Patent · US Expired

Battery-charging device for an electric vehicle

US5523666A · kind A · utility

76Cited by

7References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Daimler-Benz AG · DE

Inventors

Guenter Hoelzl · Biberach an der Riß, DE
Stefan Eberhardt · Backnang, DE
Joachim Trost · Leverkusen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 27, 1994
Grant date	Jun 4, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 27, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/16
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A battery-charging device for an electric vehicle contains on the vehicle side a transmitter for transmitting vehicle-specific data which contains an item of information about the instantaneous height position of a contact element on the vehicle side. The charging station has a receiver for receiving the transmitted data, a charge control unit connected to the receiver, as well as a height adjustment device for the charging station which can be controlled by the charge control unit. In this manner, the vehicle can be electrically coupled to the charging station in a reliable and automatic manner when driving the vehicle up to the charging station.

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