Abstract: Provided herein is an apparatus, system, and method for operation of a vehicle winch, and more particularly, for controlling a winch power supply to a winch of a vehicle based on one or more conditions of the vehicle or an environment of the vehicle. Methods can include: receiving an indication that the winch is present; receiving an input indicating winch operation is requested; determining at least one condition of a vehicle associated with the winch; and enabling power to the winch in response to the at least one condition of the vehicle satisfying a predetermined requirement. The at least one condition can include a vehicle speed, and where the predetermined requirement comprises a vehicle speed below a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Provided herein is an apparatus, system, and method for operation of a vehicle winch, and more particularly, for controlling a winch power supply to a winch of a vehicle based on one or more conditions of the vehicle or an environment of the vehicle. Methods can include: receiving an indication that the winch is present; receiving an input indicating winch operation is requested; determining at least one condition of a vehicle associated with the winch; and enabling power to the winch in response to the at least one condition of the vehicle satisfying a predetermined requirement. The at least one condition can include a vehicle speed, and where the predetermined requirement comprises a vehicle speed below a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electric charging control device (10) of an electric vehicle (11), whereby, in order to charge at least one battery of the electric vehicle (11), a charging cable (19) with a charging plug (20) is plugged into a charging socket (12) that has a charge port door (13) and that is part of the electric charging control device (10), and at least one charging operation is controlled by means of a charging communication chip (17) of the electric charging control device (10). In order to activate (31) the charging communication chip (17), the at least one detection device (14) detects an open/closed state (15) of the charge port door (13) and emits this state in at least one generated detection signal (16), whereby the charging communication chip (17) is activated from a deactivated state (30) when the charge port door (13) is opened.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electric charging control device (10) of an electric vehicle (11), whereby, in order to charge at least one battery of the electric vehicle (11), a charging cable (19) with a charging plug (20) is plugged into a charging socket (12) that has a charge port door (13) and that is part of the electric charging control device (10), and at least one charging operation is controlled by means of a charging communication chip (17) of the electric charging control device (10). In order to activate (31) the charging communication chip (17), the at least one detection device (14) detects an open/closed state (15) of the charge port door (13) and emits this state in at least one generated detection signal (16), whereby the charging communication chip (17) is activated from a deactivated state (30) when the charge port door (13) is opened.