Street light mounted network-controlled charge transfer device for electric vehicles
First Claim
1. A charge transfer device for transferring charge between a local power grid and an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a control device to control application of charge transfer between the electric vehicle and the local power grid, wherein the charge transfer device is coupled to the local power grid through a wiring box that also couples a street light to the local power grid;
a transceiver to communicate with a remote server;
a current measuring device to measure a first amount of current flowing for charge transfer for the electric vehicle; and
a controller coupled with the control device, transceiver, and current measuring device, wherein the controller is configured to;
cause the control device to control application of charge transfer to the electric vehicle based on communication received by the transceiver from the remote server.
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Abstract
A network-controlled charge transfer device for transferring charge between a local power grid and an electric vehicle is mounted to a street light. The charge transfer device includes the following: an electrical receptacle to receive an electrical connector for connection to the electric vehicle; an electric power line that couples the power grid to the electrical receptacle through a wiring box; a control device to switch the receptacle on and off; a current measuring device to measure current flowing through the electric power line; and a controller to operate the control device and to monitor output from the current measuring device.
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20 Claims
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1. A charge transfer device for transferring charge between a local power grid and an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a control device to control application of charge transfer between the electric vehicle and the local power grid, wherein the charge transfer device is coupled to the local power grid through a wiring box that also couples a street light to the local power grid; a transceiver to communicate with a remote server; a current measuring device to measure a first amount of current flowing for charge transfer for the electric vehicle; and a controller coupled with the control device, transceiver, and current measuring device, wherein the controller is configured to; cause the control device to control application of charge transfer to the electric vehicle based on communication received by the transceiver from the remote server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a street light comprising; a light, and a first electric power line that couples the light with a local power grid through a wiring box; and a charge transfer device that transfers charge between the local power grid and an electric vehicle, the charge transfer device coupled with the wiring box that also couples the street light, the charge transfer device comprising; an electric coupler that makes a connection with the electric vehicle, a second electric power line that couples the electric coupler with the local power gird through the wiring box, a control device that controls application of charge transfer between the electric vehicle and the local power grid through switching on and off the electric coupler; a transceiver that communicates with a remote server; a current measuring device that measures a first amount of current flowing on the second electric power line; and a controller configured that causes the control device to control application of charge transfer to the electric vehicle based on communication received by the transceiver from the remote server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A method for transferring charge between a local power grid and an electric vehicle through a network-controlled charge transfer device, comprising:
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receiving a communication from a server that instructs the network-controlled charge transfer device to enable charge transfer; responsive to the receiving, activating a control device to switch on an electric coupler of the network-controlled charge transfer device that makes a connection with the electric vehicle to transfer charge between the local power grid and the electric vehicle, wherein the charge transfer is provided through a first electrical power line that is coupled with the local power grid through a wiring box that also couples a street light to the local power grid; and monitoring the charge transfer using a current measuring device on the first electrical power line. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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