DESC:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to a cluster of inter-connected Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals and more particularly, to controlling user access to the cluster of EV charging terminals interconnected through a local network.

BACKGROUND

Electrical vehicles have gained widespread popularity in the last few years and significant growth and development are still being witnessed in their realm. As is already known, such EVs are required to be frequently charged, for example, at charging terminals for continuous operation. At a charging terminal, a user is required to plug the EV into a charging terminal and pay for the services thereafter. In particular, the user may connect to the charging terminal through a communication device. The user is then authenticated and registered for being able to avail the facilities of the charging terminal. The user can access the functionalities of the charging terminal only through an application installed in a communication device.

Usually, a charging station has multiple such charging terminals and a user can charge his/her EV only at the charging terminal where the user is registered. Therefore, in case the designated charging terminal is already occupied by another user, the user may have to wait to charge the EV. The waiting duration may depend on factors, such as a type of the EV and a State of Charge (SOC) of the battery of the EV of the other user. Therefore, the user is restricted to charge the EV only at the designated charging terminal.

On the other hand, it is not practical to register the user on multiple charging terminals, primarily, owing to a predefined limit on the number of users that can be registered with a charging terminal. Also, considering that account details of the user would remain the same even when the user is registered with multiple charging terminals, it would become a cumbersome process to collect and collate details relating to the user account from multiple charging terminals. For example, to determine total energy consumption by the user account, the data will have to be retrieved individually from all the charging terminals where the user is registered, which would entail a time and effort intensive process.

SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a cluster of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals inter-connected through a local network is disclosed. Each EV charging terminal includes an actuating switch adapted to be operated for activating the EV charging terminal. The EV charging terminal includes a system of controlling user access to the EV charging terminal. The system includes a receiving module adapted to receive a request, at the EV charging terminal, from a communication device of a user to charge an EV. The system includes a determining module in communication with the receiving module and adapted to determine whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals. The system includes an authorizing module in communication with the determining module and adapted to authorize the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal based on the determination.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal of a cluster of EV charging terminals inter-connected through a local network is disclosed. The EV charging terminal includes an actuating switch adapted to be operated for activating the EV charging terminal. The EV charging terminal includes a system of controlling user access to the EV charging terminal. The system includes a receiving module adapted to receive, at the EV charging terminal, a request from a communication device of a user to charge an EV. The system includes a determining module in communication with the receiving module and adapted to determine whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals. The system includes an authorizing module in communication with the determining module and adapted to authorize the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal based on the determination.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for controlling user access to a cluster of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals inter-connected through a local network for charging an EV is disclosed. The system includes a receiving module adapted to receive, at an EV charging terminal of the cluster, a request from a communication device of a user to charge an EV. The system includes a determining module in communication with the receiving module and adapted to determine whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals. The system includes an authorizing module in communication with the determining module and adapted to authorize the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal based on the determination.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling user access to a cluster of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals inter-connected through a local network for charging an EV is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a receiving module, a request, at an EV charging terminal of the cluster, from a communication device of a user to charge the EV. The method includes determining, by a determining module, whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals. The method includes authorizing, by an authorizing module, the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal based on the determination.

To further clarify the advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates an environment depicting controlling of user access to a cluster of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals inter-connected through a local network, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 2 illustrates an environment depicting user access to the cluster through one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 3 illustrates a log-in user interface of an application installed in a communication device to access functionalities of the system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4 illustrates a user interface of the application for the administrator to manage user access to the cluster, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 5 illustrates a user interface of the application for an administrator to determine an operational status of the inter-connected EV charging terminals of the cluster, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 6 illustrates a block diagram of a system installed in the EV charging terminal for controlling the user access to the cluster, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 7 illustrates an environment depicting controlling of user access to the cluster, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
Figure 8 illustrates a flow chart depicting a method of controlling the user access to the cluster of the inter-connected EV charging terminals, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help to improve understanding of aspects of the present invention. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present invention so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

For example, the term “some” as used herein may be understood as “none” or “one” or “more than one” or “all.” Therefore, the terms “none,” “one,” “more than one,” “more than one, but not all” or “all” would fall under the definition of “some.” It should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the terminology and structure employed herein is for describing, teaching and illuminating some embodiments and their specific features and elements and therefore, should not be construed to limit, restrict or reduce the spirit and scope of the present disclosure in any way.

