VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAVING ARC DETECTION

A vehicle charging system for an electric vehicle includes a housing having a DC charging terminal held by the housing in an internal cavity with a mating end for mating with the charging component and connected to a power cable. The vehicle charging system includes a charging controller for controlling vehicle charging along the DC charging terminal. The vehicle charging system includes an arc sensor in the internal cavity configured to detect an arc event at the mating end of the DC charging terminal. The arc sensor includes a light detector having a multi-modal diversity detector configured in a first mode to detect light from the arc event and configured in a second mode to detect an arc noise signature from the arc event. The arc sensor is operably coupled to the charging controller to control the vehicle charging when the arc event is detected.