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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Gertjan Koolen, Eindhoven, NL;
Balazs Villanyi, Delft, NL;
Lars Bech, Schiedam, NL;
Jim van-der-Heijden, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/52 (2020.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/52 (2020.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02);
Abstract
A Protective Earth (PE) loss detection method for charging an electrical vehicle is provided. The electrical vehicle comprises an Electrical Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), a charging connector, and/or a charging cable comprising at least a Proximity Pilot (PP) line for a PP signal, a Control Pilot (CP) line for a CP signal and a PE line for a PE signal. The method comprises detecting interruption of the PE line by observing a change of the PP signal.