For example, any terms used herein such as, “includes,” “comprises,” “has,” “consists,” and similar grammatical variants do not specify an exact limitation or restriction, and certainly do not exclude the possible addition of one or more features or elements, unless otherwise stated. Further, such terms must not be taken to exclude the possible removal of one or more of the listed features and elements, unless otherwise stated, for example, by using the limiting language including, but not limited to, “must comprise” or “needs to include.”

Whether or not a certain feature or element was limited to being used only once, it may still be referred to as “one or more features” or “one or more elements” or “at least one feature” or “at least one element.” Furthermore, the use of the terms “one or more” or “at least one” feature or element do not preclude there being none of that feature or element, unless otherwise specified by limiting language including, but not limited to, “there needs to be one or more...” or “one or more element is required.”

Unless otherwise defined, all terms and especially any technical and/or scientific terms, used herein may be taken to have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person ordinarily skilled in the art.

Reference is made herein to some “embodiments.” It should be understood that an embodiment is an example of a possible implementation of any features and/or elements of the present disclosure. Some embodiments have been described for the purpose of explaining one or more of the potential ways in which the specific features and/or elements of the proposed disclosure fulfil the requirements of uniqueness, utility, and non-obviousness.

Use of the phrases and/or terms including, but not limited to, “a first embodiment,” “a further embodiment,” “an alternate embodiment,” “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “multiple embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “other embodiments,” “further embodiment”, “furthermore embodiment”, “additional embodiment” or other variants thereof do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments. Unless otherwise specified, one or more particular features and/or elements described in connection with one or more embodiments may be found in one embodiment, or may be found in more than one embodiment, or may be found in all embodiments, or may be found in no embodiments. Although one or more features and/or elements may be described herein in the context of only a single embodiment, or in the context of more than one embodiment, or in the context of all embodiments, the features and/or elements may instead be provided separately or in any appropriate combination or not at all. Conversely, any features and/or elements described in the context of separate embodiments may alternatively be realized as existing together in the context of a single embodiment.

Any particular and all details set forth herein are used in the context of some embodiments and therefore should not necessarily be taken as limiting factors to the proposed disclosure.

For the sake of clarity, the first digit of a reference numeral of each component of the present disclosure is indicative of the Figure number, in which the corresponding component is shown. For example, reference numerals starting with digit “1” are shown at least in Figure 1. Similarly, reference numerals starting with digit “2” are shown at least in Figure 2.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 illustrates an environment 100 depicting controlling of user access to a cluster 102 of inter-connected Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals 104, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the charging terminals 104 may be inter-connected through a local network. The inter-connected EV charging terminals 104 may individually be referred to as 104-1, 104-2, 104-3, … and 104-N. In the illustrated embodiment, the cluster 102 includes four charging terminals 104, namely, 104-1, 104-2, 104-3, and 104-4. As would be appreciated by a person skilled in the art, the number of charging terminals 104 may vary in the cluster 102 depending on requirements of a charging station, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Further, the sake of readability, an EV charging terminal 104 may hereinafter interchangeably be referred to as the charging terminal 104. In an embodiment, the charging terminals 104 may be inter-connected by one of a wired connection and a wireless connection to form the cluster 102. In an embodiment, the charging terminals 104 may be interconnected on a wired network connection or a wireless network connection using a multi-drop technique. Each charging terminal 104 may have a server running in background, which is adapted to receive a command over the network. Further, each charging terminal 104 may be adapted to broadcast a command to all other connected charging terminals 104 or to send the command to a specific charging terminal 104, for example, by using a unique serial number ID of the specific charging terminal 104. In an embodiment, the command may be broadcasted or sent in a half-duplex or a full-duplex manner over the network. In an embodiment, specific commands and protocols may be generated, which may be applicable as part of the server in each of the charging terminals 104 for communication.

