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AC BEAMA BEV BEVI BSI CCS COMBO
CEN CENELEC DC E-REV EV EVSE IC-RCD IEC IET ISO LCNF NCR OCCP
OLEV PHEV
RCD
ULEV
Alternating Current
BEAMA – Trade association for the electrical equipment manufacturing industry Battery Electric Vehicle
BEAMA Electric Vehicle Infrastructure group British Standards Institution
Combined Charging System
The physical connector used in CCS
The term COMBO is largely superseded as “CCS” describes the entire system.
European Committee for Standardisation
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation Direct current
Extended-Range Electric Vehicle Electric Vehicle
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (electric vehicle charging equipment) In-Cable Control and Protection Device
The International Electrotechnical Commission The Institution for Engineering and Technology The International Organisation for Standardisation Low Carbon Network Fund
A series of projects designed to pilot various systems and technologies aimed at reducing the carbon intensity of the energy network.
National Chargepoint Registry Open Chargepoint Protocol
Industry communication protocol for chargepoints and chargers Office for Low Emission Vehicles
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Residual Current Device Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
A4 Glossary
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Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)
Chargepoint
Charger
EV Charging Station
EVSE covers all the EV charging equipment that sits between the fixed wiring of a building (or similar) and the vehicle itself.
BS EN 61851-1 Definition:
Conductors, including the phase, neutral and protective earth conductors, the EV couplers, attachment plugs, and all other accessories, devices, power outlets or apparatuses installed specifically for the purpose of delivering energy from the premises wiring to the EV and allowing communication between them if required.
A chargepoint is one element of EVSE. “Chargepoint” is the colloquial but more commonly used term for a charging station and has no official definition. It is the dedicated piece of equipment used to supply power to the EV. They may be wall-mounted or freestanding, AC or DC. In general, a chargepoint would be a dedicated unit for charging EVs through Mode 3 (AC) or Mode 4 (DC) or in some instances Mode 2 (AC charging using non dedicated connectors).
A charger is not a chargepoint. A charger is primarily a rectifier that converts AC from the mains in order to supply DC to the batteries. The charger may be located within a chargepoint (Mode 4) or built in to the vehicle (used when supplied by Mode 2 or a Mode 3 chargepoint).
A charging station is more-or-less the same as a chargepoint although it has been officially defined in the standard.
BS EN 61851-1 Definition:
AC EV charging station: All equipment for delivering AC current to EVs, installed in an enclosure(s) and with special control functions.
DC EV charging station: All equipment for delivering DC current to EVs, installed in an enclosure(s), with special control functions and communication and located off the vehicle.
A5 Definitions
Socket-outlet Plug Vehicle connector Vehicle inlet
Smart Grid A Smart Grid is an electricity network that can cost-efficiently integrate the behaviour and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers and those that do both – in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustainable power system with low losses and high levels of quality and security of supply and safety (The definition is given in the EU Mandate, and adopted by BEAMA Smart Grid Task Force 2011).
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European Commission Mandate
Mandate 468
IP54
Mandate 490 Quadricycle
Mandates, also called standardization requests are the mechanism by which the European Commission (EC)and the EFTA Secretariat request the European Standards Organizations (ESOs) to develop and adopt European standards in support of European policies and legislation.
European Commission mandate concerning the charging of electric vehicles. (To ensure the safety and interoperability of charging infrastructure across Europe).
Protection from access to hazardous live parts by a probe of 1mm diameter penetrating the enclosure and protection from ingress of a harmful deposit of dust (limited ingress of dust is permitted) and protection against the harmful effects of splashing water from any direction (limited ingress of water is permitted) (based on BS EN 60529 requirements).
European Commission mandate to support European Smart Grid deployment.
Four wheeled light vehicles (sometimes refered to as microvehicles) with maximum weight, speed and power restrictions. Examples of electric quadricycles include Renault Twizy and G-Wiz.
Overcurrent protective device “Overcurrent protection” is defined as – protection intended to operate when the current is in excess of a predetermined value. So, it follows that the definition of an “overcurrent protective device” is – a device intended to operate when the current is in excess of a predetermined value.
Smart charging Smart’ charging is when the charging cycle of an EV can be altered by external events, including energy price and provision of low carbon energy on the network. This allows for adaptive charging habits and the more efficient management of energy used to charge an EV.
Future capabilities for smart charging are likely to include communication functions between the vehicle and a meter and potentially the grid. This will be enabled through Mode 3 charging.
‘Smart’ charging from public infrastructure involves additional functionality, such as the identification of chargepoint locations.
Not all ‘smart’ functionality is available today but in order to future proof infrastructure this is a key consideration for electrical installations in the domestic, public and commercial setting.
Electric vehicle
Public chargepoint
A vehicle powered, in part or in full, by a battery that can be directly plugged into the mains. The term plug-in vehicle may also be used.
This refers to the publicly accessible infrastructure installed for the charging of electric vehicles. That is, infrastructure available for use by any member of the public.
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