Cloud connected smart grid enabled EVSE

Electric vehicles are getting lot of attention during the last few years around the world to deal with environmental concerns as well as to increase economic stability by reducing oil consumption. But this new technology can pose a threat to the utilities by adding extra demand on an electric grid. In this paper, we propose a methodology to interface the utility with electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). This system offers two-way real-time information and communication between EVSEs and utility through a cloud server. Using this technique, a utility would be more tightly coupled with the load being served providing benefit to both the utility and consumer such as advanced protection schemes and downward pressure on cost.