Charging station health monitoring device and method

A charging station health monitoring device for monitoring a health of a charging socket of a charging station, the charging station health monitoring device comprising:

• a device housing having a user interface;
• a control panel in the device housing, the control panel operably coupled to the user interface;
• and
• a testing sensor coupled to the control panel, the testing sensor coupled to the control panel, the testing sensor including a four wire resistance probe configured to be plugged into the charging socket to interface with the charging socket at four points to determine a resistance measurement for the charging socket.

A method of monitoring health of a charging socket of a charging station, the method comprising:

• providing a charging station health monitoring device including a device housing having a user interface, a control panel in the device housing operably coupled to the user interface, and a testing sensor coupled to the control panel;
• plugging the testing sensor into the charging socket such that a pin interface of a testing pin of the testing sensor engages the charging socket at a first testing location and a probe interface of a testing probe of the testing socket engages the charging socket at a second testing location;
• determining a resistance measurement for the charging socket using the testing pin and the testing probe;
• and
• providing an output at the user interface based on the resistance measurement indicative of the health of the charging socket.