A charging apparatus for a vehicle where a terminal (1, Fig 2) is connected to at least one kerbside power / data unit (9) to provide a power (4) and a data connection (5) to the power / data unit (9), the power / data unit (9) being connected to a nearby vehicle (17) to provide power to charge the vehicle (17) and receive data from the vehicle (17). The fact that the kerbside power / data unit (9) can charge a vehicle (17) using power supplied from a terminal (1, Fig 2) and can transmit data from the vehicle (17) to the terminal (1, Fig 2) provides the power and data requirements for connected autonomous vehicles at a kerbside location.
Kerbside vehicle charger
2020-08-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English