US 11,605,964 B1Granted

Charging connector control system and method for charging an electric vehicle

AssigneeBeta Air, LLC

InventorJohn Charles Palombini

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Abstract

A system for charging an electric vehicle is presented. A system includes a charging connector. A charging connector includes a housing configured to mate with an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle. A charging connector includes at least a conductor configured to conduct a current. A charging connector includes a switching mechanism in electromechanical communication with the at least a conductor. A charging connector includes a sensing device configured to measure charging data of an electric vehicle. A system includes a computing device in electronic communication with the charging connector. A computing device is configured to determine charging parameters of an electric vehicle as a function of received charging data. A computing device is configured to communicate charging parameters to a charging connector. A charging connector is configured to deliver power to an electric vehicle as a function of charging parameters.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:

a charging connector, wherein the charging connector comprises:
a housing configured to mate with an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle;
at least a conductor, wherein the at least a conductor comprises:
a first conductor configured to conduct a current for charging a terrestrial electric vehicle;
and
a second conductor configured to conduct a current for charging an aerial electric vehicle;
a switching mechanism in electromechanical communication with the at least a conductor and configured to switch conduction of current between the first conductor and the second conductor for selectively charging one of the terrestrial electric vehicle and the aerial terrestrial vehicle;
and
a sensing device, wherein the sensing device is configured to measure charging data of the electric vehicle;
and
a computing device in electronic communication with the charging connector, wherein the computing device is configured to:
receive charging data from the sensing device;
determine, as a function of the received charging data, charging parameters of the electric vehicle, wherein determining the charging parameters of the electric vehicle comprises identifying the electric vehicle as one of the terrestrial electric vehicle and the aerial electric vehicle;
communicate the charging parameters to the charging connector;
and
initiate charging of the electric vehicle by the charging connector to deliver power to the electric vehicle as a function of the charging parameters, wherein initiating charging of the electric vehicle comprises actuating the switching mechanism to allow conduction of the current through either the first conductor to the terrestrial electric vehicle or the second conductor to the aerial electric vehicle.

13 more elements

A method of charging an electric vehicle, comprising:

mating a charging connector with an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle, wherein the charging connector comprises:
at least a conductor, wherein the at least a conductor comprises:
a first conductor configured to conduct a current for charging a terrestrial electric vehicle;
and
a second conductor configured to conduct a current for charging an aerial electric vehicle;
and
a switching mechanism in electromechanical communication with the at least a conductor and configured to switch conduction of current between the first conductor and the second conductor for selectively charging one of the terrestrial electric vehicle and the aerial terrestrial vehicle;
measuring charging data of the electric vehicle through a sensing device of the charging connector;
communicating the charging data to a computing device from the sensing device;
determining, at the computing device in electric communication with the charging connector, as a function of the charging data, charging parameters, wherein determining the charging parameters of the electric vehicle comprises identifying the electric vehicle as one of the terrestrial electric vehicle and the aerial electric vehicle;
communicating the charging parameters from the computing device to the charging connector;
and
initiating charging of the electric vehicle by the charging connector to deliver power to the electric vehicle as a function of the charging parameters, wherein initiating charging of the electric vehicle comprises actuating the switching mechanism to allow conduction of the current through either the first conductor to the terrestrial electric vehicle or the second conductor to the aerial electric vehicle.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/688,298Filed 7 Mar 2022
Granted: 14 Mar 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

H02J 7/933
Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage: the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters
B60L 53/16
Conductive energy transfer: connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
B60L 53/62
Monitoring or controlling charging stations: in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
B60L 53/66
Monitoring or controlling charging stations: data transfer between charging stations and vehicles