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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
May. 03, 2013
Semaconnect, Inc., Bowie, MD (US);
Mahidhar Reddy, Annapolis, MD (US);
Harsha Kollaramajalu, Bangalore, IN;
Gurdarshan Singh Tiwana, Karnataka, IN;
Vincent J. Kayser, Lothian, MD (US);
Joseph Engel, Monroeville, PA (US);
Roman Stanchak, Baltimore, MD (US);
Semmaconnect Inc., Bowie, MD (US);
Abstract
A system and method is provided for detecting vehicle proximity in an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). A sensor may be configured to detect a presence of a vehicle within a predetermined distance of the EVSE. A processor may be configured to determine that the vehicle is in proximity of the EVSE in response to the sensor detecting the presence of the vehicle. The processor may be further configured to generate an alert in response to a determination that the vehicle is in proximity of the EVSE.