DESC:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station having multiple EV charging terminals and more particularly, to systems and methods for locating a registered EV charging terminal at the EV charging station.

BACKGROUND

Electrical Vehicles have gained widespread popularity in the last few years and significant growth and development is still being witnessed in the realm of EVs. 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, the user is restricted to charge the EV only at the designated charging terminal. Owing to multiple such charging terminals available at the charging station, it becomes difficult for the user to identify and locate the designated charging terminal.

Moreover, an administrator may provide the user with map coordinates of the designated charging terminal, which may guide the user to the location of the charging station. However, since the charging terminals are positioned in close proximity to each other at the charging station, the map coordinates cannot guide the user exactly to the location of the designated charging terminal.

Currently, when the user reaches the charging station and attempts to connect with nearby charging terminals through a communication device, for example, a smartphone, a list of all the available charging terminals is shown to the user. Figure 1 illustrates a schematic view of a User Interface 100 depicting the list of charging terminals present in a predefined vicinity of the user, according to existing techniques. While the list may include the designated charging terminal, it still may not be possible for the user to locate the designated charging terminal at the charging station, for example, owing to similar appearance of all the charging terminals at the charging station. Therefore, identifying and locating the charging terminal designated to the user is a cumbersome task.

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 system for locating a designated Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal from among a plurality of EV charging terminals at an EV charging station is disclosed. The system includes a receiving module adapted to receive details of a charging terminal that is designated to a user for charging an EV, a detecting module in communication with the receiving module and adapted to detect presence of one or more charging terminals at the charging station, a determining module in communication with the detecting module and adapted to determine a distance of each of the detected charging terminals from the EV based on a signal strength of the detected charging terminals, and a providing module in communication with the determining module and adapted to provide a list of detected charging terminals along with corresponding associated details to the user for locating the designated charging terminal. A sequence of the charging terminals in the list is defined based on the distance of the charging terminals from the EV.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of locating a designated Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal from among a plurality of EV charging terminals at an EV charging station is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a receiving module, details of a charging terminal that is designated to a user for charging an EV, detecting, by a detecting module, presence of one or more charging terminals at the charging station, determining, by a determining module, a distance of each of the detected charging terminals from the EV based on a signal strength of the detected charging terminals, and providing, by a providing module, a list of detected charging terminals along with corresponding associated details to the user for locating the designated charging terminal. A sequence of the charging terminals in the list is defined based on the distance of the charging terminals from the EV.

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 a schematic view of a User Interface depicting a list of charging terminals present in a predefined vicinity of a user, according to existing techniques;
Figure 2 illustrates an environment depicting implementation of a system for locating a designated Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal from among a plurality of EV charging terminals at an EV charging station, 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 block diagram of the system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 5 illustrates a schematic view of a User Interface depicting a list of charging terminals present in a predefined vicinity of the user along with a first indicator of respective associated information, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 6 illustrates a schematic view of a User Interface depicting a filtered list of charging terminals present in a predefined vicinity of the user along with a second indicator of respective associated information, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 7 illustrates a use case depicting generation of a notification by the system indicative of a location of the designated charging terminal at the charging station with respect to the communication device; and
Figure 8 illustrates a flow chart depicting a method of locating the designated charging terminal from among the plurality of charging terminals at the charging station, 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 2 illustrates an environment 200 depicting implementation of a system 202 for locating a designated Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal 204, from among a plurality of EV charging terminals 204, at an EV charging station, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the sake of readability, the EV charging terminal 204 and the EV charging station are hereinafter interchangeably referred to as the charging terminal 204 and the charging station, respectively.

In the illustrated embodiment, the charging station is shown to include sixteen charging terminals 204. As would be appreciated by a person skilled in the art, in other embodiments, the number of charging terminals 204 may vary depending on requirements of a charging station. Therefore, in other embodiments, the charging station may include less or greater number of charging terminals 204, which may be considered by the system 202 for processing, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In an embodiment, functionalities of the system 202 may be accessed by the user through an application 206 installed in a communication device 208. The constructional and operational details of the system 202 are explained at least in the description of Figure 4. The user may require unique credentials for logging into the application 206 for accessing the functionalities of the system 202.

Figure 3 illustrates a log-in user interface 300 of the application 206 installed in the communication device 208 to access functionalities of the system 202, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated, the application 206 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 system 202 may be more than of the user.

