Charging Station For Electrically Powered Vehicle Patents (Class 320/109)
  • Patent number: 12294170
    Abstract: A system for charging electrical micromobility vehicles includes a post (20); a socket (30) located in the post (20); and a plug (40) to be mounted on the vehicle. The socket (30) has a longitudinal opening (34) arranged vertically on the post (20). The height (H) of the opening (34) of the socket (30) is larger than the height (h) of the plug (40). The socket (30) has a socket first and second contact means (31, 32). The plug (40) has a plug first and second contact means (41, 42) arranged so that when the plug (40) is inserted into the socket (30) at any position along the height (H) of the opening (34), the socket first and second contact means (31, 32) form an electrical connection with the corresponding plug first and second contact means (41, 42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: MICROMOBILITY SOLUTIONS SP. Z O.O.
    Inventor: Kamil Suda
  • Patent number: 12291352
    Abstract: A device and a method for introducing a drone to an area of interest are presented. The delivery system may include a housing, a drone, either a timer or a receiver, a lock mechanism, and a biasing mechanism. The housing further includes a pair of parts with or without subparts. At least one sensor is attached to the drone. The timer or the receiver is secured to the housing and communicable with the lock mechanism to control function thereof. The lock mechanism is adapted to releasably secure the parts or the subparts. The drone is enclosed within the housing in a CLOSED configuration when the lock mechanism is locked. The biasing mechanism separates the parts or the subparts to an OPEN configuration when the lock mechanism is unlocked. The drone is introducible to the area of interest in the CLOSED configuration and separable from the housing in the OPEN configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Southeastern Pennsylvania Unmanned Aircraft Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph W. Warwick, Jason T. Erdreich
  • Patent number: 12291116
    Abstract: A charging apparatus is installed in an area in which entry of a vehicle is restricted. The charging apparatus includes: a movable portion including a connection device connectable to an energy storage device; a raising device configured to raise and lower the movable portion between a first state and a second state; a communication device; and a control device. The first state is a state in which the movable portion is housed in the ground, and the second state is a state in which the movable portion is exposed on the ground and the energy storage device and the connection device are connectable together. The control device is configured to control the raising device using information received via the communication device, and permits raising the movable portion when the movable portion is in the first state and the control device receives request information requesting emergency use of the charging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 12290219
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus and a control method thereof, a device, a base station, a system, and a storage medium are provided in embodiments of the disclosure. The cleaning system at least includes a cleaning apparatus and a first base station for being used in cooperation with the cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus includes a first energy storage and a first electrical connector connected with the first energy storage, and the first base station includes a second electrical connector and a power consumer connected with the second electrical connector. When the cleaning apparatus is docked with the first base station to couple the first electrical connector with the second electrical connector, the first energy storage supplies power to the power consumer of the first base station through the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: YUNJING INTELLIGENCE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., YUNGJING INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junbin Zhang, Qiang Li
  • Patent number: 12291123
    Abstract: An electronic circuit arrangement for an electric charging station and a method for configuring a an electrical frequency filter device of an electronic circuit arrangement are disclosed. The electronic circuit arrangement includes an electrical pilot contact and an electrical earth contact, to which an electric motor vehicle for forming an electrical communication connection are electrically connectable. An electrical oscillator, for generating a pulse width modulated electrical communication signal, is arranged in an electrical line path and subdivides the line path into a pilot portion ending in the pilot contact and an earth portion ending in an earth contact. A frequency filter device is arranged in the pilot portion of the line path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Ewert, Max Gerstadt, Michael B. Wagner
  • Patent number: 12291120
    Abstract: Scheduled usage of an electric moving body that moves using a battery as a power source is acquired; a necessary remaining capacity that is a charging state necessary for the scheduled usage is acquired; and if the necessary remaining capacity is not reached by a start timing of the scheduled usage, a charging plan set in advance prior to the acquired scheduled usage is changed in a manner that the necessary remaining capacity is reached by the start timing of the scheduled usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Saita
  • Patent number: 12288947
