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US 12,654,579 B2Granted
Electric vehicle charging system with charging bus charging robot
OwnerSteven Dicke, Gregg Kromreyinventors
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Abstract
One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, an electric vehicle charging system is disclosed. The system includes a charging bus charging robot.
Claims17
A charging system comprising:
- a system controller;
- a suspended charging bus extending across one or more charging spaces;
- a suspended charging structure for supporting the charging bus;
- and
- a charging robot transport system separate from the charging bus, where the charging robot transport system is also supported by the suspended charging structure;
- a bus interface unit associated with a charging space, where the bus interface unit is electrically coupled to the suspended charging bus and in communication with the system controller for selectively charging an electric vehicle;
- and
- a charging interface unit electrically coupled to the bus interface unit, the charging interface unit including a charging cable for charging the electric vehicle.
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A charging system comprising:
- a system controller;
- a suspended charging bus extending across multiple charging spaces;
- a suspended charging structure for supporting the charging bus;
- a charging robot transport system separate from the charging bus, where the charging robot transport system is also supported by the suspended charging structure;
- a first bus interface unit electrically coupled to the suspended charging bus and in communication with the system controller;
- a first charging interface unit electrically coupled to the first bus interface unit, the first charging interface unit being located near a first set of charging spaces and including a charging cable;
- a second bus interface unit electrically coupled to the suspended charging bus and in communication with the system controller;
- a second charging interface unit electrically coupled to the second bus interface unit, the second charging interface unit being located near a second set of charging spaces;
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- where the system controller controls the first bus interface unit and the second bus interface unit to provide power to the first set of charging spaces and the second set of charging spaces;
- the first bus interface unit and the second bus interface unit each comprising:
- a power switch;
- and
- a control system in communication with the system controller for controlling the power switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.