fluid modules. The energy management module may be configured to control one of, the charge conditioning module, the temperature conditioning module, the charging gun and a combination thereof, before connecting the charging gun to the energy storage module for charging.
In another embodiment, a method for conditioning an electric charging station may be disclosed. The method comprises various steps. In the first step, the method comprises conditioning of an electric charge by a charge conditioning module. The conditioning by the charge conditioning module may correspond to performing safety checking of a set of electronic modules. In the next step, the method comprises conditioning of a conditioning fluid by a temperature conditioning module. The conditioning by the temperature conditioning module may correspond to safety checking of a set of fluid modules. In the next step, the method comprises conditioning of electrical or other subcomponents by a charging gun. The conditioning by the charging gun corresponds to safety checking of the electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun. In the next step, an energy management module may control one of, the charge conditioning module, the temperature conditioning module, the charging gun and a combination thereof, before connecting the charging gun to the energy storage module, coupled with an electric vehicle, for charging.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer like features and components.
Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a system for conditioning an electric charging station (100), in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter; and
Figure 2 illustrates a flowchart of a method (200) for conditioning an electric charging station (100), in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Reference throughout the specification to “various embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “one embodiment,” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases “in various embodiments,” “in some embodiments,” “in one embodiment,” or “in an embodiment” in places throughout the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. The following is an example which is illustrative only and invention accommodates any and every variation of the example provided below that shall serve the same purpose and is obvious to a person skilled in the art.
Various stages are included in one embodiment of a system for conditioning an electric charging station before charging begins. The conditioning of the electric charging station may include monitoring and tracking of the health of an electric charge and conditioning fluid at the electric charging station before starting the charging cycle of an energy storage module. The energy storage module may be coupled with an electric vehicle external to the disclosed system.
Now referring to figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a system for conditioning an electric charging station (100), in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter. The system for conditioning the electric charging station (100) may be disclosed. The system may comprise a power supply unit (not shown) for supplying an electric charge, a fluid storage (not shown in figure) for communicating a conditioning fluid, a charging gun (108) configured for communicating, the electric charge and the conditioning fluid, with an energy storage module (not shown), a charge conditioning module (104) configured for conditioning the electric charge, a temperature conditioning module (106) configured for conditioning the conditioning fluid, and an energy management module (102). In one embodiment, the conditioning by the charge conditioning module (104) may correspond to performing safety checking of a set of electronic modules. In another embodiment, the conditioning by the temperature conditioning module (106) may correspond to performing safety checking of a set of fluid modules. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the energy management module (102) may be configured to control any one of the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106), the charging gun (108) and a combination thereof, before connecting the charging gun (108) to the energy storage module for charging. In a related embodiment, the energy storage module may be coupled with an electric vehicle (not shown) external to the system. In one embodiment, the controlling by the energy management module (102) may comprise any one of the, performing safety check, controlling, correcting problem and a combination thereof, of either the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106), the charging gun (108) or a combination thereof.
