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General Motors has applied for a patent for charging plug status monitoring, which can effectively determine the physical state of the charging plug
Article Source:China National Intellectual Property Administration | Author:Financial Sector | Issuing Time:2024.05.14
On May 8, 2024, the financial sector reported that, according to the announcement of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, General Motors Global Technology Operation Co., Ltd. applied for a patent named "Charging Station Cable Condition Report", with the publication number of CN117984836A and the application date of May 2023.
The patent abstract shows that a charging system includes a service office, a charging station, a charging plug, multiple cameras, and a controller. The charging station communicates with the service office. The service office is located away from the charging station. The charging plug is coupled to the charging station. The charging plug is operable to charge the battery of an electric vehicle. The multiple cameras are coupled to the charging station. The multiple cameras can be operated to generate multiple images of the charging plug from multiple directions. The controller is set in the charging station. The controller is operable to transmit multiple images to the service office. The service office can operate to determine the physical state of the charging plug based on the multiple images received from the controller.