Battery knowledge · Charging infrastructure

ISO 17409

The standard for the safety of a vehicle’s conductive connection to an external electric power supply — charging. It sets the electrical-safety requirements the vehicle side of an AC or DC charging connection must meet.

Example

Charging infrastructure: an example situation

A 100 kW model request does not establish real voltage, current, connector or negotiation compatibility.

Read ISO 17409 alongside DC fast charging in this context. 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.

Use in Lemonergy

Separate compatibility from requested average power.

This is a reference concept. No executable Lemonergy block has been verified for this term.

References & further reading

Further reading on this topic

These sources provide broader context; they are not presented as citations for every statement in this entry.

  1. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

    U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center

    Topic background · U.S. charging equipment levels, charging infrastructure and connector context. Regional terminology varies.