Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing intelligent charge handle for charging a vehicle battery are provided. Implementations of the disclosed technology may include a charge handle having: alignment fins to properly align electrical contacts, movement sensors configured to detect when the charge handle has been picked up and to effectuate activation of the charge handle's charging capabilities in response thereto, touch sensors configured to detect a user's touch and to effectuate activation of a light illuminating the path of insertion in response thereto, and/or a multi-stage electrical connector having multiple conductors carrying different signals, where more than one of the multiple conductors is physically accessible via a single aperture in the charge handle housing (e.g. through a faceplate).
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN INTELLIGENT CHARGE HANDLE FOR CHARGING A VEHICLE BATTERY
2018-03-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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