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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Miguel Angel Acena, Valls, ES;
Youssef Ghabbour, Valls, ES;
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1838 (2013.01); B60L 11/1811 (2013.01); B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); B60L 11/1818 (2013.01); B60L 11/1824 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); B60L 11/1868 (2013.01); H02J 7/1423 (2013.01); B60L 2210/30 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7066 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7241 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/127 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A safety guardian is operable to facilitate notifying an Electronic Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) system whether a vehicle charging system is ready to accept energy. The safety guardian may be configured to facilitate control of a vehicle interface used to provide a reference voltage to the EVSE reflective of whether the charging system is ready to accept energy. The guardian may control the vehicle interface in the absence of a suitable control signal from the vehicle charging system in order to ensure the EVSE is notified when the vehicle charging system is not ready to accept energy.