IEC PAS 63454:2022

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Conductive charging of electric vehicles – DC vehicle coupler configuration GG
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IEC PAS 63454 ®
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INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 29.120.30; 43.120 ISBN 978-2-8322-6008-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General . 6
5 Ratings . 6
6 Connection between the power supply and the electric vehicle . 7
7 Classification of accessories . 8
8 Marking . 8
9 Dimensions. 8
10 Protection against electric shock . 9
11 Size and colour of earthing conductors . 9
12 Provisions for earthing . 9
13 Terminals . 9
14 Interlocks . 9
15 Resistance to ageing of rubber and thermoplastic material . 9
16 General construction . 9
17 Construction of socket-outlets . 9
18 Construction of plugs and vehicle connectors . 9
19 Construction of vehicle inlets . 9
20 Degrees of protection . 9
21 Insulation resistance and dielectric strength . 9
22 Breaking capacity . 10
23 Normal operation . 10
24 Temperature rise . 10
25 Flexible cables and their connection . 10
26 Mechanical strength . 10
27 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 10
28 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound . 10
29 Resistance to heat, to fire and to tracking . 10
30 Corrosion and resistance to rusting . 10
31 Conditional short-circuit current . 10
32 Electromagnetic compatibility . 10
33 Vehicle driveover . 11
34 Thermal cycling . 11
35 Humidity exposure . 11
36 Misalignment test . 11
37 Contact endurance test . 11
STANDARD SHEETS . 12

Table 201 – Overview of the DC vehicle interface . 7
Table 202 – Interface overview . 8

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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CONDUCTIVE CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES –
DC VEHICLE COUPLER CONFIGURATION GG

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IEC PAS 63454 has been processed by subcommittee 23H: Plugs, Socket-outlets and Couplers
for industrial and similar applications, and for Electric Vehicles, of IEC technical committee
TC 23: Electrical accessories.
The text of this PAS is based on the This PAS was approved for
following document: publication by the P-members of the
committee concerned as indicated in
the following document:
Draft PAS Report on voting
23H/509/DPAS 23H/514A/RVDPAS
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This PAS shall remain valid for an initial maximum period of 2 years starting from the publication
date. The validity may be extended for a single period up to a maximum of 2 years, at the end
of which it shall be transformed, with or without changes, into another type of normative
document, or shall be withdrawn.
This PAS is to be read in conjunction with IEC 62196-1:2022 and IEC 62196-3:2022.

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INTRODUCTION
A total of four widely used DC charging interfaces is defined in IEC 62196-3:2022 as follows:
• configuration AA proposed by Japan,
• configuration BB proposed by China,
• configuration EE proposed by North America, and
• configuration FF proposed by Europe.
This PAS introduces the charging interface (configuration GG), a new electric vehicle DC
charging system jointly developed by some Chinese, Japanese and European companies. This
interface is currently included in the Chinese draft national standard and in the Japanese
standard and has considerable potential for future applications.
After consideration within SC 23H/MT 8 (in charge of the maintenance of the IEC 62196 series)
and noting that the next revision of IEC 62196-3:2022 will come up after a longer period, it was
agreed to issue configuration GG in a first stage in the form of an IEC PAS. The addition of
configuration GG into IEC 62196-3 will be considered in the frame of the next revision of
IEC 62196-3.
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CONDUCTIVE CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES –
DC VEHICLE COUPLER CONFIGURATION GG

1 Scope
This document is applicable to vehicle couplers with pins and contact-tubes o
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