IEC 61851-23:2023

Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 23: DC electric vehicle supply equipment

IEC 61851-23:2023 applies to the EV supply equipment to provide energy transfer between the supply network and electric vehicles (EVs), with a rated maximum voltage at side A of up to 1 000 V AC or up to 1 500 V DC and a rated maximum voltage at side B up to 1 500 V DC.
This document specifies the EV supply equipment of system A, system B and system C as defined in Annex AA, Annex BB and Annex CC. Other systems are under consideration.
This document provides the requirements for bidirectional power transfer (BPT) EV supply equipment for system A, with a rated maximum voltage at side A up to 1 000 V AC or 1 500 V DC. The requirements for reverse power transfer (RPT) and BPT for system B and system C are under consideration and are not specified in this document.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2014. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) the structure has been rearranged according to IEC 61851-1:2017;
b) electrical safety requirements in Clause 8 and Clause 12 have been revised based on the requirements in IEC 62477-1 and inspired by the hazard based safety approach of IEC 62368-1;
c) test methods for checking conformity to the stated requirements have been mostly added; general provisions for compliance tests have been specified in Clause 102;
d) specific requirements and/or information for the following functions have been added: energy transfer with thermal management system (101.2), bi-directional power transfer control (Annex DD), multi- side B separated EV supply equipment (Annex FF), and communication and energy transfer process (Annex GG);
e) Annex AA (system A), Annex BB (system B) and Annex CC (system C) have been updated including additions in conjunction with b) and c). This document has been limited to be applicable to system A, system B and system C;
f) the former Annex DD and Annex EE have been deleted. A new Annex EE, with the requirements for the artificial test load, has been added.
g) a new informative annex for the touch current and the touch impulse current (Annex HH) has been added

Système de charge par conduction pour véhicules électriques – Partie 23: Système d'alimentation en courant continu pour véhicules électriques

IEC 61851-23:2023 s’applique aux systèmes d’alimentation pour VE afin de permettre un transfert d’énergie entre le réseau d'alimentation et les véhicules électriques (VE), avec une tension maximale alternative assignée de 1 000 V ou une tension maximale continue assignée de 1 500 V du côté A et une tension maximale continue assignée de 1 500 V du côté B.
Le présent document spécifie le système d’alimentation pour VE des systèmes A, B, C définis à l’Annexe AA, l’Annexe BB et l’Annexe CC. D’autres systèmes sont à l’étude.
Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives au système d'alimentation pour VE à transfert de puissance bidirectionnel (TPB) pour le système A, avec une tension maximale alternative assignée de 1 000 V ou une tension maximale continue assignée de 1 500 V du côté A. Les exigences relatives au transfert de puissance inverse (TPI) et au TPB pour le système B et le système C sont à l’étude et ne sont pas spécifiées dans le présent document.
Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2014. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
a) la structure du présent document a été réorganisée conformément à l'IEC 61851-1:2017;
b) les exigences de sécurité électrique de l'Article 8 et de l'Article 12 ont été révisées en se fondant sur les exigences de l'IEC 62477-1 et en s'inspirant des principes de la sécurité fondée sur le danger de l'IEC 62368-1;
c) des méthodes d'essai de vérification de la conformité aux exigences établies ont été ajoutées. Des dispositions générales relatives aux essais de conformité ont été spécifiées à l'Article 102;
d) des exigences et/ou informations spécifiques relatives aux fonctions suivantes ont été ajoutées: transfert d'énergie avec système de gestion thermique (101.2), contrôle de transfert de puissance bidirectionnel (Annexe DD), système d’alimentation pour VE avec séparation électrique à plusieurs côtés B (Annexe FF) et processus de communication et de transfert d'énergie (Annexe GG);
e) l’Annexe AA (système A), l’Annexe BB (système B) et l’Annexe CC (système C) ont été mises à jour avec intégration des ajouts conjointement à b) et c). Le présent document a été limité au système A, au système B et au système C;
f) les anciennes Annexe DD et Annexe EE ont été supprimées. Une nouvelle Annexe EE, qui comprend les exigences relatives à la charge d’essai artificielle, a été ajoutée;
g) une nouvelle annexe informative relative au courant de contact et au courant de choc de contact (Annexe HH) a été ajoutée.
La présente version bilingue (2024-05) correspond à la version anglaise monolingue publiée en 2023-12.
La version française de cette norme n'a pas été soumise au vote.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 12-Dec-2023
• ICS: 31.240 - Mechanical structures for electronic equipment
• ICS: 43.120 - Electric road vehicles
• Technical Committee: TC 69 - Electrical power/energy transfer systems for electrically propelled road vehicles and industrial trucks
• Drafting Committee: MT 5 - TC 69/MT 5
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 13-Dec-2023
• Completion Date: 12-Jan-2024