For the sake of simplicity, the subsequent description is explained with respect to the user access to the cluster 102 through one of the inter-connected charging terminals 104.

Figure 2 illustrates an environment 200 depicting user access to the cluster 102 through one of the inter-connected charging terminals 104, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the charging terminal 104 may include, but is not limited to, an actuating switch (not shown) adapted to be operated for activating the charging terminal 104 and a system 106 of controlling user access to the cluster 102 through the charging terminal 104. Constructional and operational details of the system 106 are explained at least in the description of Figure 5. The actuating switch may include, but is not limited to, a push-type button and a slider tab, which may be operated by the user or the administrator for activating the charging terminal 104.

The charging terminal 104 may also include an application 108 installed in a communication device 110 of an administrator and a communication device 112 of a user. Therefore, the administrator and the user may access the functionalities of the charging terminal 104 through the application 108 installed in their respective communication devices 110, 112. The administrator and the user may require respective unique credentials for logging into the application 108 for accessing the charging terminal 104.

Figure 3 illustrates a log-in user interface 300 of the application 108 installed in the communication devices 110, 112 to access functionalities of the system 106, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated, the application 108 allows logging in either as a user or an administrator. Moreover, the login credentials of the user or the administrator may include, but are not limited to, a user ID and a password. In an embodiment, rights and privileges of the administrator for accessing the charging terminal 104 may be more than that of the user.

Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, in an embodiment, at the time of first starting up of the charging terminal 104, the first user connecting to the charging terminal 104 may be assigned the rights of the administrator. Therefore, the first user is the administrator and would have the rights to add further users to the system 106.

Figure 4 illustrates a user interface 400 of the application 108 for the administrator to manage user access to the cluster 102, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated, through the application 108 installed in the communication device 110, the administrator may be able to view and manage the users registered with each charging terminal 104 of the cluster 102. The administrator may be able to view all details related to the users, such as personal information and consumption details, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Moreover, the administrator may be able to add or register users or remove users from the charging terminal 104. In fact, based on operational status and occupancy of a charging terminal 104, the administrator may be allowed to assign another charging terminal 104 of the cluster 102 to a user, provided there is a vacant spot for registration on the other charging terminal 104.

In an embodiment, the administrator may also be able to determine an operational status of each of the inter-connected charging terminals 104 through the application 108 installed in the communication device 110. Figure 5 illustrates a user interface 500 of the application 108 for the administrator to determine the operational status of the inter-connected charging terminals 104 of the cluster 102, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated, the charging terminals 104, individually referred to as EV outlet 1, EV outlet 2, EV outlet 3, and EV outlet 4 are displayed in the user interface 500 along with their associated operational status. The user interface 500 also depicts recent changes in the operational state of any of the charging terminals 104. For example, the recent change in the operational state of the EV outlet 1 is shown therein for the reference of the administrator.

Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, for the sake of simplicity, one user and the associated communication device 112 are illustrated in Figure 1 and Figure 2. However, as would be appreciated by a person skilled in the art, the number of users may vary depending on requirements of usage of the cluster 102 and the associated charging terminals 104. Accordingly, in other embodiments, the number of administrators may also vary, for example, based on the number of users, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In an example, each charging terminal 104 of the cluster 102 may have one administrator and four users.

In an embodiment, the charging terminal 104 may be adapted to register one communication device of the administrator and four communication devices of four users. In other embodiments, the number of devices that can be registered with the charging terminal 104 may vary depending on the requirement, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Further, the charging terminal 104 may have a unique serial number ID associated with it, which may be used by the communication devices 110, 112 for connecting with the charging terminal 104. In an embodiment, the communication devices 110, 112 may communicate with the charging terminal 104 over a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network. In other embodiments, the communication devices 110, 112 may communicate with the charging terminal 104 over any other wired or wireless network, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the communication devices 110, 112 may communicate with the charging terminal 104 over a cellular network or Wi-Fi.

