prEN IEC 62840-1:2024

Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 1: General and guidance

Système d’échange de batterie de véhicule électrique - Partie 1: Généralités et recommandations

Sistem menjave baterij v električnih vozilih - 1. del: Splošno in smernice

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2025
• ICS: 43.120 - Electric road vehicles
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 69X - Electrical systems for electric road vehicles
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 69 - IEC_TC_69
• Current Stage: 4060 - Enquiry results established and sent to TC, SR, BTTF - Enquiry
• Start Date: 02-Aug-2024
• Completion Date: 02-Aug-2024
• Directive: 2014/94/EU - Directive 2014/94/EU of The European Parliament and of The Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
• Directive: 2023/1804 - Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU
• Mandate: M/581 - Standardisation Request as regards communication exchange, electricity, and hydrogen supply for road, maritime transport and inland navigation in support of Directive 2014/94/EU and its planned revision under the ‘Fit for 55’package
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN IEC 62840-1:2024 - Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 1: General and guidance

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2024
Sistem menjave baterij v električnih vozilih - 1. del: Splošno in smernice
Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 1: General and guidance
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 62840-1:2024
ICS:
43.120 Električna cestna vozila Electric road vehicles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

69/951/CDV
COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 62840-1 ED1
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2024-05-10 2024-08-02
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
69/905/CD, 69/948/CC
IEC TC 69 : ELECTRICAL POWER/ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED ROAD VEHICLES AND INDUSTRIAL
TRUCKS
SECRETARIAT: SECRETARY:
Belgium Mr Peter Van den Bossche
OF INTEREST TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: PROPOSED HORIZONTAL STANDARD:

SC 23H,TC 64
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TITLE:
Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 1: General and guidance

PROPOSED STABILITY DATE: 2027
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1 CONTENTS
2 FOREWORD . - 5 -
3 INTRODUCTION . - 7 -
4 1 Scope . - 8 -
5 2 Normative references . - 8 -
6 3 Terms and definitions . - 9 -
7 4 Abbreviations . - 11 -
8 5 General requirements . - 11 -
9 6 Classification . - 11 -
10 6.1 Characteristics of supply network . - 11 -
11 6.2 Method of connection . - 11 -
12 6.3 Automation level . - 11 -
13 6.4 SBS/RBS swapping direction . - 12 -
14 6.5 Access . - 12 -
15 6.6 Mounting Method . - 12 -
16 6.7 EV categories . - 13 -
17 6.8 Environmental conditions . - 13 -
18 6.9 BSS Type . - 13 -
19 7 Composition and requirements of battery swap system . - 13 -
20 7.1 General . - 13 -
21 7.2 Battery swap station . - 15 -
22 7.2.1 General description . - 15 -
23 7.2.2 Lane system . - 16 -
24 7.2.3 Battery handling system . - 16 -
25 7.2.4 Storage system . - 16 -
26 7.2.5 Charging system . - 16 -
27 7.2.6 Supervisory and control system . - 16 -
28 7.2.7 Power supply system. - 17 -
29 7.3 Swappable/Removable battery system . - 17 -
30 7.4 Connection to the supply network . - 17 -
31 7.5 Supporting systems (optional) . - 17 -
32 7.5.1 General supporting systems . - 17 -
33 7.5.2 SBS/RBS logistic system . - 17 -
34 7.5.3 Battery maintenance system . - 17 -
35 7.6 Zones . - 17 -
36 7.6.1 General . - 17 -
37 7.6.2 Vehicle lane zone . - 18 -
38 7.6.3 Battery swap zone . - 18 -
39 7.6.4 Battery storage zone . - 18 -
40 7.6.5 Battery charging zone . - 19 -
41 7.6.6 Customer service zone . - 20 -
42 7.7 Interoperability requirements . - 20 -
43 7.7.1 Functional interoperability . - 20 -
44 7.7.2 Interface interoperability . - 20 -

