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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Taylor A. Ashworth, Greenville, SC (US);
Seamus T. McGrath, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Seneca A. Schepmann, Greenville, SC (US);
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
An electric bus may include a charging interface positioned on an external surface of the electric bus. One or more heating pads may be removably attached to the charging interface and configured to heat the charging interface. The heating pads may include a rigid plate forming an exposed surface of the charging interface. The plate may be positioned such that a first side of the plate forms a charging head contact surface when the charging head engages with the charging interface. A heating device may be attached to a second side of the plate opposite the first side. The heating device may include a heating element configured to heat the plate by resistive heating.