Apparatus, method, and system for conveying electrical energy
First Claim
1. An intelligent energy transfer system comprising:
- a configurable switching system electrically coupleable to a vehicle, the vehicle comprising one of an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, wherein the configurable switching system is configured to;
convey a first direct current (DC) energy from a first energy source to an energy storage system of the vehicle;
receive a first alternating current (AC) energy conveyed to the vehicle from a second energy source;
convey a second DC energy from the vehicle to a first DC powered load; and
convey a second AC energy from the vehicle to a first AC powered load, wherein each of the first energy source, the second energy source, the first AC powered load, and the first DC powered load are located remotely from the vehicle.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method, the apparatus includes an intelligent energy transfer system including a configurable switching system electrically coupleable to a vehicle. The vehicle includes one of an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The configurable switching system is configured to convey a first direct current (DC) energy from a first energy source to an energy storage system of the vehicle, receive a first alternating current (AC) energy conveyed to the vehicle, convey a second DC energy from the vehicle to a first DC powered load, and convey a second AC energy from the vehicle to a first AC powered load. Each of the first energy source, the first AC powered load, and the first DC powered load are located remotely from the vehicle.
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26 Claims
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1. An intelligent energy transfer system comprising:
a configurable switching system electrically coupleable to a vehicle, the vehicle comprising one of an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, wherein the configurable switching system is configured to; convey a first direct current (DC) energy from a first energy source to an energy storage system of the vehicle; receive a first alternating current (AC) energy conveyed to the vehicle from a second energy source; convey a second DC energy from the vehicle to a first DC powered load; and convey a second AC energy from the vehicle to a first AC powered load, wherein each of the first energy source, the second energy source, the first AC powered load, and the first DC powered load are located remotely from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A configurable energy conveyance system comprising:
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an energy storage system mechanically coupled to a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is one of an electric vehicle and a plug-in electric hybrid vehicle; a configurable switching system electrically coupleable to the vehicle; and a processing system coupled to the configurable switching system and configured to control the configurable switching system, the processing system programmed to; initiate a first transfer of electrical energy from the energy storage system through the configurable switching system to a first load outside the vehicle, the first load comprising an alternating current (AC) load; initiate a second transfer of electrical energy from the energy storage system through the configurable switching system to a second load outside the vehicle, the second load comprising a direct current (DC) load; initiate a transformation of AC electrical energy from an AC source outside the vehicle into DC energy; and initiate a third transfer of electrical energy from a DC source outside the vehicle to the energy storage system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of manufacturing an energy transfer system comprising:
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configuring a switching system for a vehicle to provide a first direct current (DC) energy from a first energy source to an energy storage system of the vehicle, the vehicle comprising one of an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, and wherein the first energy source is located remotely from the vehicle; programming a conversion device to transform an alternating current (AC) energy passed to the vehicle from a second energy source into a second DC energy based on a voltage of the AC energy, the second energy source located remotely from the vehicle; configuring the switching system to provide a DC supply energy to a DC load located remotely from the vehicle; and configuring the switching system to provide an AC supply energy to an AC load located remotely from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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