Charging station system in an electric vehicle management system

A charging station system, comprising:

• a coupler;
• a latch configured to couple the coupler to a vehicle;
• a sensor assembly configured to detect an external object before the external object contacts the coupler;
• and
• a relay controller configured to receive, from the sensor assembly, a sensor signal being indicative of the detection of the external object and used to provide a charging control signal to an electric vehicle charge controller to initiate stopping of a charging process before a latch mechanically decouples the coupler from the vehicle.

A coupler configured to couple to a vehicle to initiate a charging process, the coupler comprising:

• a latch configured to selectively couple to the vehicle;
• a switch engageable to modify a resistance across a corresponding electric path, the modification of the resistance being detectable by an electric vehicle charge controller to initiate stopping of the charging process;
• a button configured to engage with the switch in response to depressing the button, wherein depressing the button releases the latch to allow removal of the coupler from the vehicle;
• and
• a mechanical assembly configured to delay depression of the button.