公开(公告)号：US11433775B1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US16920216

申请日：2020-07-02

申请人： HiveSpot, Inc.

发明人： Brian L. Hinman ,  Tabetha L. Hinman

IPC分类号： B60L53/00 ,  B60L53/57 ,  B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/302 ,  B60L53/53 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L58/22 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L53/60 ,  H02J7/34 ,  B64D27/24

摘要： A method of charging a battery system of an electrically powered aircraft that is at a location on the ground. The method moves an Aircraft Charging Unit (ACU) to a position proximate to the location, the ACU having a set of storage batteries, a charge controller, and a connection system. The method further couples the set of storage batteries to the battery system through the connection system of the ACU and causes transfer of energy from the set of storage batteries to the battery system under control of the charge controller. The method then decouples the set of storage batteries from the battery system of the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US20220250495A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-11

申请号：US17729745

申请日：2022-04-26

申请人： FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

发明人： Christopher Westfall ,  Hannah Bailey ,  Jacob Mathews

IPC分类号： B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/66 ,  H01R13/60 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H01R13/639 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01R13/631

摘要： A vehicle charging station includes a shroud configured to guide a vehicle charge plug that is lowered from a vehicle toward a charge connector as the vehicle moves toward the charging station. The vehicle charge plug and the charge connector have contacts arranged on a connector face that is generally perpendicular to a surface on which the vehicle charging station rests.

公开(公告)号：US20220236743A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17612569

申请日：2020-05-21

申请人： Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha ,  NAKANISHI METAL WORKS CO., LTD.

发明人： Eiji YOSHIKUWA ,  Toshiyuki TSUJIMORI ,  Hideshi YAMANE ,  Shoichi MIYAO ,  Yoshihiro OKAZAKI ,  Ryoichi KITAGUCHI ,  Yuichi OTSUJI ,  Masayoshi HOSHI ,  Shigetomo MATSUI ,  Kanji MATSUSHIMA ,  Hiromu WAKAYAMA

IPC分类号： G05D1/02 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B60L53/57 ,  B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/66

摘要： A power supply system includes: a robot including a power storage device; a movable power supply device; and a controller. The power supply device includes a first electrical connector which is electrically connectable to a second electrical connector of the robot and which is electrically connected to a power supply source via a wire, and the controller performs control for electrically connecting the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector and supplying power to the robot, on the basis of information about an amount of power stored in the power storage device.

公开(公告)号：US20220203837A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17569252

申请日：2022-01-05

申请人： Proterra Operating Company, Inc.

发明人： Reuben Sarkar ,  Michael Alan Finnern ,  Michael Walker

IPC分类号： B60L3/00 ,  B60L5/00 ,  B60L5/36 ,  B60L5/42 ,  B60L15/10 ,  B60L3/04 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L7/18 ,  B60L15/20 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B60L53/54 ,  B60L53/51 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/53 ,  B60L53/55 ,  B60L53/10 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L58/40 ,  B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/52 ,  B60L50/40 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L58/12

摘要： Systems and methods for charging an electric bus having a charging interface on its roof may include determining that an approaching bus is supposed to be charged at the charging station, lowering the charging head of the charging station to land on the roof of the bus, and moving the bus with the charge head on its roof to engage the charging head with the charging interface.

公开(公告)号：US11345250B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16669366

申请日：2019-10-30

申请人： Florida Power & Light Company

发明人： Eric Schwartz ,  Stephen Cross ,  Michael Gilbertson ,  Kyle Bush ,  David Wendeborn ,  Richard Armstrong ,  Scott Nowicki ,  Seth Hill

IPC分类号： B60L53/35 ,  G05D1/02

摘要： Various embodiments are directed to a docking station for a robotic platform. The docking station may include a ramp having a first side and a second side opposing the first side, a base pad, a roller assembly, and a roller backstop assembly. The roller assembly may be coupled to the ramp and the base pad. The roller assembly may be configured to allow a robotic platform being driven towards the ramp to continue powered travel onto the ramp for docking when the robotic platform approaches the ramp within an angle range of 0 and 15 degrees with respect to either of the first and second sides of the ramp. The roller backstop assembly may be coupled to the roller assembly and the base pad. The roller backstop assembly may receive the robotic platform from the roller assembly to dock the robotic platform.

