Multi-functionality charging station with multi-mode multi-purpose operation and control

Abstract

Methods for providing power/energy to the charging station and/or using the charging stations to provide power/energy to other loads other than EVs/vehicles. Sources and loads may be connected to or tapped to a DC charging station using intermediate DC terminals between an AC-DC stage and a DC-DC stage. This will increase the utilization of EV DC charging stations, support their operation during peak power demands, and when there is a power outage, and make them useful to power other equipment/loads such as those at construction sites, among others. Further, second-use batteries may be employed as a source where the charging and discharging of the second-use batteries is performed in accordance with a state-of-health of the individual modules within the second-use batteries.

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