Apparatus for charging an electric vehicle and a method for its use
A connector for charging an electric vehicle that includes a housing configured to mate with an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle, at least a sensor configured to detect an attachment datum as a function of the housing mating with an electric vehicle port, and transmit the attachment datum to a computing device, a computing device configured to receive the attachment datum from the at least a sensor, receive an identification datum from the electric vehicle, generate a verification datum as a function of the identification datum and the attachment datum, and determine an authorization status as a function of the verification datum.
1 . An apparatus for charging an electric vehicle, wherein the apparatus comprises:
an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle port is configured to mate with a connector;
at least a sensor in the electric vehicle and communicatively connected to the electric vehicle port, wherein the at least a sensor is configured to detect an attachment datum; and
a computing device separate from the connector and in communication with the at least a sensor, wherein the computing device is configured to:
receive the attachment datum from the at least a sensor;
receive an identification datum;
generate a verification datum as a function of the attachment datum and the identification datum; and
determine an authorization status as a function of the verification datum.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to store the identification datum in a data store system.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to store the authorization status in a data store system.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the connector is configured to be coupled to a power source.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electric vehicle port further comprises at least a direct current conductor, wherein the at least a direct current conductor is configured to conduct a direct current.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electric vehicle port further comprises at least a control signal conductor, wherein the at least a control signal conductor is configured to conduct a control signal.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the electric vehicle port further comprises at least a ground conductor, wherein the at least a ground conductor is configured to conduct to a ground.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electric vehicle port further comprises a fastener for removable attachment of the connector.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein generating the verification datum further comprises generating a voltage threshold.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein generating the verification datum further comprises:
selecting a correlated dataset containing a plurality of data entries wherein each dataset contains at least a datum of identification data and at least a first correlated authentication datum; and
generating, at a clustering unsupervised machine-learning model, the verification datum as a function of the attachment datum, the identification datum, and the correlated dataset.
11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to transmit the authorization status to a user device.
12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a test port.
13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises an interlocking mechanism.
14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least a sensor is further configured to detect the attachment datum as a function of the interlocking mechanism.
15 . A method for charging an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
mating an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle with a connector;
detecting, by at least a sensor in the electric vehicle and communicatively connected to the electric vehicle port, an attachment datum;
receiving, at a computing device separate from the connector and in communication with the at least a sensor, the attachment datum from the at least a sensor;
receiving, at the computing device, an identification datum;
generating, at the computing device, a verification datum as a function of the attachment datum and the identification datum; and
determining, at the computing device, an authorization status as a function of the verification datum.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein generating the verification datum further comprises:
selecting, at the computing device, a correlated dataset containing a plurality of data entries, wherein each dataset contains at least a datum of identification data and at least a first correlated authentication datum; and
generating, at the computing device, at a clustering unsupervised machine-learning model, the verification datum as a function of the attachment datum, the identification datum, and the correlated dataset.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein method further comprises transmitting, by the computing device, the authorization status to a user device.
18 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising storing, by the computing device, the identification datum in a data store system.
19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising storing, by the computing device, the authorization status in a data store system.
20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein generating the verification datum comprises utilizing an authentication broker.