公开(公告)号：US11904713B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17008484

申请日：2020-08-31

申请人： Tesla, Inc.

发明人： Weston Arthur Hermann

IPC分类号： H01M16/00 ,  H01M12/08 ,  H01M10/63 ,  B60L53/14 ,  H01M10/633 ,  H01M10/613 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L3/00 ,  H01M10/44 ,  B60L50/51 ,  B60L58/21 ,  B60L58/27 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L58/26 ,  B60L58/20 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L58/16 ,  H01M50/317 ,  H01M50/375 ,  H01M50/253 ,  H01M50/204 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/30 ,  H01M10/32 ,  H01M10/34 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M10/6567 ,  H01M10/6561 ,  H02J7/14 ,  H01M12/06 ,  B60L50/64 ,  B60L58/24

CPC分类号： B60L53/14 ,  B60L1/003 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L3/003 ,  B60L3/0061 ,  B60L50/51 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L58/16 ,  B60L58/20 ,  B60L58/21 ,  B60L58/26 ,  B60L58/27 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/30 ,  H01M10/32 ,  H01M10/345 ,  H01M10/443 ,  H01M10/486 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M10/633 ,  H01M12/08 ,  H01M16/00 ,  H01M16/006 ,  H01M50/204 ,  H01M50/253 ,  H01M50/317 ,  H01M50/375 ,  H02J7/0029 ,  B60L3/0046 ,  B60L50/64 ,  B60L58/24 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/14 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/547 ,  B60L2240/662 ,  B60L2250/12 ,  H01M10/6561 ,  H01M10/6567 ,  H01M12/06 ,  H01M2200/10 ,  H01M2200/20 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  H02J7/14 ,  Y02E60/10 ,  Y02T10/64 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： A system and method for mitigating the effects of a thermal event within a non-metal-air battery pack is provided in which the hot gas and material generated during the event is directed into the metal-air cells of a metal-air battery pack. The metal-air cells provide a large thermal mass for absorbing at least a portion of the thermal energy generated during the event before it is released to the ambient environment. As a result, the risks to vehicle passengers, bystanders, first responders and property are limited.

公开(公告)号：US11878598B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US18048217

申请日：2022-10-20

申请人： Liberty Plugins, Inc.

发明人： William Gibbens Redmann ,  Chris Outwater

IPC分类号： B60L53/14 ,  G07B15/02 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L1/02 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/14 ,  G07F17/24 ,  G08G1/14 ,  G07F9/00 ,  G07C1/30

CPC分类号： B60L53/14 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/665 ,  G06Q20/127 ,  G06Q20/14 ,  G07B15/02 ,  G07C1/30 ,  G07F9/001 ,  G07F9/002 ,  G07F17/24 ,  G08G1/14 ,  G08G1/145 ,  G08G1/148 ,  B60L2240/445 ,  B60L2240/80 ,  B60L2250/10 ,  B60L2250/12 ,  B60L2250/14 ,  B60L2250/20 ,  B60L2260/58 ,  B60L2270/12 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： A method and apparatus for parking lot metering. The present invention allows multi-space meters to separately manage and control premium parking spaces, such as those for charging electric vehicles or those which supply electric power for engine block heaters in both pay-by-space and pay-an-display systems. Such premium spaces can be managed together over large areas (e.g., a city or region), or may be managed over smaller areas (e.g., the domain of an individual kiosk), or individually per parking space. Management includes pricing, time limits, hours, seasons of operation, and restrictions by vehicle type, and alternative pricing and restrictions for non-premium hours.

公开(公告)号：US20230398884A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18080205

申请日：2022-12-13

申请人： ChargePoint, Inc.

发明人： James A. Billmaier

IPC分类号： B60L53/14 ,  H02J3/02 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/63

CPC分类号： B60L53/14 ,  H02J3/02 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167

摘要： An electric vehicle charging system includes logic collocated with an electric service panel to monitor a total present electric current consumption value for all electric consumers below a point in the service panel; a first input to receive the present electric current consumption value from the logic collocated with the service panel, and to compare the present electric current consumption value with a maximum current capacity value for the service panel; a second input to receive electric current from the service panel; an output to supply electric charging power to at least one electric vehicle; and logic to set an electric charging current drawn from the service panel through the second input and provided to the electric vehicle charging output to a value less than a difference between the maximum current capacity for the service panel and a sum of the present electric current consumption value and the current consumption value of a largest expected electric consumer.