In an embodiment, each charging terminal 204 may have a unique serial number ID associated with it, which may be used by the communication device 208 for connecting with the charging terminal 204. In an embodiment, the communication device 208 may communicate with the charging terminal 204 over a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network. In other embodiments, the communication devices 208 may communicate with the charging terminal 204 over any other wired or wireless network, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the communication device 208 may communicate with the charging terminal 204 over a cellular network or Wi-Fi.

Figure 4 illustrates a block diagram of the system 202, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The system 202 may include, but is not limited to, a processor 402, memory 404, modules 406, and data 408. The modules 406 and the memory 404 may be coupled to the processor 402.

The processor 402 can be a single processing unit or several units, all of which could include multiple computing units. The processor 402 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 402 is configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions and data stored in the memory 404.

The memory 404 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 406, amongst other things, include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., which perform particular tasks or implement data types. The modules 406 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 406 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 402, 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 406 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 406 may include a receiving module 410, a detecting module 412, a determining module 414, and a providing module 416. The receiving module 410, the detecting module 412, the determining module 414, and the providing module 416 may be in communication with each other. The data 408 serves, amongst other things, as a repository for storing data processed, received, and generated by one or more of the modules 406.

The receiving module 410 may be adapted to receive details of a charging terminal 204 that is designated to the user for charging the EV. In an embodiment, the details may include, but are not limited to, a name of the designated charging terminal 204 and map coordinates of the charging station. In an embodiment, the receiving module 410 may be adapted to receive the details of the designated charging terminal 204 from the administrator of the charging station. In an embodiment, the receiving module 410 may be adapted to receive the details of the designated charging terminal 204 through the application 206 installed in the communication device 208 of the user. The receiving module 410 may be in communication with the detecting module 412.

The detecting module 412 may be adapted to detect presence of one or more charging terminals 204 at the charging station. In an embodiment, the detecting module 412 may detect the charging terminals 204 over the wired or wireless network prevalent in that geographical location. The detecting module 412 may be in communication with the determining module 414. The determining module 414 may be adapted to determine a distance of each of the detected charging terminals 204 from the EV. In an embodiment, the distance may be determined, based on a signal strength of the detected charging terminals 204 and a layout of the charging station. The determining module 414 may be in communication with the providing module 416.

The providing module 416 may be adapted to provide a list of detected charging terminals 204 along with corresponding associated details to the user for locating the designated charging terminal 204. A sequence of the charging terminals 204 in the list is defined based on the distance of the charging terminals 204 from the EV. In an embodiment, a name of the charging terminal 204 that is closest to the communication device 208 may appear on top of the list and a name of the charging terminal 204 that is farthest to the communication device 208 appears at the bottom of the list.

In an embodiment, the providing module 416 may be adapted to provide the list of detected charging terminals 204 along with corresponding associated details to the user through the application 206.

In an embodiment, the associated details of a detected charging terminal 204 may include a first indicator depicting whether the user is authorized to charge the EV at the respective charging terminal 204. Figure 5 illustrates a schematic view of a User Interface 500 depicting the list of charging terminals 204 present in the predefined vicinity of the user along with the first indicator of respective associated information, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated, each charging terminal 204 in the list is provided with the first indicator, i.e., “Authorized” and “Not Authorized.” As the name suggests, “Authorized” indicates that the user is authorized to charge the EV at the respective charging terminal 204. Similarly, “Not Authorized” indicates that the user is not authorized to charge the EV at the respective charging terminal 204.

In an embodiment, the receiving module 410 may be adapted to receive a request through the application 206 to filter the list of detected charging terminals 204 based on predefined filtering criteria. In an embodiment, the list may be filtered by selecting one of “authorized” and “not authorized.” Therefore, the list may be updated to show only the authorized or unauthorized charging terminals 204, based on the selection of the filtering criteria.

In an embodiment, the predefined filtering criteria may include, but is not limited to, a name of the designated charging terminal 204. For example, the user may filter the list based on a word “EV.” Figure 6 illustrates a schematic view of a User Interface 600 depicting a filtered list of charging terminals 204 present in a predefined vicinity of the user along with a second indicator of respective associated information, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In an embodiment, the associated details may include the second indicator depicting whether the communication device 208 is approaching or leaving the respective charging terminal 204. The length of the second indicator is indicative of at least one of signal strength and a distance information of the respective charging terminal 204. It is beneficial to estimate position of each charging terminal 204. Further, the second indicator may be dynamically depicted whether the communication device 208 is approaching or leaving the respective charging terminal 204. In case the second indicator is color-coded, it is easy to understand, but any other dynamic indication is available. As illustrated, the indicator may turn red if the user is going away from a charging terminal 204. Similarly, the indicator may turn green if the user is approaching the charging terminal 204. The list will not be static, so as the user moves, the list changes dynamically.

