ON-SITE DEVICE TO DIAGNOSE AND RECOVER OFFLINE NETWORKED ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENTS (EVSES)

    公开(公告)号:US20250018823A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18350297

    申请日:2023-07-11

    Abstract: An on-site device configured to be used with networked Electric Vehicle Supply Equipments (EVSEs) is provided to diagnose or recover an EVSE for configuration. The on-site device comprises a first coupler interface configured to electrically connect the on-site device to one or more EVSEs, a first communication interface to connect the on-site device to a short-range communication network on a wired network or on a wireless network. It further comprises a second communication interface to connect the on-site device to a long-range wireless communication network, a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the on-site device to: establish a communication connection with the EVSE and interface to the EVSE via a programmable logic controller (PLC) on a control pilot, Modbus RTU or other near-field communication (NFC), perform diagnostics to locally recover charging operation or network connectivity of EVSEs and further aid in remote maintenance.

    STANDALONE OR NETWORKED ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) TO DETECT AND STOP ARCING BEFORE IT BECOMES DANGEROUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220063434A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17008069

    申请日:2020-08-31

    Abstract: An electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) is provided with an integrated arc fault detection circuit interruption (AFCI) device to supply electricity to an electric vehicle (EV) being a load. The EVSE comprises a coupler and an AFCI device including: a controller including a processor and a memory, circuitry and computer-readable firmware code stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor, causes the controller to: detect an arcing level of arcing between the coupler and a charge port of the EV or any other series or parallel arcing within the EVSE, compare the arcing level to a threshold level to determine a hazardous nature of arching, and analyze the arcing level to determine not only if it is currently hazardous but if it is likely to become hazardous in a near term and recommend repair or replacement of the coupler and the charge port before damage occurs.

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