US2015002094A1PendingUtilityA1

Automated electric vehicle charging system and method

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 19, 2010Filed: Sep 16, 2014Published: Jan 1, 2015
Est. expiryApr 19, 2030(~3.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Joseph C. HaddadDaniel B. Lysak
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Abstract

A system and method for charging an electric vehicle includes identifying vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on an electronic image of the electric vehicle, retrieving from an electronically stored database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information, and robotically moving a charging connector according to the retrieved location to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:
 a first camera, configured to acquire an electronic image of the electric vehicle;   an electronic database;   a processor, configured to identify vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on the electronic image of the electric vehicle, and retrieve from the electronic database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information; and   a robotic arm, configured to move a charging connector according to the retrieved location to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery.

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