Charger for electric vehicles with distributed power converter arbitration
First Claim
1. A charger for electric vehicles, comprising:
- at least two power exchange ports for vehicles, each port including;
a data communication connection for at least receiving a power request from a vehicle, anda power exchange connection for delivering power to a vehicle;
at least one grid connection for receiving electric power;
a data communication bus, for communicating a power request from the vehicles to;
a plurality of autonomously controllable power converters, eachfor converting AC power from the grid connection to DC power for charging a vehicle; and
wherein each of the power converters includes a first data communication device,connected to the data communication bus, andconfigured for indicating available power via the data communication bus; and
wherein the charger is configured for receiving power requests from vehicles, and each of the power exchange ports directly control a subset of the power converters, in which the subset of the power converters is defined by a predefined set of deterministic rules.
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Abstract
The present application relates to a charger for electric vehicles, comprising at least two power exchange ports for vehicles, each port comprising a data communication connection for at least receiving a power request from a vehicle, and a power exchange connection for delivering power to a vehicle; at least one grid connection for receiving electric power; a data communication bus, for communicating the power request from the vehicles to a plurality of autonomously controllable power converters, each for converting power from the grid connection to a suitable level for charging a vehicle; and each of the power converters comprises a data communication device, connected to the data bus, and configured for receiving power requests from vehicles; and configured for indicating its available power via the data bus.
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1. A charger for electric vehicles, comprising:
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at least two power exchange ports for vehicles, each port including; a data communication connection for at least receiving a power request from a vehicle, and a power exchange connection for delivering power to a vehicle; at least one grid connection for receiving electric power; a data communication bus, for communicating a power request from the vehicles to; a plurality of autonomously controllable power converters, each for converting AC power from the grid connection to DC power for charging a vehicle; and wherein each of the power converters includes a first data communication device, connected to the data communication bus, and configured for indicating available power via the data communication bus; and wherein the charger is configured for receiving power requests from vehicles, and each of the power exchange ports directly control a subset of the power converters, in which the subset of the power converters is defined by a predefined set of deterministic rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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