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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
May. 07, 2013
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Jinshui Liu, Plano, TX (US);
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising at least one processor coupled to a memory and configured to receive a signal from a component in a recharging inlet of an electric powered vehicle (EPV) recharging inlet, determine whether the signal indicates that a housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet, and alert a driver if the signal indicates that the housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet, wherein the signal comprises an electric voltage level, and wherein an 'UNMATED' voltage level indicates that the housing cap is not properly mounted on the recharging inlet, and wherein a 'MATED' voltage level indicates that the housing cap is properly mounted on the recharging inlet.