Road construction machines for an electric road construction site
US12311793B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A road construction system comprising an at least partly electrically powered road construction machine and one or more service vehicles arranged to supply or remove road construction material to or from the electric road construction machine at a road construction work site, wherein each service vehicle comprises an electrical storage system (ESS) and an electrical connector arranged to interface with an electric system of the road construction machine, wherein the road construction machine is arranged to dock with the service vehicle in a mated configuration to receive and/or off-load the road construction material and to receive electrical energy via the electrical connector, and wherein the road construction machine is arranged to be at least partly powered from the service vehicle ESS when in the mated configuration.
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