DESC:FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals and more particularly, to an EV charging terminal, a method of operating the EV charging terminal, a system for connecting and operating the EV charging terminal, and a charging apparatus having the EV charging terminal and the system.

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. Generally, such charging terminals operate over a cloud and therefore, the authentication of the user and the communication device may pose to be a cumbersome task, involving a lot of equipment and associated complexities. For example, the charging terminal is required to be connected to the cloud and then to the communication device of the user to accomplish one cycle of charging of the EV.

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, an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal is disclosed. The EV charging terminal includes an actuating switch adapted to be operated for activating the EV charging terminal and a system. The system includes a receiving module adapted to receive a pairing request from a communication device of a user and receive a PIN from the user for pairing the EV charging terminal with the communication device. The pairing request and the PIN are received through an application installed in the communication device. The system includes a generating module in communication with the receiving module and adapted to generate, based on successful pairing of the communication device with the EV charging terminal, a user ID and a One-Time Password (OTP) for the user to login to the application for availing functionalities of the EV charging terminal.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of operating an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a receiving module, a pairing request from a communication device of a user. The method includes receiving, by the receiving module, a PIN from the user for pairing the EV charging terminal with the communication device. The pairing request and the PIN are received through an application installed in the communication device. The method includes generating, by a generating module, based on successful pairing of the communication device with the EV charging terminal, a user ID and a One-Time Password (OTP) for the user to login to the application for availing functionalities of the EV charging terminal.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for connecting and operating an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal. The system includes a receiving module adapted to receive a pairing request from a communication device of a user and receive a PIN from the user for pairing the EV charging terminal with the communication device. The pairing request and the PIN are received through an application installed in the communication device. The system includes a generating module in communication with the receiving module and adapted to generate, based on successful pairing of the communication device with the EV charging terminal, a user ID and a One-Time Password (OTP) for the user to login to the application for availing functionalities of the EV charging terminal.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a charging apparatus includes an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal including an actuating switch adapted to be operated for activating the EV charging terminal. The EV charging terminal includes a system includes a receiving module adapted to receive a pairing request from a communication device of a user and receive a PIN from the user for pairing the EV charging terminal with the communication device. The pairing request and the PIN are received through an application installed in the communication device. The system includes a generating module in communication with the receiving module and adapted to generate, based on successful pairing of the communication device with the EV charging terminal, a user ID and a One-Time Password (OTP) for the user to login to the application for availing functionalities of the EV charging terminal. The charging apparatus also includes the application installed in the communication and adapted to receive the user ID and the OTP for allowing the user to login for the first time and prompt the user to set up a password for subsequent logging into the application.

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 operation of an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of a system for accessing the EV charging terminal, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 3 illustrates a flow chart depicting a method of operating the EV charging terminal, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
Figure 4 illustrates a flow diagram depicting accessing of the EV charging terminal through an application installed in a communication device of a user.

Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have been 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 operation of an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal 102, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the sake of readability, the EV charging terminal 102 may hereinafter interchangeably be referred to as the charging terminal 102. In an embodiment, the charging terminal 102 is a standalone unit and is therefore not connected to any cloud server or a backend server for performing the functionalities.

Further, a charging apparatus may include, but is not limited to, the charging terminal 102 and an application 104 installed in a communication device 106 of an administrator and a communication device 108 of a user. Therefore, the administrator and the user may access the functionalities of the charging terminal 102 through the application 104 installed in their respective communication devices 104, 106. The administrator and the user may require respective unique credentials for logging into the application 104 for accessing the charging terminal 102. In an embodiment, rights and privileges of the administrator for accessing the EV charging terminal 102 may be more than that of the user.

For the sake of simplicity, one user and the associated communication device 108 are illustrated in Figure 1. However, as would be appreciated by a person skilled in the art, the number of users may vary depending on requirements of usage the charging terminal 102. 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.

Further, the charging terminal 102 may include, but is not limited to, an actuating switch (not shown) adapted to be operated for activating the charging terminal 102. 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 102.

The charging terminal 102 may also include a system 110 for allowing the administrator and the user to access the functionalities of the charging terminal 102 through the application 104 installed in their respective communication devices 106, 108. Constructional and operational details of the system 110 are explained at least in the description of Figure 2.

