Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for charging a battery comprising a first charging device configured to communicate with at least one second charging device, the first charging device and the at least one second charging device configured to charge the battery, and comprising a first controller configured to control the first charging device, wherein the first controller determines the number of the at least one second charging devices by communicating with a second controller.

Abstract: A system or method for vehicle-side control of a multi-pile charging session, the system comprising: (a) a plurality of charging piles (10A), each charging pile (10A) including a supply equipment communication controller (10B); and (b) a vehicle electrical system for an electric vehicle with a master battery control unit (18) in data communication with a plurality of battery control units (BCU0, BCU1, BCU2). The master battery control unit (18) is configured to coordinate two or more independent charging sessions through the battery control units (BCU0, BCU1, BCU2) during each multi-pile charging session. Each independent charging session is managed with an independent protocol message exchange through a BCU-to-SECC communication pathway (22) established by power line communication.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating goods or service related activity is disclosed. The system for facilitating goods or service related activity may comprise a database storing goods or service related information which is provided by at least one provider; and a processor operable to receive a request associated with the goods or service related activity from a requester; wherein the processor is operable to analyse a plurality of routes that the at least one provider can provide the goods or service to the requester, using the goods or service related information, in order to select at least one route among the plurality of routes; and match the requester with a provider associated with the selected route.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for charging a battery comprising a first charging device configured to communicate with at least one second charging device, the first charging device and the at least one second charging device configured to charge the battery, and comprising a first controller configured to control the first charging device, wherein the first controller determines the number of the at least one second charging devices by communicating with a second controller.

Abstract: A system or method for individualized coolant flow to each of a plurality of energy storage devices 10 housed in an electric vehicle. Each energy storage device 10 includes a heat exchanger 11 coupled in thermal conductivity with a segmented battery module 13. The segmented battery module 13 includes battery cells 13B and sensors (13C, 13D, and 13E). The heat exchanger 11 includes an HE flow controller 11C. Individual sensor information for each energy storage device 10 is collected via the BMU 13A of each segmented battery module 13. The charging SCC 22 uses this individual sensor information to calculate the HE flow rate of coolant pumped through each energy storage device's 10 heat exchanger 11 to cool the battery cells 13B of the energy storage device 10. Coolant delivered to the heat exchangers 11 is cooled by an external cooling unit 21 of a power source 20 during each charging session.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating goods or service related activity is disclosed. The system for facilitating goods or service related activity may comprise a database storing goods or service related information which is provided by at least one provider; and a processor operable to receive a request associated with the goods or service related activity from a requester; wherein the processor is operable to analyse a plurality of routes that the at least one provider can provide the goods or service to the requester, using the goods or service related information, in order to select at least one route among the plurality of routes; and match the requester with a provider associated with the selected route.