Relations

• Revises: IEC 61851-23:2014/COR1:2016 - Corrigendum 1 - Electric vehicle conductive charging systems - Part 23: DC electric vehicle charging station
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 61851-23:2014 - Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 23: DC electric vehicle charging station
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 15
1 Scope . 18
2 Normative references . 19
3 Terms and definitions . 22
3.1 Electric supply equipment . 22
3.2 Insulation . 22
3.3 Functions . 26
3.4 Vehicle . 30
3.5 Cords, cables and connection means . 31
3.6 Service and usage . 32
3.7 General terms . 33
4 General requirements . 40
5 Classification . 40
5.101 Characteristics of EV supply equipment . 40
5.101.1 Separation type . 40
5.101.2 Control system . 40
5.101.3 System . 40
5.101.4 Thermal management system . 40
5.101.5 Power distribution system . 41
6 Charging modes and functions . 41
6.2 Charging modes . 41
6.2.1 Mode 1 . 41
6.2.2 Mode 2 . 41
6.2.3 Mode 3 . 41
6.3 Functions provided in Mode 4 . 41
6.3.1 Mandatory functions in Mode 4 . 41
6.3.2 Optional functions for Mode 4 . 62
7 Communications . 63
7.1 Digital communication between the EV supply equipment and the EV . 63
7.1.101 Basic communication interface . 64
8 Protection against electric shock . 64
8.101 General provisions . 64
8.101.1 General . 64
8.101.2 Intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse . 65
8.101.3 Limitation of touch current or touch voltage . 65
8.101.4 Threshold of perception and startle reaction . 65
8.102 Basic protection . 68
8.102.1 General . 68
8.102.2 Protection by means of basic insulation of live parts . 68
8.102.3 Protection by means of enclosures or barriers . 68
8.102.4 Protection by means of limitation of voltage . 68
8.102.5 Protection by means of limitation of steady-state touch current . 70
8.103 Fault protection . 70
8.103.1 General . 70
8.103.2 Protective-equipotential-bonding. 70

8.103.3 Effective protective conductor continuity between the enclosure and the
external protective circuit . 70
8.103.4 Automatic disconnection of supply . 71
8.103.5 Supplementary insulation. 71
8.103.6 Electrically protective screening . 71
8.104 Enhanced protective provision . 71
8.104.1 General . 71
8.104.2 Double or reinforced insulation . 71
8.104.3 Protective separation between circuits . 72
8.105 Requirements for separated EV supply equipment . 72
8.105.1 General . 72
8.105.2 Equipotential bonding on side B . 74
8.105.3 Impedance to protective conductor on side B . 74
8.105.4 Degrees of protection against access to hazardous-live-parts . 75
8.105.5 Insulation barriers . 76
8.105.6 Stored energy . 77
8.105.7 Disconnection from vehicle . 78
8.105.8 Protective (earthing) conductor from the supply network . 78
8.105.9 Residual current protective devices . 79
8.105.10 Safety requirements for auxiliary circuits between the EV supply
equipment and the EV . 79
8.105.11 Protective conductor dimension cross-sectional area . 79
9 Conductive electrical interface requirements. 80
9.1 General . 80
9.5 Functional description of the DC interface . 80
9.7 Wiring of the neutral conductor . 80
9.101 Avoidance of breaking under load . 80
10 Requirements for adaptors . 81
11 Cable assembly requirements . 82
11.1 General . 82
11.6 Strain relief . 82
11.6.101 Strain relief of the EV supply equipment's side B cable assembly . 82
11.6.102 Test of the anchorage of the side B cable assembly . 83
11.101 Cable breakaway . 85
11.102 Surface temperature of the side B cable assembly . 85
12 EV supply equipment constructional requirements and tests . 87
12.1 General . 87
12.2 Characteristics of mechanical switching devices . 87
12.2.5 Relays . 87
12.3 Clearances and creepage distances. 87
12.4 IP degrees . 87
12.4.1 Degrees of protection against solid foreign objects and water for the
enclosures . 87
12.5 Insulation resistance . 88
12.6 Touch current . 88
12.6.101 Touch current limit . 88
12.6.102 Test . 88
12.6.103 Protection measures for the test touch current more than 3,5 mA . 89
12.7 Dielectric withstand voltage . 90

