Multi-Function Energy Station
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180358839A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15993727

    申请日:2018-05-31

    Abstract: An electrical power distribution network that is able to provide power to a plurality of loads, such as electric vehicle charging stations, on demand. The network includes a DC bus and a plurality of power sources that may be a number of renewable energy power sources, such as an array of photovoltaic (PV) cells and wind turbines, and a number of energy storage devices, such as batteries, that are electrically coupled to the DC bus. The network also includes a DC-to-AC power conversion system (PCS) that is electrically coupled to the DC bus and an AC utility feed line that is part of an electrical grid. The network further includes a system controller that controls which of the power sources and the utility grid provides power to the loads in response to a power demand from the loads and the available power from the power sources and the grid.

    SMART-CHARGING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH ELECTRIC-VEHICLE-SHARING STATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20180222340A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-09

    申请号:US15425766

    申请日:2017-02-06

    Abstract: A remote smart-power server receives reservation data indicating parameters for a planned vehicle use, such as pick-up time, pick-up location, and drop-off time. Systems of the present technology are in various embodiments used in connection with electric vehicles. The server interacts with a smart-powering station system to determine available vehicles at the location, including vehicles having sufficient charge, or chargeable to sufficient charge by the pick-up time. The server presents available vehicles to a user device and receives selection of a preferred vehicle. The server sends the selection to the smart-powering station, which implements a charging sequence to ensure the preferred vehicle is charged as needed for the planned vehicle use. Charging is in various implementations performed automatically, such as by computing controls and robotic machinery. The technology in various embodiments includes any of the relevant apparatus of the arrangement, code and algorithms thereof, and processes performed thereby.

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