A power station can have a power supply and a connector that has at least one power contact for outputting power from the power supply to charge a battery pack, a first auxiliary contact for delivering current to a load, and a second auxiliary contact for receiving a voltage signal. A current sensor can measure the current delivered via the first auxiliary contact, A controller can be configured to determine, based at least in part on the measured current and the received voltage signal, whether the load is a) a battery pack inside a mobile robot that is electrically coupled to a charger, which is coupled to the power station via the connector; or b) a battery pack coupled directly to the power station via the connector.


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    Title :

    CHARGING OF BATTERIES FOR MOBILE ROBOTS


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2023-08-24


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung



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