    Abstract: A charging socket has a housing; a charging terminal installed in the housing; an electric adapter installed in the housing; and a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the charging terminal. The electric adapter has a body and a connection terminal provided in the body, and the connection terminal has an input end and an output end. The temperature sensor has a flexible lead, which is electrically connected to the input end of the connection terminal, so as to transmit the sensing signal of the temperature sensor to the output end of the connection terminal. The flexible lead of the temperature sensor is electrically connected to the connection terminal of the electric adapter in the charging socket without passing through the rear cover of the charging socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Technology (SIP) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Renyi Dou, Fangyue Zhu, Qun Zhang
  • Patent number: 12288173
    Abstract: A vehicle allocation management method, which is executed by a computer to manage an allocation of service vehicles used in a mobility service to a user, includes instructions to be executed by at least one processor. The instructions include: estimating an energy consumption generated in response to a service provision to the user; estimating a performance deterioration of a service vehicle associated with the service provision to the user; generating an operation plan to be provided to the service vehicle with consideration of the energy consumption and the performance deterioration; obtaining, from the service vehicle, a modified operation plan which is estimated to be able to suppress at least one of the energy consumption or the performance deterioration compared with the operation plan that is generated; and determining whether to approve an operation of the service vehicle under the modified operation plan obtained from the service vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironori Oobayashi, Akihiro Imura
  • Patent number: 12286020
    Abstract: In order to ensure safe and reliable disconnection of charging cables from electric vehicles during occurrence of error conditions preventing normal disengagement of such charging cables, the systems and methods disclosed herein provide a vehicle charging system including a system controller configured to present via a display a user-selectable manual disconnection option when the vehicle is not receiving a charging current, receive an indication of a user selection of the manual disconnection option, and control a charge controller of the vehicle charging system to reset in order to terminate any charging session and to disengage the charging cable. In some embodiments, the charge controller may be configured or controlled to send a session termination signal to a vehicle charge controller of the vehicle either before resetting or as part of a startup process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: SPEED CHARGE, LLC
    Inventors: Jamshed Nabizada, Ravi Lavu, Anton Cwik, Ajay Somepalli
  • Patent number: 12286024
    Abstract: A charging system which charges a power storage device mounted on a moving object, includes: an electric power conversion device that converts electric power supplied from a commercial power supply; a kinetic energy storage device that stores kinetic energy; and a rotary electric machine that is electrically connected to the electric power conversion device and is mechanically connected to the kinetic energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Araki, Atsushi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 12286028
    Abstract: A battery block moving assembly for handling and a manipulation with a battery block is described. The battery block moving assembly includes a trolley, a platform, a lift mechanism and a battery block moving mechanism. The battery block moving mechanism includes a pin and a horizontal pin moving mechanism configured to move the pin. The pin is configured to engage and move a battery block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventors: Radek Janku, Antonin Korab
  • Patent number: 12286021
    Abstract: A suspended battery charging station having a support shaft assembly, an adjustable arm assembly, and an electrical system having at least one battery charger. The support shaft assembly suspends from a ceiling, whereby a junction box is attached to the ceiling and a tube is connected to the junction box. The adjustable arm assembly has an adjustable tube, at least one arm, and at least one platform. The adjustable arm assembly is connected to the support shaft assembly, whereby an upper portion of the adjustable arm assembly is connected to the tube, which extends inside along a rubber sleeve and the adjustable tube. The adjustable arm assembly is placed in an extended and retracted configuration. The platform is mounted onto the arm and the battery charger is secured onto the platform. The battery charger has positive and negative cables having respective booster clamps to provide charge to a battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Power Tree, LLC
    Inventor: Jon Olson
  • Patent number: 12280683
    Abstract: An energy transfer system includes a charge cord configured to electrically connect a battery system to an energy source or an energy storage system, the battery system configured to power an electric motor of a vehicle. The energy transfer system also includes a display system including at least one light source attached to the charge cord, and a controller configured to control the display system to generate a visual indicator on the charge cord, the visual indicator indicative of a condition related to an energy transfer operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sabrina Elaine Ridenour, Michael Anthony Manning
  • Patent number: 12280687
