Portable electric vehicle charging device
First Claim
1. A portable electric vehicle (EV) charging device comprising:
- a housing;
a DC input having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
an AC output;
an EV electrical connector comprising an EV cable having a first end connected to the AC output and having a second end bearing an EV connector; and
a circuit in the housing between the DC input and the AC output terminal, the circuit comprising an inverter rated for at least 500 watts continuous and configured to deliver AC power to the AC output,wherein the portable electric vehicle charging device has physical dimensions and a weight sufficient for the portable electric vehicle charging device to be easily lifted from a storage area in a passenger vehicle and carried to a location permitting connection of the portable electric vehicle charging device to both an EV and an adjacently disposed internal combustion vehicle, andwherein the portable electric vehicle charging device is in combination with a tangible medium bearing an indicia indicating that a user connect the positive terminal of the DC input to a positive terminal of a battery of an internal combustion engine vehicle and connect the negative terminal of the DC input to a negative terminal of the battery of the internal combustion engine vehicle, the indicia further indicating that the user connect the EV connector to an EV inlet located on an electric vehicle, wherein responsive to the DC input being connected to the battery of the internal combustion engine vehicle and the EV connector being connected to the EV inlet of the electric vehicle, the circuit causing the inverter to work to provide power to the EV inlet of the electric vehicle.
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Abstract
A portable, lightweight electric vehicle charging device includes a set of connector cables adapted to connect to battery terminals of first vehicle having an internal combustion engine and includes an EV cable adapted to connect via an EV power connector to a charging port of a second vehicle that is an electric vehicle. The charging device receives DC power from the battery terminals of the alternator, converts it to AC power using an inverter, conditions the output of the inverter, and outputs AC power of at least about 50 watts continuous to the electric vehicle charging port. In other aspects, higher levels out output power are provided, up to about 325 watts continuous, as is limited by the configuration of the charging device circuit and the power output of the first vehicle'"'"'s alternator.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable electric vehicle (EV) charging device comprising:
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a housing; a DC input having a positive terminal and a negative terminal; an AC output; an EV electrical connector comprising an EV cable having a first end connected to the AC output and having a second end bearing an EV connector; and a circuit in the housing between the DC input and the AC output terminal, the circuit comprising an inverter rated for at least 500 watts continuous and configured to deliver AC power to the AC output, wherein the portable electric vehicle charging device has physical dimensions and a weight sufficient for the portable electric vehicle charging device to be easily lifted from a storage area in a passenger vehicle and carried to a location permitting connection of the portable electric vehicle charging device to both an EV and an adjacently disposed internal combustion vehicle, and wherein the portable electric vehicle charging device is in combination with a tangible medium bearing an indicia indicating that a user connect the positive terminal of the DC input to a positive terminal of a battery of an internal combustion engine vehicle and connect the negative terminal of the DC input to a negative terminal of the battery of the internal combustion engine vehicle, the indicia further indicating that the user connect the EV connector to an EV inlet located on an electric vehicle, wherein responsive to the DC input being connected to the battery of the internal combustion engine vehicle and the EV connector being connected to the EV inlet of the electric vehicle, the circuit causing the inverter to work to provide power to the EV inlet of the electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable electric vehicle charging device comprising:
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a) positive and negative battery connector cables; b) an EV cable comprising an EV power connector; c) an inverter rated for at least 500 watts continuous; and d) a housing integrating at least b) and c) into a single unit, wherein the portable electric vehicle charging device is configured to be stowed within a passenger vehicle when not in use, and wherein the portable electric vehicle charging device further comprises; a tangible medium bearing an indicia indicating that a user connect the positive battery connector cable to a positive terminal of a battery of an internal combustion engine vehicle and connect the negative battery connector cable to a negative terminal of the battery of the internal combustion engine vehicle, the indicia further indicating that the user connect the EV power connector to an EV inlet located on an electric vehicle, wherein responsive to the positive and negative battery connector cables being connected to the battery of the internal combustion engine vehicle and the EV power connector being connected to the EV inlet of the electric vehicle, the inverter working to provide power to the EV inlet of the electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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