Physical Object: Electric Charging Station
Electric Charging Station Management
Overview
'Electric Charging Station Management' manages vehicle charging. It verifies that a vehicle is authorized to charge, enabled power delivery, communicates with the vehicle during charging and provides charge status information to the driver. A connection with Connected Vehicle Roadside Equipment provides the capability to integrate charging station coordination and communication into the broader Connected Vehicle Environment.
This functional object is included in the "Electric Charging Station" physical object.
This functional object is included in the following service packages:
This functional object is mapped to the following Functional View PSpecs:
Requirements
| # | Requirement |
|---|---|
| 01 | The field element shall provide the current charging status including current charge rate, estimated time to completion, and cost associated with the charge to the vehicle. |
| 02 | The field element shall provide the current vehicle charging status directly to drivers. |
| 03 | The field element shall provide charging station information, including location, operating hours, current availability, charging capacity and standards supported, access restrictions, and rates/fee structure, to traveler information systems. |
| 04 | The field device shall accept electrical meter control commands from the center. |
| 05 | The field device shall provide data describing electrical meter performance to the center. |
Information Flows
Standards
Currently, there are no standards associated with the functional object itself though the interfaces may have standards associated with them.