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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Jason D. Harper, Monticello, IL (US);
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) system includes an EVSE connector and charge control module (CCM). The CCM performs a method for determining an operative charging protocol for an EVSE charge session. The method includes monitoring for a signal indicating that a control pilot pin is in a connected state, activating a signal through the control pilot pin in response to detecting the connected state, initiating a charging protocol inquiry function, and terminating the charging protocol inquiry function. A method for providing an EVSE charge session interoperable with multiple charging protocols which includes detecting that an EVSE connector is in a connected state, determining an operative charging protocol for the EVSE charge session, sending digital communications through the EVSE connector, determining at least one charging parameter, beginning a charging state corresponding to the operative charging protocol; and terminating the EVSE charge session based on the at least one charging parameter.