GLOSSARY

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Last updated: Apr 26, 2024 by Landis+Gyr – EV Editor 1
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Acronyms, Abbreviations, Special Terms

 

1 A | 2 B | 3 C | 4 D | 5 E | 6 F | 7 G | 8 H | 9 I | 10 J | 11 K | 12 L | 13 M | 14 N | 15 O | 16 P | 17 Q | 18 R | 19 S | 20 T | 21 U | 22 V | 23 W | 24 X | 25 Y | 26 Z

 

A

AC

Alternating Current

AP

Access Point

 

B

BEMS

Building and Energy Management System

 

 

 

C

CENELEC

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

CP

Control Pilot: Signal contact or signal line in a Type 1, Type 2, and GB/T charging cable. Used to transfer control information between the charging station and the vehicle.

CPO

Charge Point Operator

CT

Current Transformer

CE

Conformité Européenne

 

D

DLM

Dynamic Load Management

DNS

Domain Name System

DST

Daylight Saving Time

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

 

E

EMC

Electromagnetic Compatibility

EV

Electric Vehicle

EVSE

Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment

EMCD

Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive

EMSP

eMobility Service Provider

 

F

FTP(S)

File Transfer Protocol (Secure)

 

 

 

G

GND

Ground

GTIN

Global Trade Item Number

 

 

 

H

HTTP(S)

HyperText Transfer Protocol (Secure)

 

 

 

I

ICCID

Integrated Circuit Card Identifier

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

 

J

 

 

 

 

 

K

 

 

 

 

 

L

LVD

Low Voltage Directive

LTE

Long-Term Evolution

 

M

MAC address

Media Access Control address

MCB

Miniature Circuit Breaker

MID

Measuring Instruments Directive

MQTT

Message Queuing Telemetry Transport

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

O

OCPP

Open Charge Point Protocol

 

 

 

P

PCB

Printed Circuit Board

PE

Protective Earth

PP

Proximity Pilot: Signal contact or signal line in the Type 2 charging cable. Provides the vehicle with information that charging is taking place with a specific charging current so that the immobilizer is activated.

PEN

Protective Earth and Neutral (PEN) Device/Conductor

 

Q

QoS

Quality of Service

 

 

 

R

RCBO

Residual Current Circuit Breaker with Overcurrent protection

RCD

Residual Current Device

REACH

Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

RED

Radio Equipment Directive

RFID

Radio Frequency Identification; usually used as a RFID card

RGB

Red Green Blue

RGB LED

LED module that can produce almost any color using these three primary additive colors: Red, Green and Blue.

RoHS

Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive

 

S

SIM

Subscriber Identity Module

SIQ

Slovenian Institute of Quality and Metrology

SSID

Service Set Identifier

SNTP

Simple Network Time Protocol

SPD

Surge Protective Devices

 

T

TIC

Terminal Industry Committee

 

 

 

U

UTP

UTP cable; Unshielded Twisted Pair

UKCA

UK Conformity Assessed

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

W

WEEE

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive

WPS

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

WPA/WPA2/WPA3

Wi-Fi Protected Access; security standards that protect wireless networks

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

Z

 

 

 

 

 

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