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45 7.7.3 Data interoperability . - 20 -
46 7.7.4 Operational interoperability . - 20 -
47 7.7.5 Compatibility with legacy systems. - 21 -
48 7.7.6 Scalability . - 21 -
49 8 Communication . - 21 -
50 8.1 Safety relevant communication . - 21 -
51 8.2 Optional communication . - 21 -
52 8.3 Communication circuit from the BSS to the telecommunication networks -
53 21 -
54 9 Protection against electric shock . - 21 -
55 10 Specific requirements for accessories . - 21 -
56 11 Cable assembly requirements. - 21 -
57 12 BSS constructional requirements and tests . - 21 -
58 13 Overload and short circuit protection . - 21 -
59 14 EMC . - 21 -
60 15 Emergency switching or disconnect (optional) . - 21 -
61 16 Marking and instructions . - 22 -
62 Annex A (informative) Sub-systems in different types of BSS . - 23 -
63 A.1 General description of BSS . - 23 -
64 A.2 Commercial vehicles battery swap station . - 25 -
65 A.2.1 Automatic side-swapping station . - 25 -
66 A.2.2 Automatic top-swapping station . - 25 -
67 A.3 Passenger cars battery swap station . - 26 -
68 A.3.1 Semi-automatic rear-swapping station . - 26 -
69 A.3.2 Automatic bottom-swapping station . - 27 -
70 A.3.3 Automatic side-swapping station . - 28 -
71 A.4 Battery swap station for RBS . - 29 -
72 A.4.1 Motorcycles manual swapping station . - 29 -
73 Annex B (informative) Use cases for SBS . - 30 -
74 B.1 General . - 30 -
75 B.2 Use case description . - 30 -
76 B.2.1 Use case for positioning vehicle . - 30 -
77 B.2.2 Use case for swapping battery pack . - 30 -
78 B.2.3 Use case for charging SBS . - 31 -
79 B.2.4 Use case for maintaining SBS . - 31 -
80 B.2.5 Use case for emergency charging vehicle . - 32 -
81 Bibliography . - 33 -
83 Figure 1.1 – EV battery swap system(TYPE A) . - 14 -
84 Figure 1.2 – EV battery swap system(TYPE B) . - 15 -
85 Figure A.1 –Automatic side-swapping station layout . - 25 -
86 Figure A.2 – Automatic top-swapping station layout . - 26 -
87 Figure A.3 –Semi-automatic rear-swapping station layout . - 27 -
88 Figure A.4 –Automatic bottom-swapping station layout . - 28 -

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89 Figure A.5 –Automatic side-swapping station layout . - 29 -
90 Figure A.6 –Manual swapping station layout . - 29 -
92 Table 1 – Accessibility of vehicle lane zone . - 18 -
93 Table 2 – Accessibility of battery swap zone . - 18 -
94 Table 3.1 – Accessibility of battery storage zone for TYPE A BSS . - 19 -
95 Table 3.2 – Accessibility of battery storage zone for TYPE B BSS . - 19 -
96 Table 4.1 – Accessibility of battery charging zone for TYPE A BSS . - 20 -
97 Table 4.2 – Accessibility of battery charging zone for TYPE B BSS . - 20 -
98 Table A.1 –Composition and workflow in different types of battery swap stations . -
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100 Table B.1 – Use case for positioning vehicle . - 30 -
101 Table B.2 – Use case for swapping battery pack . - 31 -
102 Table B.3 – Use case for charging SBS . - 31 -
103 Table B.4 – Use case for maintaining SBS . - 32 -
104 Table B.5 – Use case for emergency charging vehicle . - 32 -
105 Table C.1 – UC convenience store device (attended) . Error! Bookmark not
106 defined.
107 Table C.2 – UC unattended locking compartment . Error! Bookmark not defined.
108 Table C.4 –UC battery exchange box . Error! Bookmark not defined.
109 Table C.5 –UC automatic battery exchange box . Error! Bookmark not defined.
110 Table C.6 –UC automatic vehicle storage system . Error! Bookmark not defined.
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112 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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115 ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SWAP SYSTEM –
117 Part 1: General and guidance
119 FOREWORD
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