Patent ID: 11926238
Assignee: MINE MOBILITY RESEARCH CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 15:
16. An electric vehicle comprising:
a battery;
a first charging port for charging the battery, the first charging port including a communication module for exchanging handshake signals with a first charging device of a charging system when connected thereto; and
at least one additional charging port that does not include a communication module associated therewith for exchanging handshake signals with at least one corresponding additional charging device of the charging system when connected thereto, the at least one corresponding additional charging device configured to be in data communication with the first charging device and to indicate that it is available for charging;
wherein the electric vehicle is operable to send charging requirements of the electric vehicle to the charging system via the first charging device, and the charging system is operable to allocate the charging requirements among the first charging device and the at least one corresponding additional charging device.