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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188710 | Motored vehicle and method of controlling voltage conversion device for rapidly charging a power storage device In charging first and second power storage devices from a charging station, an inverter ECU controls first and second inverters to convert AC power received at first and second neutral points into DC power and output the DC power to a power supply system. A converte... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8183829 | Vehicle system including a plurality of wheeled vehicles docked for vending and recharging A system employing wheeled vehicles, such as strollers. A plurality of the wheeled vehicles is provided, each having a docking element. A vehicle station has a docking port for each of at least some of the wheeled vehicles. Each docking port has a charging device an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179090 | Energy consuming body and a method for supplying dynamic force energy to the energy consuming body The present invention discloses a type of secure and efficient wheel assembly using fluid or solid stuffing materials so as to minimize the blowout risks, a wheel rim transmission assembly, an energy exchanging arrangement used in transporting system, and a vehicle ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179091 | Method and apparatus for protecting charging devices from surges and lightning strikes Disclosed is a method and apparatus for charging electrically powered devices. In accordance with the invention, the device is powered by two storage or charge receiving devices. One of these devices is capable of receiving a substantial charge very rapidly while th... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174235 | System and method for recharging electric vehicle batteries A method for recharging an electric vehicle having an electric battery for powering a vehicle drive system is provided. The method includes recharging the electric vehicle during a first period at a first electrical power and recharging the electric vehicle during a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169186 | Automated electric vehicle charging system and method A system and method for charging an electric vehicle includes identifying vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on an electronic image of the electric vehicle, retrieving from an electronically stored local database a location of a charging... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164302 | System for replenishing energy sources onboard different types of automatic vehicles A service station facility for replenishing various motivational energy sources onboard different types of automotive vehicles is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the service station facility includes a rack, replaceable fuel tanks, a service module, and an elec... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164301 | Charging control apparatus for electrically powered vehicle, electrically powered vehicle, method for charging control for electrically powered vehicle, and computer-readable recording medium having program recorded thereon for computer to execute the charging control An energy cost prediction unit predicts an energy cost for the next travel. A lifetime prediction unit uses a charge amount—lifetime map to predict the lifetime of a power storage device according to an amount of charge to the power storage device. A usage cost pr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8154246 | Method and system for charging of electric vehicles according to user defined prices and price off-sets A method and system provides for the charging of electric vehicles according to user defined parameters. The method and system can include an enhanced thermostat, personal computer, and/or an electric vehicle charger which can receive various user defined vehicle ch... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8138718 | Docking bay for conditionally supplying battery recharging energy to a vehicle utilizing non plug-in electrical contact between a pair of docking bay contacts and a pair of vehicle contacts Docking bays for providing energy to vehicles having a rechargeable battery are disclosed. A given docking bay includes a pair of normally de-energized, unprotected, docking bay contacts for making electrical contact with cooperative vehicle contacts when the vehicl... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8125183 | Charging system and vehicle and charge controller for the charging system A charging system for charging a vehicle battery using a commercial power supply available in a construction on the ground includes a charge device, a power line, a time setting unit, and a control unit. The charge device mounted on a vehicle charges the vehicle bat... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8111043 | Method and apparatus for charging an electric vehicle from a streetlight Streetlights along streets and in parking lots are often suitably located for a vehicle to park in immediate proximity. An electric vehicle charging system and method allows the power supply previously dedicated to the streetlight to be used for electric vehicle rec... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106627 | Method and system for co-operative charging of electric vehicles A method and system provide for the cooperative charging of electric vehicles. By using power line communications, chargers of the electric vehicles who are serviced by the same distribution transformer can form self-contained local area networks due to the nature o... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106626 | Robot for use with robot battery charging station A battery charging station, for a robot, includes a base, two side-walls barriers, a stop, a supporting arm, a charging connector, and a transmitter. The side-walls barriers are separately mounted on the base. The stop is mounted on the back of the base to form a do... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102148 | Augmented distribution transformer and method of making same A method, system, and apparatus including a distribution transformer having a communication module. The distribution transformer is configured to convert a first high voltage electricity from a high voltage distribution line to a first low voltage electricity and co... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098044 | Vehicle charging system, vehicle charging device and electric vehicle When a connector portion is coupled, switching dampers block a vehicle compartment air intake duct and a vehicle compartment air discharge duct, respectively. By a blowing fan, the air-conditioned air supplied through an air-conditioned air supply conduit flows thro... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093861 | Power transfer system for a rechargeable battery An apparatus and method for transferring energy between a rechargeable battery and a power distribution network. The minimum final energy level may be determined at least in part from the historical energy levels and usage of the rechargeable battery. The time of da... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8072184 | Overcurrent and ground fault protection in a networked charging station for electric vehicles A networked charging station for electric vehicles protects against overcurrent and ground fault conditions. Upon detecting an overcurrent condition or a ground fault condition, the networked charging station for electric vehicles de-energizes a charging point conne... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8054039 | System and method for charging a plug-in electric vehicle A battery charging system and method for charging a plug-in electric vehicle with power from an external power source, such as a standard 110 volt or 220 volt AC wall outlet. The method senses various internal and external conditions and uses this information to cha... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054038 | System for optimizing battery pack cut-off voltage A method and apparatus for optimizing the level of battery charging required by an electric vehicle is provided. The system includes an interface for the user to input various travel parameters, such as a travel itinerary, which is then used by the battery charging ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042631 | Electric vehicle having multiple-use APU system During periods of vehicle inactivity, a vehicle-based APU electric generating system may be coupled into a regional electric grid to send electricity into the grid. A currently-preferred APU is a solid oxide fuel cell system. When a large number of vehicles are thus... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035341 | Staged deployment for electrical charge spots A method and system is provided to deploy electrical charge spots in stages according to demand. During a first stage a plurality of infrastructure adapters are installed. This may involve demolishing and rebuilding portions of the infrastructure and laying down pow... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030888 | Wireless charging system for vehicles A system of energy storage and charging usable in vehicles and other applications that eliminate the battery capacity and automotive range issues is described. In our invention, vehicles are equipped with charging mechanisms to charge and recharge onboard batteries ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8022666 | Electric public transit system The present invention relates to an electric public transit system, comprising electric driven buses with a cassette battery set and bus-mounted control system, a charge station and a loading and unloading apparatus. When said bus needs change the cassette battery s... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022667 | Electric vehicle charging system A method and system for connecting a vehicle to a charging source comprising: at least one retractable protrusion operatively connected to a battery terminal; the at least one retractable protrusion being mounted on the vehicle; at least one receptacle operatively c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013569 | Renewable energy vehicle charging station A renewable energy system for directly charging electric and hybrid vehicles is shown for areas with modest wind resources and/or solar resources. The invention consists of a composite stanchion for mounting on a base in a parking lot that is both capable of support... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013571 | Battery exchange station At the battery exchange station a discharged battery is removed and a charged battery is inserted into an electric vehicle. The battery is inserted and removed along a vertical axis, i.e., into and out of the bottom of the vehicle. The battery exchange system is loc... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013570 | Electrical circuit sharing for electric vehicle charging stations Electric vehicle charging stations are coupled with a circuit sharing controller. Multiple electric vehicle charging stations are wired on the same electrical circuit. The circuit sharing controller implements a circuit sharing process that dynamically allocates ele... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7986125 | Feeder-lineless traffic system and charging method therefor Provided is a railway type feeder-lineless traffic system in which the weight of a vehicle is reduced while the structure of the vehicle is simplified, and it is possible to carry out a quick charge during a brief stopping time at a station or the like. A charging m... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7986126 | Automated system for determining whether vehicle charge station is publicly accessible A system may automatically identify whether a vehicle charge station is publicly accessible. A location data input may receive location data which is indicative of the location of the vehicle charge station. A public accessibility data input may receive accessibilit... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7952325 | Vehicle charging station having a dual position locking door A vehicle charging station that includes a power receptacle compartment that includes a power receptacle to receive an electrical plug. The vehicle charging station also includes a door that is hingedly coupled with the power receptacle compartment to cover the powe... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7906937 | Overcurrent and ground fault protection in a networked charging station for electric vehicles A networked charging station for electric vehicles protects against overcurrent and ground fault conditions. Upon detecting an overcurrent condition or a ground fault condition, the networked charging station for electric vehicles de-energizes a charging point conne... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7880430 | Power system and method A power system may include at least one controller configured to determine a net reactive power on at least one power distribution circuit and to issue at least one request for offsetting reactive power based on the determination to reduce the net reactive power on ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7868588 | Battery charger with wind tunnel cooling A battery charging system which includes a main housing with a main chamber defined by a base, an end panel mounted on each end of the base, and a cover enclosing the end panels. At least one battery charging connector is connected to the housing. A power supply is ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7847518 | Power system and method for managing charging state in that power system Generation power determining unit specifies efficiency characteristic based on identification ID of each vehicle. Generation power determining unit determines a power generation mechanism or mechanisms to be operated such that amount of power consumption by the powe... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7830117 | Vehicle charging, monitoring and control systems for electric and hybrid electric vehicles A distributed charging system for electric and hybrid electric vehicles includes multiple battery packs of different voltages including high voltage battery packs and one or more low voltage battery packs, each having separate and independent charging systems and mu... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7804274 | Vehicle charging station having a dual position locking door A vehicle charging station including a compartment having a door, a receptacle disposed within the interior of the compartment for receiving a charging cord from a vehicle, and a door mechanism. The door mechanism includes a first latch for locking and unlocking the... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7795841 | Charging system including user proximity detection to start or stop charging A charging system and method is capable of starting or stopping charging a battery of a vehicle at a convenient time. A portable device and a vehicle unit can communicate with each other. A user is determined to be away from the vehicle based on a result of communic... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7696719 | Power control apparatus, power control method A battery requiring power generation determining unit is operable to determine first power required by the battery depending on a battery condition. An electric component using power determining unit is operable to determine second power used by the electric compone... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7635966 | Barrier movement operator battery backup and power equipment battery charging center A system includes a rechargeable battery backup for a barrier movement operator. A barrier movement operator controls the movement of a moveable barrier. The barrier movement operator has a head unit to command the moveable barrier to perform moveable barrier functi... | 12/22/2009 |
