A charging system of an electric vehicle is described. The charging system comprises a charging cable that is adapted to carry a charging connector located at a distal end of the charging cable, wherein the charging connector is configured to be controllably moveable and insertable into an EV charging portal of the EV, the charging connector comprising: a latch coupled to the charging connector, a detection system coupled to the latch, and a control system configured to: obtain, from the detection system, an indication, determine, based on the indication, whether the latch on the charging connector is operational or non-operational, and generate an alert based on determining that the latch on the charging connector is non-operational.


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    Title :

    Systems and Methods for Detecting an Operational Status of a Charging Connector of an Electric Vehicle Charging System



    Publication date :

    2024-06-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen




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