Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Stations
OwnerJoern Vicari, Jeffrey Prosserman +1inventors
InventorsJoern Vicari, Jeffrey Prosserman, Alejandro Vallejo
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Abstract
A system with a technical unit having modules that, when assembled, surround a periphery of a lamppost, at least one of the modules having an electric charging function capability, a non-charging function capability, or a communications function capability. The system may be charging station for charging an electric vehicle from a power source inside the lamppost may include a base unit to surround the base of the lamppost.
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A charging station for use with a pole for charging an electric vehicle (EV) from a power delivered to inside the pole, wherein the charging station comprises:
- a base unit configured to surround a base of the pole, the base unit comprising base portions, the base portions being configured to connect to each other and surround the base of the pole;
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- a technical unit configured to surround an upper portion of the pole, the technical unit comprising:
- a shell configured to surround the upper portion of the pole and to house electronic components therein, the electronic components being electrically connected to a power source inside the pole, and
- at least one charging port accessible from outside the shell and configured to allow a charging plug to be attached thereto and thereby electrically connect the charging plug to the power source inside the pole,
- wherein the shell has shell portions that are configured to connect to each other and to the upper portion of the pole and thereby enclose the upper portion of the pole, the charging port being provided in one of the shell portions.
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An electric charging system comprising:
- a lower bracket that can be secured to a pole at a first position at or above a base of the pole;
- an upper bracket that can be secured to the pole at a second position spaced apart and above the first position;
- a plurality of function unit modules that can be secured to the upper bracket to surround the pole and be supported on the lower bracket, at least one function unit module having a charging function capability.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.