Patent ID: 9748795
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B60L,H02J,Y02T

Claim:
1. A system for charging a rechargeable battery of an electric vehicle, the system comprising: an electric machine configured to convert electrical power into mechanical power for driving the electric vehicle; a generator configured to generate a first AC output current; an internal combustion engine configured to drive the generator to generate the first AC output current and being startable during a driving mode of the electric vehicle; and a first electric plug-in charging device, wherein the generator is configured to, at least temporarily, be an electric power source for supplying the rechargeable battery with charging power after the internal combustion engine is started, wherein the first plug-in charging device is geometrically configured to be connectable, via a first charging cable, with single phase AC power mains supplying a second AC output current, in order to supply the rechargeable battery with charging power as an electric power source in a deactivated state of the electric vehicle, wherein the first plug-in charging device is operatively configured for a maximum electric power voltage load of at least 240 volts and a maximum current strength of at least 32 amperes, wherein a second electric plug-in charging device is integrated into the electric vehicle and is connectable, via a second charging cable, to a DC charging station that supplies a first direct current, in the deactivated state of the electric vehicle so that in the deactivated state the DC charging station is usable as selected between one of: exclusively and simultaneously with the single phase AC power mains, as an electric power source for supplying the rechargeable battery with charging power, wherein a high power switch operatively configured to interrupt the first direct current, wherein the first AC output current is rectified into a second direct current via a first AC/DC converter and a second AC/DC converter, the first and second AC/DC converters being coupled in parallel, and wherein the second AC/DC converter and the high power switch are geometrically integrated into a modularly-configured combination charging unit.