A basis for the market ramp-up of electric mobility: NPE publishes standardisation roadmap
Berlin, 24 April 2017
Today, the German National Platform for Electric Mobility, chaired by acatech President Henning Kagermann, published the “German Standardisation Roadmap Electric Mobility 2020” and an accompanying press release.
Chair of the German National Platform for Electric Mobility (NPE) and acatech President, Henning Kagermann, presented the “German Standardisation Roadmap Electric Mobility 2020” to the Federal Government at the Hannover Messe today. The roadmap sets out the current status in the field of norms, standardisation and certification, and the actions required to support the ongoing development of electric mobility, for example with regard to wireless charging. The roadmap was presented to State Secretary Rainer Bomba from the Federal Ministry of Transport and State Secretary Matthias Machnig from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs.
As the patron of MobiliTec at the 2017 Hannover Messe, Henning Kagermann stressed in his opening address that international norms and standards will play a hugely important part in helping electric mobility to make the breakthrough. “Norms open up the market, ensuring international interoperability and creating confidence for investors. They provide the foundation for the market ramp-up of electric vehicles.” The international efforts of Germany’s standardisation bodies are supporting the development of a standardised overall electric mobility system throughout Europe.
Roland Bent, Chief Technology Officer at Phoenix Contact and Vice Chairman of the NPE working group on norms, standardisation and certification, stressed that harmonised standards are key to meeting the requirements of electric vehicle drivers: “Users want customer-friendly access to the nearest charging station and a simple payment system. Standard charging interfaces and transparent, non-discriminatory billing models are thus essential. Harmonised standards are key to making this possible, since they create confidence for investors such as manufacturers, energy providers and charging station operators.” In doing so, they support the expansion of both the charging infrastructure and the range of available electric vehicle models.
The “German Standardisation Roadmap Electric Mobility 2020” outlines the standardisation work carried out to date with regard to cable charging and summarises the current state of play, particularly in terms of safety, vehicle technology and charging interface requirements. One notable achievement was the adoption of the Combined Charging System (CCS) throughout Europe. Work on the norms for a standard charging connector and for standard charging interface requirements was successfully concluded and incorporated into European legislation in 2014 through European Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure. In Germany, the Federal Government’s Charging Station Ordinance (Ladesäulenverordnung) states that it is compulsory for all charging stations to at least accept standard Type 2 and Combo 2 connectors.
The Standardisation Roadmap also addresses future challenges such as high power charging. Both vehicles and infrastructure should be capable of charging at powers of between 150 kW and 400 kW. Work has already begun on the development of standards for the widespread roll-out of wireless charging.
In order to ensure that in the future it will be possible to charge vehicles at any charging station, we need to start addressing the relevant information and communication technology requirements today. Among other things, these will include a standard authentication solution. The working group recommends a standardised European ID assignment structure in order to enable interoperable charging at all charging stations throughout Europe, both for contract customers and for ad-hoc charging.
As part of “Energy” – the leading trade fair for integrated energy systems and mobility at the Hannover Messe – the MobiliTec Forum provided the venue for a panel discussion in which Dr.-Ing. Joachim Damasky (VDA), Dr.-Ing. Ingo Diefenbach (BDEW), Ansgar Hinz (VDE), Rüdiger Marquardt (DIN) and Dr. Klaus Mittelbach (ZVEI) discussed the fundamental
Further information
National Platform for Electric Mobility
The German Standardisation Roadmap Electric Mobility 2020