Circuit board for an electric vehicle charging station
AssigneeEasee AS
InventorsKjetil Næsje, Jonas Helmikstøl, Steffen Mølgaard, Ola Stengel
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Abstract
A circuit board is for an electric vehicle charging station, having a temperature sensor and a conductive track having a terminal for transferring electrical power between the conductive track and the exterior of the charging station. The temperature sensor and the conductive track are separated by at least one insulation layer so that the temperature of the conductive track is measurable by the temperature sensor through the at least one insulation layer.
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A circuit board for an electric vehicle charging station, comprising:
- circuitry for enabling the electric vehicle charging station to charge an electric vehicle;
- a temperature sensor;
- and
- a conductive track having a terminal for transferring electrical power between the conductive track and the exterior of the charging station,
- wherein the temperature sensor and the conductive track are separated by at least one insulation layer so that the temperature of the conductive track is measurable by the temperature sensor through the at least one insulation layer.
An electric vehicle charging station comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board comprises:
- circuitry for enabling the electric vehicle charging station to charge an electric vehicle;
- a temperature sensor;
- and
- a conductive track having a terminal for transferring electrical power between the conductive track and the exterior of the charging station,
- wherein the temperature sensor and the conductive track are separated by at least one insulation layer so that the temperature of the conductive track is measurable by the temperature sensor through the at least one insulation layer.
A method of controlling the transference of electrical power between the conductive track of the circuit board and the exterior of an electric vehicle charging station, wherein the circuit board comprises:
- circuitry for enabling the electric vehicle charging station to charge an electric vehicle;
- a temperature sensor;
- and
- a conductive track having a terminal for transferring electrical power between the conductive track and the exterior of the charging station,
- wherein the temperature sensor and the conductive track are separated by at least one insulation layer so that the temperature of the conductive track is measurable by the temperature sensor through the at least one insulation layer the method further comprising the steps of:
- reading a first measurement from the temperature sensor;
- waiting a pre-configured amount of time;
- reading a second measurement from the temperature sensor;
- calculating the temperature variation between the second and the first measurements;
- if the temperature variation is greater than a pre-defined maximum temperature increase, break the transference of electrical power between the conductive track and the exterior of the charging station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.