US 12,489,324 B2
Distributed charging station
Nelson Bonilla, Shelton, CT (US); John Brower, Fairfield, CT (US); Jason Walker, Bethany, CT (US); Nicole Gay, Thomaston, CT (US); Matthew Samojeden, Rye, NY (US); and Shadi Alex AbuGhazaleh, Guilford, CT (US)
Assigned to Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed by Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,915.
Application 18/405,915 is a continuation of application No. 17/979,469, filed on Nov. 2, 2022, granted, now 11,870,279.
Application 17/979,469 is a continuation of application No. 16/018,913, filed on Jun. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,509,148, issued on Nov. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/636,454, filed on Feb. 28, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/524,818, filed on Jun. 26, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0146122 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 50/80 (2016.02) [H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H01M 10/4257 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device charging system comprising:
a battery module configured to supply a type of power to at least one load device;
a central charging station in communication with the battery module, the central charging station including an electronic processor configured to:
monitor an electric charge curve of the battery module during charging of the battery module,
store a charging pattern of the electric charge curve of the battery module,
analyze the charging pattern,
determine a potential malfunction based on the charging pattern, and
output an alert based on the determination of the potential malfunction; and
a central charging station configured to charge the battery module, the central charging station including a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to lock the battery module to the central charging station in response to the potential malfunction.