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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Transtech of South Carolina, Inc., Piedmont, SC (US);
William Golpe, Taylors, SC (US);
Stacy Neil Smith, Piedmont, SC (US);
Steven Halbert, Greenville, SC (US);
TransTech of South Carolina, Inc., Piedmont, SC (US);
Abstract
A charging module for an electric vehicle includes an enclosure having a plurality of sides and an at least partially open top, the enclosure defining a hollow interior; a conductor rail disposed in the at least partially open top of the enclosure, the conductor rail being configured to be placed in electric communication with an electrical power source; and at least one external insulator disposed in the at least partially open top of the enclosure adjacent to the conductor rail. The at least one external insulator is disposed between the conductor rail and at least one of the sides of the enclosure. The conductor rail is configured to transmit electrical energy from the electrical power source to the electric vehicle.