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US 2016/0236583 A1Published application
Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Vehicle Battery Charging
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsDean Kamen, Richard K. Heinzmann, Jason M. Sachs
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Abstract
A system for charging a battery within an at least partially electric vehicle. The system includes a charging device wherein the charging device configured to electrically connect to the at least partially electric vehicle and charge at least one battery by a predetermined amount. The system also includes a network configured to determine the location of the charging device.
Claims17
A method for transferring electric energy from an electric vehicle to an infrastructure comprising:
- coupling the electric vehicle to an electrical transfer interface;
- transferring electricity from a battery in the electric vehicle to the infrastructure during peak electric hours wherein the infrastructure uses the electricity from the battery as electric power;
- transferring electricity from the infrastructure to the battery of the electric vehicle during off peak hours;
- and
- recharging the battery of the electric vehicle.
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A method for transferring electric energy from an electric vehicle to an infrastructure comprising:
- transferring electricity from a battery in the electric vehicle to the infrastructure during peak electric hours wherein the infrastructure uses the electricity from the battery as electric power;
- transferring electricity from the infrastructure to the battery of the electric vehicle during off peak hours;
- and
- recharging the battery of the electric vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.