Abstract: A cooling method can be used with an electric vehicle that comprises a vehicle charging connection unit connected to an external cable connected to a charger located outside the electric vehicle, a battery configured to be charged through the vehicle charging connection unit, and a pump configured to circulate cooling water to cool the vehicle charging connection unit. The cooling method includes determining whether an amount of cooling water is insufficient and, upon determining that the amount of cooling water is insufficient, restricting a charging rate of charging power supplied through the vehicle charging connection unit.

Abstract: A charging and discharging management system according to the present disclosure is a system for, in regard to a vehicle on which a battery capable of being charged and discharged is mounted, charging and discharging the battery, the charging and discharging management system including: an information collection unit configured to collect boarding information indicating an aircraft which a driver of the vehicle plans to board, the vehicle being parked in a parking lot in an airport; a parking period acquisition unit configured to acquire a parking period of the vehicle based on the boarding information pieces collected by the information collection unit; and a determination unit configured to determine a timing at which the battery mounted on the vehicle is charged and discharged based on the parking period acquired by the parking period acquisition unit.

Abstract: Systems and methods of a vehicle for sharing vehicle controls are provided. One example system is for sharing vehicle system control of the vehicle with a passenger. The system uses an on-board computer and communications circuitry of the vehicle. The communications circuitry is configured to use a wireless network for accessing the internet and the on-board computer is configured to enable the communications circuitry to provide a wireless connection to a portable device of the passenger of the vehicle. The on-board computer has access to one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle, and via the wireless connection, the on-board computer provides the portable device access to at least one graphical user interface, the graphical user interface includes input options that enable control of settings or functions of one or more of said vehicle systems. The on-board computer is configured to process information associated with a wireless signal of the portable device.

Abstract: A charging system for an electric vehicle is capable of simultaneously satisfying unidirectional charging and bidirectional charging with protocol standards that allow a communication interface with AC slow charging equipment and DC fast charging equipment. The charging system for an electric vehicle, comprises: a bidirectional charging unit provided with a first communication unit and a second communication unit, wherein, when an inlet connector of fast charging equipment or slow charging equipment is connected to the bidirectional charging unit.

Abstract: A method for operating electrical energy stores, in particular for use in motor vehicles, the method including: ascertaining a charge state of a first energy store with the aid of an evaluation unit, ascertaining a charge state of a second energy store with the aid of an evaluation unit, ascertaining an instantaneous power demand with the aid of an evaluation unit, adapting an operation of at least one energy store on the basis of the ascertained charge states and the ascertained instantaneous power demand with the aid of a control unit, the adapting being made using at least one semiconductor switch, in particular bidirectionally.

Abstract: A method of controlling scheduled charging is provided. The method includes calculating a primary scheduled charge time based on an expected charge time consumption and an expected primary scheduled charge start time and calculating an expected temperature for the primary scheduled charge time based on the primary scheduled charge time and charger temperature information or climate information. A corrected expected charge time consumption is calculated based on the calculated expected temperature and a secondary scheduled charge time is calculated based on the corrected expected charge time consumption. A vehicle battery is charged based on the secondary scheduled charge time.

Abstract: A charging station for providing power connections, charging and/or data connections includes one or more wiring devices mounted to a power module that slides in the housing of the main assembly of the charging station such that each wiring device is recessed from the outer surface of the charging station. A back wall of the power module serves as a barrier between different branch circuits for code compliance. The charging station includes a cover assembly with a sloped upper surface and is constructed so that most of the required electrical connections are made on the power module prior to the assembly of the charging station.

Abstract: A first component of a charging device for the electrical energy exchange of an object with a storage battery, in particular for charging a storage battery, for example a storage battery of an electric vehicle, which first component comprises a contacting element. The contacting element can be connected to a coupling element of a second component to produce an electrical connection. A base and an arm arranged thereon are provided, wherein the arm is mounted on the base such that it can move about and/or along multiple axes in order to guide the contacting element to the coupling element. A charging device having has a component of this type as well as a second component with an engaging element, wherein one of the components is fixed in a stationary manner. Further, a use of a first component and to a method for electrically charging a device is disclosed.

Abstract: A vehicle-installed battery charge system of the disclosure starts executions of processes to electrically charge batteries of vehicles in accordance with a predetermined charge order. The charge system acquires a value correlating with a charge speed of the battery now charged as a charge speed correlation value of the battery now charged and ends the execution of the process to charge the battery now charged when the charge speed correlation value of the battery now charged indicates that the charge speed of the battery now charged becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined charge speed threshold.

Abstract: A control unit in a battery management apparatus discharges constant direct current from a battery for a predetermined time period or charges the battery with the constant direct current for the predetermined time period to diagnose a state of the battery. A change point is identified where a rise in voltage given by subtracting open circuit voltage of the battery from measured voltage of the battery is varied from a curved line shape to a straight line shape with respect to transition of an increase of a value in which an elapsed time since start of charge-discharge is defined as a square root of time. A rise in voltage from the voltage when the charge-discharge is started to the change point is identified as a rise in voltage caused by resistance components of electrolyte, a negative electrode, and a positive electrode of the battery and a rise in voltage after the change point is identified as a rise in voltage caused by a diffusion resistance component of the battery.

