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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher P Henze, Lakeville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Schott Power Systems Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J / ; H02J / ; H02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320109 ; 320116 ; 307 82 ; 363 65 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for charging one or more electric vehicles includes a first power converter and a second power converter connectable to a source of electric power to receive electric power therefrom. A switch selectively connects the power converters together to provide combined power to a first power coupler in order to charge one electric vehicle, or connects the power converters to separate power couplers in order to charge a plurality of vehicles.