Methods, systems, and products for charging electric vehicles
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing, by a controller operating in a vehicle, an initial communication with a charging station;
establishing, by the controller during the initial communication, a parameter for superimposing a signal onto an electrical power delivered via the charging station, the parameter based on an electronic build sheet associated with the vehicle;
terminating, by the controller, the initial communication with the charging station;
receiving, by the controller, the electrical power delivered via the charging station;
authenticating, by the controller, the superimposing of the signal onto the electrical power according to the parameter based on the electronic build sheet; and
charging, by the controller, a battery in the vehicle in response to a successful authentication of the superimposing of the signal onto the electrical power according to the parameter based on the electronic build sheet.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products charge a battery in a vehicle. A charging station and the vehicle negotiate charging parameters. When the vehicle receives electrical power from the charging station, the vehicle checks the electrical power for the parameters. Should the electrical power fail to exhibit the parameters, charging is terminated.
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing, by a controller operating in a vehicle, an initial communication with a charging station; establishing, by the controller during the initial communication, a parameter for superimposing a signal onto an electrical power delivered via the charging station, the parameter based on an electronic build sheet associated with the vehicle; terminating, by the controller, the initial communication with the charging station; receiving, by the controller, the electrical power delivered via the charging station; authenticating, by the controller, the superimposing of the signal onto the electrical power according to the parameter based on the electronic build sheet; and charging, by the controller, a battery in the vehicle in response to a successful authentication of the superimposing of the signal onto the electrical power according to the parameter based on the electronic build sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a hardware processor; and a memory device, the memory device storing executable instructions which, responsive to being executed by the hardware processor, causes the hardware processor to perform operations comprising; establishing a communication between a vehicle and a charging station; determining a radio frequency identifier communicated by a component operating in the vehicle; determining a frequency based on the radio frequency identifier communicated by the component operating in the vehicle; superimposing a signal onto an electrical power to generate transformed electrical power, the signal having the frequency based on the radio frequency identifier communicated by the component operating in the vehicle; and sending the transformed electrical power to charge a battery in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A memory device storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:
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establishing a communication between a vehicle and a charging station; receiving a radio frequency identifier communicated by a component operating in the vehicle; determining a frequency based on the radio frequency identifier communicated by the component operating in the vehicle; receiving electrical power from an electrical grid; superimposing a signal onto the electrical power according to the frequency to generate transformed electrical power; and sending the transformed electrical power from the charging station to charge a battery in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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