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12.7.2 Impulse dielectric withstand (1,2 μs/50 μs) . 90
12.7.101 Suppression of transient overvoltage at side A (insulation coordination) . 90
12.7.102 Protection against transient overvoltages of atmospheric origin or due
to switching . 92
12.8 Temperature rise . 94
12.9 Damp heat functional test . 94
12.10 Minimum temperature functional test . 94
12.11 Mechanical strength . 94
12.101 Side A current . 95
12.102 Power supply cords . 96
12.102.1 General . 96
12.102.2 Cross-sectional area . 96
12.102.3 Cord anchorages and strain relief for non-detachable power supply
cords . 97
12.103 Stress relief test . 98
12.104 Abnormal operation and simulated fault condition tests . 99
12.104.1 General . 99
12.104.2 Pass criteria . 99
12.104.3 Breakdown of components test . 100
12.104.4 Loss of AC supply phase test . 100
12.104.5 Inoperative blower/fan motor test . 100
12.104.6 Clogged filter test . 101
12.105 Protection against electrically caused fire . 101
12.105.1 General . 101
12.105.2 Fire enclosure . 101
12.106 Protection against chemical hazards . 101
12.106.1 Type of coolant . 101
12.106.2 Flammability . 102
12.106.3 Material compatibility . 102
12.107 Enclosures . 102
12.107.1 General . 102
12.107.2 Strength of materials and parts . 103
12.107.3 Enclosure integrity tests . 103
12.108 Components bridging insulation . 103
12.108.1 General . 103
12.108.2 Capacitors . 104
12.109 Isolating transformers . 104
13 Overload and short-circuit protection . 104
13.1 General . 104
13.2 Overload protection of the cable assembly . 104
13.3 Short-circuit protection of the charging cable . 104
13.101 Short-circuit protection of the DC connection during energy transfer . 105
14 Automatic reclosing of protective devices . 106
15 Emergency switching or disconnect (optional) . 106
16 Marking and instructions . 106
16.1 Installation manual of EV charging stations . 106
16.2 User manual for EV supply equipment . 107
16.3 Marking of EV supply equipment . 108
16.4 Marking of charging cable assemblies case B . 108

101 Specific requirements for EV supply equipment . 108
101.1 Specific requirements for separated EV supply equipment . 108
101.1.1 Operating ranges for voltage, current, and power at side B. 108
101.1.2 Voltage and current tolerance at side B . 109
101.1.3 Control delay of present current at side B in CCM . 111
101.1.4 Descending rate of present current at side B . 114
101.1.5 Periodic and random deviation (current ripple at side B during CCM) . 114
101.1.6 Periodic and random deviation (voltage ripple at side B during CVM) . 115
101.1.7 Load dump . 117
101.1.8 Side B inductance . 117
101.2 Specific requirement for energy transfer with a thermal management system
or thermal sensing only . 118
101.2.1 General . 118
101.2.2 Temperature limits and self-diagnostics . 118
101.2.3 Temperature monitoring . 119
101.2.4 Tests for thermal management system performance of the EV supply
equipment . 120
101.3 Specific requirements for temperature-controlled energy transfer . 129
102 Test methods . 130
102.1 Technical data . 130
102.2 General test conditions . 130
102.2.1 Ambient test conditions. 130
102.2.2 Measuring instruments . 131
102.2.3 Test setups . 131
102.2.4 Test load . 134
102.2.5 Operating points for tests . 136
Annexes . 138
Annex AA (normative) EV supply equipment of system A . 139
AA.1 General . 139
AA.2 Circuit diagram . 139
AA.3 Specific safety requirements . 142
AA.3.1 Fault protection in side B . 142
AA.3.2 De-energization of the power supply to the EV . 146
AA.3.3 Voltage measurement of side B live parts (DC+/DC–) for vehicle
connector unlatch . 147
AA.3.4 Overcurrent protection of side B . 147
AA.3.5 Short-circuit protection of side B . 147
AA.3.6 Latch monitoring for the vehicle connector . 148
AA.3.7 Protection of the EV disconnection device . 149
AA.3.8 Fault conditions and criteria for transfer to error and emergency
shutdown . 149
AA.3.9 Inrush current limitation by the EV supply equipment . 154
AA.3.10 Regulation of the present current at side B in CCM . 155
AA.3.11 Periodic and random deviation (current ripple at side B during CCM) . 156
AA.3.12 Overvoltage protection including load dump . 157
AA.3.13 Power supply to the EV for the actuation of EV disconnection device . 158
AA.3.14 Impedance of the side B circuit . 158
AA.3.15 Assistance of welding detection . 158
AA.3.16 Specific requirements for temperature-controlled energy transfer . 159