    Abstract: A method of configuring a lateral wireless charging chain by a first vehicle includes detecting a second vehicle in which a lateral wireless charging chain is configurable, calculating a distance to the second vehicle, performing based on the calculated distance being within a first distance, lateral alignment control with the second vehicle, and performing based on the calculated distance being within a second distance, longitudinal alignment control with the second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Young Lee
  • Patent number: 12280691
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a charging system and a charging method for charging a main battery of a vehicle. The main battery can be charged with a voltage of a swappable battery using a DC-DC converter of an on-board computer (OBC) without installing additional converters for a plurality of swappable batteries through connection of the plurality of swappable batteries to input terminals of a plurality of DC-DC converters of the OBC charging the main battery, so that a driving distance of the vehicle is increased, and the efficiency of a motor and the inverters is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Yong Yeo, Youn Sik Lee
  • Patent number: 12283895
    Abstract: An integrated power conversion apparatus for an electric vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a first H-bridge converter with one side connected to a high voltage battery; a three-winding transformer in which a primary winding is connected to the other side of the first H-bridge converter; a second H-bridge converter with one side which is connected to a secondary winding of the three-winding transformer; an AC-DC converter in which one side is connected to the other side of the second H-bridge converter and the other side is selectively connected to a motor or a power system; and a low voltage stage converter in which one side is selectively connected to a tertiary winding of the three-winding transformer through a selective switch and the other side is connected to a low voltage battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
    Inventors: Jung Wook Park, Issac Kim
  • Patent number: 12275329
    Abstract: A multi-voltage storage system for an at least partially electrically driven vehicle comprising: a first high-voltage energy storage module and a second high-voltage energy storage module; one switching unit of identical design for each energy storage module, each switching unit having two positive inputs and two negative inputs, by means of which at least one load connection and one charging connection can be formed, a controllable contactor being provided downstream of each input, and the negative inputs each being able to be connected to a negative pole of an energy storage module and the positive inputs each being able to be connected to a positive pole of an energy storage module by means of the contactors; and a control unit, which is designed such that all the contactors of each switching unit can be controlled independently of each other in any way by the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Wladislaw Waag
  • Patent number: 12278560
    Abstract: Methods and systems for mitigating EMI for electric vehicle chargers are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system comprises a power cabinet comprising a first PEM for charging a first electric vehicle and a second PEM for charging the first vehicle or a second electric vehicle. The first PEM and second PEM may be switched at different frequencies. In some embodiments, a difference between a first frequency of the first PEM and a second frequency of the second PEM is greater than a noise sampling frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Ming Li, Lixiang Wei, Steven Schulz
  • Patent number: 12275322
    Abstract: Apparatus for transferring electrical power to or from an electric vehicle, comprises a first connector engageable with a second connector on an electric vehicle, a power circuit configured to transfer electrical power to or from the electric vehicle, one or more sensors configured to detect a current position of the second connector relative to the first connector, an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a position of the first connector, a controller configured to determine an adjustment required to align the first connector with the second connector in dependence on information received from the one or more sensors, control the adjustment mechanism to align the first and second connectors, and engage the first connector with the second connector once aligned. The first connector is disposed beneath a space in which the electric vehicle may be parked, thereby providing a compact and unobtrusive vehicle charging apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Auroskanda Vepari
  • Patent number: 12278450
    Abstract: A system and method relating to a liquid cooled cable arrangement includes a charging connector and a liquid cooled charging cable, wherein the liquid cooled charging cable comprises a plurality of conductors for supplying charging current and at least two fluid channels for supply and return liquid coolant, the charging connector comprises a plurality of bus bars and a plurality of contacts, and the charging connector comprises a second part made from a thermally conductive and electrically insulating material to which the bus bars are attached and to which the fluid channels are thermally connected such that heat generated in the contacts during charging can be removed by the liquid coolant, and/or the bus bars may include bus bar fluid channels to which the fluid channels are thermally connected such that heat generated in the contacts during charging can be removed by the liquid coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: ABB E-mobility B.V.
