Staged deployment for electrical charge spots
First Claim
1. A method of staged deployment of an electrical charge spot system for charging at least partially electric vehicles, comprising:
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installing one or more infrastructure adapters, each infrastructure adapter comprising a power supply electrical interface and an adapter quick connect interface;
coupling the power supply electrical interface of the infrastructure adapter to a power supply;
during a second stage;
installing one or more external units, each external unit comprising a car electrical connector, configured to temporarily electrically connect to and charge an at least partially electric vehicle, and an external unit quick connect interface, configured to removably mate to the adapter quick connect interface; and
mating an external unit quick connect interface of a respective external unit of the one or more external units to an adapter quick connect interface of a respective infrastructure adapter of the one or more infrastructure adapters.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided to deploy electrical charge spots in stages according to demand. During a first stage a plurality of infrastructure adapters are installed. This may involve demolishing and rebuilding portions of the infrastructure and laying down power cables from the electrical power supply to the charge spot locations. The infrastructure adapters are then coupled to an electrical power supply. Many if not all of the infrastructure adapters are covered with a temporary housing protecting them from vandalism and weather. During a second stage, in response to a demand for charge stations, the charge stations are completed. During the second stage, at least one external unit is attached to an infrastructure adapter by making an infrastructure adapter quick connect interface with an external unit quick connect interface. As such, a charge spot is completed quickly in response to demand.
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1. A method of staged deployment of an electrical charge spot system for charging at least partially electric vehicles, comprising:
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during a first stage; installing one or more infrastructure adapters, each infrastructure adapter comprising a power supply electrical interface and an adapter quick connect interface; coupling the power supply electrical interface of the infrastructure adapter to a power supply; during a second stage; installing one or more external units, each external unit comprising a car electrical connector, configured to temporarily electrically connect to and charge an at least partially electric vehicle, and an external unit quick connect interface, configured to removably mate to the adapter quick connect interface; and mating an external unit quick connect interface of a respective external unit of the one or more external units to an adapter quick connect interface of a respective infrastructure adapter of the one or more infrastructure adapters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical charge spot system comprising one or more charge spots for charging an at least partially electric vehicle, wherein at least one charge spot comprises:
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an infrastructure adapter configured to removably connect to an external unit, the infrastructure adaptor comprising; a memory storing information related to the geographic location of the infrastructure adapter; an adapter quick connect interface comprising; power connectors; data connectors; and a signaling interface configured to communicate the information to the external unit and a power supply electrical interface electrically coupled to the power connectors and configured to be coupled to an external power supply; a data connector electrically coupled to the data connectors and configured to be coupled to a data network, and the external unit comprising; an external unit quick connect interface configured to removably connect to the adapter quick connect interface; a car electrical connector electrically coupled to the external unit quick connect interface and configured to temporarily connect to and charge an at least partially electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An electrical charge spot system comprising one or more charge spots for charging an at least partially electric vehicle, wherein at least one charge spot comprises:
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an infrastructure adapter comprising; a means for removably mating to an external unit; and a means for coupling to a power supply; and an external unit comprising; a means for temporarily connecting to and charging an at least partially electric vehicle; and a means for removably mating to the infrastructure adapter.
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