| CPC B60L 53/22 (2019.02) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02)] | 20 Claims |

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7. A charging system for an electric vehicle (EV) configured to receive electric power from external charging equipment to charge a battery, the charging system comprising:
an inlet comprising a plurality of ports, wherein the inlet is configured to be connected to the external charging equipment;
a charging management part comprising a control pilot (CP) terminal configured to receive a charging signal indicating information related to a charging power source of the external charging equipment through the inlet, wherein the CP terminal comprises:
a CP plus terminal connected to a CP port among the plurality of ports of the inlet, wherein the CP plus terminal is configured to receive the charging signal; and
a CP minus terminal directly connected to a ground port among the plurality of ports of the inlet, wherein the CP minus terminal is configured to receive a ground potential of the external charging equipment; and
an intermediate connector configured to connect the CP port and a ground port of the inlet to the CP plus terminal and the CP minus terminal of the charging management part, respectively.
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