In an embodiment, at the time of first starting up of the charging terminal 102, the first user connecting to the charging terminal 102 may be assigned the rights of the administrator. Any subsequent user registering to the system 110 would be added only after the approval from the administrator. Therefore, the first user is the administrator and would have the rights to add further users to the system 110. In an embodiment, the administrator may be changed as well during the course of usage of the charging terminal 102, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The number of administrators and the number of users may vary depending on the requirement or application of the charging terminal 102.

Further, the charging terminal 102 may have a unique serial number ID associated with it, which may be used by the communication devices 106, 108 for connecting with the charging terminal 102. In an embodiment, the charging terminal 102 may include a QR code indicative of the unique serial number ID, which may then be scanned by the communication devices 106, 108 for identification of the charging terminal 102 in the application 104.

In an embodiment, the charging terminal 102 may include an indicator 112 adapted to indicate an operational state of the charging terminal 102. The operational state may include, but is not limited to, a pairing mode and a connected mode. In an embodiment, the indicator 112 may include at least one Light Emitting Diode (LED). The LED may be adapted to blink at a first predefined rate when the charging terminal 102 is in the pairing mode, i.e., available for the pairing. In an example, the first predefined rate may be 250 msec. Therefore, the indicator 112 may be adapted to indicate availability of the charging terminal 102 for pairing with the communication device 108. In another embodiment, the LED may be adapted to blink at a second predefined rate when the charging terminal 102 is in the connected mode, i.e., paired with the communication device 108.

In an embodiment, the communication devices 106, 108 may communicate with the charging terminal 102 over a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network. In other embodiments, the communication devices 106, 108 may communicate with the charging terminal 102 over any other wired or wireless network, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Further, in an embodiment, all communication occurring between the charging terminal 102 and the communication devices 106, 108 may be encrypted using certificates.

The charging terminal 102 may also include a power socket 114 adapted to receive a charging cable connected to a charging port of the EV for charging the EV.

Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the system 110 of accessing the charging terminal 102, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The system 110 may include, but is not limited to, a processor 202, memory 204, modules 206, and data 208. The modules 206 and the memory 204 may be coupled to the processor 202.

The processor 202 can be a single processing unit or several units, all of which could include multiple computing units. The processor 202 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 202 is configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions and data stored in the memory 204.

The memory 204 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 206, amongst other things, include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., which perform particular tasks or implement data types. The modules 206 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 206 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 202, 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 206 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 206 may include a receiving module 210, a generating module 212, a comparing module 214, a pairing module 216, and a transmitting module 218. The receiving module 210, the generating module 212, the comparing module 214, the pairing module 216, and the transmitting module 218 may be in communication with each other. The data 208 serves, amongst other things, as a repository for storing data processed, received, and generated by one or more of the modules 206.

The receiving module 210 may be adapted to receive a pairing request from the communication device 108 of the user. In an embodiment, the receiving module 210 may be adapted to receive the pairing request when the charging terminal 102 is available for the pairing, i.e., in the pairing mode. The pairing mode of the charging terminal 102 may be indicated by the indicator 112, as explained earlier.

In an embodiment, the pairing request may be received through scanning of the QR code of the charging terminal 102 by the application 104 installed in the communication device 108 of the user. Therefore, the user may open the application 104, select a QR code scanner therein, and capture the QR code mentioned on the charging terminal 102.

In another embodiment, the pairing request may be received by inputting the unique serial number ID of the charging terminal 102 through the application 104. For example, the user may manually input the unique serial number ID in a predefined tab in the application 104 by using a keypad of the communication device 108. Therefore, by scanning the QR code or inputting the unique serial number ID in the application 104, the charging terminal 102 is identified in the application 104 of the communication device 108 of the user.

Once the charging terminal 102 is identified by the communication device 108 and is visible in the application 104, the receiving module 210 of the system 110 may be adapted to receive a PIN from the user for pairing the charging terminal 102 with the communication device 108. In an embodiment, the transmitting module 210 may generate the PIN and share it with the communication device 106 of the administrator for approval to share it with the user. In an embodiment, based on the approval of the administrator, the PIN may be input by the user through the application 104 installed in the communication device 108. In an embodiment, the receiving module 210 may be in communication with the comparing module 214.

