CPC B60L 53/66 (2019.02) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); H02J 7/00032 (2020.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02J 7/00711 (2020.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for brand identification of an electric vehicle to a charging station comprising:
connecting a plug of the charging station to a socket of the electric vehicle;
receiving a control pilot signal at the socket from the charging station;
terminating the control pilot signal in a variable resistance in the electric vehicle;
toggling the variable resistance in a vehicle pattern that transitions between two charging state resistances, wherein the charging station detects the vehicle pattern and maps the vehicle pattern to a vehicle brand of the electric vehicle; and
receiving electrical current to recharge the electric vehicle at the socket.
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