OpenEVSE ''(Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment)'' is an
Arduino
Arduino () is an Italian open-source hardware and open-source software, software company, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices. Its hardwar ...
-based
charging station
A charging station, also known as a charge point, chargepoint, or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a power supply electrical device, device that supplies electrical power for recharging plug-in electric vehicles (including batter ...
created by Christopher Howell and Sam C. Lin.
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/ref> The charger is composed of open-source
Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use and view the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open source model is a decentrali ...
software and hardware that can be made by individuals.
The project started in February 2011,SAE J1772
SAE J1772, also known as a J plug or Type 1 connector after its international standard, IEC 62196 Type 1, is a North American standard for electrical connectors for electric car, electric vehicles maintained by SAE International under the formal ...
pilot signal
In telecommunications, a pilot signal is a signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for supervisory, control, equalization, continuity, synchronization, or reference purposes.
Uses in different communicat ...
on an Arduino-compatible ATmega328 8-Bit AVR MCU. Subsequent experiments continued until a prototype J1772-compatible controller was created. As of now, OpenEVSE powers charging stations all over the world.
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Embedded operating systems
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Electric vehicle infrastructure developers
Charging stations
Privately held companies based in California
Renewable energy organizations based in the United States
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