The comparing module 214 may be adapted to compare the PIN received from the communication device 108 with a predefined PIN stored in the charging terminal 102. The comparing module 214 may be in communication with the pairing module 216. In an embodiment, when the received PIN matches with the predefined PIN, the pairing module 216 may be adapted to pair the communication device 108 with the charging terminal 102.

Based on successful pairing of the communication device 108 with the charging terminal 102, the generating module 212 may be adapted to generate a user ID and a One-Time Password (OTP) for the user to login to the application 104 for the first time to avail functionalities of the charging terminal 102. In an embodiment, the generating module 212 may be in communication with the transmitting module 218.

The transmitting module 218 may be adapted to transmit the user ID and the OTP of the user to the communication device 106 of the administrator for sharing with the communication device 108 of the user. Based on an approval of the administrator received through the application 104 installed in the communication device 106, the transmitting module 218 may transmit the user ID and the OTP to the communication device 108 of the user. Therefore, the user is allowed to access the functionalities of the charging terminal 102 based on the approval from the administrator.

Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the application 104 installed in the communication device 108 of the user may receive the user ID and the OTP for allowing the user to login for the first time. Thereafter, the application 104 may prompt the user to set up a password for subsequent logging into the application 104 from the communication device 108. The password may then be used by the user for subsequent logins into the application 104.

As would be appreciated by a person skilled in the art, before the communication device 108 of the user is allowed to connect with the charging terminal 102, the communication device 106 of the administrator is registered with the charging terminal 102. In particular, the communication device 106 may also be paired with the charging terminal 102 as explained above. Further, the generating module 212 may generate an administrator ID and OTP for the administrator to login to the application 104 for the first time. Thereafter, the administrator may set up a new password for accessing the application 104 through the communication device 106. After that, the administrator may be able to control the access of the charging terminal 102 to other users.

In an embodiment, the charging terminal 102 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 102 may vary depending on the requirement, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In an embodiment, the system 110 may be adapted to store the consumption details of registered users over a period of time, for example, in the memory 204. Based on a request, the generating module 212 may be adapted to generate a report depicting various details of the usage of the charging terminal 102 by a user. The details may include, but are not limited to, duration of charging, timings of charging, and cost incurred in charging the EV. The generating module 212 may be adapted to generate user-specific reports or time-specific reports depending on the requirement. Accordingly, the transmitting module 218 may be adapted to transmit the report to a user.

Figure 3 illustrates a flow chart depicting a method 300 of operating the charging terminal 102, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 300 may be a computer-implemented method executed, for example, by the processor 202. For the sake of brevity, constructional and operational features of the charging apparatus that are already explained in the description of Figure 1 and Figure 2 are not explained in detail in the description of Figure 3.

At a block 302, the method 300 includes receiving the pairing request from the communication device 108 of the user. In an embodiment, the receiving module 210 of the system 110 may receive the pairing request.

In an embodiment, the method 300 may include receiving the pairing request through scanning of the QR code of the charging terminal 102 by the communication device 108. In another embodiment, the method 300 may include receiving the pairing request by inputting the unique serial number in the application 104. In an embodiment, the method 300 may include receiving the pairing request when the charging terminal 102 is available for the pairing.

At a block 304, the method 300 includes receiving the PIN from the user for pairing the charging terminal 102 with the communication device 108. The pairing request and the PIN are received through the application 104 installed in the communication device 108. In an embodiment, the receiving module 210 may receive the PIN.

In an embodiment, the method 300 may include comparing the PIN received from the user with the predefined PIN. In such an embodiment, when the received PIN matches with the predefined PIN, the method 300 may include pairing the communication device 108 of the user with the charging terminal 102.

At a block 306, the method 300 includes generating the user ID and the OTP for the user to login to the application 104 for availing functionalities of the charging terminal 102, based on successful pairing of the communication device 108 with the charging terminal 102.