The charging terminal 104 may also include a power socket 202 adapted to receive a charging cable connected to a charging port of the EV for charging the EV.

Figure 6 illustrates a block diagram of the system 106 installed in the charging terminal 104 for controlling the user access to the cluster 102 for charging the EV, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The system 106 may include, but is not limited to, a processor 602, memory 604, modules 606, and data 608. The modules 606 and the memory 604 may be coupled to the processor 602.

The processor 602 can be a single processing unit or several units, all of which could include multiple computing units. The processor 602 may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the processor 602 is configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions and data stored in the memory 604.

The memory 604 may include any non-transitory computer-readable medium known in the art including, for example, volatile memory, such as static random access memory (SRAM) and dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and/or non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM, flash memories, hard disks, optical disks, and magnetic tapes.

The modules 606, amongst other things, include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., which perform particular tasks or implement data types. The modules 606 may also be implemented as, signal processor(s), state machine(s), logic circuitries, and/or any other device or component that manipulate signals based on operational instructions.

Further, the modules 606 can be implemented in hardware, instructions executed by a processing unit, or by a combination thereof. The processing unit can comprise a computer, a processor, such as the processor 602, a state machine, a logic array, or any other suitable devices capable of processing instructions. The processing unit can be a general-purpose processor which executes instructions to cause the general-purpose processor to perform the required tasks or, the processing unit can be dedicated to performing the required functions. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the modules 606 may be machine-readable instructions (software) which, when executed by a processor/processing unit, perform any of the described functionalities.

In an embodiment, the modules 606 may include a receiving module 610, a determining module 612, and an authorizing module 614. The receiving module 610, the determining module 612, and the authorizing module 614 may be in communication with each other. The data 608 serves, amongst other things, as a repository for storing data processed, received, and generated by one or more of the modules 606.

The receiving module 610 may be adapted to receive a request, at the EV charging terminal 104 of the cluster 102, from the communication device 112 of the user to charge the EV. For example, the user may tap an icon on the application 108 to transmit a charging request to the EV charging terminal 104. The receiving module 610 may be in communication with the determining module 612. The determining module 612 may be adapted to then determine whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected charging terminals 104.

For example, when the user attempts to connect with any one of the charging terminals 104 of the cluster 102, say 104-1, by sending the request through the communication device 112, the determining module 612 determines whether the user is registered with any of the inter-connected charging terminals 104-1, 104-2, 104-3, or 104-4.

The determining module 612 may be in communication with the authorizing module 614. Based on the determination, the authorizing module 614 may be adapted to authorize the user to charge the EV at the charging terminal 104-1. In an embodiment, when the user is found to be registered with one of the inter-connected charging terminals 104, the authorizing module 614 may be adapted to authorize the user to charge the EV at the charging terminal 104-1.

In an embodiment, upon receipt of the request from the user, the determining module 612 may determine whether the user is registered with the charging terminal 104-1. In an embodiment, the determining module 612 may determine that the user is registered with the charging terminal 104-1. In such an embodiment, the authorizing module 614 may authorize the user to charge the EV at the charging terminal 104-1. In an alternate embodiment, the determining module 612 may determine that the user is not registered with the charging terminal 104-1. In such an embodiment, the determining module 612 may then determine whether the user is registered with one of the other charging terminals 104-2, 104-3, or 104-4 of the cluster 102. In case the user is found to be registered with either 104-2, 104-3, or 104-4, the authorizing module 614 may authorize the user to charge the EV at the charging terminal 104-1.

Figure 7 illustrates an environment 700 depicting controlling of user access to the cluster 102, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. In the illustrated embodiment, the cluster 102 includes four charging terminals 104, namely, Outlet-1, Outlet-2, Outlet-3, and Outlet-4. Users A, B, C, and D are registered with the Outlet-1. Users E, F, G, and H are registered with the Outlet-2. Users I, J, K, and L are registered with the Outlet-3. Similarly, Users M, N, O, and P are registered with the Outlet-4.

