Electric vehicle (EV) fast charge station and system
An electric vehicle (EV) charging station for fast charging (e.g. 5 to 15 minutes) an electric vehicle (EV). The EV charging station can be configured to include one or more energy storage device comprising multiple electric reservoir modules.
1. An electric vehicle charging station for charging electric vehicles, the electric vehicle charging station comprising:
one or more power sources supplying electric power to the electric vehicle charging station for charging the electric vehicles;
one or more power generators supplying electric power to the electric vehicle charging station for charging the electric vehicles;
one or more energy storage devices receiving and storing energy from the one or more power sources and/or the one or more power generators, the one or more energy storage devices each comprising multiple electric reservoir modules;
one or more power heads for charging the electric vehicles at the electric vehicle charging station, the multiple power heads receiving electrical power from the one or more energy storage devices, the multiple power heads each being configured for releasably connecting to each of the electric vehicles for charging at the electric vehicle charging station;
a computer control system configured to monitor a charging demand at each of the one or more power heads and to connect one or more of the multiple electric reservoir modules to one or more of the power heads based on the charging demand of the one or more power heads; and
one or more electric power source controls or control systems configured to control supplying power from the one or more power sources to the multiple electric reservoir modules of the one or more energy storage devices.
2. An electric vehicle charging station for charging electric vehicles at the electric vehicle charging station, the electric vehicle charging station comprising:
one or more power sources for supplying electrical power to the electric vehicle charging station for charging the electric vehicles;
one or more power generators supplying electric power to the electric vehicle charging station for charging the electric vehicles;
one or more energy storage devices receiving and storing energy from the one or more power sources and/or the one or more power generators, the one or more energy storage devices each comprising multiple electric reservoir modules;
multiple power heads for simultaneously charging multiple electric vehicles at the electric vehicle charging station, the multiple power heads receiving electrical power from the one or more power sources, the one or more power generators, and/or the one or more energy storage devices, the multiple power heads each being configured for releasably connecting to each of the multiple electric vehicles for charging at the electric vehicle charging station;
a computer control system configured to monitor a charging demand at each of the one or more power heads and to connect one or more of the multiple electric reservoir modules to one or more of the power heads at programmed times; and
one or more electric power source controls or electric power source control systems configured to control supplying power from the one or more power sources to the multiple electrical reservoirs of the one or more energy storage devices; and one or more electric reservoir controls or electric reservoir control systems configured to control supplying power from the multiple electrical reservoirs to the multiple power head.
3. An electric vehicle charging station for charging electric vehicles at the electric vehicle charging station, the electric vehicle charging station comprising:
multiple power sources for supplying electrical power to the electric vehicle charging station for charging the electric vehicles;
one or more power generators supplying electric power to the electric vehicle charging station for charging the electric vehicles;
multiple energy storage devices located at or adjacent to the electric vehicle charging station for receiving and storing energy from the multiple power sources and/or the one or more power generators, the multiple energy storage devices each comprising multiple electric reservoir modules;
multiple power heads for simultaneously charging multiple electric vehicles at the electric vehicle charging station, the multiple power heads receiving electrical power from one or more of the multiple power sources and/or one or more of the multiple energy storage devices, the multiple power heads each being configured for releasably connecting to each of the electric vehicles for charging at the electric vehicle charging station;
one or more electric power source controls or electric power source control systems configured to control supplying power from the one or more of the multiple power sources to the multiple electric reservoir modules of one or more of the multiple energy storage devices;
a computer control system configured to monitor a charging demand at each of the one or more power heads and to connect or disconnect one or more of the multiple electric reservoir modules to one or more of the power heads at programmed times; and
one or more electric reservoir controls or electric reservoir control systems configured to control supplying power from the multiple electrical reservoirs to the multiple power heads.
4. The station according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more electric reservoir controls or control systems configured to control supplying power from the multiple electrical reservoirs to the one or more power heads.
5. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the electric vehicle power station is configured so that the one or more power heads receive electric power from the one or more power sources and/or the one or more energy storage devices.
6. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the electric vehicle charging station is configured to simultaneously charge multiple electric vehicles at the electric vehicle charging station at the same time.