公开(公告)号：US11820246B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17503951

申请日：2021-10-18

申请人： UATC, LLC

发明人： Richard Brian Donnelly ,  Sean Jeffrey Kelly ,  Justin Wayne Ho ,  James Lee Epifano

IPC分类号： B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/38 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L53/68 ,  H02J50/10 ,  B60W20/13 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G07C5/00 ,  H02J7/00

CPC分类号： B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/38 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60W20/13 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G07C5/008 ,  H02J50/10 ,  B60L2240/62 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  H02J7/00045 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14 ,  Y04S50/14

摘要： Vehicle control systems can include one or more location sensors, an energy storage device, one or more charge sensors and one or more vehicle computing devices. The location sensor(s) can determine a current location of a vehicle, while the charge sensor(s) can determine a current state of charge of an energy storage device that can be located onboard the vehicle to provide operating power for one or more vehicle systems. The vehicle computing device(s) can communicate the current location of the vehicle and current state of charge of the energy storage device to a remote computing device, receive from the remote computing device a charging control signal determined, at least in part, from the current location of the vehicle and the current state of charge of the energy storage device, and control charging of the energy storage device in accordance with the charging control signal.

公开(公告)号：US11803921B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US17704791

申请日：2022-03-25

申请人： Causam eXchange, Inc.

发明人： Joseph W. Forbes, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/68 ,  G07F15/00 ,  H02J3/00 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/63 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G05D17/00 ,  G05D3/12 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q20/14 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L69/325 ,  B60L53/30

CPC分类号： G06Q50/06 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L55/00 ,  G05D3/12 ,  G05D17/00 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/14 ,  G06Q20/145 ,  G06Q30/0206 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06Q40/04 ,  G07F15/008 ,  H02J3/008 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02J13/00028 ,  H02J13/00034 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04L69/325 ,  B60L53/305 ,  H02J2203/20 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02P80/10 ,  Y02P90/845 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14 ,  Y04S40/128 ,  Y04S50/10 ,  Y04S50/12 ,  Y04S50/14

摘要： Systems, methods, and apparatus embodiments for electric power grid and network registration and management of physical and financial settlement for participation of active grid elements in supply and/or curtailment of power. Settlement is provided for grid elements that participate in the electric power grid following initial registration of each grid element with the system, preferably through network-based communication between the grid elements and a coordinator, either in coordination with or outside of an IP-based communications network router. A multiplicity of active grid elements function in the grid for supply capacity, supply and/or load curtailment as supply or capacity, and are compensated through settlement for their functional participation in the electric power grid. Also, messaging related to settlement is managed through a network by a Coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators.

公开(公告)号：US11780338B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US15607635

申请日：2017-05-29

申请人： Beijing X-Charge Co., Ltd.

发明人： Rui Ding

IPC分类号： B60L53/10 ,  B60L53/64 ,  G01R31/58 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G07B15/02

CPC分类号： B60L53/11 ,  B60L53/64 ,  G01R31/58 ,  G07B15/02 ,  H02J7/00032 ,  B60L2240/80 ,  B60L2250/12 ,  H02J2310/48 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： Invention enclosed herein discloses a time delay toll system for charging piles, which can promote an electric automobile user to leave as early as possible and/or settle accounts as quick as possible after the charging is completed, improve the availability factor of the charging piles and parking stalls, and thereby increasing an efficiency of operation of the charging piles. The time delay toll system comprising: a charging state inspection module, which is configured to detect a magnitude of each communication cable of a plurality of communication cables installed in the charging piles, and send the magnitude of the voltage to a microprocessor; a parking detection module, which is installed on a parking stall, and is configured to detect whether there is an automobile on said parking stall; a microprocessor, which is configured to determine whether the charging of said automobile is competed according to a magnitude of a voltage of a communication cable associated with said automobile, if said charging is completed, notify a timer to reckon by time to generate time elapse data associated with said charging, which is a time period from said automobile driving in the parking stall for charging to leaving the parking stall when the charging is completed; and a fee deduction module, which is configured to calculate a charge expense and a time delay expense, and to deduct the said charge expense and said time delay expense from a user fund previously established for an owner of said electric automobile. A method that adopts this time delay toll system for charging piles is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US11772502B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17873119

申请日：2022-07-25

申请人： Emerging Automotive, LLC

发明人： Angel A. Penilla ,  Albert S. Penilla

IPC分类号： B60L53/14 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B62D15/02 ,  B60W30/06 ,  H04W4/024 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q10/20 ,  G06Q20/18 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G07F15/00 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/68 ,  G01S17/931 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B60W30/09 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S13/931 ,  B60W10/184 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W50/16 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/02 ,  B60W50/14 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W84/12

