A charging station for an electric vehicle, including payment processing over a communications network, is disclosed. The charging station includes a housing having an elongated shape emulating a parking bumper, including an elongated planar element disposed at an acute angle to a floor and designed to provide a barrier to wheels of the electric vehicle, an inductive charging element, a sensor for detecting a location of the electric vehicle in relation to the planar element of the charging station, a radio frequency receiver for receiving a signal including a unique identifier associated with the electric vehicle, a network interface controller configured for transmitting the unique identifier to a server and for receiving confirmation of payment for inductive charging provided to the electric vehicle and a processor configured for activating the inductive charging element to provide inductive charging to the electric vehicle responsive to receiving the confirmation of payment.


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    Title :

    Parking lot bumper inductive charger with automatic payment processing


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    Publication date :

    2020-11-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / G07F Selbstkassierende und ähnliche Geräte , COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS



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