BS EN 61851-1:2011 PDF

1   Scope This part of IEC 61851 applies to on-board and off-board equipment for charging electric road vehicles at standard a.c. supply voltages (as per IEC 60038) up to 1 000 V and at d.c. voltages up to 1 500 V, and for providing electrical power for any additional services on the vehicle if required when connected to the supply network. Electric road vehicles ( EV ) implies all road vehicles, including plug in hybrid road vehicles ( PHEV ), that derive all or part of their energy from on-board batteries. The aspects covered include characteristics and operating conditions of the supply device and the connection to the vehicle; operators and third party electrical safety, and the characteristics to be complied with by the vehicle with respect to the a.c./d.c. EVSE , only when the EV is earthed.

NOTE 1 Class II vehicles are not defined, but the lack of information for this type of vehicle means that the requirements for the standard are under consideration.

NOTE 2 This standard also applies to EVSE with on-site storage capability.

Requirements for specific inlet, connector, plug and socket-outlets for EVs are contained in IEC 62196‑1:2003. Standard sheets for the vehicle connector and inlet are also under consideration. They will be incorpor...