Automated Parking Garage with Electric Vehicle Charging
First Claim
1. A system for providing electric vehicle charging in a high-density parking system, comprising:
- a carriage receptacle physically attached to a carriage of a high-density parking system to electrically connect to an electric vehicle supported by the carriage; and
a bay receptacle physically attached to a bay of the high-density parking system to electrically connect the carriage receptacle to a power source to provide electrical charging to the electric vehicle when the carriage is moved into the bay.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide electric vehicle charging in a high-density parking system. A carriage receptacle is physically attached to a carriage of a high-density parking system. The carriage receptacle electrically connects to an electric vehicle supported by the carriage. A bay receptacle is physically attached to a bay of the high-density parking system. The bay receptacle electrically connects the carriage receptacle to a power source to provide electrical charging to the electric vehicle when the carriage is moved into the bay. An electrical vehicle charging request is received from a user at a controller of the high-density parking system. In response to the electrical vehicle charging request, the controller selects the carriage and the bay to provide electrical charging to the electric vehicle when the carriage is moved into the bay.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing electric vehicle charging in a high-density parking system, comprising:
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a carriage receptacle physically attached to a carriage of a high-density parking system to electrically connect to an electric vehicle supported by the carriage; and a bay receptacle physically attached to a bay of the high-density parking system to electrically connect the carriage receptacle to a power source to provide electrical charging to the electric vehicle when the carriage is moved into the bay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing electric vehicle charging in a high-density parking system, comprising:
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physically attaching a carriage receptacle to a carriage of a high-density parking system to electrically connect to an electric vehicle supported by the carriage; and physically attaching a bay receptacle to a bay of the high-density parking system to electrically connect the carriage receptacle to a power source to provide electrical charging to the electric vehicle when the carriage is moved into the bay. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory and tangible computer-readable storage medium whose contents include a program with instructions being executed on a controller of a high-density parking system so as to perform a method for providing electric vehicle charging in the high-density parking system, the method comprising:
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providing a system, wherein the system comprises one or more distinct software modules, and wherein the distinct software modules comprise a communication module and a selection module; receiving an electrical vehicle charging request using the communication module; and in response to the electrical vehicle charging request selecting a carriage of the high-density parking system that includes a carriage receptacle physically attached to the carriage to electrically connect to an electric vehicle supported by the carriage and a bay of the high-density parking system that includes a bay receptacle physically attached to the bay to electrically connect the carriage receptacle to a power source to provide electrical charging to the electric vehicle when the carriage is moved into the bay.
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