ELECTRIC VEHICLE DOCKING STATION WITH EMBEDDED EVSE CONTROLLER
A portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) kit or system includes a docking connector having a docking head engagable with the charging port of an electric vehicle and a barrel or handle fixed to the docking head and having a barrel electrical connector. An EVSE controller is embedded within the docking connector. An electric power cable has a first connector for engaging the barrel electrical connector and a second connector at an opposite end of the cable for connection to an electrical utility receptacle. The embedded EVSE controller enables the docking connector to function as an EVSE unit.
1 . An electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) kit for charging an electric vehicle through a charging port of the electric vehicle, comprising:
a) a docking connector; and
b) an embedded EVSE controller inside said docking connector, the EVSE controller being configured to:
i) set a control pilot pulse duty cycle to correspond to a maximum charging current limit for a corresponding charging voltage; and
ii) monitor a charging current and provide an indication if the current exceeds the maximum charging current limit.