Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Smart-charging apparatus for use with electric-vehicle-sharing stations
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Application No.: US16108783Application Date: 2018-08-22
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Publication No.: US10549645B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Xiang Zhao , JiangLing Du , Susan M. Smyth
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Reising Ethington P.C.
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; B60L11/18

Abstract:
Systems for use in connection with custom powering of a vehicle that includes a charging station track and a charging base positioned at or along the charging station track at an available parking position. The system a controller having a processing hardware unit and a non-transitory storage device comprising computer-executable code that when executed causes the processing hardware unit performs operations including (i) receiving a power level indicating a current power level of the vehicle and/or a time stamp indicating an arrival time of the vehicle to a location proximate to the charging station track, (ii) sending a first signal to the vehicle causing the vehicle to move to the available position along the charging station track, (iii) charging the vehicle to a predetermined power level using the charging base, and (iv) sending a second signal to the vehicle causing the vehicle to move out of the available position at the charging station.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180361870A1 SMART-CHARGING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH ELECTRIC-VEHICLE-SHARING STATIONS Public/Granted day:2018-12-20
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