    Inventors: Matteo Bortolato, Moritz Boehm, Emmanuel Logakis, Jaroslav Hemrle, Francisco Garcia-Ferre, Jean-marc Oppliger
  • Patent number: 12275320
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a power source and a moveable charging arm coupled to the power source and comprising a charging plate for contact with an electric vehicle contact plate. The charging arm is operable to transmit direct current (DC) pulse power with testing performed between high voltage pulses directly from the charging plate to the electric vehicle contact plate to charge one or more batteries at the electric vehicle. A method for charging the electric vehicle is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Robert Gregory Twiss
  • Patent number: 12268120
    Abstract: In a lawn mower, one power receiving terminal is provided on a surface of the lawn mower, and the other power receiving terminal is disposed in a position where it sandwiches at least a part, such as the upper front portion, of a vehicle body with the one power receiving terminal. This configuration serves to suppress a situation in which moisture establishes electrical continuity between the pair of power receiving terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Namiki, Kohei Matsuzawa, Kenta Kawanishi, Kotaro Nakamura, Shuhei Maruyama
  • Patent number: 12269357
    Abstract: A charging facility includes a movable unit, an ascending and descending device, and a control device that includes a communication device. The movable unit includes a connection device. The ascending and descending device causes the movable unit to ascend and descend between a first state where the movable unit is housed underground and a second state where the movable unit is exposed above the ground and a power storage device mounted on a vehicle is connectable to the connection device. The control device acquires a position of a target vehicle and a remaining capacity of the power storage device and controls, when the remaining capacity is lower than a threshold value and the position is within a first distance from the charging facility, the ascending and descending device such that the movable unit ascends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 12269354
    Abstract: One or more embodiments described herein can facilitate electric charge transfer to/from one or more battery cells and/or multi-cell battery packs of an electric vehicle. An exemplary method can comprise charging, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, a primary power source of a first vehicle using a primary power source of a second electric vehicle. The charge can comprise a physical coupling or a wireless charge between the primary power sources of the first electric vehicle and the second electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Martin Viktor Ropel, Ben Peter Lloyd, Matthias Yannick Philippe Le Saux, Konstantinos Chatziioannou, Klas Persson Signell
  • Patent number: 12269366
    Abstract: A charging control system and method are provided for electrically driven transport vehicles to efficiently perform charging control on electrically driven transport vehicles according to a charging priority, which is determined by a charging system of a hub based on state variables, such as travel schedule information of the electrically driven transport vehicles and the SOC and available energy of batteries thereof. In addition, power distribution between electrically driven transport vehicles is controlled by the charging system of the hub based on the state variables, thereby achieving efficient charging of the batteries of the electrically driven transport vehicles, which travel according to a schedule, and optimization of travel of the vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Myoung Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 12269361
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically suppressing noise at electric vehicle charging sites. In particular, systems and methods are provided for measuring the ambient noise at a charging site and adjusting electric vehicle chargers to reduce noise pollution. In some examples, electric vehicle charger cooling fans potentially generate a high level of noise, and the power output of a charger can be decreased to decrease the heat generated by the chargers, thereby reducing the need for fans. In various examples, reduction of noise pollution can be especially important in specified geographies (e.g., residential neighborhoods) and/or during selected timeframes (e.g., overnight). In various examples, the system interfaces with a central computer service (e.g., a dispatch service) to intelligently route autonomous vehicles to charging sites based on noise levels at various available charging sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brandon, Darren Hau, Samuel Harrison Glidden, Michael Frank Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12269359
    Abstract: A method for vehicle-to-vehicle charging for electric vehicles, including: controlling a three phase bi-directional on-board charger of a first electric vehicle to provide a DC power from an energy storage system of the first electric vehicle at a first terminal L1 and a second terminal L2 of the three phase bi-directional on board-charger of the first electric vehicle; transferring the DC power from the first terminal L1 of the first electric vehicle to an energy storage system of a second electric vehicle, and from the second terminal L2 of the first electric vehicle to an energy storage system of a third electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Narendar Rao Gannamaneni, Arsam Golriz
  • Patent number: 12269362
    Abstract: A system and method for charging an electric vehicle includes a calibrated energy meter and a calibrated time meter, wherein the calibrated energy meter is characterized by a minimum charge current that is accurately measurable due to the calibration. The system and method is configured, when charging the electric vehicle with an actual charge current during a charging session, for initially metering the actual charge current with the calibrated energy meter as long as the actual charge current is in a range between the rated charge current and the minimum charge current or a value related to the minimum charge current and thereafter, when the metered charge current falls below the minimum charge current (Imin), for metering a charge time with the calibrated time meter until the charging session ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: ABB E-mobility B.V.
