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US 9,751,413 B2Granted
Electric vehicle charging apparatus for controlling heat during charging
AssigneeLsis Co., Ltd.
InventorChang Jun Im
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Abstract
A charging apparatus is provided. The charging apparatus includes a plug supplying electrical energy to an electric vehicle (EV) through a plurality of plug pins; a plurality of temperature sensors disposed in the plug and measuring the temperatures of the plurality of plug pins; and a control unit determining the presence or absence of the overheating of the plug based on the temperatures measured from the plurality of temperature sensors.
Claims10
A charging apparatus comprising:
- a plug supplying electrical energy to an electric vehicle (EV) through a plurality of plug pins;
- a plurality of temperature sensors located in the plug and measuring temperatures of the plurality of plug pins;
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- a control unit determining whether the plug overheats based on the measured temperatures,
- wherein the plug comprises a magnetic sensor measuring a magnetic field, and
- wherein the control unit determines a charging mode based on the magnetic field measured by the magnetic sensor.
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