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        "electric vehicle communication controller",
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      "definition": "The two ends of high-level charging communication: the electric vehicle communication controller in the vehicle and the supply equipment communication controller in the charger. They exchange limits, schedules and authorisation over power-line communication on the control-pilot wire.",
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        "din-70121",
        "plc-green-phy",
        "dc-fast-charging"
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        "charger",
        "electric-vehicle"
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        "context": "Separate compatibility from requested average power.",
        "example": "A 100 kW model request does not establish real voltage, current, connector or negotiation compatibility.",
        "lesson_url": "https://lemonergy.com/learn/fundamentals/capacity-and-c-rate/",
        "lesson_label": "Open charging quantities"
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      "id": "term:ccu",
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        "aka": [
          "charge control unit"
        ],
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        "definition": "The vehicle-side controller that manages charging: it detects the plug, talks to the charging station over the control pilot or ISO 15118 and DIN 70121, and passes the current and voltage limits the BMS allows. In some bus and truck architectures CCU also names a central or cluster control unit, so the system diagram decides.",
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          "Plug & Charge",
          "V2G communication"
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        "definition": "The communication standard between an electric vehicle and a charging station: identification, authorisation, charge scheduling and, in the −20 edition, bidirectional power transfer. It is what lets a car authenticate itself and start charging with no card or app.",
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          "dc-fast-charging",
          "vehicle-to-grid",
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          "charger",
          "electric-vehicle"
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      "id": "term:plc-green-phy",
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      "label": "HomePlug Green PHY",
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        "name": "HomePlug Green PHY",
        "abbr": "PLC",
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          "power-line communication"
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        "definition": "The power-line communication used by CCS charging: a high-frequency signal superimposed on the control-pilot wire carries the DIN 70121 or ISO 15118 messages, so no extra data wires are needed in the plug.",
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          "sae-j1772"
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    },
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      "id": "term:dc-fast-charging",
      "type": "Term",
      "label": "DC fast charging",
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        "id": "dc-fast-charging",
        "name": "DC fast charging",
        "abbr": "DCFC",
        "aka": [
          "rapid charging",
          "HPC"
        ],
        "section": "topic-infrastructure",
        "definition": "Charging from a station that supplies DC straight to the pack, bypassing the car’s onboard charger, at 50 kW to over 350 kW. The BMS, not the charger, sets the current from moment to moment, which is why the charge curve tapers as the pack fills.",
        "related": [
          "fast-charging",
          "onboard-charger",
          "pack-voltage",
          "preconditioning",
          "charging-curve",
          "evse"
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          "charger",
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      "id": "term:charger",
      "type": "Term",
      "label": "Charger",
      "properties": {
        "id": "charger",
        "name": "Charger",
        "section": "topic-charging",
        "definition": "The power electronics that convert mains or DC supply into the controlled current and voltage a battery needs. For lithium-ion it runs the CC-CV profile within the limits the BMS communicates, and stops rather than floats when the cell is full.",
        "related": [
          "cc-cv-charging",
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          "dc-fast-charging"
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        "mentions": []
      }
    },
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      "id": "term:electric-vehicle",
      "type": "Term",
      "label": "Electric vehicle",
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        "name": "Electric vehicle",
        "abbr": "EV",
        "aka": [
          "BEV",
          "battery electric vehicle"
        ],
        "section": "topic-applications",
        "definition": "A vehicle driven by an electric motor from a battery charged from the grid. A battery electric vehicle has no engine; it is the largest market for lithium-ion cells and the driver of most pack technology.",
        "related": [
          "hybrid-vehicle",
          "range",
          "pack",
          "regenerative-braking",
          "maritime-battery",
          "industrial-vehicle-battery"
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