A method (100) for detecting an externally connected AC electrical device, (14A, 14B) via a host
system (10) with a rechargeable
energy storage system, RESS, (12) and an AC charging input (20) connected to the RESS (12), the method (100) comprising: while the AC charging input (20) is electrically connected to the AC electrical device (14A, 14B) via a vehicle-to-live (V2L) load connector and a V2L cable set forming a V2L connection, or via a jump-start charging cable set and an EVSE charging cable set,
Electric Vehicle Service Equipment, forming a jump-start charging connection, detecting a control
pilot voltage and a proximity
voltage at a respective
pilot voltage terminal and proximity voltage terminal of the AC charging input (20);When the control
pilot voltage is zero volts, evaluate, via the controller (50), whether entry conditions are met, wherein the entry conditions indicate a request by a user of the host
system (10) to
discharge current from the RESS to the AC electrical device (14A, 14B); receive, via the controller (50), a modulated voltage
signal from the V2L connection or from the jump-start charging connection in response to the entry conditions, wherein the modulated voltage
signal is a predetermined
signal variation of the proximity voltage and / or the control pilot voltage; identify, via the controller (50), the AC electrical device (14A, 14B) as an identified device, including comparing the modulated voltage signal with an expected voltage, which indicates identity of the AC electrical device;and discharging electrical energy from the RESS (12) to the identified device via the V2L connection or the jump-start charging connection when the modulated voltage signal matches the expected voltage, wherein the identified device is a 240 V AC auxiliary device and wherein the
discharge of electrical power from the RESS (12) to the identified device occurs via the jump-start charging connection when the modulated voltage signal matches the expected voltage, further comprising: monitoring a current
state of charge, SOC, of the RESS (12) via the controller (50);and automatic interruption of the electrical power delivery from the RESS (12) to the identified device when the current SOC is below a SOC threshold, wherein the host system (10) is a host vehicle, the RESS comprises a high-voltage traction
battery pack of the host vehicle, and the AC charging input (20) is an EVSE charging input, and wherein the current SOC is a current SOC of the traction
battery pack, further comprising: determining, via the controller (50), a distance between the host vehicle (10) and a nearest
charging station or destination; and automatically adjusting the SOC threshold based on the distance and the current SOC.