Electric vehicle docking station with embedded evse controller

Abstract

A portable electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) kit or system includes a docking connector having a docking head engagable with the charging port of an electric vehicle and a barrel or handle fixed to the docking head and having a barrel electrical connector. An EVSE controller is embedded within the docking connector. An electric power cable has a first connector for engaging the barrel electrical connector and a second connector at an opposite end of the cable for connection to an electrical utility receptacle. The embedded EVSE controller enables the docking connector to function as an EVSE unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) kit for charging an electric vehicle through a charging port of the electric vehicle, comprising:
 a) a docking connector; and   b) an embedded EVSE controller inside said docking connector, the EVSE controller being configured to:
 i) set a control pilot pulse duty cycle to correspond to a maximum charging current limit for a corresponding charging voltage; and 
 ii) monitor a charging current and provide an indication if the current exceeds the maximum charging current limit.