In another embodiment, the energy management module (102) may be configured to receive one or more signals from one of the charging gun (108), the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106) and a combination thereof. In a related embodiment, receiving the one or more signals by the energy management module (102) may correspond to receiving a first signal (118) from the charge conditioning module (104), receiving a second signal (124) from the temperature conditioning module (106) and receiving a third signal (114) from the charging gun (108). In one embodiment, the first signal (118) may comprise one of, a health of the electric charge, status of the set of electronic modules or a combination thereof. In another embodiment, the first signal (118) may comprise one of, an under-voltage condition, an over voltage condition, phase loss, phase reversal, phase-phase voltage variation, under current, over current, a leakage current, charger health, charger readiness status, device failure, voltage failure, a fault in the set of rectifiers, rectifier readiness, a comprehensive health status and a combination thereof. In an embodiment, the set of electronic modules may comprise a surge protection device, a tunable Earth Leakage measurement module, a tunable voltage monitoring relay, a set of rectifiers or more. In an exemplary embodiment, the surge protection device may comprise a set of replaceable cartridges to attenuate voltage surges. The surge protection device may be coupled with an alert system. Whenever cartridge replacement may be required, an alert is generated. The same alert may be communicated to the charge conditioning module (104) which flags an error and service requirement to generate the first signal (118). The first signal (118) may then be communicated to the energy management module (102). Similarly in another exemplary embodiment, the tunable earth leakage measurement module may be configured to measure a leakage current. The leakage current may be continuously communicated with the charge conditioning module (104). The charge conditioning module (104) may compare the leakage current with a threshold leakage current and may alert the energy management module (102) once the set threshold is crossed. The tunable earth leakage measurement module may be used to prevent any user from exposure to electrical shocks. In another exemplary embodiment, the tunable voltage monitoring relay may be coupled with an AC power input which may alert when any of the following faults may be detected, such as but not limited to, overvoltage, undervoltage, phase loss, phase reversal, phase to phase voltage variation. The alert of the voltage fault may be used to generate the first signal (118) by charge conditioning module (104). The first signal (118) may then be communicated with the energy management module (102). Further in another embodiment, a communication sequence may be established between the charge conditioning module (104) and each individual rectifier from the set of rectifiers to alert if any of the rectifier modules may have a fault. The alert of the failure of the rectifier module may be used to generate the first signal (118) by the charge conditioning module (104). The first signal (118) may be communicated with the energy management module (102). Each system may be equipped with one redundant rectifier. The system may be allowed to function if the number of failed rectifier modules may be less than or equal to one.
In one embodiment, the second signal (124) may comprise one of, health of the conditioning fluid, status of the set of fluid modules or a combination thereof. In an embodiment, the set of fluid modules may comprise a set of fluid pumps, a fluid level sensor, a set of solenoids of a fluid circuit, a fluid temperature sensor, a fluid conditioning apparatus or more. In a related embodiment, the second signal (124) may comprise one of, a status of fluid pump, a fluid level, fluid leakage, a status of solenoids, a fluid temperature, a heat exchanger readiness status and a combination thereof. The temperature conditioning module (106) is configured to generate the second signal (124) based on receiving health status from the set of fluid modules. The temperature conditioning module (106) is configured to communicate the second signal (124) to the energy management module (102). In another embodiment, the third signal (114) may comprise data signals from the charging gun (108). In an embodiment, the third signal (114) may comprise data signals received based on checking connection and/or faults in a set of electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun (108). In another embodiment, the data signals may comprise one of, connection signal, electrical signal, insulation monitoring signal, sub-component faults, conductor temperature, the mating status of the charging gun (108) with the electrical vehicle for charging of the energy storage module, and a combination thereof. In an embodiment, the charging gun (108) may be configured to generate the third signal (114) based on the data signals related to connection and/or faults in a set of electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun (108). The charging gun (108) is configured to communicate the third signal (114) to the energy management module (102).
