Charging station and method for operating same

• US 9,776,601 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2009
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
• Original Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
• Inventors: Bercovici, Adrian
• Primary Examiner(s): GRANT, ROBERT J
• Application Number:
  US13/142,809
• Publication Number:
  US 20110267003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,847 Days
• Field of Search: 320104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00036 Charger exchanging data with battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations

Abstract

There is provided a loading station. An exemplary loading station comprises a storage medium for use as a source of energy for vehicles. The exemplary loading station also comprises a device that controls a loading and/or unloading process of the storage medium and for identifying the storage medium. A transponder for wireless data transmission is connected to the storage medium. The loading station further comprises a detection device for the transponder.

Claims

1. A loading station, comprising:

a storage medium for use as a source of energy for vehicles being connected to a transponder for wireless data transmission and comprising a data memory that stores information about the charge status of the storage medium and an authorization unit configured so that only an authorized data transmission unit can transmit information to the data memory;

a device that controls a loading and/or unloading process of the storage medium and for identifying the storage medium; and

a detection device for the transponder located in a loading station;

wherein the storage medium contains a SIM card.