ELECTRICAL CONNECTING DEVICE FOR HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR CHARGING

摘要

The invention relates to an electrical connecting device having an output connection set up to be detachably connected to a charging connection of a rechargeable battery device of a vehicle operated by electric current, wherein the electrical connecting device further comprises a supply connection set up to be connected to a grid connection of an alternating current low voltage network grid. The connecting device is characterized in that the electrical connecting device comprises an AC/DC converter suitable for converting the AC voltage of the supply connection to an electrical DC voltage suitable for the rechargeable battery device. The invention further relates to a method for charging a rechargeable battery device of a vehicle operated by electrical current by means of an electrical connecting device. The method comprises: converting an AC voltage of an AC low voltage network grid to a DC voltage suitable for charging or maintaining the charge of a rechargeable battery device, by means of an AC/DC converter, and feeding the DC voltage to a charging connection of the vehicle by means of an output connection of the electrical connecting device. The electrical connecting device comprises the AC/DC converter, and the electrical connecting device including the AC/DC converter is provided outside of the vehicle during charging, and the output connection is detachably connected to the charging connection during charging.