Since the user B is registered with the Outlet-1, the user B can charge the EV at the Outlet-1. Moreover, even when the user B attempts to connect with the Outlet-4 for charging the EV, the user B would be allowed to charge the EV at the Outlet-4 because the user B is registered with one of the inter-connected charging terminal 104, Outlet-1. Similarly, the user B can charge the EV at the Outlet-2 and the Outlet-3. Further, the user or the administrator can retrieve details of the user account of a registered user from any of the charging terminals 104, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

On the other hand, a user Z who is not registered with any of the charging terminals 104 would not be allowed to connect for charging the EV through the cluster 102.

Figure 8 illustrates a flow chart depicting a method 800 of controlling the user access to the cluster 102 of the inter-connected charging terminals 104 for charging the EV, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 800 may be a computer-implemented method executed, for example, by the processor 602 of the system 106. For the sake of brevity, constructional and operational features of the cluster 102, the inter-connected charging terminals 104, and the system 106 that are already explained in the description of Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6, and Figure 7 are not explained in detail in the description of Figure 8.

At a block 802, the method 800 includes receiving the request from the communication device 112 of the user to charge the EV at the charging terminal 104-1 of the cluster 102. In an embodiment, the receiving module 610 may receive the request.

At a block 804, the method 800 includes determining whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected charging terminals 104. In an embodiment, the method 800 may include determining whether the user is registered with the charging terminal 104-1. When the user is found to not be registered with the charging terminal 104-1, the method 800 may include determining whether the user is registered with any of the other inter-connected charging terminals 104-2, 104-3, 104-4 of the cluster 102. In an embodiment, the determining module 612 may determine the registration of the user with any of the charging terminals 104 of the cluster 102.

At a block 806, the method 800 includes authorizing the user to charge the EV at the charging terminal 104-1 based on the determination. In an embodiment, the authorizing module 614 may authorize the user to charge the vehicle at the charging terminal 104-1.

In an embodiment, the method 800 may include authorizing the user to charge the EV at the charging terminal 104-1 when the user is found to be registered with one of the inter-connected charging terminals 104.

As would be gathered, the cluster 102, the inter-connected charging terminals 104, the system 106, and the method 800 of the present disclosure offer a comprehensive approach for controlling user access to the cluster 102 for charging the EV. First of all, since the charging terminals 104 are connected through the local network to form the cluster 102, the functionalities of the cluster 102 as explained above can be availed without relying on a cloud server. This would lead to ease of access to data relating to the usage of the cluster 102. Moreover, additional cost associated with operational and maintenance of the cloud server is eliminated. Similarly, any inconvenience associated with connection of the charging terminals 104 with the cloud server is also eliminated.

Further, the system 106 would allow a user to charge the EV at any charging terminal 104 of the cluster 102 if the user is registered with one of the charging terminals 104 of the cluster 102. Therefore, the user is not restricted to charge the EV only at the charging terminal 104 where the user is registered. The user can now charge the EV at any other connected charging terminal 104. Therefore, the waiting duration for the user is decreased leading to significant convenience to the user.

Also, any detail relating to the user account can be retrieved in a consolidated manner from any of the inter-connected charging terminals 104. Therefore, the details do not have to be individually retrieved from the charging terminals 104 used by the user. Moreover, in case the designated charging terminal 104 of the user is occupied or not operational, the system 106 allows the administrator to assign another charging terminal 104 to the user, for example, through the application 108, based on availability of a vacant spot for registration in the other charging terminal 104.

Further, the system 106 allows the user to generate a report including, but not limited to, information relating to availing of services of the cluster 102 by the user. Similarly, the administrator can also generate such reports for all the users, for example, through the application 108 installed in the communication device 110.

Therefore, the cluster 102, the locally inter-connected charging terminals 104, the system 106, and the method 800 of the present disclosure are cost-effective, operation-effective, secure in operation, and offer significant convenience to the administrator and the users.

