ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INTERFACE
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1. An electric vehicle charging connection (EVCC) comprising:
- first metering logic within a socket that supplies electricity to a plug-in cord;
second metering logic within a handle connected to the plug-in cord; and
logic for the handle and socket to compare metering information from the first and second metering logic, and to disable electrical flow from the socket based on a result of the comparison.
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Abstract
An electric vehicle charging connection (EVCC) includes metering logic within a socket that supplies electricity to a plug-in cord, and metering logic within a handle of the plug-in cord. The handle and socket compare metering information from the metering logic, and electrical flow from the socket is disabled based on results of the comparison.
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17 Claims
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1. An electric vehicle charging connection (EVCC) comprising:
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first metering logic within a socket that supplies electricity to a plug-in cord; second metering logic within a handle connected to the plug-in cord; and logic for the handle and socket to compare metering information from the first and second metering logic, and to disable electrical flow from the socket based on a result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A handle to interface between an electric supply socket and an electric vehicle, the handle comprising:
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an electrical supply cord interfacing the handle to the socket, the electrical supply cord consisting of exactly one hot wire, one neutral wire, and one ground wire; metering logic to provide a measure of electric load on the handle; and logic to communicate the measure of electric load to the socket during an authentication process with the socket. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electric vehicle charging system comprising:
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first metering logic that measures a supply of electricity to a plug-in cord for an electric vehicle; second metering logic along a length of the plug-in cord; and logic to compare metering information from the first and second metering logic, and to disable electrical flow to the plug-in cord based on a result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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