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Using ISO 15118 Plug & Charge with OCPP 1.6

September 16, 2020

Version 1.0

The OCPP 2.0 specification (first published in April 2018 and revised by OCPP 2.0.1 in April 2020) supports the use of ISO 15118 edition 1 between

Whitepapers / Using ISO 15118 Plug & Charge with OCPP 1.6

The OCPP 2.0 specification (first published in April 2018 and revised by OCPP 2.0.1 in April 2020) supports the use of ISO 15118 edition 1 between a Charge Point and an Electric Vehicle.

All functionality that requires Charge Point to Charge Point Management System (CPMS) communication is supported: managing ISO 15118 certificates in both the Charge Point and the EV, handling Plug and Charge authorization and smart charging using ISO 15118.

The OCPP version 1.6 (published October 2015) does not support ISO 15118 messages. However, some OCPP implementers have asked the Open Charge Alliance if an intermediate solution, combining both OCPP 1.6 and the ISO 15118 Plug & Charge functionality would be possible.

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