Abstract

One or more examples provide a portable computer including a wireless charging system for charging one or more electronic devices and methods. In one or more examples, a charging transmitter is located within the computer housing. The wireless charging system includes a transmitter circuit coupled to a transmitter coil, where when the wireless charging system is activated the transmitter coil operates to inductively couple to a device located on the computer housing and operationally aligned with the transmitter coil for charging the device.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
• H02J 50/00 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. At least one example provides an electric vehicle artificial intelligence based charging system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/64 - Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle charging system with a charging plug system having concentrically arranged magnetic and electrical surface contacts which improve the ease of connection between a charging station and an EV and readily enable hands-free EV charging systems.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/35 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle charging system with a charging marker. The charging marker aids in locating an electric vehicle charging port for autonomous and hands free charging of the electric vehicle.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/37 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles using optical position determination, e.g. using cameras

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle charging system and method for charging an electric watercraft. In one example, the charging system is a charging dock system for charging an electric vehicle including an electric watercraft. The charging dock system can also be used as a power station for powering devices associated with a dock area such as an on the water entertainment area.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/302 - Cooling of charging equipment
• B63B 35/44 - Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
• H01M 10/613 - Cooling or keeping cold
• H01M 10/625 - Vehicles
• H01M 10/6554 - Rods or plates
• H01M 10/6567 - Liquids

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method with charging cable anti-theft system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/30 - Constructional details of charging stations
• B60L 53/18 - Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including a vehicle parking system and an electric vehicle charging system with distributed charging, and method of distributed charging.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/66 - Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/31 - Charging columns specially adapted for electric vehicles
• B60L 53/67 - Controlling two or more charging stations
• G06Q 50/06 - Energy or water supply
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method having a hidden charging unit.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/18 - Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/68 - Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

One example provides an electric vehicle (EV) charging system including a charging station having a charging plug including an end surface on which at least one pair of alignment magnets and a plurality of charging contacts are arranged in a layout pattern. A charging port disposed on an EV has at least one pair of alignment magnets and a plurality of charging contacts which are arranged in the layout pattern on a surface of the charging port, the charging port to receive the charging plug, wherein the alignment magnets of the charging plug magnetically align with and magnetically couple to the alignment magnets of the charging port such that the charging contacts of the charging plug are aligned with an in electrical contact with the charging contacts of the charging port.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/35 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including a floating lift having a watercraft charging system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/35 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/66 - Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including a floating lift having a watercraft charging system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B63B 35/44 - Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/18 - Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/31 - Charging columns specially adapted for electric vehicles
• B60L 53/36 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles by positioning the vehicle
• B60L 53/51 - Photovoltaic means
• B60L 53/53 - Batteries
• B60L 53/68 - Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• B63B 21/16 - Tying-upShifting, towing, or pushing equipmentAnchoring using winches

Abstract

One aspect provides a method of charging a battery of an electric vehicle including plugging the electric vehicle into a charging station, measuring a temperature of the battery, and adjusting the temperature of the battery to be within a charging temperature range using power from the charging station.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 58/26 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries for controlling the temperature of batteries by cooling
• B60L 53/62 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
• B60L 58/27 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries for controlling the temperature of batteries by heating

Abstract

An electric vehicle charging system with smart charging plug is disclosed. In one example, the present disclosure provides an electric vehicle charging system and method having a smart charging plug, and an electric vehicle smart charging plug. The electric vehicle smart charging plug includes a plug element, a plug status output, and a plug control system. The plug control system receives the plug status output and provides an output control signal to the plug element based on the plug status output. A plug control component provides the plug status output to the plug control system. In one example, the plug control component is located on the smart changing plug. The smart charging plug can provide a variety of functions, including plug detector, plug sensor, charging metering and payment system functions.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/66 - Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/30 - Constructional details of charging stations
• G06Q 50/06 - Energy or water supply
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

One example provides an electric vehicle charging station including at least two AC-AC converters each providing an AC charging output, at least two AC-DC converters each providing a DC charging output, a plurality of electrical contacts, each controllably operable between an open and a closed position and disposed in electrical pathways between the AC-AC converters and at least charging plug and between the AC-DC converters and the at least one charging plug, and a controller to control the positions of the electrical contacts to selectively provide the AC charging output of each of the at least two AC-AC converters to the at least one charging plug or to provide the DC charging output of each of the at least two DC-DC converters to the at least one charging plug to provide dual AC or DC charging of an electric vehicle to be charged via the at least one charging plug.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. The charging system includes an electric vehicle charging station with a release mechanism.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/30 - Constructional details of charging stations
• B60L 53/18 - Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, an electric vehicle charging system with two stage DC charging is disclosed. The charging system can include a charging robot.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/35 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• B60L 53/10 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle
• B60L 53/30 - Constructional details of charging stations
• B60L 53/67 - Controlling two or more charging stations
• B60L 58/10 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from AC mains by converters

