A charging rescue system and method for all-electric vehicles comprises: a rescue vehicle APP, a charging rescue vehicle, a rescued vehicle APP, and a rescue platform. The rescue vehicle APP comprises a user module, an order module, a monitoring module, and a communication module. The charging rescue vehicle comprises a controller, a GPS device, a direct current battery charger, an alternating current battery charger, and a measuring module. The rescued vehicle APP comprises a user module, an order module, a payment module, and a communication module. The rescue platform comprises an access module, an order execution module, a vehicle selection module, a rescue vehicle monitoring module, a bill management module, and a user authentication module.

The present disclosure relates to an electric vehicle fast charger, and provides a high-efficiency, low-cost electric vehicle fast charger by controlling a charging current and voltage using a simple non-isolated dc/dc converter after rectifying an output of a high voltage distribution transformer.

A battery system includes: a battery and a battery management system (BMS) for controlling charging of the battery depending on a normal mode using a first battery capacity between a first lower limit state of charge (SOC) and a first upper limit SOC or an eco-friendly mode using a second battery capacity between a second lower limit SOC and a second upper limit SOC, the first lower limit SOC is smaller than the second lower limit SOC, and the first upper limit SOC is greater than the second upper limit SOC.

A control device that controls an in-vehicle battery and a charger in a demand and supply control system is configured to obtain total demand for electric power or the like generated in in-vehicle equipment, determine whether or not the total demand is able to be satisfied with electric power or the like suppliable from the in-vehicle battery, when the total demand is not able to be satisfied solely with the in-vehicle battery, and bring the charger into a drive state in a case where the total demand is able to be satisfied with total electric power or the like suppliable from the in-vehicle battery and the charger.

A control device that controls an in-vehicle battery and a charger in a demand and supply control system is configured to obtain total demand for electric power or the like generated in in-vehicle equipment, determine whether or not the total demand is able to be satisfied with electric power or the like suppliable from the in-vehicle battery, when the total demand is not able to be satisfied solely with the in-vehicle battery, and bring the charger into a drive state in a case where the total demand is able to be satisfied with total electric power or the like suppliable from the in-vehicle battery and the charger.

A method for vehicle-to-vehicle charging for electric vehicles, including: controlling a three phase bi-directional on-board charger of a first electric vehicle to provide a DC power from an energy storage system of the first electric vehicle at a first terminal L1 and a second terminal L2 of the three phase bi-directional on board-charger of the first electric vehicle; transferring the DC power from the first terminal L1 of the first electric vehicle to an energy storage system of a second electric vehicle, and from the second terminal L2 of the first electric vehicle to an energy storage system of a third electric vehicle.

An automotive controller drives a plurality of relays to a first position or a second position depending on which of a first port and second port, that are both arranged to provide electrical power, has greater electrical power such that a traction battery receives current from the one of the first port and second port delivering the greater electrical power but not the other of the first port and second port.

An irradiation apparatus may include: an irradiation unit configured to emit a light beam toward a photoelectric conversion unit of a vehicle, the photoelectric conversion unit being configured to convert light energy into electric energy to charge the power storage unit; an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust at least one of a position or a posture of at least one of the irradiation unit or the vehicle; a detector including a light receiving unit configured to receive reflected light of the light beam, and configured to detect a positional relationship between the photoelectric conversion unit and the irradiation unit based on a light receiving result of the reflected light by the light receiving unit; and a controller configured to control the adjustment mechanism based on a detection result of the detector so that the positional relationship between the photoelectric conversion unit and the irradiation unit becomes a predetermined positional relationship.

A wireless-charging adapter is connectable to a direct current (DC) fast charger and includes an induction coil for wireless charging a second induction coil on a vehicle. In some instances, the adapter may include an electrical connector to mate with a DC fast charger. In addition, the adapter may include hardware and/or software to receive a DC from the DC fast charger and provide an alternating current (AC) to the induction coil. The induction coil of the adapter may be positioned (e.g., on a ground surface) to align with an induction coil on a vehicle.

This invention is based on the availability of Electric Vehicles with onboard inverters and receptacles to supply significant amounts of AC power from the main propulsion batteries of the vehicles. It embodies a system comprising an apparatus and methods for bidirectionally connecting one or more electric vehicles at a workplace or multifamily residence to one or more distribution panels supplying critical loads and one or more panels supplying interruptible loads such that the vehicle(s) can supply back up power to critical loads during a grid outage. The bidirectional connection also enables V2G operation to enable energy arbitrage, demand response, and ancillary services to the grid.