CCS combines the advantages of existing charging systems into one single solution that can handle any charging scenario. To help develop this standard, CharIN has five expert groups, divided as followed:
Charging Infrastructure
- Harmonization of the ramp-up of CCS charging infrastructure and the involved charging process based on the market needs: removing market entry barriers for EV owners, charge point operators and manufacturers
- Product Lifecycle Management perspective on CCS
Focus Group Speaker
Dominik Ziriakus
IONITY GmbH
Deputy
Florian Kotsch
Mercedes-Benz AG
Charging Connection
- Harmonize and discuss future developments of Combo coupler for AC and DC charging according to IEC61851 / IEC 62196 / SAE 1772 as a part of the CCS.Clamp and synchronize charging technologies for the CCS system as a common CCS development roadmap.
- Develop synchronized recommendations in alignment with the CCS step model for standardization parties.
Focus Group Speaker
Dominik Ebling
ABB B.V.
Deputy
Eric Bach
Lucid Motors
Charging Communication
- Support of development, specification and test of charging communication
- Close gaps and provide recommendations for communication protocols of the electric vehicle (EV) charging system
Focus Group Speaker
Joerg Heuer
EcoG GmbH
Deputy
Jens Schmutzler
Verisco
Grid Integration
- Identification of technical issues
- Harmonization of approaches between the involved industries
- Evaluation of technical and economical potentials
- Definition of consolidated statements and requirements for grid integration with the end user‘s view in mind
Focus Group Speaker
Vincent Schachter
Enel X
Deputy
Marcus Fendt
The Mobility House
Conformance Test / Interoparabilty
- Agree on requirements for CharIN CCS Test System (CCTS)
- Define processes on how to qualify CCTS, agile IOP, test houses, EV and EVSE based on the different compliance levels and profiles
- Interoperability of customer use cases beyond scope of CCTS (e.g. authentication sequence)
- Maintenance of CCTS Specification (HW, SW, Test Cases)
- Definition of a vendor-neutral CCTS specification which is compliant with CharIN
Focus Group Speaker
Johan Sjöstedt
Volvo
Deputy
Lars Bech
ABB B.V.