    Inventor: Gertjan Koolen
  • Patent number: 12269355
    Abstract: Provided are a charging device and a vehicle capable of reducing the amount of noise flowing into a quick-charging facility. The pair of charging lines connecting the quick-charging facility (20) to an onboard battery (30) are referred to as quick-charging lines, and each of these quick-charging lines is provided with a relay (16-1, 16-2). Each relay (16-1, 16-2) is used to switch the current flowing in the respective quick-charging line on and off, the current being switched on during quick-charge and being switched off during normal charging. Each quick-charging line has a Y-capacitor (17) connected thereto closer to a QC port (15) than the respective relay (16-1, 16-2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuhei Chizuwa
  • Patent number: 12263749
    Abstract: A battery system of a vehicle, a charging and discharging method, and a vehicle. The system includes an energy storage apparatus (1) and a direct current (DC) charging and discharging interface (2), where the energy storage apparatus (1) includes a first battery pack (17) and a second battery pack (18), and a first inter-battery switch (11) and a second inter-battery switch (12) are disposed between adjacent battery packs; an incoming line terminal (111) of the first inter-battery switch (11) is connected to a first electrode of the first battery pack (17); a second outgoing line terminal (113) of the second inter-battery switch (12) is connected to a second electrode of the energy storage apparatus (1); and a first electrode of the DC charging and discharging interface (2) is connected to the first electrode of the energy storage apparatus (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: WUHAN LOTUS CARS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guanfeng Jiang, Bin Wang, Tao Sui
  • Patent number: 12263742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless charging system for a personal mobility capable of guaranteeing charging efficiency for the personal mobility by implementing a docking structure allowing a feeding pad of a wireless charging dock and a current collecting pad of the personal mobility to be constantly aligned with each other and keeping a gap between the feeding pad and the current collecting pad always constant at the time of docking the personal mobility on the wireless charging dock regardless of a design of the personal mobility docked on the wireless charging dock for charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: GREEN POWER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Goo Cho, Seunghun Han
  • Patent number: 12263744
    Abstract: An electric vehicle charging plug that comprises at least one temperature sensor for monitoring an internal temperature of the electric vehicle plug. The electric vehicle charging plug further comprises a data cable conveys temperature data to a physically separate controller. The electric vehicle charging plug further comprises a housing or holder for receiving the at least one temperature sensor, wherein the housing is capable of being embedded within an inner-mold of the electric vehicle plug. A first seal seals a junction between the at least one pin/blade and a faceplate or bridge plate. A second seal seals both a junction between the at least one pin/blade and a faceplate or bridge plate and the inner-mold. A third seal provided by the inner-mold seals the entire interior of the electric vehicle plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: Volex Interconnect Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Volex PLC
    Inventors: ChangChun Zhao, Mui Lian Jessica Toh
  • Patent number: 12265927
    Abstract: A communication terminal owned by a user who desires to use a charging device for an electric vehicle transmits a charging start command for the charging device. The communication terminal transmits the charging start command and an authentication key to a charging control device. When the authentication key is received, the charging control device attached to an outlet of the charging device authenticates the communication terminal, and when the authentication succeeds, the charging control device controls the charging device to start charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kosuke Kogo
  • Patent number: 12266270
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an autonomous aerial vehicle system to provide a plurality of autonomous delivery vehicle, such as drone with a weight carrying capacity. The components of drone are disposed in the frisbee like shell which facilitates to take flight in the same manner and capacity as of a frisbee. The drone provides 360-degree rotation and the pioneering velocity driven movement capabilities. The system further includes a management server in communication with the plurality of autonomous aerial vehicle via a wireless network to schedule a flight plan for the plurality of autonomous aerial vehicle. Each autonomous aerial vehicle includes a control module in communication with the management server is configured to operates the autonomous aerial vehicle according to the flight plan data. The control module receives data includes position data, battery status data, location data of the aerial vehicle to aid the autonomous vehicle to execute the flight plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Inventor: Dushan Kandasamy
  • Patent number: 12266921
    Abstract: In an installation including a stored energy source and an electric motor which can be fed by an inverter, and a method for operating an installation, the stored energy source forms an electrical series circuit with a first fuse and further fuse(s). A controllable contact, e.g., a switch, a contactor, etc., is connected in parallel to the further fuse, or a respective controllable contact, e.g., a switch, a contactor, etc., is connected in parallel to each of the further fuses. The series circuit feeds the DC-voltage-side connection of the inverter, and a device for detecting the voltage applied to the series circuit is connected to control electronics which generate a control signal for the contact or control signals for the controllable contacts. For example, the respective contact is opened when the voltage falls below a respective voltage threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dominik Hecht, Hubert Heine
  • Patent number: 12263746
    Abstract: A system may mitigate leakage currents in charging stations for electric vehicles. The system may include a bank of one or more parallel capacitors per phase electrically coupled to an AC voltage source, wherein a neutral point of the one or more parallel capacitors is electrically coupled to a DC ground; a bank of one or more inductors per phase electrically coupled to the one or more parallel capacitors, wherein each inductor is in series with and downstream from one capacitor; a rectifier electrically coupled to and downstream from the one or more parallel inductors, wherein the rectifier converts the AC voltage source to a DC voltage for supply to a battery; a DC bus electrically coupled to the rectifier; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to mitigate leakage currents by controlling a voltage of at least one of the bank of one or more parallel capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Longmax Corporation Ltd.
