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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Sural Yegin, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Carlos E. Ramirez, San Diego, CA (US);
Victor Soto, Escondido, CA (US);
Kenneth J. Brown, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Sural Yegin, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Carlos E. Ramirez, San Diego, CA (US);
Victor Soto, Escondido, CA (US);
Kenneth J. Brown, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
An EVSE system includes an electric vehicle supply circuit having overcurrent protection circuit to prevent excessive current from flowing to the electric vehicle. A current limit may be set by a manufacturer of the EVSE, by a user of the EVSE, by an electric utility, by the EVSE itself in response to a control pilot signal, etc. The current limit may be set to prevent tripping an overcurrent protection device on a branch circuit for the EVSE, to accommodate one or more parameters of an electric vehicle charging facility, etc. The overcurrent protection feature may be integrated into a controller for the electric vehicle supply circuit, or it may be operate independently of the controller.