ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT TESTING APPARATUS
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1. A test apparatus for electric vehicle supply equipment, said test apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and
an interface to at least said electric vehicle supply equipment,wherein said processor is structured to test that said electric vehicle supply equipment is functioning properly and to provide at least one of;
a number of causes of failure of said electric vehicle supply equipment, an indication of how to correct said failure, automatic correction of said failure, and predictive maintenance of said electric vehicle supply equipment prior to a failure thereof.
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A test apparatus is for electric vehicle supply equipment. The test apparatus includes an enclosure; a processor; and an interface to at least the electric vehicle supply equipment. The processor is structured to test that the electric vehicle supply equipment is functioning properly and to provide at least one of: a number of causes of failure of the electric vehicle supply equipment, an indication of how to correct the failure, automatic correction of the failure, and predictive maintenance of the electric vehicle supply equipment prior to a failure thereof.
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1. A test apparatus for electric vehicle supply equipment, said test apparatus comprising:
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an enclosure; a processor; and an interface to at least said electric vehicle supply equipment, wherein said processor is structured to test that said electric vehicle supply equipment is functioning properly and to provide at least one of;
a number of causes of failure of said electric vehicle supply equipment, an indication of how to correct said failure, automatic correction of said failure, and predictive maintenance of said electric vehicle supply equipment prior to a failure thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A test apparatus for electric vehicle supply equipment comprising a relay or contactor, a pulse width modulated generator structured to output a pulse width modulated signal, and a ground fault protective device having calibration settings, said test apparatus comprising:
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an enclosure; a processor; and an interface to at least said electric vehicle supply equipment, wherein said processor is structured to test that said electric vehicle supply equipment is functioning properly and to provide at least one of;
adjustment of said calibration settings upon mis-calibration or failure of said ground fault protective device, predictive maintenance of said relay or contactor, and adjustment of a duty cycle of said pulse width modulated signal as output by said pulse width modulated generator.
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21. A test apparatus for electric vehicle supply equipment comprising an electric vehicle connector and an electric vehicle cable, said test apparatus comprising:
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a processor; an interface to at least said electric vehicle supply equipment; and an enclosure enclosing said processor and said interface, wherein said processor is structured to test said electric vehicle supply equipment, and wherein said enclosure further encloses at least one of said electric vehicle connector and said electric vehicle cable.
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