VEHICLE TO VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

1 . A system for vehicle to vehicle charging, the system comprising:

an electrical storage unit disposed on a charging vehicle;

a charging plate in electrical communication with the electrical storage unit, the charging plate configured to provide a charge to a receiving vehicle;

a charging vehicle arm interconnected to the charging plate and to the charging vehicle, the charging vehicle arm extendable;

a charging vehicle controller that determines if the receiving vehicle requires charging and configured to position the charging plate proximate a charging panel of the receiving vehicle;

wherein the charging panel receives a charge from the charging plate and charges the receiving vehicle.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the charging panel is configured to operate in a plurality of states comprising a retracted state and a deployed state

3 . The system of claim 2 , further comprising an actuator interconnected to the charging panel and to the receiving vehicle, wherein the actuator is configured to move the charging panel to receive the charge.

4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one range sensor configured to measure a first measured distance between a first point on the charging panel and a second point on a charging plate.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the first point of the charging panel is positioned at a selectable desired separation distance from the second point on the charging plate, wherein the selectable desired separation distance is selected from a vehicle database.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the positioning of the first point of the charging panel to the selectable desired separation distance is performed automatically by actuation of an actuator interconnected to the charging panel.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the charging vehicle controller receives the first measured distance and automatically actuates the actuator to adjust the position of the charging panel to the desired separation distance.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein charging is performed while both the charging vehicle and the receiving vehicle are in motion.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the charging plate is interconnected to a distal portion of the charging vehicle arm and extends to a position other than below the electric vehicle.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein a charging level of the charging is selectable from a vehicle database.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the charging plate is in physical contact with the charging panel.

12 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the actuator is configured to move the charging panel in both a vertical and a lateral direction.

13 . A method for vehicle to vehicle charging, the method comprising:

determining, by a microprocessor, a charge value of an electrical storage unit disposed on a receiving vehicle;

determining, by the microprocessor, if the charge value is below a selectable threshold value wherein charging of an electrical storage unit of the receiving vehicle is required;

identifying, by the microprocessor, if a charging vehicle is available for charging of the electrical storage unit; and

positioning, by the microprocessor, a charging plate of the charging vehicle, the charging plate positioned to provide charging from the charging plate to a charging panel of the receiving vehicle;

wherein the charging panel receives charging from the charging plate wherein electrical storage unit of the receiving vehicle is charged.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

measuring, by a sensor, an alignment measurement between the charging panel and the charging plate;

transmitting, by the microprocessor, the alignment measurement to an alignment controller;

receiving, by the alignment controller, the alignment measurement;

determining, by the microprocessor, a required alignment adjustment; and

adjusting, by the microprocessor, the position of the charging plate by the required alignment adjustment.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the charging panel is configured to operate in a plurality of states comprising a retracted state and a deployed state.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising an actuator interconnected to the charging panel and to the receiving vehicle, wherein the actuator is configured to move the charging panel to receive the charge.

17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein charging plate is interconnected to an extendable charging vehicle arm interconnected to the charging vehicle.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the charging plate is configured to extend from the charging vehicle to a position above the receiving vehicle, wherein charging is provided from the charging plate to the charging panel of the receiving vehicle.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the charging plate is in physical contact with the charging panel.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the actuator is configured to move the charging panel in both a vertical and a lateral direction.