Abstract: Systems and methods for providing in-road electric conductivity boxes and on-vehicle descent and pivot contacts for vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a system includes, inter alia, a charging component physically coupled to a roadway, a power source electrically coupled to the charging component, and a vehicle that electrically couples with the charging component for receiving power from the power source via the charging component when the vehicle is on the roadway at a location proximate to the charging component. Additional embodiments are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 6, 2014
Date of Patent:
March 21, 2017
Assignee:
AMRES NETWORK COALITION, LLC
Inventors:
Patrick Klein, Steven Roe, Matthew L. Kaplan, Thomas Dwight