Mobile robot electric vehicle charger with fire detection function
AssigneeAha LLC
InventorGI DO GOO
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Abstract
A mobile robotic electric vehicle (EV) charger includes a body, a drive unit for autonomous movement, a charging unit to supply power to an EV, and a controller. The charger also includes a sensor unit with one or more of a flame sensor, a thermal sensor, and a camera sensor to monitor for a fire condition during a charging process. In response to detecting a fire, the controller is configured to immediately stop the charging process and transmit a fire alarm to a central server. The server, in turn, can relay the fire alarm to designated terminals, such as a management terminal or a fire department. The system provides an automated, convenient, and safe solution for EV charging by integrating real-time fire detection and emergency response capabilities.
Claims3
A mobile robotic electric vehicle charger comprising:
- a body configured for housing a charger battery;
- a drive unit installed at a lower portion of the body;
- a charging unit having a charging cable and a coupler configured to supply power from the charger battery to an electric vehicle;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- navigate the mobile robotic electric vehicle charger to a specific parking space where a specific electric vehicle is parked, based on a move instruction from a server;
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- in a state where the coupler is not coupled to the specific electric vehicle, navigate the mobile robotic electric vehicle charger to a charging station in response to determining that the specific electric vehicle is fully charged or that a remaining charge of the charger battery is below a predetermined threshold.
A mobile robotic electric vehicle charger comprising:
- a body configured for housing a charger battery;
- a drive unit installed at a lower portion of the body;
- a charging unit comprising a robotic arm configured to move a coupler for supplying power from the charger battery to an electric vehicle;
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- a controller configured to:
- navigate the mobile robotic electric vehicle charger to a specific parking space where a specific electric vehicle is parked, based on a move instruction from a server;
- cause the robotic arm to attach the coupler to the specific electric vehicle;
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- in response to determining that charging of the specific electric vehicle is complete or that a remaining charge of the charger battery is below a predetermined threshold, cause the robotic arm to detach the coupler and navigate the mobile robotic electric vehicle charger to a charging station.
An electric vehicle charging system comprising:
- a plurality of charging stations;
- a plurality of mobile robotic electric vehicle chargers;
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- a server configured to communicate with the plurality of mobile robotic electric vehicle chargers,
- wherein the server is configured to:
- receive a charging request for a specific electric vehicle;
- select a specific mobile robotic electric vehicle charger from the plurality of mobile robotic electric vehicle chargers that is located at one of the charging stations;
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- instruct the selected specific mobile robotic electric vehicle charger to move to a specific parking space where the specific electric vehicle is parked,
- wherein each of the plurality of mobile robotic electric vehicle chargers comprises a sensor unit including a camera sensor, a flame sensor, and a thermal sensor, and is configured to:
- obtain sensing data from the sensor unit;
- detect a fire based on the sensing data;
- and
- in response to detecting the fire:
- stop charging the specific electric vehicle;
- and
- transmit a fire alarm to the server, the fire alarm comprising parking space information corresponding to a location where the fire was detected,
- wherein the server is further configured to, in response to receiving the fire alarm, transmit the fire alarm to at least one of a management terminal, a fire department terminal, and a vehicle owner terminal of a vehicle parked in the location where the fire was detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.