Patent ID: 9725006
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B60L,H02J,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Claim:
1. An electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system, comprising: an EVSE charging station including a meter device including a wireless communication capability adapted to communicate with the EVSE charging station via a home area network (HAN); and a power supply outlet adapted to provide electricity to the EVSE charging station and to remotely control the EVSE charging station via commands issued through the home area network (HAN), wherein the built-in communications circuit enables the EVSE charging station to communicate with both the home area network (HAN) as well as the meter device, and wherein the field upgradeable communication module provides capability: where the home area network (HAN) does not support a particular protocol of the built-in communications circuit, if the built-in communications circuit does not provide sufficient range or bandwidth for a homeowner's application, to additionally or alternatively communicate wirelessly with devices or systems via a second communications channel and/or for concurrently communicating more detailed metering information to the home area network (HAN).