公开(公告)号：WO2023059481A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：PCT/US2022/044873

申请日：2022-09-27

Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.

Inventor： OTHMAN, Jeffery ,  CONVERSE, Perry D. ,  BREWER, Michael A. ,  BARNICKEL, William E. ,  VITALE, Andrew J.

IPC: B60L53/68 ,  B60L53/62 ,  B60L53/65 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/67 ,  H02J7/0042 ,  H02J7/0048

Abstract: A system (1) and method (100) for charging a plug-in electric vehicle (10) are disclosed. The system (1) includes a plug-in electric vehicle (10) having a frame (11), a rechargeable battery pack (14), a vehicle inlet (15), a positioning module (18), and a first communication module (19); and a battery charging station (20) having a plurality of connectors (21), an actuation mechanism (22), and a second communication module (23). The battery charging station (20) is in operative communication with the PEV (10), can anticipate an arrival of the PEV (10), and can ready a connector (21(a)) corresponding to the PEV's (10) vehicle inlet type. The method (100) includes monitoring one or more characterising parameters of a PEV (10), determining that the PEV (10) needs charging, routing the PEV (10) to a battery charging station (20), transmitting forecasting information and an identity of the PEV (10) to the battery charging station (20), and charging the PEV (10) at the battery charging station (20).