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Title: Power control apparatus and methods for electric vehicles

Abstract

Electric vehicle (EV) charging apparatus and methods are described which allow the sharing of charge current between multiple vehicles connected to a single source of charging energy. In addition, this charge sharing can be performed in a grid-friendly manner by lowering current supplied to EVs when necessary in order to satisfy the needs of the grid, or building operator. The apparatus and methods can be integrated into charging stations or can be implemented with a middle-man approach in which a multiple EV charging box, which includes an EV emulator and multiple pilot signal generation circuits, is coupled to a single EV charge station.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1243348
Patent Number(s):
9290104
Application Number:
13/975,313
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
DOE Contract Number:  
OE0000192
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Aug 24
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Gadh, Rajit, Chung, Ching-Yen, Chu, Chi-Cheng, and Qiu, Li. Power control apparatus and methods for electric vehicles. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Gadh, Rajit, Chung, Ching-Yen, Chu, Chi-Cheng, & Qiu, Li. Power control apparatus and methods for electric vehicles. United States.
Gadh, Rajit, Chung, Ching-Yen, Chu, Chi-Cheng, and Qiu, Li. Tue . "Power control apparatus and methods for electric vehicles". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1243348.
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year = {Tue Mar 22 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
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