Autonomous, Conductive, Robotic fast charging for electric vehicles.
Two key New Mobility Questions
How do we autonomously charge an autonomous vehicle?
How do we fast charge a bus or truck (1MW+) in a way that is efficient, convenient, and cost-effective?
Current charging problems
Catenary/Pantograph
- Very expensive
- Ugly “street furniture”
Wireless Charger
- Expensive
- Inefficient
- Potential safety issues
- Weight burden on vehicle
Manual Charger
- Inconvenient
- Design bound on human factors
Introducing
PowerHydrant®
Fixing problems,
Enabling opportunities.
Ultra Efficient
Discreet
Multi Vehicle
Autonomous
Robotic
Cost Effective
PowerHydrant vs. current charging solutions
Heavy duty electric vehicle
PowerHydrant can effectively carry ultra high current for XFC – 1MW+
XFC (eXtremely Fast Charge)
The only charger to effectively support HD EV
Breakthrough technology
Robotic Design
- Ultra High Power (1.5MW+, 2,000A)
- Ultra high efficiency (99.9%+)
- Safe, hands-free
- Autonomous operation
- Very Low Maintenance
Low cost, right size design philosophy
Low cost application focused design for robotics and computer vision
Uses inexpensive, commoditized smartphone & automotive components – very low MSRP
Industry Standard CCS2 Plug
Patented pull mechanism for easy and controlled insertion / removal.
The Secret Sauce
Patented low cost Computer Vision with Augmented Reality (AR).
EV Universality
Multiple designs and applications
SCARA Robot
3 sizes: 22kW, 350kW, 1.6MW
Home to heavy duty charging
Under Car
25 mm profile
Remote “eyes”
Optional Rail Design
Ceiling, Floor, Wall mount rails for the ultimate in charging flexibility
Robo-taxi warehouse
Two different configurations enable fleet charging:
