US 12,233,732 B2
Customized electric vehicle charger
Mitchel A. Simmons, Raleigh, NC (US); Saivaraprasad Murahari, Peachtree City, NC (US); and Advait Madhusudan Katarki, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed by EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/695,439.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294536 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/31 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/31 (2019.02) [B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A disconnect switch assembly for use in charging an electric vehicle (EV) comprising:
an EV connector structured to be inserted into a power receptacle for an EV;
an EV charging cord coupled to the EV connector; and
a disconnect switch box structured to be installed at a charging space for the EV and including a disconnect switch structured to connect or disconnect power supply to the EV and a terminal block structured to connect communications lines, wherein the disconnect switch box is couplable to an EV circuit breaker charger via a separate EV charging cord and the EV circuit breaker charger is structured to be inserted within a panelboard remotely located from the charging space, provide a circuit protection in an event of fault, supply power for EV charging to the EV via power lines, and communicate with the EV via the communications lines.