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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventor:
Stefan Raaijmakers, Delft, NL;
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); B60L 5/24 (2006.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 5/24 (2013.01); B60L 53/11 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 53/32 (2019.02); B60L 2200/12 (2013.01); B60L 2200/18 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device is disclosed for charging an electric vehicle. The device includes a plurality of electrical contacts, at least two of them coupled to a power supply, and each electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts is arranged for contacting a different contact surface of the electric vehicle. The device also includes a secondary contact forming a contact arrangement with one of the electrical contacts of the plurality of electrical contacts. The electrical contact and the secondary contact of the contact arrangement are arranged to contact the same contact surface of the vehicle.