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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Smruti Panigrahi, Novi, MI (US);
Yifan Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US);
Kurt Michael Lundeen, Novi, MI (US);
Sanghyun Hong, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sam Hoff, Hazel Park, MI (US);
Brian Mcintyre, Dexter, MI (US);
Hussein Chami, Dearborn, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for charging a plurality of electric vehicles includes a rail structure, a mobile base unit, at least one battery and a controller. The mobile base unit is supported by the rail structure and is configured to move along the rail structure between respective vehicle charging stations. The battery is configured to provide power to the mobile base unit to move along the rail structure. The controller is configured to obtain a charge request from one or more electric vehicles, determine a charging sequence of the electric vehicles based on vehicle parameters and charge parameters of the battery, and move the mobile base unit along the rail structure based on the charging sequence.