Charging Station for Electric Vehicles

An electric vehicle charging system that supplies 240 volt charging for an electric vehicle in an area that had previously been supplied with electrical power at 120 volts, and that also allows for 120 volt electrical devices to be used in the area, said system comprising:

• a converted 240 volt circuit comprising 120 volt wiring, wherein a neutral wire of the 120 volt wiring has been converted to a hot wire;
• a charging station comprising:
• a 240 volt input electrically connected to the converted 240 volt circuit;
• a 240 volt electric vehicle charge plug electrically connected to the 240 volt input;
• a 240 volt to 120 volt step down transformer, a 240 volt side of the step down transformer electrically connected to the 240 volt input;
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• a 120 volt power outlet electrically connected to a 120 volt side of the step down transformer;
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• a 120 volt power outlet that had comprised part of the 120 volt circuit in the area prior to conversion to the 240 volt circuit electrically connected to the 120 volt side of the step down transformer.

A method of retrofitting an area previously supplied with electrical power at 120 volts to supply 240 volt charging for an electric vehicle, while also allowing for 120 volt electrical devices to be used in the area, said method comprising the steps of:

• converting an existing 120 volt circuit providing electrical power to the area via existing wiring, the existing wiring comprising an existing hot wire and an existing neutral wire, to a 240 volt circuit by converting the existing neutral wire in the 120 volt circuit to a hot wire;
• providing a charging station comprising a 240 volt input, a 240 volt electric vehicle charge plug electrically connected to the 240 volt input, and a 240 volt to 120 volt step down transformer, a 240 volt side of the step down transformer electrically connected to the 240 volt input;
• electrically connecting the 240 volt input of the charging station to the converted 240 volt circuit;
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• electrically connecting existing outlets in the area, which had comprised part of the 120 volt circuit before conversion of the circuit to 240 volts, to the 120 volt side of the step down transformer.

A method of retrofitting an area previously supplied with electrical power at 120 volts to supply 240 volt charging for an electric vehicle, while also allowing for 120 volt electrical devices to be used in the area, said method comprising the steps of:

• converting an existing 120 volt circuit providing electrical power to the area via existing wiring, the existing wiring comprising an existing hot wire and an existing neutral wire, to a 240 volt circuit by converting the existing neutral wire in the 120 volt circuit to a hot wire;
• providing a charging station comprising a 240 volt input, a 240 volt electric vehicle charge plug electrically connected to the 240 volt input, a 240 volt to 120 volt step down transformer, a 240 volt side of the step down transformer electrically connected to the 240 volt input and a 120 volt power outlet electrically connected to a 120 volt side of the step down transformer;
• electrically connecting the 240 volt input of the charging station to the converted 240 volt circuit;
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• electrically connecting existing outlets in the area, which had comprised part of the 120 volt circuit before conversion of the circuit to 240 volts, to the 120 volt side of the step down transformer.