METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES
First Claim
1. An electric vehicle recharge apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
at least one electrical plug provided on the housing and connected to a supply of electric power; and
a concrete pedestal mounted in the ground and supporting the housing.
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Abstract
An electric vehicle recharge station includes a housing with an outlet switchably coupled to an electrical electric power source. A vehicle connectible plug is removably mounted on the housing and connected to the outlet for supplying electric power from the outlet to the vehicle. The housing is mountable on top of a concrete pedestal embedded in the ground. The vehicle connectible plug is connected to the outlet by a coiled electrical cord. The housing supports two outlets and two J1772 plugs. A user interface communicates and receives instructions to and from the user via a touch screen display. The user interface provides selection of power charge time periods, stations on the housing, and payment. The housing can be configured for home use via a wall mount or as a wall mount for a parking garage.
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37 Claims
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1. An electric vehicle recharge apparatus comprising:
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a housing; at least one electrical plug provided on the housing and connected to a supply of electric power; and a concrete pedestal mounted in the ground and supporting the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 25)
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18. An electric vehicle recharge apparatus comprising:
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a housing; at least one electrical outlet provided in the housing and connected to a 208-240V AC supply of electric power; at least one switchable J1772 plug removably connectable to an electric vehicle; and a coiled electrical cord coupling the J1772 plug to the outlet in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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29. A method, implemented on a machine, for controlling the supply of electric power to a vehicle via a plug-in connection, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an electric power control device coupled to a source of electric power; providing at least one power outlet on the electric power control device electrically connected to a connector adapted for electrical connection to an electric rechargeable vehicle; providing a visual user interface operated by the control device to display instructions to the user for connecting a plug to the at least one outlet and for validating a user'"'"'s access to electric power through the control device, the user interface including; requesting the user to connect a plug from a vehicle to the at least one outlet; offering selectable electric power supply time increments to the user; accepting a time increment selected by the user; validating the user'"'"'s access to the selected supply time increment; connecting electric power from the electric power source through the control device, the outlet and the plug to the vehicle for the duration of the selected supply time increment; and discontinuing the supply of electric power to the vehicle at the end of the selected supply time increment. - View Dependent Claims (31, 33)
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