7. The station according to claim 6 , wherein the one or more power heads is multiple power heads for simultaneously charging multiple electric vehicles at the electric vehicle charging station, the multiple power heads receiving electric power from the one or more power sources and/or the one or more energy storage devices, the multiple power heads each being configured for releasably connecting to each of the electric vehicles for charging at the electric vehicle charging station.
8. The station according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more electrical power charging controls or systems configured to control supplying electric power from the multiple energy storage units of the one or more energy storage devices to the multiple electric vehicles being charged at the electric vehicle charging station.
9. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more power sources comprises an electric power grid.
10. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more power generators use fuel for operating the one or more power generators.
11. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more power generators is located onsite the electric vehicle charging station.
12. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more power generators is located offsite the electric vehicle charging station.
13. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more energy storage devices is multiple energy storage devices.
14. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more power heads is multiple power heads.
15. The station according to claim 14 , wherein the one or more electric controls or control systems is configured to control supplying power from multiple power sources to the multiple electric reservoir modules of the one or more energy storage devices.
16. The station according to claim 1 , including one or more electrical controls or systems configured to control supplying power from the one or more power sources to the multiple electric reservoir modules of the one or more energy storage devices.
17. The station according to claim 1 , including one or more electrical power charging controls or control systems configured to control supplying electrical power from the multiple electric reservoir modules of the one or more energy storage devices to multiple electric vehicles being charged at the electric vehicle charging station.
18. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more power sources is multiple power sources.
19. The station according to claim 18 , including one or more electrical controls or control systems configured to control supplying power from the multiple power sources to the multiple electric reservoir modules of the one or more energy storage devices.
20. The station according to claim 19 , wherein the one or more electrical controls or systems is configured to charge the multiple energy storage units in a sequence.
21. The station according to claim 19 , wherein the one or more electrical controls or systems is configured to circle to repeat the sequence one or more times.
22. The station according to claim 1 , further comprising a fast charge electric vehicle (EV) system with a collective AC/DC converter arrangement.
23. The station according to claim 22 , wherein the fast charge electric vehicle (EV) system with the collective AC/DC converter arrangement comprises:
a transformer;
an AC/DC converter connected to and receiving electrical power from the transformer;
a fast charge controller connected to and receiving electrical power from the AC/DC converter;
an input bus connected to and receiving electrical power from the fast charge controller;
an electric reservoir with multiple electric reservoir modules connected to and receiving electrical power from the input bus;
an output bus connected to an receiving electrical power from the multiple reservoir modules;
a DC/DC converter connected to and receiving electrical power from the output bus;
an EV charger connected to and receiving power from the DC/DC converter; and
an EV charge port connected to and receiving power from the EV charger, the EV charge port configured for charging the one or more electric vehicles.
24. The station according to claim 23 , further comprising a by-pass power circuit connecting the AC/DC converter to the DC/DC converter.
25. The station according to claim 1 , further comprising a fast charge electric vehicle (EV) system with a distributed AC/DC converter arrangement.
26. The station according to claim 21 , wherein the fast charge electric vehicle (EV) system with the distributed AC/DC converter arrangement comprises:
a transformer;
multiple AC/DC converters connected to and receiving power from the transformer;
multiple switches each connected to and receiving power from the respective multiple AC/DC converters (e.g. by-pass switches);
an input bus connected to and receiving power from the multiple switches;
an electric reservoir with multiple electric reservoir modules connected to and receiving power from the input bus;
an output bus connected to and receiving power from the multiple electric reservoir modules of the electric reservoir;
a DC/DC converter connected to and receiving power from the output bus;
an EV/HEV charger connected to and receiving power from the DC/DC converter; and
a charge port connected to and receiving power from the EV/HEV charger, the charge port configured for charging the one or more electric vehicles.
27. The station according to claim 26 , including a by-pass power circuit connecting the multiple switches to the DC/DC converter.
28. The station according to claim 1 , wherein the charging demand is based on an amount of electrical power provided by each of the one or more power heads.
29. The station according to claim 2 , wherein the charging demand is based on an amount of electrical power provided by each of the one or more power heads.
30. The station according to claim 3 , wherein the charging demand is based on an amount of electrical power provided by each of the one or more power heads.