Method and Apparatus for Electric Powered Vehicle Recharging Safety
First Claim
1. An electric powered vehicle (EPV) system component comprising:
- at least one processor coupled to a memory and configured to;
receive a signal from a component in a recharging inlet;
determine whether the signal indicates that a housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet; and
alert a driver if the signal indicates that the housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a charging pin in a recharging inlet of an electric powered vehicle (EPV) recharging inlet, a ground pin in the recharging inlet and substantially parallel to the charging pin, a safety pin in the recharging inlet and substantially parallel to the charging pin and the ground pin, an electric power source coupled to the safety pin, and a control circuit coupled to the electric power source and the safety pin, wherein the length of the safety pin extended in the recharging inlet is substantially shorter than the length of the ground pin and longer than the length of the charging pin.
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1. An electric powered vehicle (EPV) system component comprising:
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at least one processor coupled to a memory and configured to; receive a signal from a component in a recharging inlet; determine whether the signal indicates that a housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet; and alert a driver if the signal indicates that the housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of detecting whether a housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet on an electric powered vehicle (EPV), the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from a component in a recharging inlet; determining if the signal indicates that a housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet; and alerting a driver if the signal indicates that the housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory medium that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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receive a signal from a component in a recharging inlet; determine if the signal indicates that a housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet; and alert a driver if the signal indicates that the housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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