Fast charging system for electric vehicles
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1. An electric vehicle charging facility comprising:
- a power generation component for generating a DC electric power, the power generation component comprising a plurality of fuel cells, the fuel cells operable independently with respect to the others in the plurality;
a fuel component supplying a fuel to the power generation component; and
,a charging component electrically connected to the power generation component for charging an electric vehicle using the DC electric power, the charging component comprising a first customer charging station; and
a control system component comprising a processor, a data storage, and instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to activate one or multiple fuel cells of the plurality of fuel cells to meet an energy demand of the charging component.
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Abstract
The embodiments described and claimed herein are apparatus, systems, and methods for charging an electric vehicle at a stationary service station. In one embodiment, the service station includes a power generation component including at least one fuel cell, a fuel supply component for supplying fuel to the power generation component, a charging component including at least one customer charging station, and a control component for controlling and monitoring the other components and for providing accounting and billing functions.
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1. An electric vehicle charging facility comprising:
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a power generation component for generating a DC electric power, the power generation component comprising a plurality of fuel cells, the fuel cells operable independently with respect to the others in the plurality; a fuel component supplying a fuel to the power generation component; and
,a charging component electrically connected to the power generation component for charging an electric vehicle using the DC electric power, the charging component comprising a first customer charging station; and a control system component comprising a processor, a data storage, and instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to activate one or multiple fuel cells of the plurality of fuel cells to meet an energy demand of the charging component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electric vehicle charging facility comprising:
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a power generation component for generating a DC electric power, the power generation component comprising a plurality of fuel cells, the fuel cells operable independently with respect to the others in the plurality; a fuel component supplying a fuel to the power generation component, wherein the fuel component includes a gas buffering system for providing nearly instantaneous natural gas to the power generation component, the gas buffering system including a fuel storage tank and a compressor for storing the natural gas at an elevated pressure, the fuel component further including a bleed gas recovery system for recovering bleed gas from the fuel storage tank for use by the power generation component; a charging component electrically connected to the power generation component for charging an electric vehicle using the DC electric power, the charging component comprising a first customer charging station; and a control system component comprising a processor, a data storage, and instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to activate one or multiple fuel cells of the plurality of fuel cells randomly to meet an energy demand of the charging component.
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