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BUDDY CHARGING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

  • US 20130175973A1
  • Filed: 01/09/2013
  • Published: 07/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for charging power source of a recipient electric vehicle using an accelerated charge flow from a power source of a donor vehicle, the system comprising;

  • recipient power source provided with an accessible recipient charge receptacle;

    donor power source provided with an extendable donor charge receptacle adapted to resiliently engage the recipient charge receptacle;

    a pack controller, in each donor and recipient vehicle, electrically connected to the acceptor and donor power sources and adapted to combine the functions of a battery pack protection circuit, battery charger, current and voltage regulator, a data monitor and a communication circuit associated with the charge transfer from the donor to acceptor vehicle facilitating regulated and informed power transfer; and

    a buck-booster electrically connected to the recipient and donor receptacles of the battery in each vehicle, configured to balance relative electrical potentials of the donor to the recipient vehicle.

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