While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. ,CLAIMS:1. A cluster (102) of inter-connected Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals (104), each EV charging terminal (104) comprising:
an actuating switch adapted to be operated for activating the EV charging terminal (104); and
a system (106) of controlling user access to the EV charging terminal (104), the system (106) comprising:
a receiving module (610) adapted to receive a request, at the EV charging terminal (104-1), from a communication device (112) of a user to charge an EV;
a determining module (612) in communication with the receiving module (610) and adapted to determine whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals (104-1, 104-2, 104-3, 104-4); and
an authorizing module (614) in communication with the determining module (610) and adapted to authorize the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal (104-1) based on the determination.
2. The cluster (102) of the EV charging terminals (104) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the EV charging terminals (104) are inter-connected by one of a wired connection and a wireless connection.
3. The cluster (102) of the EV charging terminals (104) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the EV charging terminals (104) are inter-connected through a local network.
4. An Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal (104) of a cluster of locally inter-connected EV charging terminals (104), the EV charging terminal (104) comprising:
an actuating switch adapted to be operated for activating the EV charging terminal (104); and
a system (106) of controlling user access to the EV charging terminal (104), the system comprising:
a receiving module (610) adapted to receive a request, at the EV charging terminal (104-1), from a communication device (112) of a user to charge an EV;
a determining module (612) in communication with the receiving module (610) and adapted to determine whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals (104-1, 104-2, 104-3, 104-4); and
an authorizing module (614) in communication with the determining module (612) and adapted to authorize the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal (104-1) based on the determination.
5. The EV charging terminal (104) as claimed in claim 4, comprising an application (108) adapted to be installed in a communication device (110) of an administrator and the communication device (112) of the user, wherein functionalities of the system (106) are accessed through the application (108).
6. The EV charging terminal (104) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the application (108) is connected with the system (106) over one of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), cellular network, and Wi-Fi.
7. A system (106) for controlling user access to a cluster of locally inter-connected Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals (104) for charging an EV, the system (106) comprising:
a receiving module (610) adapted to receive a request, at an EV charging terminal (104-1) of the cluster (102), from a communication device (112) of a user to charge an EV;
a determining module (612) in communication with the receiving module (610) and adapted to determine whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals (104-1, 104-2, 104-3, 104-4); and
an authorizing module (614) in communication with the determining module (612) and adapted to authorize the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal (104-1) based on the determination.
8. The system (106) as claimed in claim 7, comprising the authorizing module (614) adapted to authorize the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal (104-1) when the user is found to be registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals (104).
9. The system (106) as claimed in claim 7, comprising the determining module (612) adapted to:
determine whether the user is registered with the EV charging terminal (104-1); and
determine whether the user is registered with any of the other inter-connected EV charging terminals (104-2, 104-3, 104-4) of the cluster (102) when the user is not found to be registered with the EV charging terminal (104-1).
10. A method (800) of controlling user access to a cluster (102) of locally inter-connected Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals (104) for charging an EV, the method (800) comprising:
receiving, by a receiving module (610), a request, at an EV charging terminal (104-1) of the cluster (102), from a communication device (112) of a user to charge the EV;
determining, by a determining module (612), whether the user is registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals (104-1, 104-2, 104-3, 104-4); and
authorizing, by an authorizing module (614), the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal (104-1) based on the determination.

11. The method (800) as claimed in claim 10, comprising authorizing, by the authorizing module (614), the user to charge the EV at the EV charging terminal (104-1) when the user is found to be registered with one of the inter-connected EV charging terminals (104).

12. The method (800) as claimed in claim 10, comprising:
determining, by the determining module (612), whether the user is registered with the EV charging terminal (104-1); and
determining, by the determining module (612), whether the user is registered with any of the other inter-connected EV charging terminals (104-2, 104-3, 104-4) of the cluster (102), when the user is found to not be registered with the EV charging terminal (104-1).