Systems and method for management of electric vehicle supply equipment

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• maintaining a virtualized connection between an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (“EVSE”) in a charging control network and a plurality of server systems in the charging network by:
• in response to receiving a first request from the EVSE, selectively routing the first request to one or more server systems from amongst the plurality of server systems;
• in response to receiving at least one first reply to the first request from the selected one or more server systems, selectively routing one and only one of the at least one first reply to the EVSE;
• in response to receiving a second request from one of the plurality of server systems, the second request directed toward the EVSE, routing the second request to the EVSE;
• and
• in response to receiving a second reply to the second request from the EVSE, routing the second reply to the one of the plurality of server systems that transmitted the second request.

A control system for a charging control network, comprising:

• a primary server system configured to apply at least one control process to an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (“EVSE”) in the charging control network;
• at least one secondary server system configured to apply at least one monitoring process to the EVSE;
• and
• a mediator system configured to maintain a virtualized connection between the EVSE and both of the primary server system and the at least one secondary server system, the mediator system including a processor and a memory operatively connected to the processor, and storing instructions executable by the processor to perform acts that include:
• in response to receiving a first request from the EVSE, selectively routing the first request to one or more of the primary server system or the at least one secondary server systems based on a set of predetermined rules;
• in response to receiving at least one first reply to the first request from the selected one or more of the primary server system or the at least one secondary server systems, selectively routing one and only one of the at least one first reply to the EVSE;
• in response to receiving a second request from one of the primary server system or one of the at least one secondary server systems, the second request directed toward the EVSE, routing the second request to the EVSE;
• and
• in response to receiving a second reply to the second request from the EVSE, routing the second reply to the one of the primary server system or one of the at least one secondary server systems that transmitted the second request.