Rapid charging system and method for electrically connecting a vehcile to a charging station

Abstract

The invention relates to a fast charging system for electrically driven vehicles, in particular electric busses or the like, and to a method for forming an electroconductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station by means of a contact device, a charging contact device (10) and a positioning device, the contact device or the charging contact device being disposed on a vehicle, the charging contact device being electrically connectable to the contact device in a contact position, the contact device being positioned in a longitudinal and/or transverse direction with respect to the charging contact device and being moved to the contact position by means of the positioning device, the charging contact device having a charging-contact-element carrier (12) comprising charging contact elements (13), the charging-contact-element carrier being formed as a longitudinal rail disposed in a moving direction of the vehicle, the charging contact elements each forming a strip-shaped charging contact surface, the contact device having a contact element carrier comprising contact elements, the contact elements each forming a contact surface which is smaller than the charging contact surface, the contact elements being electrically connectable to the charging contact elements for forming respective contact pairs in the contact position, the charging contact device having a heating device (35) by means of which the temperature of the charging contact elements is controllable.

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