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AA.4 FPT process and communication between the EV supply equipment and the
EV for energy transfer control . 159
AA.4.1 Forward power transfer states . 159
AA.4.2 Communication measures . 161
AA.4.3 Forward power transfer control process . 162
AA.4.4 Measuring current and voltage at side B . 168
AA.5 Response to an EV command on charge current . 170
AA.6 Bidirectional power transfer (optional) . 172
AA.6.1 General . 172
AA.6.2 Circuit diagram . 172
AA.6.3 Functional requirements . 174
AA.6.4 Bidirectional power transfer control process. 176
AA.7 Optional functions . 181
AA.7.1 General . 181
AA.7.2 Compatibility check . 181
AA.7.3 Dynamic control . 181
AA.7.4 High-current control . 182
AA.7.5 High-voltage control. 182
AA.8 Compliance test for user-initiated shutdown . 182
AA.9 Specific requirement for energy transfer with thermal management system . 183
Annex BB (normative) EV supply equipment of system B . 184
BB.1 General . 184
BB.2 Circuit diagrams . 184
BB.2.1 Circuit diagram . 184
BB.2.2 Requirements of IMD and discharge circuit . 186
BB.3 Parameters of control pilot circuit . 186
BB.4 Forward power transfer control process under normal condition . 187
BB.4.1 Side B regulation . 187
BB.4.2 Measuring current and voltage . 187
BB.4.3 Vehicle coupler mating confirmation . 189
BB.4.4 Forward power transfer control sequence . 189
BB.4.5 Normal shutdown . 191
BB.5 Safety requirements under failure mode . 191
BB.5.1 Error shutdown and emergency shutdown. 191
BB.5.2 Terminate energy transfer due to an EV supply equipment fault. 193
BB.5.3 Terminate energy transfer due to an EV fault . 194
BB.5.4 Digital communication timeout . 194
BB.5.5 Loss of electrical continuity of the control pilot . 195
BB.5.6 Overvoltage fault . 195
BB.5.7 Load dump . 196
BB.5.8 Short-circuit protection of side B . 197
BB.5.9 Lock and latch monitoring for vehicle connector . 198
BB.5.10 Overcurrent protection of side B . 198
BB.5.11 Insulation fault monitoring . 198
BB.6 Timing sequence diagram of forward power transfer . 199
BB.7 Side B current regulation in CCM . 200
BB.8 Insulation resistance check before energy transfer. 202
BB.9 Side B voltage regulation in CVM . 204
BB.10 Periodic and random deviation (voltage ripple at side B in CVM) . 206

BB.11 Energy transfer control mode . 206
BB.11.1 Definition . 206
BB.11.2 Typical forward power transfer process . 207
BB.12 Standby mode . 208
BB.13 Smart charging . 209
BB.14 Minimum cross-sectional area of the protective conductor . 209
Annex CC (normative) EV supply equipment of system C . 210
CC.1 General . 210
CC.2 Circuit diagrams . 210
CC.2.1 General . 210
CC.2.2 Circuit diagram for configuration EE . 210
CC.2.3 Circuit diagram for configuration FF . 213
CC.2.4 Disabled side B . 216
CC.3 Process of energy transfer . 217
CC.3.1 General . 217
CC.3.2 Normal startup . 219
CC.3.3 Normal shutdown or pause after energy transfer . 225
CC.3.4 Error and emergency handling . 229
CC.3.5 Pause by EV supply equipment using ISO 15118-2:2014 . 241
CC.3.6 Renegotiation initiated by EV or EV supply equipment using ISO 15118-
2:2014 . 251
CC.4 Safety related functions . 255
CC.4.1 Safety measures for side B . 255
CC.4.2 Vehicle coupler latching function . 259
CC.4.3 Loss of electrical continuity of the control pilot conductor . 259
CC.4.4 Loss of electrical continuity of the proximity detection conductor . 259
CC.4.5 Voltage check at initialization . 259
CC.4.6 Minimum cross-sectional area of the protective conductor . 259
CC.4.7 Loss of electrical continuity of the protective conductor . 259
CC.5 Additional functions. 260
CC.5.1 Pre-charge . 260
CC.5.2 Sleep mode and communication session restart methods . 262
CC.5.3 Configuration EE vehicle connector latch position switch (S 3)
S
activation . 269
CC.5.4 Configuration EE vehicle connector latch position switch (S 3)
S
verification . 269
CC.5.5 Handling of operating ranges . 270
CC.5.6 Compatibility check . 277
CC.5.7 Considerations for CCM, CVM and CPM (informative) . 281
CC.6 Specific requirements . 283
CC.6.1 Requirements for load dump . 283
CC.6.2 Side B current regulation . 283
CC.6.3 Measuring current and voltage at side B . 283
CC.6.4 Overcurrent protection of side B . 284
CC.7 General test conditions . 284
CC.7.1 Operating points – Definitions . 284
CC.7.2 Standard test setup . 286
CC.7.3 Definition of measured values at side B . 286
CC.7.4 Exemplary approach to set a test point in CCM . 286