In an embodiment, the method 300 may include transmitting the user ID and the OTP of the user to the communication device 106 of the administrator to approve for sharing with the communication device 108 of the user. In another embodiment, the method 300 may include transmitting the PIN to the communication device 106 of the administrator to approve for sharing with the communication device 108 of the user.

Figure 4 illustrates a flow diagram 400 depicting accessing of the charging terminal 102 through the application 104 installed in the communication device 108 of the user. For the sake of brevity, constructional and operational features of the charging apparatus that are already explained in the description of Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3 are not explained in detail in the description of Figure 4.

As illustrated, the user will have to download the application 104 in the communication device 108. Further, the charging terminal 102 is then switched ON by operating the actuating switch. The LED of the indicator 112 will blink fast depicting the pairing mode of the charging terminal 102. Either QR code of the charging terminal 102 is scanned by the application 104 or the unique serial code of the charging terminal 102 is input in the application 104 to initiate the pairing process. The PIN is entered into the application 104 for pairing the communication device 108 with the charging terminal 102. Once the communication device 108 is successfully paired, the LED of the indicator 112 would start blinking slow.

After the pairing, the user may login to the application 104 by using the User ID and the OTP. As would be appreciated, the first pairing of the charging unit 102 would be with the communication device 106 of the administrator. Other users would be registered after that.

As would be gathered, the charging terminal 102 and the method 300 of the present disclosure offer a comprehensive and secure approach for charging an EV. First of all, the charging terminal 102 is adapted to authenticate the communication device 106, 108 through the unique serial number ID and the PIN. Further, the charging terminal 102 authenticates the user through the application login credentials, such as the user ID, the OTP, and the password. Therefore, the charging terminal 102 has multiple layers of authentication to ensure secure connection with the communication devices 106, 108. Further, all the communication is encrypted with certificates to further add on to the security of the charging terminal 102.

Moreover, the system 110 is adapted to allow the administrator to control the usage of the charging terminal 102 by the users. For example, the system 110 shares the PIN and the login credentials with a user only after receiving approval from the administrator. This would eliminate the possibility of misuse of the charging terminal 102. In other embodiments, the system 110 may directly share such details with user, based on a standing instruction from the administrator.

In addition, since the charging terminal 102 is a standalone unit and do not operate over a cloud, the complexities associated with the operation of the existing charging terminals over the cloud are eliminated. For example, the standalone operation of the charging terminal 102 would lead to ease of access to data relating to the usage of the charging terminal 102. Moreover, additional cost associated with operational and maintenance of the cloud server is eliminated, leading to cost-effective operation of the charging terminal 102. Similarly, any inconvenience associated with connection of the charging terminal 102 with the cloud server is also eliminated.

Further, the indicator 112 allows easy identification of the operational mode of the charging terminal 102, ensuring convenient connection with the communication devices 106, 108. Furthermore, considering that the user can get historical details of consumption at any point in time, it will assist the user for effectively planning of the charging from the charging terminal 102. Therefore, the charging terminal 102 of the present disclosure is cost-effective, operation-effective, and secure in operation.

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:We Claim:
1. An Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal (102) comprising:
an actuating switch adapted to be operated for activating the EV charging terminal (102); and
a system (110) comprising:
a receiving module (210) adapted to:
receive a pairing request from a communication device (108) of a user; and
receive a PIN from the user for pairing the EV charging terminal (102) with the communication device (108),
wherein the pairing request and the PIN are received through one of an application (104) installed in the communication device (108); and
a generating module (212) in communication with the receiving module (210) and adapted to generate, based on successful pairing of the communication device (108) with the EV charging terminal (102), a user ID and a One-Time Password (OTP) for the user to login to the application (104) for availing functionalities of the EV charging terminal (102).

2. The EV charging terminal (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving module (210) is adapted to receive the pairing request through scanning of a QR code of the EV charging terminal (102) by the communication device (108).

3. The EV charging terminal (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving module (210) is adapted to receive the pairing request by inputting a unique serial number through the application (104).

4. The EV charging terminal (102) as claimed in claim 1, comprising:
a comparing module (214) in communication with the receiving module (210) and adapted to compare the PIN received from the user with a predefined PIN; and
a pairing module (216) in communication with the comparing module (214) and adapted to pair the communication device (108) of the user with the EV charging terminal (102) when the received PIN matches with the predefined PIN.

