US 12,459,392 B1
Modular, multi-directional, battery-integrated smart electric vehicle charging station
Nelio Batista Do Nascimento, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US); Anurag Kamal, San Carlos, CA (US); Abhishek Hemant Vinchure, San Carlos, CA (US); and Gabriel Felipe de Souza, Patrocínio MG (BR)
Assigned to ElectricFish Energy Inc., San Carlos, CA (US)
Filed by ElectricFish Energy Inc., San Carlos, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/194,751.
Application 19/194,751 is a continuation in part of application No. 19/060,799, filed on Feb. 24, 2025, granted, now 12,334,727.
Int. Cl. B60L 53/63 (2019.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); B60L 53/53 (2019.01); B60L 53/56 (2019.01); B60L 53/57 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 55/00 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/63 (2019.02) [B60L 53/11 (2019.02); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 53/53 (2019.02); B60L 53/56 (2019.02); B60L 53/57 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); B60L 55/00 (2019.02); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2210/30 (2013.01); B60L 2260/46 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-directional electric vehicle (EV) charging system, comprising:
a grid interface for connection to an electrical grid supplying alternating current (AC) electrical power, the grid interface comprising a bi-directional AC/DC converter;
a backup battery system comprising one or more batteries;
an electric vehicle (EV) charging port comprising a cable and a coupler for connection to a charging system of an EV;
a source selection power distribution unit (PDU) comprising:
a plurality of electrical connections, one to each of: the bi-directional AC/DC converter of the grid interface, the backup battery system, and the EV charging port;
one or more switches or relays for routing electrical power to and from the plurality of electrical connections; and
a switching logic controller configured to:
receive instructions from a master control unit for routing power among the grid interface, the backup battery system, and the electric vehicle port; and
operate the one or more switches or relays to route power according to the instructions; and
the master control unit comprising a memory, a processor, and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory which, when operating on the processor, causes the master control unit to:
determine one or more pathways for electrical power to be routed among the grid interface, the backup battery system, and the electric vehicle ports; and
issue instructions to the source selection power distribution unit to route power along the one or more pathways.