BATTERY-ASSISTED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A battery-assisted electric vehicle charging system, the system comprising:
- a battery system; and
a charging station coupled to the battery system and to an electric power grid, and configured to provide a predetermined amount of power to an electric vehicle,wherein a first portion of the predetermined amount of power is supplied by the battery system and a second portion of the predetermined amount of power is supplied by the electric power grid.
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Abstract
The disclosed systems and methods are directed to a battery assisted charging station. A battery system comprising plurality of batteries and a battery management system software controlling the operations of the battery system, function together with a vehicle charging system that charges electric vehicles using one or both of stored power provided by a battery system, and power provided by a utility power grid. The battery system uses the power grid to charge the batteries therein.
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1. A battery-assisted electric vehicle charging system, the system comprising:
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a battery system; and a charging station coupled to the battery system and to an electric power grid, and configured to provide a predetermined amount of power to an electric vehicle, wherein a first portion of the predetermined amount of power is supplied by the battery system and a second portion of the predetermined amount of power is supplied by the electric power grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A method for charging an electric vehicle using a battery-assisted electric vehicle charging system, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a charging station, a request from an electric vehicle for a predetermined amount of power; providing, by the charging station, a first portion of the predetermined amount of power from a battery system coupled to the charging station in response to the request; and providing, by the charging station, a second portion of the predetermined amount of power from an electric power grid coupled to the charging station in response to the request.
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