System, devices and method for charging a battery of an electric vehicle
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1. Energy exchange station for a battery of at least one electric vehicle, the energy exchange station comprising:
- at least one power output for a vehicle;
at least one data communication port for communication with an electric vehicle and that determines which among an AC voltage, a DC voltage, or an AC voltage and a DC voltage, a vehicle is able to be charged with;
a plurality of power supplies, comprisingat least one AC power supply; and
at least one DC power supply;
a controller, for controlling power supplied from the AC power supply and/or DC power supply to the at least one power output, whereinat least one controllable switch is provided for coupling the at least one power output to any of the plurality of power supplies;
wherein the controller controls the switch at least based on the determination via the data communication port and the energy exchange station is external to the at least one electric vehicle, andwherein the controller is coupled to the at least one data communication port for communication with the electric vehicle.
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Abstract
Energy exchange station for a battery of an electric vehicle, comprising at least one power output for a vehicle, means for determining whether a vehicle coupled to the at least one power output is able to be charged with an AC voltage and/or a DC voltage, a plurality of power inputs, comprising at least one AC power input; and at least one DC power input and at least one controllable switch, for switching the at least one power output to any of the power inputs a controller for the switch, for controlling the switch at least based on the determination.
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24 Claims
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1. Energy exchange station for a battery of at least one electric vehicle, the energy exchange station comprising:
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at least one power output for a vehicle; at least one data communication port for communication with an electric vehicle and that determines which among an AC voltage, a DC voltage, or an AC voltage and a DC voltage, a vehicle is able to be charged with; a plurality of power supplies, comprising at least one AC power supply; and at least one DC power supply; a controller, for controlling power supplied from the AC power supply and/or DC power supply to the at least one power output, wherein at least one controllable switch is provided for coupling the at least one power output to any of the plurality of power supplies; wherein the controller controls the switch at least based on the determination via the data communication port and the energy exchange station is external to the at least one electric vehicle, and wherein the controller is coupled to the at least one data communication port for communication with the electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Method for charging a battery of an electric vehicle, comprising:
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determining which among an AC voltage, a DC voltage, or an AC voltage and a DC voltage, a vehicle coupled to a power output is able to be charged with; switching the power output to either an AC power input or a DC power input based on the determination; switchinq the power output to the AC power input when a presence of an on-board charger is determined; and switchinq the power output to the DC power input when no on-board charqer is determined to be present. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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