KIT FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND USE THEREOF

ProblemConventional charging stations, especially for residential wall mounting, are inflexible, typically being manufactured and fitted for only one purpose. Oftentimes, these known devices are also fixed in terms of charging power, supporting either of 3.7 kWh, 7.8 kW, 11 kW, or 22 kW. Further, state-of-the-art apparatus are hardly upgradeable to support additional functions like consumption metering. Finally, generic chargers tend to be dependent on their manufacturer, so customer-specific requirements cannot be catered for.Hence, the invention aims to develop a cost-effective and modularly expandable wall-mountable charging station that grows with customer requirements.SolutionKit for assembling an electric vehicle charging station (10)characterized ina preferably wall-mountable housing having, for example, a top hat rail and fittings, a power connector (2), such as IEC 62196 Type 2, integrated with or cable-connected to the housing,a control contactor (3) for switching the power connector (2),electric vehicle supply equipment (4) for controlling the contactor (3),a cable socket for power supply (14) to the connector (2) via the contactor (3), and residual current protection (6), preferably for alternating and direct current.