Automatic electric vehicle charging system

Details Automatic electric vehicle charging system Automatic electric vehicle charging system

1993-01-15

1995-10-24

Wong, Peter S.

Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging

Serially connected batteries or cells

With discharge of cells or batteries

901 47, H01M 1046

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054612985

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for automatically docking a vehicle with respect to a charge station. First, the system and method automatically aligns a charge probe arm 40 with respect to a vehicle charge port 50. Next, the system and method automatically establish a power connection between the probe 40 and port 50. Next, charging power is delivered through the connection to charge the electric power storage devices of the vehicle. Finally, the charging connection is automatically disconnected by disconnecting the probe 40 from the port 50 once charging is completed.

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