Method and apparatus for charging one or more electric vehicles
US5926004A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for charging one or more electric vehicles includes a first power converter and a second power converter connectable to a source of electric power to receive electric power therefrom. A switch selectively connects the power converters together to provide combined power to a first power coupler in order to charge one electric vehicle, or connects the power converters to separate power couplers in order to charge a plurality of vehicles.
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