On February 7, 2024, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued notice to call for public comments on the drafting of a new national mandatory standard named Safety requirements for electric vehicle conductive charging system. The call-for-comment period ended on February 18 of 2024.
The project is proposed by the National Energy Administration (NEA), and the drafting work will be led by China Electricity Council (CEC)
This standard aims at:
Ensure that charging equipment and electric vehicles (EV) meet the highest safety criteria in the design, manufacturing, use, testing and operation and maintenance of the whole life cycle, so as to reduce accidents and potential hazards, and effectively protect the life and property safety of users.
Improve the quality and reliability of related charging products, as well as user experience and convenience; reduce the problems caused by technical conflicts and mismatches, which helps to form a healthy market competition environment.
Fill in the blank of the need on a mandatory standard for conductive charging equipment and systems in China’s standard system.
Support government departments to strengthen the safety control of the whole process of the industrial chain, and establish a sound charging safety supervision system.
The standard will apply to:
AC and DC charging systems for EVs as defined in GB/T 18487.1, including current-controlled and/or voltage-controlled non-on-board conductive power supply devices;
Power supply equipment that obtains energy from on-site energy storage systems (such as buffer batteries, etc.);
EVs that can be externally charged, or charged and discharged externally, including pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fuel cell hybrid electric vehicles conducted charging or charging and discharging systems.
This standard is expected to cover general rules, signs and warnings, communication protocols, charging interfaces, AC and DC charging protection, and corresponding test methods for EV conduction charging system safety.
For MNCs and foreign stakeholders, this standard will be the safety requirements and managing basis in the China market for all stakeholders of EV (manufacturers, charging operators, testing bodies, quality inspection authorities etc.). Therefore, it is advised to follow up on the drafting progress, and participate if possible.
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