Acronyms, Abbreviations, Special Terms
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 |
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 |