Every term gets a page of its own here.
Fourteen terms from running charging infrastructure, readable without prior knowledge.
14 termsWith examplesGerman and EnglishEvery term
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- OCPP
The shared language between a charging station and its software.
- Charge point
A charge point charges one vehicle; a charging station can carry several of them.
- Wallbox
A permanently installed charging station that charges with alternating current.
- Backend
The central software that every charging station connects to.
- RFID charging card
The card that identifies who may charge at a charge point.
- Roaming
A charging card that also works at somebody else’s charge points.
- CPO and EMP
One party runs the charge point, the other issues the card.
- Load management
Sharing the available power across several charge points.
- Eichrecht
The German rules for billing charging electricity by the kilowatt-hour.
- GHG quota
A German premium for electricity charged into electric vehicles.
- Meter reading
The energy charged comes from the meter inside the station.
- Multi-tenancy
One installation carries several organisations, each seeing only its own.
- AC and DC
AC charging takes hours, DC takes minutes.
- Heartbeat
The regular signal a charging station sends to say it is still reachable.
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