US 12,403,785 B2
Precooling of electric vehicle charging stations
Michael Rosenblatt, Boulder, CO (US); and Silva Hiti, Redondo Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/940,275.
Prior Publication US 2024/0083276 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 53/302 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/302 (2019.02) [B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H02J 7/00712 (2020.01); H02J 7/007194 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
one or more processors, coupled with memory, to:
identify a first time at which an electric vehicle arrives at a charging station to charge the electric vehicle;
determine, based at least in part on the first time and a temperature of a component of the charging station, a second time prior to arrival of the electric vehicle at the charging station at which to activate a cooling system of the charging station; and
provide an instruction to activate the cooling system at the second time to lower the temperature of the component of the charging station by the first time at which the electric vehicle arrives at the charging station to charge the electric vehicle.