System to automatically recharge vehicles with batteries

Details System to automatically recharge vehicles with batteries System to automatically recharge vehicles with batteries

2011-08-16

2011-08-16

Nguyen, Hoai-An D (Department: 2858)

Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging

One cell or battery charges another

Vehicle battery charging

C320S109000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07999506

ABSTRACT:
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is an automobile which can use either electricity or gasoline. With high gasoline prices, electricity is becoming a promising alternative to power next generation automobiles. One advantage of the PHEV and the BEV (battery electric vehicle) is that charging can be done at home. However, the small battery capacity of PHEV's may require recharging the batteries almost daily. It would be convenient for an owner of a car with batteries to not have to plug in the battery each and every day that charging is required. Our invention is a system that plugs the power automatically into the vehicle with minimal human intervention using an automated docking system. The system is composed of a robotic manipulator with a camera and a processing unit. The system uses the camera and vision processing to identify the vehicle's position, and consequently, the location of the vehicle's charging receptacle. The robotic manipulator then directs the charging cord's plug into the receptacle of the vehicle. Once charging is complete, the robotic manipulator removes the plug from the vehicle.

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