In an embodiment, the providing module 416 may be adapted to update the list of detected charging terminals 204 in real-time based on the detection. In an embodiment, the providing module 416 may be adapted to update the sequence of the detected charging terminals 204 in the list in real-time based on movement of the communication device 208 with respect to the detected charging terminals 204. Therefore, the list is dynamically updated to provide accurate information to the user at all times.

In an embodiment, the providing module 416 may be adapted to generate a notification to be provided to the user. The notification may be indicative of a location of the designated charging terminal 204 at the charging station with respect to the communication device 208. Figure 7 illustrates a use case 700 depicting generation of a notification by the system 202 indicative of a location of the designated charging terminal 204 at the charging station with respect to the communication device 208. In the use case 700, the system 202 generates a notification informing the user that the user can charge the EV at the fourth charging terminal 204, counting from the current position of the EV.

Figure 8 illustrates a flow chart depicting a method 800 of locating the designated charging terminal 204 from among the charging terminals 204 at the charging station, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 800 may be a computer-implemented method executed, for example, by the processor 402 of the system 202. For the sake of brevity, constructional and operational features of the system 202 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 details of the charging terminal 204 that is designated to the user for charging the EV. In an embodiment, the receiving module 410 may receive the details of the designated charging terminal 204.

In an embodiment, the method 800 may include receiving the details of the designated charging terminal 204 through the application 206 installed in the communication device 208 of the user. In an embodiment, the method 800 may include receiving the details of the designated charging terminal 204 from an administrator of the charging station.

At a block 804, the method 800 includes detecting presence of the charging terminals 204 at the charging station. In an embodiment, the detecting module 412 may detect the presence.

At a block 806, the method 800 includes determining the distance of each of the detected charging terminals 204 from the EV, based on a signal strength of the detected charging terminals 204. In an embodiment, the determining module 414 may determine the distance.

At a block 808, the method 800 includes providing the list of detected charging terminals 204 along with corresponding associated details to the user for locating the designated charging terminal 204. The sequence of the charging terminals 204 in the list is defined based on the distance of the charging terminals 204 from the EV. In an embodiment, the providing module 416 may provide the list of detected charging terminals 204.

In an embodiment, the method 800 may include providing the list of detected charging terminals 204 along with corresponding associated details to the user through the application 206. In an embodiment, the method 800 may include updating the list of detected charging terminals 204 in real-time based on the detection.

In an embodiment, the method 800 may include updating the sequence of the detected charging terminals 204 in the list in real-time based on movement of the communication device 208 with respect to the detected charging terminals 204.

In an embodiment, the method 800 may include receiving a request through the application 206 to filter the list of detected charging terminals 204 based on predefined filtering criteria. The predefined filtering criteria may include, but is not limited to, a name of the designated charging terminal 204.

In an embodiment, the method 800 may include generating a notification to be provided to the user. The notification may be indicative of a location of the designated charging terminal 204 at the charging station with respect to the communication device 208.

As would be gathered, the system 202 and the method 800 of the present disclosure offer a comprehensive approach for conveniently locating the designated charging terminal 204 in a charging station. The list of the detected charging terminals 204 as provided to the user allows the user to correctly locate the designated charging terminal 204 of the EV. The distance-based sequence of the list further helps the user in identifying the visible charging terminals with their names appearing in the application 206. The filtering of the list also assists the user in focussing only on the relevant charging terminals 204, say, the charging terminals 204 that are named similar to the designated charging terminal 204. Furthermore, real-time updating of the list allows the user to relate the movement of the EV with the location of the nearby charging terminals 204. Moreover, the first indicator and the second indicator enable the user to locate the designated charging terminal 204 with ease.

In addition, the generation of the notification indicative of the location of the designated charging terminal 204 for sharing with the user provides more clarity to the user and conveniently guides him/her to the designated charging terminal 204. Therefore, the system 202 and the method 800 of the present disclosure are operation-effective and offer significant convenience to the administrator and the users, at least, in locating the designated charging terminal 204 at the charging station.