In yet another embodiment of the present subject matter, the electric charging station (100) is disclosed. The electric charging station (100) may correspond to either a fixed electric charging station or a portable electric charging station. In another embodiment, the electric charging station (100) may comprise a power supply (generally, an alternating current (AC) power supply), a low-transmission cable for the power supply, a charger or an AC/DC convertor capable of converting the input power supply into a direct current (DC) power supply, and a transformer unit. In another embodiment, the power supply unit of the electric charging station (100) may correspond to a fixed power unit connected to an electric power grid for receiving electric power supply. In a related embodiment, the power supply unit of the electric charging station (100) may correspond to an array of energy storage modules, configured to store the electric charge at the electric charging station (100). The power supply unit may be configured for supplying the stored electric charge to the energy storage module of the electric vehicle via the charging gun (108). In an embodiment, the fluid storage at the electric charging station (100) may comprise a fluid reservoir, one or more heat exchanger, one or more pumps, one or more valves or more. The fluid reservoir may correspond to a storage container configured to store the conditioning fluid, which needs to be supplied to the energy storage module of the electrical vehicle while charging the energy storage module. The conditioning fluid may correspond to hot fluid or cold fluid. The one or more heat exchanger may be configured to condition the fluid in the fluid reservoir. The heat exchanger may act as a heat source or a heat sink depending on the temperature requirement of the energy storage module. In one embodiment, one or more pumps may be configured to pump the conditioning fluid from the fluid reservoir to the energy storage module of the electric vehicle. In another embodiment, the pumps may be used to suck the conditioning fluid from the energy storage module of the electric vehicle to the fluid reservoir. The one or more valves in the fluid storage may be configured to switch ON or OFF, flow of the conditioning fluid depends on the operational requirements of the fluid storage. In another embodiment, the fluid storage at the electric charging station (100) may comprise multiple fluid reservoirs. A first fluid reservoir from the multiple fluid reservoirs may correspond to store cold conditioning fluid. A second fluid reservoir from the multiple fluid reservoirs may correspond to store hot conditioning fluid. In a related embodiment, one pump from the one or more pumps may be configured to transfer the hot conditioning fluid from the second fluid reservoir to the energy storage module of the electric vehicle. In another related embodiment, another pump from one or more pumps may be configured to transfer the cold conditioning fluid from the second fluid reservoir to the energy storage module of the electric vehicle. In another embodiment, a single pump from the one or more pumps may be configured to transfer, hot conditioning fluid from the second fluid reservoir and/or cold conditioning fluid from the second fluid reservoir to the energy storage module of the electric vehicle. In yet another embodiment, the pumps may be configured to suck the conditioning fluid from the energy storage module of the electric vehicle to the corresponding fluid reservoir at the electric charging station (100). In another embodiment, the pumps may be configured to push air into the energy storage module of the electric vehicle to push the conditioning fluid out of the energy storage module. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the system may be configured to check the working status of the one or more pumps, one or more valves, the fluid level sensors, one or more pressure sensors, one or more temperature sensors, fluid leakage and the like. In one embodiment, the system may be configured to initialize the energy management module (102) when the electric charging station (100) is powered on.
The charging station (100) may also include a user interface that allows users to initiate and monitor the conditioning process. The user interface may comprise a display screen, a keypad, and other input/output devices for controlling and communicating with the charging station (100).
To ensure the safety and efficiency of the charging process, the charging station (100) may comprise the energy management module (102), the charge conditioning module (104) and the temperature conditioning module (106). In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the energy management module (102) may be configured to communicate one or more control signals to, any one of the charging gun (108), the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106), and a combination thereof. The one or more control signals may comprise a first control signal (120), a second control signal (122) and a third control signal (116). The first control signal (120) may be received by the charge conditioning module (104) for controlling the health of the electric charge or the set of electronic modules. The second control signal (122) may be received by the temperature conditioning module (106) for controlling the health of the conditioning fluid or the set of fluid modules. The third control signal (116) may be received by the charging gun (108) for controlling various functions, connections or faults in the set of electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun (108).
The electric charge drawn from the power source may have defects such as under/over voltage, phase loss, phase reversal, phase-phase voltage variation, under/over current, rectifier failure, charger failure, extreme high voltage surges, voltage failure on Grid (under/over voltage, phase loss, phase reversal, phase-phase voltage variation), earth leakage current etc. The health of the electric charge may represent the defects of the electric charge.
