Portable charging cable with in-line controller
First Claim
1. In an EVSE cord comprising a utility connector at one end, an EVSE docking connector at an opposite end, and an in-line EVSE controller coupled between said utility connector and said docking connector, a method of communicating digital data between said in-line controller and an external digital device, said method comprising:
- coupling a serial port of a microprocessor of said in-line controller to a conductor of said cord that runs between said in-line controller and said docking connector; and
coupling a serial port of an external digital device to said conductor by connection to said docking connector.
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Abstract
A portable electric vehicle support equipment (EVSE) unit is formed as a cord of plural insulated conductors and a flexible outer sheath enclosing said plural insulated conductors. The cord includes an EVSE docking connector on a docking end of the cord and a utility plug on a utility end of the cord, said cord being divided into a docking section terminated at said docking connector and a utility section terminated at said utility connector. The cord further includes an in-line EVSE controller and a housing enclosing said controller, said housing sealed with said flexible outer sheath and disposed at an intermediate section of said cord between said docking and utility sections.
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9 Claims
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1. In an EVSE cord comprising a utility connector at one end, an EVSE docking connector at an opposite end, and an in-line EVSE controller coupled between said utility connector and said docking connector, a method of communicating digital data between said in-line controller and an external digital device, said method comprising:
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coupling a serial port of a microprocessor of said in-line controller to a conductor of said cord that runs between said in-line controller and said docking connector; and coupling a serial port of an external digital device to said conductor by connection to said docking connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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