Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compact passenger station structure containing vehicle charging components
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Application No.: US14812581Application Date: 2015-07-29
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Publication No.: US10536026B2Publication Date: 2020-01-14
- Inventor: Richard Robert Gerhold , Mark Douglas Rayner
- Applicant: Toshiba International Corporation
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Toshiba International Corporation
- Current Assignee: Toshiba International Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B60L11/18
- IPC: B60L11/18 ; H02J7/35

Abstract:
Present embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a zero-footprint charging station for use with vehicles having quick-charge batteries. The disclosed embodiments enable the “quick-charge” power conversion equipment to disappear entirely into a passenger station structure. The passenger station structure may include a structural component of a bus stop (or other vehicle station) that is designed to accommodate passengers waiting to board the bus (or other transportation vehicle). By housing the power conversion electronics within a larger structure that serves a purpose at the vehicle station, the system may enable larger amounts of power electronics to be incorporated into a relatively strong and stable structure conforming to a desired size for the area (e.g., bus stop).
Public/Granted literature
- US20170028864A1 VEHICLE CHARGING STATION Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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