In one embodiment, the energy management module (102) may be configured to receive the first signal (118) from charge conditioning module (104). Further, the energy management module (102) may be configured to condition the first signal (118). The energy management module (102) may be comparing the first signal values that define the health of the charge with the preset values of the health of the charge. The energy management module (102) may be configured to generate a first control signal (120). The charge conditioning module (104) may be configured to receive the first control signal (120) from the energy management module (102) and control the set of electronic modules for controlling the health of the electric charge based on the first control signal (120). In another embodiment, the first control signal (120) may be communicated to the display screen associated with the electrical charging station (100) to display a notification cum warning message to a person at the electrical charging station (100). The person may take an action as per message displayed on the screen. In the exemplary embodiment, the message may be replacing the faulty set of rectifiers. The person at the electric charging station (100) may replace the faulty rectifiers. In yet another embodiment, the energy management module (102) may be configured to give a bootup command and voltage value to the rectifiers.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the system may be configured to check the working status of the one or more pumps, one or more valves, the fluid level sensors, one or more pressure sensors, one or more temperature sensors, fluid leakage and the like. As a result of the working status checking,
the conditioning fluid from the fluid storage, for conditioning the energy storing module, may be associated with defects such as fluid pump failure, fluid overheating, fluid leakage, and other issues plague electric charging stations. The defects in supply of the conditioning fluid may be associated with risk of overheating of the energy storage module. The defects in supply of the conditioning fluid may represent the health of the conditioning fluid. The temperature conditioning module (106) may be configured to track the health of the conditioning fluid. In another embodiment of the present subject matter, the temperature conditioning module (106) may be configured to generate the second signal (124) based on checking of a set of fluid modules and send the second signal (124) to the energy management module (102). The second signal (124) may comprise the health of the conditioning fluid. The health of the conditioning fluid includes one of a status of fluid pump, fluid level, a status of solenoids, a fluid temperature, a heat exchanger readiness status and a combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the energy management module (102) may be configured to receive the second signal (124) from the temperature conditioning module (106). Further, the energy management module (102) may be configured to condition the second signal (124). The energy management module (102) may be comparing the second signal values that define the health of the conditioning fluid with the preset values of the health of the conditioning fluid. The energy management module (102) may be configured to generate a second control signal (122). In one embodiment, to ensure faster and safe charging the energy management system (102) is configured to communicate the second control signal (122) before charging of the energy storage module with the temperature conditioning module (106). The second control signal (122) may be received by the temperature conditioning module (106) for controlling the health of the conditioning fluid. The temperature conditioning module (106) is configured to receive the second control signal (122) from the energy management module (102) and control the set of fluid modules for controlling the health of conditioning fluid based on the second control signal (122).
In exemplary embodiment, temperature conditioning module (106) may be performing checks such as checking fluid status, performing fluid conditioning check, checking fluid leakage, conditioning the ambient temperature of the charging station, preparing a system ready to charge the energy storage module. The status of fluid pump, fluid level, and solenoids in the fluid circuit may be checked. The fluid may be checked to see if the fluid is at optimum temperature to be pumped to the energy storage module. The fluid leakage may be checked in the reservoir conditioning circuit. The second signal (124) may be generated based on the checks performed by the temperature conditioning module (106). The energy management module (102) may condition the second signal (124) to generate the second control signal (122).
In another embodiment, the second control signal (122) may be communicated to the display screen of the electrical charging station (100) to display a notification cum warning message to a person at the electrical charging station (100). The person may take action as per message displayed on the screen. In the exemplary embodiment, the message may be replacing the faulty fluid pump. The person at the electric charging station (100) may replace the faulty fluid pump.
In another embodiment, the second control signal (122) may be regulating a fan/blower speed, if required, to change air throughput to control the conditioning fluid temperature. The energy management module (102) may be configured to assign a desired fluid temperature to the temperature conditioning module (106). The temperature conditioning module (106) may control the conditioning fluid temperature until the desired conditioning fluid temperature may be achieved. The energy management module (102) may assign a desired conditioning fluid temperature to the temperature conditioning module (106), where based on the current temperature of the conditioning fluid, the temperature conditioning module (106) may decide to heat or cool the fluid. The temperature conditioning module (106) may perform this activity in a feedback loop with the fluid temperature until the desired temperature may be achieved.
