| CPC B60L 53/16 (2019.02) [H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02J 2310/58 (2020.01)] | 22 Claims |
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1. An apparatus configured to receive power from an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) device that operates in at least disconnected, connected but not charging, and charging states and that includes a plug that is configured to supply power to an electric vehicle when the EVSE device is in the charging state, the apparatus comprising:
a housing;
an input power receptacle disposed on the housing and configured to receive the plug of the EVSE device to establish a physical connection therebetween when the EVSE device is in the disconnected state, the input power receptacle including one or more line power inputs configured to interface with one or more corresponding line power outputs of the plug of the EVSE device;
a control circuit coupled to the input power receptacle and configured to, upon establishment of the physical connection between the plug and the input power receptacle, automatically cause the EVSE device to transition from the disconnected state to the connected but not charging state; and
a user-actuatable control coupled to the control circuit, wherein the user-actuatable control is a physical momentary control;
wherein the control circuit is further configured to, in response to user actuation of the user-actuatable control when the physical connection between the plug and the input power receptacle is established and the EVSE device is in the connected but not charging state, cause the EVSE device to transition from the connected but not charging state to the charging state and thereby supply power to the one or more line power inputs of the input power receptacle through the plug.
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