Abstract: A battery pack circuit controls the charging and discharging of a battery pack including a first standard cell having a first standard cell capacity coefficient/voltage characteristic curve and a shift cell having a shift cell capacity coefficient/voltage characteristic curve. The shift cell capacity coefficient/voltage characteristic curve mirrors the standard cell capacity coefficient/voltage characteristic curve but is offset from the standard cell capacity coefficient/voltage characteristic curve by a predetermined amount along a reference axis of the shift cell and standard cell capacity coefficient/voltage characteristic curves. A memory stores a potential difference characteristic curve for the standard and shift cells. A processor detects a present potential difference between the standard cell and the shift cell.

Abstract: Systems and methods for modular charging of vehicles are described. For example, a method may include connecting a vehicle to a charger using a charging plug interface that includes a first pair of conductors connected to alternating current terminals of an on-board alternating current-to-direct current converter of the vehicle and a second pair of conductors connected to terminals of a battery of the vehicle; and charging the battery of the vehicle via direct current flowing through the second pair of conductors concurrent with charging of the battery via alternating current flowing through the first pair of conductors to power the on-board alternating current to direct current converter.

Abstract: A battery harvesting device and methods are disclosed for powering a load with a plurality of standardised batteries of different battery chemistries, each of the standardised batteries having a battery output voltage lower than a nominal voltage. The harvester comprises a power bus for attachment to the load, at least one receptacle arranged into each of a plurality of clusters, each receptacle configured for receiving one of the standardised batteries, each cluster further comprising electronics comprising an input connected to the receptacle and an output connected to the power bus, and a DC-DC boost circuitry for raising a battery output voltage of a connected one of the standardised batteries, and a processor for controlling the electronics such that each of the outputs connected the power bus is maintained at the nominal voltage.

Abstract: This disclosure describes vehicle systems and methods for controlling charging of an auxiliary battery of an electrified vehicle. Exemplary charging methods align the charge management of an auxiliary battery to occur only during low cost charging windows.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing actions in response to charging events, such as charging events associated with a specific electric vehicle and/or a specific charging station, are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods may receive a request from an electric vehicle to identify a charging station from which to charge a battery of the electric vehicle, provide information associated with the electric vehicle to one or more charging stations proximate to the electric vehicle, receive from the one or more charging stations information identifying parameters associated with potential charging events provided by the one or more charging stations, and provide the information identifying the parameters associated with potential charging events provided by the one or more charging stations to the electric vehicle.

Abstract: A telescoping actuator may be used with a charging station or other solution. The telescoping actuator can include a telescoping assembly that is hollow to thereby facilitate running wires or cables through the telescoping assembly. The telescoping actuator may also include a pulley system that enables the telescoping assembly to be extended and retracted without unduly occupying the hollow interior of the telescoping assembly.

Abstract: Provided are a deterioration information acquisition unit that acquires deterioration information indicating a deterioration state of each of a plurality of storage batteries, a temperature condition determination unit that determines a temperature condition allowable at the start of charging or during charging for each of the plurality of storage batteries in accordance with the deterioration information acquired by the deterioration information acquisition unit, a temperature information acquisition unit that acquires temperature information indicating the temperature of each of the plurality of storage batteries, and a charge target extraction unit that extracts a storage battery to be charged from the storage batteries among the plurality of storage batteries in which the temperature indicated by the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition unit satisfies the temperature condition determined by the temperature condition determination unit.

Abstract: A hardware together with a software are used to implement a control pilot (CP) status detection for protecting a DC charging pile when errors happens, such as short circuit or open circuit, at CP point. The circuit for detecting the abnormality of the CP point includes a detection circuit, which is coupled to a CP signal generating circuit of the charging pile to provide an abnormal state detection when an electrical vehicle is electrically connected to the DC charging pile, and output the detected CP signal to a control circuit. It includes a DC voltage converter that converts a DC input voltage into two DC output reference voltage levels, a rectifier circuit to filter out the negative potential of the CP signal generating by the CP signal generating circuit, and a CP signal isolation circuit, connected to the rectifier circuit to provide isolated CP signals to the control circuit.

Abstract: A system and a method for managing a charging station allow charging a battery of a connected autonomous electric vehicle for carrying passengers in a controlled environment. A controller connected to the charging station determines and modulates a charging rate with which the charging station charges the battery based on a duration between a start of charging the vehicle and a forecasted time of start of duty mode of the vehicle. The duration is determined by the controller based on a forecasted passenger load as a function of time.

Abstract: Systems and methods for charging an electric bus having a charging interface on its roof may include determining that an approaching bus is supposed to be charged at the charging station, lowering the charging head of the charging station to land on the roof of the bus, and moving the bus with the charge head on its roof to engage the charging head with the charging interface.