Electrical vehicle charging using fuel cell system
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1. An electric vehicle battery charging system comprising:
- a plurality of electric vehicle charging stations; and
a plurality of power modules,a first switching device comprising one or more switches and a plurality of configurations,wherein each of the plurality of power modules comprises at least one fuel cell segment,wherein M of the plurality of electric vehicle charging stations receive power from N of the plurality of power modules,wherein in at least one configuration M is not equal to N,wherein the plurality of electric vehicle charging stations are configured to electrically connect to a plurality of electric vehicle batteries belonging to a plurality of electric vehicles,wherein in a first configuration of the first switching device, a first power module of the N power modules is electrically connected to a first electric vehicle charging station of the M electric vehicle charging stations, andwherein the plurality of power modules are disposed outside of the plurality of electric vehicles.
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Abstract
A battery charging station receives power from two or more sources and supplies power to charge batteries of electric vehicles and devices.
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1. An electric vehicle battery charging system comprising:
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a plurality of electric vehicle charging stations; and a plurality of power modules, a first switching device comprising one or more switches and a plurality of configurations, wherein each of the plurality of power modules comprises at least one fuel cell segment, wherein M of the plurality of electric vehicle charging stations receive power from N of the plurality of power modules, wherein in at least one configuration M is not equal to N, wherein the plurality of electric vehicle charging stations are configured to electrically connect to a plurality of electric vehicle batteries belonging to a plurality of electric vehicles, wherein in a first configuration of the first switching device, a first power module of the N power modules is electrically connected to a first electric vehicle charging station of the M electric vehicle charging stations, and wherein the plurality of power modules are disposed outside of the plurality of electric vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 44)
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23. A method for providing power to an electric vehicle battery charging system, the method comprising:
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supplying power from N power modules disposed outside of a plurality of electric vehicles to M electric vehicle charging stations configured to electrically connect to X electric vehicle batteries belonging to the plurality of electric vehicles, wherein each of the N power modules comprises at least one fuel cell segment, wherein in at least one configuration M is not equal to N, and wherein supplying power from N power modules to M electric vehicle charging stations includes supplying power from a first power module of the N power modules to a first electric vehicle charging station of the M electric vehicle charging stations via a first switching element in a first configuration. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45)
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