5. The EV charging terminal (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system (110) comprising a transmitting module (218) in communication with the generating module (212) and adapted to transmit the user ID and the OTP of the user to a communication device (106) of an administrator to approve for sharing with the communication device (108) of the user.

6. The EV charging terminal (102) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the transmitting module (218) is adapted to transmit the PIN to the communication device (106) of an administrator to approve for sharing with the communication device (108) of the user.

7. The EV charging terminal (102) as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
an indicator (112) adapted to indicate availability of the EV charging terminal (102) for pairing with the communication device (108); and
the receiving module (210) of the system adapted to receive the pairing request when the EV charging terminal (102) is available for the pairing.

8. The EV charging terminal (102) as claimed in claim 7, wherein the indicator (112) comprising at least one Light Emitting Diode (LED) adapted to:
blink at a first predefined rate when the EV charging terminal (102) is available for the pairing; and
blink at a second predefined rate when the EV charging terminal (102) is paired with the communication device.
9. The EV charging terminal (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the EV charging terminal (102) is a standalone unit.

10. A method (300) of operating an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal (102), the method (300) comprising:
receiving, by a receiving module (210), a pairing request from a communication device (108) of a user;
receiving, by the receiving module (210), a PIN from the user for pairing the EV charging terminal (102) with the communication device (108), wherein the pairing request and the PIN are received through an application (104) installed in the communication device (108); and
generating, by a generating module (212), based on successful pairing of the communication device (108) with the EV charging terminal (102), a user ID and a One-Time Password (OTP) for the user to login to the application for availing functionalities of the EV charging terminal (102).

11. The method (300) as claimed in claim 10, comprising receiving, by the receiving module (210), the pairing request through scanning of a QR code of the EV charging terminal (102) by the communication device (108).

12. The method (300) as claimed in claim 10, comprising receiving, by the receiving module (210), the pairing request by inputting a unique serial number in the application.

13. The method (300) as claimed in claim 10, comprising:
comparing, by a comparing module (214), the PIN received from the user with a predefined PIN; and
pairing, by a pairing module (216), the communication device (108) of the user with the EV charging terminal (102) when the received PIN matches with the predefined PIN.

14. The method (300) as claimed in claim 10, comprising transmitting, by a transmitting module (218), the user ID and the OTP of the user to a communication device (106) of an administrator for sharing with the communication device (108) of the user.

15. The method (300) as claimed in claim 14, comprising transmitting, by the transmitting module (218), the PIN to the communication device (106) of an administrator for sharing with the communication device (108) of the user.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10, comprising the receiving, by the receiving module (210), the pairing request when the EV charging terminal (102) is available for the pairing.

17. A system (110) for connecting and operating an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal (102), the system (110) comprising:
a receiving module (210) adapted to:
receive a pairing request from a communication device (108) of a user; and
receive a PIN from the user for pairing the EV charging terminal (102) with the communication device (108),
wherein the pairing request and the PIN are received through an application (104) installed in the communication device (108); and
a generating module (212) in communication with the receiving module (210) and adapted to generate, based on successful pairing of the communication device (108) with the EV charging terminal (102), a user ID and a One-Time Password (OTP) for the user to login to the application (104) for availing functionalities of the EV charging terminal (102).

18. A charging apparatus comprising:
an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal (102) comprising:
an actuating switch adapted to be operated for activating the EV charging terminal (102);
a system (110) comprising:
a receiving module (210) adapted to:
receive a pairing request from a communication device (108) of a user; and
receive a PIN from the user for pairing the EV charging terminal (102) with the communication device (108),
wherein the pairing request and the PIN are received through an application (104) installed in the communication device (108); and
a generating module (212) in communication with the receiving module (210) and adapted to generate, based on successful pairing of the communication device (108) with the EV charging terminal (102), a user ID and a One-Time Password (OTP) for the user to login to the application (104) for availing functionalities of the EV charging terminal (102); and
the application (104) installed in the communication device (108) and adapted to:
receive the user ID and the OTP for allowing the user to login for the first time; and
prompt the user to set up a password for subsequent logging into the application (104).