Charging Apparatus

A charging apparatus, includes a charging pile and a charging gun. The charging pile is provided with a slot, and a reader is provided in the slot; a charging gun is connected to the charging pile, the charging gun includes a gun head, the gun head is used for plugging into a slot, and the charging gun is provided with at least two electronic tags; in a state where the gun head is just plugged into the slot, the reader just identifies an electronic tag, and in a state where the gun head is completely plugged into the slot, the reader just identifies another electronic tag; therefore, the charging apparatus can distinguish whether the charging gun corresponds to returning a gun and whether the charging gun is returned in place.