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 system (202) for locating a designated Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal (204), from among a plurality of EV charging terminals (204), at an EV charging station, the system (202) comprising:
a receiving module (410) adapted to receive details of a charging terminal (204) that is designated to a user for charging an EV;
a detecting module (412) in communication with the receiving module (410) and adapted to detect presence of one or more charging terminals (204) at the charging station;
a determining module (414) in communication with the detecting module (412) and adapted to determine a distance of each of the detected charging terminals (204) from the EV, based on a signal strength of the detected charging terminals (204); and
a providing module (416) in communication with the determining module (414) and adapted to provide a list of detected charging terminals (204) along with corresponding associated details to the user for locating the designated charging terminal (204), wherein a sequence of the charging terminals (204) in the list is defined based on the distance of the charging terminals (204) from the EV.

2. The system (202) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving module (410) is adapted to receive the details of the designated charging terminal (204) through an application (206) installed in a communication device (208) of the user.

3. The system (202) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving module (410) is adapted to receive the details of the designated charging terminal (204) from an administrator of the charging station.

4. The system (202) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the details of the designated charging terminal (204) comprising at least a name of the designated charging terminal (204) and map coordinates of the charging station.

5. The system (202) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the providing module (416) is adapted to provide the list of detected charging terminals (204) along with corresponding associated details to the user through the application (206).

6. The system (202) as claimed in claim 5, wherein a name of the charging terminal (204) that is closest to the communication device (208) appears on top of the list and a name of the charging terminal (204) that is farthest to the communication device (208) appears at the bottom of the list.

7. The system (202) as claimed in claim 1, comprising the providing module (416) adapted to update the list of detected charging terminals (204) in real-time based on the detection.

8. The system (202) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the providing module (416) is adapted to update the sequence of the detected charging terminals (204) in the list in real-time based on movement of the communication device (208) with respect to the detected charging terminals (204).

9. The system (202) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the associated details of a detected charging terminal (204) comprising a first indicator depicting whether the user is authorised to charge the EV at the respective charging station.

10. The system (202) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the associated details of a detected charging terminal (204) comprising a second indicator depicting whether the communication device (208) is approaching or leaving the respective charging terminal (204).

11. The system (202) as claimed in claim 10, wherein a length of the second indicator indicates at least one of a signal strength and a distance of the respective charging terminal (204).

12. The system (202) as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second indicator is dynamically depicting whether the communication device (208) is approaching or leaving the respective charging terminal (204).

13. The system (202) as claimed in claim 2, comprising the receiving module (410) adapted to receive a request through the application (206) to filter the list of detected charging terminals (204) based on predefined filtering criteria, wherein the predefined filtering criteria comprising at least a name of the designated charging terminal (204).

14. The system (202) as claimed in claim 5, comprising the providing module (416) adapted to generate a notification to be provided to the user, wherein the notification is indicative of a location of the designated charging terminal (204) at the charging station with respect to the communication device (208).

15. A method (800) of locating a designated Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminal (204) from among a plurality of EV charging terminals (204) at an EV charging station, the method (800) comprising:
receiving, by a receiving module (410), details of a charging terminal (204) that is designated to a user for charging an EV;
detecting, by a detecting module (412), presence of one or more charging terminals (204) at the charging station;
determining, by a determining module (414), a distance of each of the detected charging terminals (204) from the EV, based on a signal strength of the detected charging terminals (204); and
providing, by a providing module (416), a list of detected charging terminals (204) along with corresponding associated details to the user for locating the designated charging terminal (204), wherein a sequence of the charging terminals (204)in the list is defined based on the distance of the charging terminals (204) from the EV.

16. The method (800) as claimed in claim 15, comprising receiving the details of the designated charging terminal (204) through an application (206) installed in a communication device (208) of the user.

17. The method (800) as claimed in claim 15, comprising receiving the details of the designated charging terminal (204) from an administrator of the charging station.

18. The method (800) as claimed in claim 16, comprising providing the list of detected charging terminals (204) along with corresponding associated details to the user through the application (206).

19. The method (800) as claimed in claim 15, comprising updating the list of detected charging terminals (204) in real-time based on the detection.

20. The method (800) as claimed in claim 18, comprising updating the sequence of the detected charging terminals (204) in the list in real-time based on movement of the communication device (208) with respect to the detected charging terminals (204).

21. The method (800) as claimed in claim 16, comprising receiving a request through the application (206) to filter the list of detected charging terminals (204) based on predefined filtering criteria, wherein the predefined filtering criteria comprising at least a name of the designated charging terminal (204).

22. The method (800) as claimed in claim 18, comprising generating a notification to be provided to the user, wherein the notification is indicative of a location of the designated charging terminal (204) at the charging station with respect to the communication device (208).