Connection arrangement
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsLennart Hasselgren, Fredrik Forsberg
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Abstract
A connection arrangement, including one or more power conductors configured for transferring a charging current between a charger and an electric vehicle; and a communication conductor, where the communication conductor includes a coaxial configuration with an inner conductor portion configured for transmitting a first communication signal between the charger and the electric vehicle and an outer conductor portion configured for transmitting a second communication signal between the charger and the electric vehicle, where the first communication signal and the second communication signal are configured for managing the transfer of the charging current between the charger and the electric vehicle.
Claims20
A connection arrangement comprising:
- one or more power conductors configured for transferring a charging current between a charger and an electric vehicle;
- and
- a communication conductor, wherein the communication conductor comprises a coaxial configuration with an inner conductor portion configured for transmitting a first communication signal between the charger and the electric vehicle and an outer conductor portion configured for transmitting a second communication signal between the charger and the electric vehicle, wherein the first communication signal and the second communication signal are configured for managing the transfer of the charging current between the charger and the electric vehicle.
A system comprising:
- an electric vehicle;
- a charger;
- a charging cable and/or a charging connector;
- and
- a connection arrangement disposed in the electric vehicle, the charger, the charging cable, and/or the charging connector, the connection arrangement comprising:
- one or more power conductors configured for transferring a charging current between the charger and the electric vehicle;
- and
- a communication conductor, wherein the communication conductor comprises a coaxial configuration with an inner conductor portion configured for transmitting a first communication signal between the charger and the electric vehicle and an outer conductor portion configured for transmitting a second communication signal between the charger and the electric vehicle, wherein the first communication signal and the second communication signal are configured for managing the transfer of the charging current between the charger and the electric vehicle.
A method for charging an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a charger;
- providing a charging cable and/or a charging connector;
- providing a connection arrangement disposed in the electric vehicle, the charger, the charging cable, and/or the charging connector, the connection arrangement comprising:
- one or more power conductors configured for transferring a charging current between the charger and the electric vehicle;
- and
- a communication conductor, wherein the communication conductor comprises a coaxial configuration with an inner conductor portion configured for transmitting a first communication signal between the charger and the electric vehicle and an outer conductor portion configured for transmitting a second communication signal between the charger and the electric vehicle, wherein the first communication signal and the second communication signal are configured for managing the transfer of the charging current between the charger and the electric vehicle;
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- charging the electric vehicle using the connection arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.