An electric vehicle charging station, or electric vehicle charging system, comprises a charging outlet 130 suitable for coupling to a charging cable 200, and one or more ultra-violet (UV) light sources 120 arranged to illuminate one or more indicators 60. The indicator could be located on the outer surface of the charging cable for visibility, or on the floor, for example forming a warning marker (figure 5C). The UV light source might comprise a filter so that only UV light, and not visible light, is emitted. The indicators might be at least partly photoluminescent, or fluorescent, such that they emit visible light when excited by the ultraviolet light. Also claimed is a cable forming such an indicator.
Electric vehicle charging station
2025-03-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English