US 12,286,020 B2
Disengagement of electric vehicle charging cable
Jamshed Nabizada, Fremont, CA (US); Ravi Lavu, Fremont, CA (US); Anton Cwik, Fremont, CA (US); and Ajay Somepalli, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to SPEED CHARGE, LLC, Carter Lake, IA (US)
Filed by SPEED CHARGE, LLC, Carter Lake, IA (US)
Filed on May 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/142,218.
Application 18/142,218 is a continuation of application No. 17/822,278, filed on Aug. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,685,278.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067014 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/305 (2019.02) [B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 2240/549 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle charging system for charging a vehicle, comprising:
a power input port configured to receive input electrical power from a power source;
a coupling configured to receive a charging current associated with the input electrical power and to provide an electrical interconnect between the vehicle charging system and the vehicle in order to provide the charging current to the vehicle;
a display configured to present information to users of the vehicle charging system;
one or more controllers comprising one or more logic circuits or processors configured to:
establish a charging session between the vehicle charging system and the vehicle via electronic communication with a vehicle charge controller of the vehicle; and
control supply of the charging current to the coupling in order to provide the charging current to the vehicle during the charging session; and
present an indication of a user-selectable manual disconnection option via the display when the charging current is disconnected from the coupling;
receive an indication of a user selection of the manual disconnection option by operation of a button associated with the manual disconnection option while the charging current is disconnected from the coupling; and
in response to receiving the indication of the user selection of the manual disconnection option, control at least one controller of the one or more controllers to reset in order to disengage the coupling from the vehicle.