In one embodiment, a system for conditioning an electric charging station (100) may comprise a power supply unit for communicating an electric charge, a fluid storage for communicating a conditioning fluid, a charging gun (108) for communicating, the electric charge and the conditioning fluid, with an energy storage module. In order to efficiently and safe charge of the energy storage module the charging gun (108) may mate with a connector of the electrical vehicle. The improper mating may hamper the charging process and lead to the accident. The improper mating of the charging gun (108) may result in spillage of the conditioning fluid and loss of the charging current. To ensure the proper mating of the charging gun (108) before the start of the charging cycle, the energy management module (102) may be configured to receive a third signal (114) from the charging gun (108). The third signal (114) may comprise data signals from the charging gun (108). The data signals may comprise one of, connection signal, electrical signal, insulation monitoring signal, sub-component faults, conductor temperature, the mating status of the charging gun (108) with the energy storage module, and a combination thereof. The connector may be checked for electrical (including insulation monitoring) and Fault detection on charging gun (inability to detect temperature of the conductors). In one embodiment, the energy management module (102) may send the third control signal (116) to the charging gun (108). The energy management module (102) may stop the supply of the electrical charge and the conditioning fluid until the mating of the charging gun becomes proper.
Now, referring to figure 2, a flowchart of a method (200) for conditioning an electric charging station is illustrated, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter. The method (200) for conditioning an electric charging station (100) may comprise the steps below.
In a first step (202), the method (200) may comprise conditioning of an electric charge by a charge conditioning module (104). The conditioning by the charge conditioning module (104) may correspond to performing safety checking of a set of electronic modules.
In a second step (204), the method (200) may comprise conditioning of a conditioning fluid by a temperature conditioning module (106). The conditioning by the temperature conditioning module (106) may correspond to safety checking of a set of fluid modules. The electric charging station may comprise a fluid storage for communicating the conditioning fluid.
In a third step (206), the method (200) may comprise conditioning of electrical or other subcomponents by a charging gun (108). The conditioning by the charging gun (108) may correspond to safety checking of the electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun (108).
In fourth step (208), an energy management module (102) may control one of the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106), the charging gun (108) and a combination thereof, before connecting the charging gun (108) to the energy storage module, coupled with an electrical vehicle, for charging. In one embodiment, the controlling by the energy management module (102) may comprise one of the, performing safety check, controlling, correcting problem and a combination thereof, of the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106), the charging gun (108) or a combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the method (200) may comprise step of receiving one or more signals from one of the power supply units, the fluid storage, the charging gun (108), the charge conditioning module (104) and the temperature conditioning module (106) by the energy management module (102). The receiving one or more signals by the energy management module (102) may comprise receiving a first signal (118) from the charge conditioning module (104), receiving a second signal (124) from the temperature conditioning module (106) and receiving a third signal (114) from the charging gun (108). The first signal (118) may comprise a health of the electric charge. The second signal (124) may comprise a health of the conditioning fluid. The third signal may comprise data signals from the charging gun (108).
Further, the method (200) may comprise step of communicating one or more control signals to one of, the charging gun (108), the charge conditioning module (104) and the temperature conditioning module (106) and a combination thereof, by the energy management module (102). The one or more control signals may comprise a first control signal (120), a second control signal (122) and a third control signal (116). The first control signal (120) may be received by the charge conditioning module (104) for controlling the health of the electric charge and the set of electronic modules. The second control signal (122) may be received by the temperature conditioning module (106) for controlling the health of the conditioning fluid and the set of fluid modules. The third control signal (116) may be received by the charging gun (108) for controlling the electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun (108). The energy management system (102) may be configured to communicate the one or more control signals before charging of the energy storage module.
The method and system of conditioning an electric charging station (100), before connecting the charging gun (108), of the present subject matter has, but are not limited to, following benefits/advantages:
? Improved energy storage module life: The charge conditioning module ensures that the electric charge supplied to the energy storage module is within the recommended limits, which helps to prolong the energy storage module life of the electric vehicle.
? Faster charging times: The temperature conditioning module ensures that the conditioning fluid supplied to the energy storage module is at an optimal temperature for charging. This can significantly reduce the charging time of the electric vehicle.
? More efficient charging: The energy management module optimizes the charging process by controlling the charge conditioning module and the temperature conditioning module, ensuring that the charging process is as efficient as possible.
? Reduced downtime: The system's fluid storage allows for on-site conditioning fluid replenishment, reducing the need for the charging station to be shut down for maintenance.
? Enhanced safety: The system ensures that the electric charge and conditioning fluid are communicated to the energy storage module in a safe and controlled manner through the charging gun, reducing the risk of accidents or damage to the charging station or electric vehicle.
