RAPID CHARGE, ON-THE-GO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

• US 20130175985A1
• Filed: 01/10/2013
• Published: 07/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Karen Percich, Thomas Percich
• Original Assignee: Karen Percich, Thomas Percich
• Inventors: Percich, Thomas, Percich, Karen
• Application Number:
  US13/738,455
• Publication Number:
  US 20130175985A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/60 Navigation input
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/00 Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/52 Wind-driven generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/322 the battery being on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, e.g. vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G], power aggregation, use of the battery for network load balancing, coordinated or cooperative battery charging
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/12 Remote or cooperative charging

Abstract

A rapid charge, on-the-go transportation system that (a) a plurality of roadways; and (b) a plurality of fast-charging, electrical energy sources placed along the roadways that are configured to charge plug-in, hybrid diesel, heavy duty trucks as they travel along the roadways.

Claims

1. A rapid charge, on-the-go transportation system comprising:

(a) a plurality of roadways; and

(b) a plurality of fast-charging, electrical energy sources placed along the roadways that are configured to charge plug-in, hybrid diesel, heavy duty trucks as they travel along the roadways.

2. The transportation system of claim 1, wherein the fast-charging, electrical energy sources are placed above-ground.

3. The transportation system of claim 1, wherein the fast-charging, electrical energy sources are placed within the roadways.

4. The transportation system of claim 1, wherein the fast-charging, electrical energy sources are placed at low miles-per-gallon locations.

5. The transportation system of claim 4, wherein the low miles-per-gallon positions are selected from the group consisting of uphill locations, urban locations, and combination thereof.

6. The transportation system of claim 1, wherein the fast-charging, electrical energy sources are placed at high noise and air pollution areas, low air quality locations, or a combination thereof.

7. The transportation system of claim 1, wherein the fast-charging, electrical energy sources comprise DC (level 3) fast-charging sources.

8. The transportation system of claim 1, wherein the trucks comprise an on-board computer that calculates the most cost-effective route along the roadways based upon the cost of the energy source at a given time.

9. The transportation system of claim 1, wherein the fast-charging, electrical energy sources are further configured to charge plug-in, hybrid automobiles.