Fast Charging System for Electric Vehicles
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1. An electric vehicle charging facility comprising:
- a power generation component for generating a DC electric power, the power generation component comprising a first fuel cell;
a fuel component supplying a fuel to the power generation component; and
, a charging component electrically connected to the power generation component for charging an electric vehicle using the DC electric power, the charging component comprising a first customer charging station.
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Abstract
The embodiments described and claimed herein are apparatus, systems, and methods for charging an electric vehicle at a stationary service station. In one embodiment, the service station includes a power generation component including at least one fuel cell, a fuel supply component for supplying fuel to the power generation component, a charging component including at least one customer charging station, and a control component for controlling and monitoring the other components and for providing accounting and billing functions.
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22 Claims
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1. An electric vehicle charging facility comprising:
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a power generation component for generating a DC electric power, the power generation component comprising a first fuel cell; a fuel component supplying a fuel to the power generation component; and
, a charging component electrically connected to the power generation component for charging an electric vehicle using the DC electric power, the charging component comprising a first customer charging station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electric vehicle charging facility comprising:
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a power generation component for generating a DC electric power, the power generation component comprising a plurality of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells each having a capacity of 100 kW or less; a fuel component supplying a natural gas to the power generation component; a charging component electrically connected to the power generation component for simultaneously charging a plurality of electric vehicles using the DC electric power, the charging component comprising a plurality of customer charging stations; and
, a control system component, wherein the control system component comprises a processor, a data storage, and instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to activate the plurality of fuel cells sequentially to meet an energy demand of the charging component.
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21. An electric vehicle charging facility comprising:
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a power generation component for generating a DC electric power, the power generation component comprising at least one fuel cell having a capacity of between approximately 400 kW and approximately 500 kW; a fuel component supplying a natural gas to the power generation component; a charging component electrically connected to the power generation component for charging an electric vehicle using the DC electric power, the charging component comprising at least one customer charging station; and
, the power generation component further comprising a converter for converting at least a portion of the DC electric power to an AC electric power. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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