Patent ID: 11912151
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A method for connecting a first electric vehicle (EV) chassis with a second EV chassis, comprising:
electrically connecting at least one power port located on the first EV chassis to an external power port located on the second EV chassis, wherein the at least one power port is connected to a high-voltage battery within the first EV chassis and the external power port is electrically to an external high-voltage battery within the second EV chassis;
electrically connecting at least one communication port located on the first EV chassis with an external communication port located on the second EV chassis, wherein the at least one communication port is operable to transmit data that includes operating characteristics of the high-voltage battery and the external high-voltage battery with the external communication port located on the second EV chassis;
controlling direct current (DC) electrical energy transferred between the at least one power port and the external power port to generate a combined DC electrical energy output that is operably provided to an external source responsive to the at least one power port being connected to the external power port; and
transmitting the data transferred between the at least one communication port and the external communication port to control generation of the combined DC electrical energy output responsive to the at least one communication port being connected to the external communication port.