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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
May. 08, 2020
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);
Tyler Erikson, Torrance, CA (US);
Silva Hiti, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Kyle Underhill, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A charging system includes a plurality of power charging cabinets, each power charging cabinet being configured with a plurality of electrical power outputs. The charging system also includes at least one power dispenser chain coupled to at least one of the plurality of electrical power outputs, each of the power dispenser chains having more than one addressable power dispenser electrically coupled thereto and each of the power dispensers being configured to be addressed based on a vehicle identifier of a vehicle coupled to an addressed power dispenser, each of the power dispensers also having a controller configured to control electrical power delivery to a destination chosen from a charging power output of the power dispenser and to another power dispenser in the power dispenser chain. The charging system further includes a central control system configured to communicate with controllers of the power dispensers of the at least one power dispenser chain.