Floating charging station for an electric boat
AssigneeOcean Power Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Sarokhan, Joshua Mehlman, Ethan Butler, David Goldstein
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AssigneeOcean Power Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Sarokhan, Joshua Mehlman, Ethan Butler, David Goldstein
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A system for charging electric vehicles on or near water includes a charging station and a shore station. The charging station comprises an aquatic structure which can be attached and/or moored to a shore and/or the ground/bed of the body of water, and receptacles that are assembled around the aquatic structure and connected to it. The receptacles are preferably all water-proof, and collectively house various components for allowing the recharging of an electric vehicle. The shore station is remote and mechanically disconnected from the charging station. The shore station is at least partially, if not entirely, above water and attached to the shore of the body of water, for example to a quayside. The shore station includes communication means that complement the communication means of the charging station.
A system for charging electric vehicles on or near water, the system including a charging station comprising:
A method for charging electric boats on the water, the method comprising:
A charging station for charging electric boats comprising:
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