Patent ID: 9321366
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B60L,B60M,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A method of charging an electric transit bus at a bus stop which includes a charging station, the electric bus being configured to be charged by the charging station at the bus stop at a first stop and at a second stop subsequent to the first stop, comprising: receiving, at a control system associated with the charging station, an operating schedule of the bus from a remote source, the operating schedule including information on both (a) a first layover time and (b) a second layover time, the first layover time being an amount of time the bus is expected to stop at the bus stop during the first stop to allow passengers to embark or disembark the bus, and the second layover time being an amount of time the bus is expected to stop at the bus stop during the second stop to allow passengers to embark or disembark the bus, the first layover time being different from the second layover time; stopping the bus at the bus stop for the first stop; calculating, using the control system, a first charge current, wherein the first charge current is a value of electric current that is needed to provide a desired amount of energy to the bus in a time period substantially equal to the first layover time; charging the bus using the first charge current for a time period substantially equal to the first layover time; stopping the bus at the bus stop for the second stop calculating, using the control system, a second charge current, wherein the second charge current is a value of electric current that is needed to provide a desired amount of energy to the bus in a time period substantially equal to the second layover time; and charging the bus using the second charge current for a time period substantially equal to the second layover time.