A battery charging station is provided that includes a plurality of charge ports, a plurality of power stages where each power stage includes an AC to DC converter and where each power stage provides a portion of the charging station's maximum available charging power, a switching system that is used to couple the output of the power stages to the charging ports, a system monitor that determines current charging station and vehicle conditions, and a controller that controls operation of the switching system in accordance with a predefined set of power distribution rules and on the basis of the current charging station and vehicle conditions. Current charging station and vehicle conditions may include vehicle arrival time, usage fees, vehicle and/or customer priority information, battery pack SOC, and/or intended departure time.
MULTIPORT VEHICLE DC CHARGING SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE POWER DISTRIBUTION
GLEICHSTROM-FAHRZEUGLADESYSTEM MIT MEHREREN ANSCHLÜSSEN UND VARIABLER STROMVERTEILUNG
SYSTÈME DE CHARGE À COURANT CONTINU POUR VÉHICULE À PORTS MULTIPLES AVEC DISTRIBUTION DE PUISSANCE VARIABLE
2017-09-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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