A charging arrangement 102 for an electric vehicle (100, Fig. 1) that provides a visual indication 104, that is external to the vehicle, of a charge status of a battery unit during and/or after recharging of the battery unit. The visual indicator or lighting arrangement may be in the vicinity of charging socket 200 and comprise of LEDs OLEDs, electroluminescent materials, polymer light-emitting electrochemical cells or incandescent sources. The visual indication may be a function of charge status. For example the indicator may flash at rate indicative of charging rate or change colour depending on whether the vehicle is supplying or receiving energy. The visual indicator may only be operative when stationary and may be disabled if an infotainment type arrangement (GPS system) detects that the vehicle is in a geographical region where the indicator is not permitted. The user of the vehicle may also receive a wireless notification of charge status.
Charging arrangements for electrical vehicles and methods of operation thereof
2018-06-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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