Electric vehicle supply equipment includes an enclosure, an electric vehicle supply circuit for providing a flow of current to an electric vehicle, a charge circuit interrupting device, the charge circuit interrupting device arranged to interrupt the flow of current to the electric vehicle, a grounding monitor circuit, the grounding monitor circuit coupled to grounding conductors, the grounding monitor circuit having a grounding output signal, a ground default detection circuit, the ground fault detection circuit coupled to current carrying conductors, the ground fault detection circuit having a fault detection output signal, a controller, the controller coupled to the grounding monitor circuit, the ground fault detection circuit and the charge circuit interrupting device, the controller arranged to control the charge circuit interrupting device, and logic arranged to receive the grounding and fault detection signals and the control signal, and assert a close signal based upon the grounding and fault detection signals.
Electric vehicle supply equipment
07.07.2015
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B65H HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES , Handhaben von dünnem oder fadenförmigem Gut, z.B. Folien, Bahnen, Kabeln |
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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