Abstract

One example provides a hands free electric vehicle (EV) charging system including a charge transfer unit (CTU) to receive at least one charging power input, the CTU including a receptacle and a controllable power switch. A vehicle charging unit (VTU) is to be mounted to an underside of the EV, the VTU including a vertically controllable power cord having a plug, the power cord to electrically connect to a battery charging system of the EV, and an alignment system to adjust a horizontal position of the plug. When the VTU is positioned vertically over the CTU, the VTU is to horizontally align the plug with the receptacle and thereafter to vertically lower the power cord to place the plug in the receptacle and create an electrical connection there between, whereupon the CTU is to connect the power cord to the charging power source via the power switch.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/35 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. At least one example provides an electric vehicle having a primary power system and a secondary power system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/34 - Plug-like or socket-like devices specially adapted for contactless inductive charging of electric vehicles
• B60L 53/53 - Batteries

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. At least one example provides an electric vehicle having a solar charging system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/51 - Photovoltaic means
• H01M 10/46 - Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus
• H02J 7/35 - Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering with light sensitive cells

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, the electric vehicle includes a fire safety system coupled to the battery pack.

IPC Classes  ?

• A62C 3/07 - Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places in vehicles, e.g. in road vehicles

Abstract

One example provides an electric vehicle charging system including a system controller to communicate with a plurality of electric vehicles, each electric vehicle requesting a charging operation to charge a vehicle battery pack of the electric vehicle, the system controller to generate a charging schedule including an order in which the electric vehicles are to be charged based on a plurality of charging factors, and to select from the charging schedule an electric vehicle for charging. The charging system includes at least one autonomous charging robot having a charging battery pack, the charging bot to drive to the selected electric vehicle as directed by the system controller, the charging robot including an interface unit to automatically couple to a charging port of the selected electric vehicle and charge the vehicle battery pack from the charging battery pack.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/35 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• B60L 53/14 - Conductive energy transfer
• B60L 53/67 - Controlling two or more charging stations
• G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, an electric vehicle charging system is disclosed. The system includes a charging bus charging robot.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/00 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
• B60L 53/10 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle
• B60L 53/30 - Constructional details of charging stations
• B60L 53/35 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• B60L 53/67 - Controlling two or more charging stations
• B60L 58/10 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries
• H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from AC mains by converters
• H02J 7/70 -

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. At least one example provides an electric utility vehicle having a primary power system and a secondary power system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 58/20 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries of two or more battery modules having different nominal voltages
• B60R 16/04 - Arrangement of batteries

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, an electric vehicle charging system with a charging robot rail switch is disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/30 - Constructional details of charging stations
• B60L 53/10 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle
• B60L 53/35 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles
• B60L 53/67 - Controlling two or more charging stations
• B60L 58/10 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from AC mains by converters

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. At least one example provides an electric vehicle with a panel battery.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/51 - Photovoltaic means
• B60L 50/60 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
• B60L 50/64 - Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• B60L 53/22 - Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/53 - Batteries

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, an electric truck with an electric tailgate is disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/00 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
• B60L 50/60 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
• B60L 50/64 - Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/22 - Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60L 53/34 - Plug-like or socket-like devices specially adapted for contactless inductive charging of electric vehicles
• B60L 53/51 - Photovoltaic means
• B60L 53/53 - Batteries
• B60R 16/04 - Arrangement of batteries
• B62D 33/027 - Sideboard or tailgate structures movable
• H01M 10/46 - Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus
• H02J 7/35 - Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering with light sensitive cells
• B60S 1/66 - Other vehicle fittings for cleaning for cleaning vehicle exterior
• H02S 40/10 - Cleaning arrangements

Abstract

One or more examples provide a hands-free inductive EV charging system having an inductive mat.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/122 - Circuits or methods for driving the primary coil, i.e. supplying electric power to the coil
• B60L 53/38 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles specially adapted for charging by inductive energy transfer
• H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
• H02J 50/40 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
• H02J 50/90 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle charging system including a charging port having a charging tray having a charging receptacle disposed thereon, wherein the charging tray can be moved between a stored position, where the charging tray and charging receptacle are disposed within a body of the electric vehicle, and a charging position where the charging receptacle is exposed from the electric vehicle body to receive a charging plug of an external electric vehicle charging station.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/36 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles by positioning the vehicle
• B60L 53/16 - Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• B60S 1/66 - Other vehicle fittings for cleaning for cleaning vehicle exterior

Abstract

One or more examples provide a smart charging station adapter that converts an EV charging station from a single vehicle charging station into a multi-vehicle charging station.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/66 - Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles

Abstract

One or more examples provide a smart charging station adapter that converts an EV charging station from a single vehicle charging station into a multi-vehicle charging station.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/63 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations in response to network capacity

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric bike having a hands-free inductive charging system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/12 - Inductive energy transfer
• B62J 43/13 - Arrangements of batteries for propulsion on rider-propelled cycles with additional electric propulsion
• H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
• H02J 50/90 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/30 - Constructional details of charging stations
• B60L 53/10 - Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehiclesCharging stations or on-board charging equipment thereforExchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles characterised by the energy transfer between the charging station and the vehicle
• B60L 58/10 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric motorbike having a hands-free inductive charging system.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/12 - Inductive energy transfer

Abstract

One or more examples provide an electric lawnmower having an inductive charging system.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01D 69/02 - Driving mechanisms or parts thereof for harvesters or mowers electric
• H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling