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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Seamus McGrath, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Samuel Shartzer, Greenville, SC (US);
Neeraj Chirmulay, Greenville, SC (US);
Gordon Dollar, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Keyur Shah, Greenville, SC (US);
Proterra Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Abstract
An electric vehicle charging system includes a charging interface positioned on an external surface of the electric vehicle and one or more electrodes positioned on the charging interface. The charging system may also include a heating system positioned on the charging interface. The heating system may be configured to heat at least a portion of the charging interface. The charging system may also include a control system configured to selectively activate the heating system based at least on one or more ambient conditions.