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CC.7.5 Test cases . 289
CC.7.6 Wake up of EV supply equipment by EV . 293
Annex DD (informative) Bidirectional power transfer control . 354
DD.1 General . 354
DD.2 Forward power transfer (FPT) and reverse power transfer (RPT) . 354
Annex EE (normative) Test load impedance verification . 355
EE.1 General . 355
EE.2 Response curve verification . 355
EE.3 Test setup for test load verification (informative) . 358
EE.4 Result . 359
Annex FF (normative) Multi-side B separated EV supply equipment . 360
FF.1 General . 360
FF.2 Classification and use case of multi-side B EV supply equipment . 360
FF.2.1 System operation . 360
FF.2.2 Side B system . 360
FF.2.3 Configuration . 360
FF.3 Constructional requirements of a side B system . 363
FF.3.1 Constructional requirements of a side B system according to Annex AA . 363
FF.3.2 Constructional requirements of a side B system according to Annex BB . 364
FF.3.3 Constructional requirements of a side B system according to Annex CC . 364
FF.4 Side B system performance . 364
FF.4.1 General performance requirements . 364
FF.4.2 Performance of multi-side B EV supply equipment providing

simultaneous operation . 364
FF.5 Safety requirements . 364
FF.5.1 General safety requirements . 364
FF.5.2 Short-circuit protection . 365
FF.5.3 Overload protection . 365
FF.5.4 Access to live parts through an unmated vehicle connector during

energy transfer . 365
FF.5.5 Additional safety requirements for multi-side B EV supply equipment
providing simultaneous operation . 366
FF.5.6 Diagnostic check of mechanical disconnection device in the side B
system . 366
FF.5.7 Interconnected side B live parts (DC+/DC–) in multi-side B EV supply

equipment . 366
Annex GG (informative) Communication and energy transfer process between the EV
supply equipment and the EV . 367
GG.1 General . 367
GG.2 System configuration . 367
GG.3 Energy transfer control process and state . 367
GG.3.1 General . 367
GG.3.2 Description of the initialization stage . 368
GG.3.3 Description of the energy transfer stage . 368
GG.3.4 Description of the shutdown stage . 369
Annex HH (informative) Touch current and touch impulse current . 370
HH.1 General . 370
HH.2 Current through the human body . 375
HH.3 Conditional dependent thresholds . 376

HH.4 Hazards due to leakage between side B live parts and the protective
conductor . 376
HH.5 Balanced versus unbalanced voltages at side B live parts (DC+/DC–) . 377
HH.6 Insulation monitoring device. 378
HH.7 IMD reaction time . 379
HH.8 Conclusion . 379
Bibliography . 380

Figure 101 – Example of a coupling session . 27
Figure 102 – Voltage V 8 to apply to simulate short period overvoltage at side B
T
between DC+ and DC– . 52
Figure 103 – Typical voltages between side B live parts (DC+/DC–) and protective
conductor under normal operation . 55
Figure 104 – IMD connection which results in a voltage more than the maximum
voltage limits . 56
Figure 105 – Examples of a fault between the secondary circuit and the protective
conductor . 59
Figure 106 – Measurement of the touch leakage current . 67
Figure 107 – Touch time – DC voltage under single fault condition (water wet, fingertip

to feet) . 69
Figure 108 – Insulation barriers . 76
Figure 109 – Construction types of vehicle adapters . 81
Figure 110 – Apparatus to test the side B cable assembly anchorage . 83
Figure 111 – Test setup the side B cable assembly anchorage .
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