公开(公告)号：US20220153157A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17530073

申请日：2021-11-18

申请人： Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Corporation

发明人： Ki Hoon NAM ,  Byung Ho Yoon

IPC分类号： B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B25J11/00

摘要： An electric vehicle charging robot configured for absorbing an external disturbance to prevent a damage of the electric vehicle charging robot and an electric vehicle, includes a charging connector engageable to a charging inlet of an electric vehicle to supply electric power to the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle charging robot apparatus includes: a body frame extending in a vertical direction and including a vertical support of which an upper end portion is movable upward and downward; a multi-joint link unit of a SCARA type coupled to an upper side of the body frame and including a plurality of link arms each of which is movable and rotatable in a horizontal direction; and a flexible joint unit disposed between an end portion of the multi-joint link unit and the charging connector.

公开(公告)号：US11318857B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16671264

申请日：2019-11-01

申请人： FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

发明人： Christopher Westfall ,  Hannah Bailey ,  Jacob Mathews

IPC分类号： B60L53/35 ,  H01R13/639 ,  H01R13/631 ,  H01R13/62 ,  H01R13/60 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60K6/28

摘要： A vehicle charging station includes a shroud configured to guide a vehicle charge plug that is lowered from a vehicle toward a charge connector as the vehicle moves toward the charging station. The vehicle charge plug and the charge connector have contacts arranged on a connector face that is generally perpendicular to a surface on which the vehicle charging station rests.

公开(公告)号：US20220118878A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17283148

申请日：2019-10-03

申请人： Kolbev GmbH

发明人： Jakub Kwapisz

IPC分类号： B60L53/68 ,  B60L53/126 ,  B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/57

摘要： Described herein are systems, methods, processes, and devices for transferring energy from an uncrewed battery-recharging vehicle to an electric vehicle, such as a car. In one example, the uncrewed battery-recharging vehicle is delivered by a distribution vehicle close to the location of the electric vehicle. The uncrewed battery-recharging vehicle identifies the electric vehicle, properly aligns itself underneath the parked electric vehicle, and transfers energy to the rechargeable battery component of the electric vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11305663B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US15789000

申请日：2017-10-20

申请人： General Electric Company

发明人： Edward Clark Fontana ,  Mark Allen Johnson

IPC分类号： B60L53/60 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H02M3/335 ,  B60L53/38 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H02J50/12 ,  B60L53/302 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/80 ,  B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/122 ,  B60L53/126 ,  B60L53/12 ,  H02J7/06

摘要： A method for charging an electric vehicle includes steps of providing a charger station and providing an electric vehicle operable to navigate to a desired destination autonomously, the vehicle comprising a power receiver configured to mate with the charger station to provide charging to the electric vehicle. The method further includes steps of aligning, via autonomous operation of the electric vehicle, the charger station and the power receiver of the electric vehicle, so as mate the charger station and the power receiver, and initiating charging of the electric vehicle upon mating of the charger station and the power receiver.

公开(公告)号：US20220097554A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17033971

申请日：2020-09-28

申请人： Artisan Vehicle Systems, Inc.

发明人： Kyle Hickey

IPC分类号： B60L53/80 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/35 ,  B60L50/60 ,  H01M2/10

摘要： An automated connection and disconnection system for a battery assembly is disclosed. The system may be implemented by a first component of an electric vehicle and a second component of the battery assembly. The first component includes a linear actuator that is configured to push a set of electrical connectors associated with the electric vehicle outward and establish a connection with a corresponding set of electrical connectors associated with the battery assembly. The process of connecting or docking the battery assembly to the electric vehicle is thereby automated and the time needed to exchange batteries is reduced. The system further includes provisions for ensuring the two components remain aligned relative to one another during docking.