? Flexibility: The system is designed to be adaptable to different charging station configurations and energy storage module types, making it suitable for a wide range of electric vehicles and charging requirements.

,CLAIMS:WE CLAIM:
1. A system for conditioning an electric charging station (100), wherein the system comprising:
a power supply unit for supplying an electric charge;
a fluid storage for communicating a conditioning fluid;
a charging gun (108) for communicating, the electric charge and the conditioning fluid, with an energy storage module, wherein the energy storage module is coupled with an electric vehicle external to the system; characterized in that,
a charge conditioning module (104) for conditioning the electric charge, wherein conditioning by the charge conditioning module (104) corresponds to performing safety checking of a set of electronic modules;
a temperature conditioning module (106) for conditioning the conditioning fluid, wherein conditioning by the temperature conditioning module (106) corresponds to performing safety checking of a set of fluid modules; and
an energy management module (102) is configured to control one of the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106), the charging gun (108) and a combination thereof, before connecting the charging gun (108) to the energy storage module for charging.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein controlling by the energy management module (102) comprises one of the, performing safety check, controlling, correcting problem and a combination thereof, of either the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106), the charging gun (108) or a combination thereof.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the energy management module (102) is configured to receive signals from one of the charging gun (108), the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106) and a combination thereof, wherein the energy management module (102) is configured to receive a first signal (118) from the charge conditioning module (104), a second signal (124) from the temperature conditioning module (106) and a third signal (114) from the charging gun (108).
4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first signal (118) comprises a health of the electric charge, wherein the second signal (124) comprises a health of the conditioning fluid and wherein the third signal (114) comprises data signals from the charging gun (108).
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the energy management module (102) is configured to communicate one or more control signals to one of, the charging gun (108), the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106) or a combination thereof, wherein the one or more control signals comprise a first control signal (120), a second control signal (122) and a third control signal (116), wherein the first control signal (120) is received by the charge conditioning module (104) for controlling the health of the electric charge, wherein the second control signal (122) is received by the temperature conditioning module (106) for controlling health of the conditioning fluid and wherein the third control signal (116) is received by the charging gun (108) for controlling the charging gun (108).
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluid storage comprises one or more reservoirs for storing the conditioning fluid, and a one or more pumps for delivering or receiving the conditioning fluid to/from the energy storage module.
7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein a first reservoir from the one or more reservoirs corresponds to store cold conditioning fluid, wherein a second reservoir from the one or more reservoirs corresponds to store hot conditioning fluid.
8. The system as claimed in claim 6 and 7, wherein a first pump from the one or more pumps, is configured to pump cold conditioning fluid from the first reservoir to the energy storage module, wherein a second pump from the one or more pumps, is configured to pump hot conditioning fluid from the second reservoir to the energy storage module.
9. The system as claimed in claim 6 and 7, wherein a single pump from the one or more pumps, is configured to pump, both cold conditioning fluid from the first reservoir and/or hot conditioning fluid from the second reservoir to the energy storage module.
10. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein a pump from the one or more pumps, is configured to suck the conditioning fluid from the energy storage module.
11. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein a pump from the one or more pumps, is configured to push air into the energy storage module to pull the conditioning fluid out of the energy storage module.
12. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the charge conditioning module (104) is configured to generate the first signal (118) based on checking the set of electronic modules and send the first signal (118) to the energy management module (102).
13. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the charge conditioning module (104) is configured to receive the first control signal (120) from the energy management module (102) and control the set of electronic modules for controlling the health of the electric charge based on the first control signal (120).
14. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the temperature conditioning module (106) is configured to generate the second signal (124) based on checking the set of fluid modules and sending the second signal (124) to the energy management module (102).
15. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the temperature conditioning module (106) is configured to receive the second control signal (122) from the energy management module (102) and control the set of fluid modules for controlling the health of conditioning fluid based on the second control signal (122).
16. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the charging gun (108) is configured to generate the third signal (114) based on checking connection and/or faults in a set of electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun (108) and send the third signal (114) to the energy management module (102).
17. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the charging gun (108) is configured to receive the third control signal (116) from the energy management module (102) and control the connection and/or faults in the set of electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun (108) based on the third control signal (116).
18. The system as claimed in claim 1, 12 and 13, wherein the set of electronic modules comprises a surge protection device, a tunable Earth Leakage measurement module, a tunable voltage monitoring relay, and a set of rectifiers.
19. The system as claimed in claim 1, 14 and 15, wherein the set of fluid modules comprises a set of fluid pumps, a fluid level sensor, a set of solenoids of a fluid circuit, a fluid temperature sensor, a fluid conditioning apparatus.
20. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first signal (118) comprises the health of the electric charge, wherein the health of the electric charge comprises one of, an under voltage condition, an over voltage condition, phase loss, phase reversal, phase-phase voltage variation, under current, over current, a leakage current, charger health, charger readiness status, device failure, voltage failure, a fault in the set of rectifiers, rectifier readiness, a comprehensive health status and a combination thereof.
21. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second signal (124) comprises the health of the conditioning fluid, wherein the health of the conditioning fluid comprises one of, a status of fluid pump, a fluid level, fluid leakage, a status of solenoids, a fluid temperature, a heat exchanger readiness status and a combination thereof.
22. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the third signal (114) comprises the data signals from the charging gun (108), wherein the data signals comprise one of, connection signal, electrical signal, insulation monitoring signal, sub-component faults, conductor temperature and a combination thereof.
23. The system as claimed in claim 1, the energy management module (102) is configured to conditioning ambient temperature of the electric charging station (100) by regulating a fan or blower speed.
24. A method (200) for conditioning an electric charging station (100), characterized by, wherein the method (200) comprising:
conditioning (202) of an electric charge by a charge conditioning module (104), wherein conditioning by the charge conditioning module (104) corresponds to performing safety checking a set of electronic modules;
conditioning (204) of a conditioning fluid by a temperature conditioning module (106), wherein conditioning by the temperature conditioning module (106) corresponds to safety checking a set of fluid modules;
conditioning (206) of electrical or other subcomponents by a charging gun (108), wherein conditioning by the charging gun (108) corresponds to safety checking of the electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun (108); and
controlling (208), by an energy management module (102), one of the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106), the charging gun (108) and a combination thereof, before connecting the charging gun (108) to an energy storage module, coupled with an electric vehicle, for charging.
25. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein controlling (208) by the energy management module (102) comprises one of the, performing safety check, controlling, correcting problem and a combination thereof, of either the charge conditioning module (104) or the temperature conditioning module (106) or a combination thereof.
26. The method (200) as claimed in claim 24, wherein the method (200) comprises step of:
receiving one or more signals from one of, the charging gun (108), the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106) and a combination thereof, by the energy management module (102), wherein receiving one or more signals comprising receiving a first signal (118) from the charge conditioning module (104), receiving a second signal (124) from the temperature conditioning module (106) and receiving a third signal (114) from the charging gun (108), wherein the first signal (118) comprises a health of the electric charge, wherein the second signal (124) comprises a health of the conditioning fluid and wherein the third signal comprises data signals from the charging gun (108).
27. The method (200) as claimed in claim 24, wherein the method (200) comprises steps of:
communicating one or more control signals to one of, the charging gun (108), the charge conditioning module (104), the temperature conditioning module (106), and a combination thereof, by the energy management module (102), wherein the one or more control signals comprise a first control signal (120), a second control signal (122) and a third control signal (116), wherein the first control signal (120) is received by the charge conditioning module (104) for controlling the health of the electric charge, wherein the second control signal (122) is received by the temperature conditioning module (106) for controlling health of the conditioning fluid, wherein the third control signal (116) is received by the charging gun (108) for controlling the electrical or other subcomponents of the charging gun (108), wherein the energy management module (102) is configured to communicate the one or more control signals before charging of the energy storage module.
Dated 23rd day of May, 2022

Priyank Gupta
Agent for the Applicant
IN/PA-1454