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US 12,703,260 B2Granted
Apparatus for electric car booster and charger over fast charging DC
OwnerAnthony Vito Dipaola, Chad Alan Merrittinventors
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Abstract
In one or more implementations, a portable booster or charging device is provided that provides emergency power to an electric vehicle. In one or more configurations, such an electric vehicle (“EV”) charger is configured to supply an EV with sufficient power that so that the vehicle will not require a tow-truck or otherwise be stranded. Specifically, the present invention is directed to providing on-demand or emergency power to EVs that are out of power and away from a dedicated charging facility.
Claims13
An apparatus for charging an electric vehicle comprising:
- a. at least one liquid fuel based portable power source configured to output at least 110 volts of DC for at least 5 minutes;
- b. at least one solid state source of current;
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- c. a control system configured to combine the output of at least the at least one liquid fuel portable power source and the at least one solid state fuel source and thereby provide either a current or voltage output higher than possible using the at least one liquid fuel source, wherein the at least one solid state source of current is configured to increase the output voltage or current provided by the at least one liquid fuel based portable power source, wherein the control system is further configured to communicate with the electric vehicle to determine at least the charging status of the electric vehicle.
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A system configured for charging an electric vehicle comprising:
- a. a vehicle configured to transport a liquid fueled generator;
- b. a liquid fueled generator configured to output at least 480 volts at 2.3 kW of direct current (DC) for at least 10 minutes;
- c. a plurality of fuel tanks for supplying one of at least two liquid fuels to the liquid fueled generator;
- d. at least one solid state source of current;
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- e. a control system configured to combine the output of at least the at least one liquid fueled generator and the at least one solid state fuel source, wherein the at least one solid state source of current is configured to increase the output voltage or current provided by the at least one liquid fuel based portable power source, and thereby provide a voltage output higher than the at least one liquid fuel source, so as to maintain sufficient output of DC to provide charging power to the electric vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.