CPC分类号： B60L53/14 ,  B60L3/0015 ,  B60L50/66 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60W10/184 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W30/06 ,  B60W30/08 ,  B60W30/09 ,  B60W50/082 ,  B60W50/16 ,  B62D15/029 ,  G01C21/3407 ,  G01C21/3469 ,  G01C21/3679 ,  G01S5/0072 ,  G01S13/931 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q10/20 ,  G06Q20/18 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0643 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07F15/005 ,  G08G1/161 ,  G08G1/162 ,  G08G1/163 ,  G08G1/165 ,  G08G1/166 ,  G08G1/168 ,  H04W4/024 ,  B60L2240/547 ,  B60L2240/622 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  B60L2260/22 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  B60R2300/50 ,  B60R2300/70 ,  B60W2050/143 ,  B60W2554/00 ,  B60W2554/4041 ,  B60W2554/801 ,  B60W2556/00 ,  B60W2556/50 ,  B60W2556/65 ,  B60W2754/10 ,  B62D15/0265 ,  G01S2013/932 ,  G01S2013/9316 ,  G01S2013/9321 ,  G05D2201/0213 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W84/12 ,  Y02D30/70 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： A system and method for navigating a vehicle automatically from a current location to a destination location without a human operator is disclosed. The method includes identifying a vehicle location using global positioning system (GPS) data regarding the vehicle. Also included is identifying that the vehicle location is near or at a parking location. Then, using mapping data defined for the parking location. The mapping data at least in part is used to find a path at the parking location to avoid a collision of the vehicle with at least one physical structure when the vehicle is automatically moved at the parking location. The method includes instructing the electronics of the vehicle to proceed with controlling the vehicle to automatically move from the current location to the destination location at the parking location. The electronics use as input at least part of the mapping data and sensor data collected from around the vehicle by at least two vehicle sensors. The path is configured to be updatable dynamically based on changes in the destination location or changes along the path. The destination location is a parking spot for the vehicle at the parking location.

公开(公告)号：US11756086B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17101884

申请日：2020-11-23

申请人： Zeco Systems Pte Ltd.

发明人： Lin-Zhuang Khoo ,  Ron Mahabir ,  Terence Siew ,  Renaldo Noma ,  Neeraj Jhanji

IPC分类号： G05D3/12 ,  G05D5/00 ,  G05D9/00 ,  G05D11/00 ,  G05D17/00 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  H01M10/44 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/68 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06Q20/24 ,  H04L9/40 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G08G1/14 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04L25/20 ,  H04L67/10 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q10/1093 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H02J3/32

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0283 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L53/68 ,  G01C21/3476 ,  G01C21/3492 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q10/1093 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/24 ,  G06Q20/409 ,  G06Q30/0206 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G08G1/144 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  H04L25/20 ,  H04L63/10 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/40 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/622 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  B60L2260/52 ,  B60L2260/54 ,  B60L2260/58 ,  B60L2270/32 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  H02J3/322 ,  H02J7/00034 ,  H02J2310/48 ,  Y02D30/70 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： A method is disclosed for controlling a charge transfer of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server. The method includes receiving, at a mobile device, a message for an electric vehicle of a user from the electric vehicle charging station, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged. The method also includes receiving the charging control signal from the cloud server via the mobile device at the electric vehicle charging station in response to authorizing a charging control signal using identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device, wherein the charging control signal is configured to adjust a parameter used to draw electric power from the electric vehicle charging station.

公开(公告)号：US20230249560A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18300156

申请日：2023-04-13

申请人： Recargo, Inc.

发明人： Nick WILD ,  Forrest North

IPC分类号： B60L53/14 ,  G07F15/00 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  G06Q20/40

CPC分类号： B60L53/14 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L15/2009 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/665 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G07F15/005 ,  B60L2240/12 ,  B60L2240/14 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  B60L2240/425 ,  B60L2240/445 ,  B60L2240/665 ,  B60L2250/10 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  Y02T10/64 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： A system and method for facilitating access to an electric vehicle charging network includes pre-authorizing electric vehicles to charge at charging stations before providing payment information. In some embodiments, the system provides an interface via which an electric vehicle may access and/or be authorized to one of multiple, disparate charging networks that provide charging stations to electric vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US11719847B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17836841

申请日：2022-06-09

申请人： WiTricity Corporation

发明人： Hans Peter Widmer ,  Lukas Sieber ,  Andreas Daetwyler

IPC分类号： B60L53/12 ,  G01V3/10 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L3/04 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/124 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L53/122 ,  B60L53/126 ,  B60L53/30 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H02J7/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/10 ,  B60L3/0069 ,  B60L3/04 ,  B60L50/66 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/122 ,  B60L53/124 ,  B60L53/126 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/665 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L55/00 ,  H02J7/00034 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/90 ,  B60L2200/12 ,  B60L2200/22 ,  B60L2200/26 ,  B60L2210/10 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2270/147 ,  Y02E60/00 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/167 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： An apparatus for detecting a presence of an object includes an inductive sensing coil that is configurable to generate a magnetic field. The inductive sensing coil is configured to have an electrical characteristic that is detectable when generating the magnetic field. The apparatus comprises a controller configured to detect a change in the electrical characteristic and determine a presence of the object based on the detected change in the electrical characteristic.