    Inventors: William-Michael Eull, Liwei Zhou, Weizhong Wang, Gangqi Cen, Matthias Preindl
  • Patent number: 12266958
    Abstract: A charging device basically includes a first power source, first and second device-side connection terminals, a first resistance, a detection unit and a device-side controller. The first resistance is connected between the first power source and the first device-side connection terminal. The detection unit detects an inter-terminal voltage between the first device-side connection terminal and the second device-side connection terminal. A vehicle-side controller is connected between a first vehicle-side connection terminal connected to the first device-side connection terminal and a second vehicle-side connection terminal connected to the second device-side connection terminal. The device-side controller determines that the charging-device-side charging connector and the vehicle-side charging connector are turned into a non-connected state from a connected state by a fact that the inter-terminal voltage detected by the detection unit becomes greater than a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12257916
    Abstract: A controller executes a process including: a step of acquiring weather information when a first state is attained; and a step of executing lift-up control in the case of precipitation or in the case where precipitation is predicted within a first time; a step of maintaining the second state in the case where the precipitation is ended; and a step of executing lift-down control in the case of passage of a second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeki Kinomura, Yamato Niwa
  • Patent number: 12257923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of managing an energy storage system (ESS) of a vehicle, wherein the energy storage system has a beginning of life (BOL). The vehicle has at least a first application and a second application, and the energy storage system has a first end of life (EOL1) for the first application and a second end of life (EOL2) for the second application. Further, the ESS has a first lifetime between the BOL and the EOL and a second lifetime between the BOL and the EOL2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward Jobson, Hanna Bryngelsson
  • Patent number: 12261452
    Abstract: A power supply mat includes a power transmission coil configured to transmit electric power supplied from an external power supply or internal power supply to a moving body provided with a power reception coil by noncontact, a covering sheet configured to cover the power transmission coil, and a light emitting device configured to emit light toward the outside when detecting the moving body is approaching it within a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daiki Yokoyama, Sungmin Cho
  • Patent number: 12257917
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an EV charging system includes: a plurality of first converters to receive and convert grid power at a distribution grid voltage to at least one second voltage; a high frequency transformer coupled to the first converters to receive the at least one second voltage and output at least one high frequency AC voltage; and a plurality of port rectifiers coupled to a plurality of secondary windings of the high frequency transformer, each of the port rectifiers comprising a unidirectional AC-DC converter to receive and convert the at least one high frequency AC voltage to a DC voltage. At least some of the port rectifiers may be coupled in series to provide at least one of a charging current or a charging voltage to at least one dispenser to which at least one EV is to couple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: RESILIENT POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Josh Keister, Lyle T. Keister, Mehdi Abolhassani
  • Patent number: 12257920
    Abstract: A charging station for charging electric vehicles is provided. The charging station includes a plurality of AC charging terminals, each for charging an electric vehicle by means of alternating current. Each of the AC charging terminals is connected to a three-phase power supply via a respective phase-change device in order to be supplied thereby with three-phase electric current. The power supply has three supply lines for providing three voltage phases, and each AC charging terminal has three connection lines for connection to the three supply lines, for applying the three voltage phases to the connection lines. Each phase-change device is set up to change a connection assignment between the three supply lines and the three connection lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Christian Strafiel, Alfred Beekmann
  • Patent number: 12252024
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electric vehicle charging cable, in which a cooling fluid is used to efficiently cool heat generated during charging of an electric vehicle, a thermally conductive material is added as well as the cooling fluid to improve cooling performance, thereby preventing damage to inner components due to heat, safety accidents such as fire are prevented, and a diameter of the cable is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD., LS EV KOREA LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Woong Kim, Jae Bok Lee, Dong Kyun Yoo, Uk Yeol Choi
  • Patent number: 12252025
    Abstract: An apparatus enables an electric vehicle charger to communicate with a central control network. A first input interface interconnects the apparatus with the electric vehicle charger. A second input interface interconnects the apparatus with a charging connector associated with an electric vehicle. A wireless communications interface provides wireless connectivity between the central control network and the electric vehicle charger to receive bidirectional communications thereon. Control circuitry interconnects the first input interface with the second input interface via a signaling connection for providing communications between the first input interface and the second input interface. The control circuitry further provides a power connection for selectively providing a charging signal from the first input interface to the second input interface responsive to commands received over the wireless communications interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Power Hero Corp.
