Apparatus and system for providing a secondary power source for an electric vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for providing a secondary power source for an electric vehicle having a primary power source, the system comprising an apparatus attachable to the electric vehicle and having at least one secondary electrical power storage unit including a battery for storing electrical energy for delivery to the electric vehicle as required to replace the primary power source, and at least one proprietary plug associated with the apparatus, a power connection assembly to connect the apparatus to the electric vehicle, and a battery control system embedded in each storage unit and adapted to control supply to the electric vehicle, and an authorisation system to authorize delivery of the electrical energy from the storage unit, at least one communication pathway associated with the apparatus, wherein the control system undertakes an authorisation process utilising the authorisation system remotely through the at least one communication pathway before electrical energy is delivered from the storage unit, wherein the control system identities each storage unit and each proprietary plug to charge/connect each storage unit within the system in order to track the use of each storage unit for access, restricting or denial of access and billing, the apparatus being configured as a modified wheeled platform or the battery attached to the vehicle and wherein the system controls the input of power or energy into the battery and prevents unauthorized charging of the battery.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing a secondary power source for an electric vehicle and having at least one secondary electrical power storage unit for storing electrical energy for delivery to the electric vehicle as required to replace the primary power source, a power connection assembly to connect the at least one secondary power source to the electric vehicle and a control system to control supply to the electric vehicle.
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- 1. A system for providing a secondary power source for an electric vehicle having a primary power source, the system comprising an apparatus attachable to the electric vehicle and having at least one secondary electrical power storage unit including a battery for storing electrical energy for delivery to the electric vehicle as required to replace the primary power source, and at least one proprietary plug associated with the apparatus, a power connection assembly to connect the apparatus to the electric vehicle, and a battery control system embedded in each storage unit and adapted to control supply to the electric vehicle, and an authorisation system to authorize delivery of the electrical energy from the storage unit, at least one communication pathway associated with the apparatus, wherein the control system undertakes an authorisation process utilising the authorisation system remotely through the at least one communication pathway before electrical energy is delivered from the storage unit, wherein the control system identities each storage unit and each proprietary plug to charge/connect each storage unit within the system in order to track the use of each storage unit for access, restricting or denial of access and billing, the apparatus being configured as a modified wheeled platform or the battery attached to the vehicle and wherein the system controls the input of power or energy into the battery and prevents unauthorized charging of the battery.
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