Patent ID: 11890951
Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 19:
20. A method of charging a vehicle, comprising:
receiving alternating current (AC) electrical power by a plurality of direct current (DC) power modules of an electric vehicle charging station;
converting a portion of the AC electrical power to a DC electrical power portion by one DC power module of the plurality of DC power modules of the charging station, each of the plurality of DC power modules electrically couplable to a respective dispenser of a dispenser chain of a plurality of dispenser chains, the dispensers of each dispenser chain electrically couplable with each other in series and with the associated DC power module through the respective dispenser of the dispenser chain;
outputting the DC electrical power portion from the one DC power module of the plurality of DC power modules to the respective dispenser of the chain of dispensers electrically couplable with the one DC power module;
receiving the DC electrical power portion by the chain of dispensers electrically couplable with the one DC power module through the respective dispenser; and
outputting the DC electrical power portion from only one dispenser in the chain of dispensers electrically couplable with the one DC power module;
wherein each of the plurality of dispensers comprises a controller, a power outlet, and a switch controlled by the controller, the controller and switch being configured to, responsive to communication received from a separate master controller coupled to the controller of each of the plurality of dispensers, either provide all of an associated DC electrical power portion from the associated DC power module to the respective power outlet or pass all of the associated DC electrical power portion from the associated DC power module to another of the plurality of dispensers in the dispenser chain electrically couplable with the associated DC power module.