    Inventors: Esmond Goei, Steve Cloud
  • Patent number: 12254520
    Abstract: A power management system including a management apparatus configured to assign divided computation processing constituting at least a part of predetermined computation processing to a distributed computing device placed in a facility, wherein the management apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a message including an information element indicating a type of a power source configured to identify electrical power allowed as electrical power to be used by the distributed computing device, and a controller configured to perform assignment processing to assign the divided computation processing to the distributed computing device based on the type of the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhide Toda, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Yusuke Kishina, Noriyasu Kawakita, Takashi Inoue, Tomoya Shimomura, Kenji Ikeuchi, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 12252030
    Abstract: The embodiments of the application provide a battery swapping method, a server and a battery installing-and-removing device. The battery swapping method comprising: receiving battery swapping status information of an electric vehicle; sending a battery removing instruction to a battery installing-and-removing device based on the battery swapping status information; sending a battery installation instruction to the battery installing-and-removing device when detecting that the first battery is transported to the first position; receiving the battery installation information sent by the battery installing-and-removing device; sending a battery swapping completion instruction to the electric vehicle based on the battery installation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Zhenhui Huang, Hang Ma, Yongchao Li
  • Patent number: 12252028
    Abstract: A method for planning a power exchange between a charging infrastructure and an electricity supply grid. The infrastructure has a plurality of terminals for connecting and charging electric vehicles such that the electric vehicles can exchange power with the grid via the terminals. Each electric vehicle has an electrical storage unit with a variable individual state of charge for drawing and outputting power, and all of the storage units connected to the infrastructure form an overall storage unit of the infrastructure, which overall storage unit is characterized by a total storage capacity and a total state of charge that are variable. The prediction of arrival times of the vehicles at the terminals thereof is created, and a total state of charge prediction is created for a prediction period depending on the prediction of the arrival times, wherein the total state of charge prediction is created as a time profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Brombach, Marcus Letzel, Lukas Holicki, Gregor Schürmann
  • Patent number: 12249835
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an airport electric vehicle charging system includes a current transducer electrically coupled with a power source; a solid state converter electrically coupleable with an aircraft at or near an airport gate and configured to provide and maintain power to the aircraft; and a controller. The system further includes a first feedback loop between the controller and the current transducer; a second feedback loop between the controller and the solid state converter; and a battery charger electrically coupled with the power source and configured to charge one or more electric vehicles. The first feedback loop provides a first feedback signal generated by the current transducer to the controller. The second feedback loop provides a second feedback signal generated by the solid state converter to the controller. The battery charger is configured to consume power from the power source in accordance with the first and second feedback signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Oshkosh AeroTech, LLC
    Inventor: Steven U. Nestel
  • Patent number: 12249853
    Abstract: A charge-discharge loss reduction device includes a power reception control device that controls power received or discharged by power receiving elements included in a load group, in a power system that supplies electric energy to the load group including the power receiving elements via a power supply base point. The power reception control device is configured to change a priority of an own power receiving element using a charge-discharge state of the own power receiving element, the priority indicating a degree to which power reception of the own power receiving element takes priority over power reception of another power receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Kensuke Murai, Keigo Ikezoe, Kenta Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12249924
    Abstract: An electrical power conversion control device of an electric automotive vehicle is obtained which is small in size and inexpensive with lower electric current consumption. In the power conversion control device, insulating power sources are each connected to gate drive circuits to form respective pairs therebetween; electric power whose voltage is regulated as a constant voltage by way of a constant-voltage circuit is supplied from a low-voltage battery to a low-voltage side of an insulating communications circuit, and a high-voltage side of the insulating communications circuit is operated by an insulating power source being at least one insulating power source among the insulating power sources; and a signal of a voltage of a high-voltage battery is insulated from the high-voltage side of the insulating communications circuit and transmitted therefrom to the low-voltage side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Yuji Zushi, Shozo Kanzaki