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EV charging session template

Plug-in to payment at a public EV charger, including authorisation, smart charging and idle fees. This architecture diagram template contains 18 labelled components, branches such as “No”, “Yes”, “App”.

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Components in this architecture diagram

  • Driver arrives
  • Charger available?
  • Join queue in app
  • Plug in
  • Authorise via?
  • Start in app
  • Tap card
  • Vehicle certificate
  • Payment method valid?
  • Session refused
  • Charging starts
  • Load management adjusts power
  • Target charge reached?
  • Notify driver
  • Unplugged within 15 min?
  • Idle fee accrues
  • Session ends
  • Receipt sent

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Mermaid source

The whole template is the text below. Paste it into FlowDiagram, keep it in Git next to the code it describes, or hand it to an AI assistant to extend.

flowchart TD
  A((Driver arrives)) --> B{Charger available?}
  B -->|No| C[Join queue in app]
  C --> B
  B -->|Yes| D[Plug in]
  D --> E{Authorise via?}
  E -->|App| F[Start in app]
  E -->|RFID| G[Tap card]
  E -->|Plug and Charge| H[Vehicle certificate]
  F --> I{Payment method valid?}
  G --> I
  H --> I
  I -->|No| J((Session refused))
  I -->|Yes| K[Charging starts]
  K --> L[Load management adjusts power]
  L --> M{Target charge reached?}
  M -->|No| L
  M -->|Yes| N[Notify driver]
  N --> O{Unplugged within 15 min?}
  O -->|No| P[Idle fee accrues]
  P --> Q[Session ends]
  O -->|Yes| Q
  Q --> R((Receipt sent))

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