Courtesy hand-off visual indicators for public electrified vehicle charging
US10308131B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A charging system for an electrified vehicle includes a battery pack, a charging component in charging connection with the battery pack, a visual indicator on the charging component, and a control module configured to illuminate the visual indicator in response to reaching a predefined state of charge (SOC) threshold of the battery pack. The visual indicator can indicate that the SOC of the battery pack has reached a level that is acceptable for unplugging the electrified vehicle from a charging station.
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