Electric vehicle charging system and method utilizing a dispenser chain
US11890951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative charging systems, electrical dispensers, dispenser chains, methods of charging a vehicle, and methods of providing charging power to a vehicle. A charging system includes a power cabinet having at least one direct current (DC) power module. The charging system also includes at least one dispenser chain, each dispenser chain being electrically couplable to a respective DC power module. Each dispenser chain includes dispensers that are electrically couplable with each other in series and that are configured to dispense electrical power, each of the dispensers being controllable such that electrical power is dispensable by only one dispenser in its dispenser chain at a time.
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