Systems and methods for charging

摘要

An electric vehicle charging station (20) is described. The charging station includes an input connector (50) configured for coupling with an alternating current (AC) power source (52) and an output connector (62) configured for coupling with an electric vehicle (40). The charging station also includes a variable-output transformer (100) comprising a primary side (102) and a secondary side (104). The primary side is coupled to the input connector and the secondary side is coupled to the output connector and configured to be in selective electromagnetic communication with an energy storage device (72) associated with the electric vehicle. The charging station also includes a controller (110) coupled to the transformer and configured to determine a level of voltage to provide to the electric vehicle.