The robot that charges automobiles in the blink of an eye
Who came up with it? In this case, the Austrians: TU Graz and partners from industry have presented the prototype of a robot-controlled quick charging system for e-vehicles. It should speed up the charging process significantly.
27 Aug 2018 David SchahinianShare
With the growth of the market for vehicles with an electric engine, the demands on the charging infrastructure have increased: the faster and easier, the better. The
Here’s how it works. The robot is equipped with cameras, by means of which it detects the charging sockets of the various vehicles. They drive into the charging station in succession and are charged up automatically. It also works if the car is not parked properly. Even variations in lighting conditions in buildings or outdoors should not affect the robot, according to the researchers. The aim of the system is to facilitate automatic fast charging of e-vehicles with high charging capacities, providing them with enough energy for longer journeys in just a few minutes. New, liquid-cooled plugs and cables are used for this.
The invention could help to solve a problem that (not only) Germany is currently facing: the sale of e-vehicles is increasing, but the development of charging stations is making only slow progress,
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