Electric Vehicle Charging Cables
As a carrier of power transmission, EV cable is used to connect the charging port and the battery.
EV Charging cable characteristics
Service Temp :-40 to 105 C , Media ( oil, diesel, petrol, brake fluid etc)-resistant
Abrasion-resistant, Hydrolysis-resistant, Bending cycles-resistant, Coil able
Thermal stress-resistant, Halogen-free, Flame-resistant
Applicable / Reference standards for EVC cables:
| EN 50620 | Electric Cables – Charging cables for Electric vehicles |
| IEC 62893 | Charging cables for electric vehicles of rated voltage up to and including0.6/1kv |
| UL62 | Cables for Electric vehicles |
Technical Data
| Conductor | Plain or Tinned copper flexible, Cl5/6 |
| Insulation | TPE/XLPO – Type EVI-2 for power cores Type EVI-1 /EVI-2 for signal cores |
| Jacket | TPU- Type EVM-1 or TPE-Type EVM-2 |
Material to meet performance requirements as per EN50620/IEC62893/UL62 standards.
Standard sizes of EV charging cables /EN50260
| No. of cores X CSA(Sq.mm) | Power/Amps Ph/A/KW | Nominal Voltage V | Appx. OD mm | Application |
| 3C x1.5 + 1C or 2Cx0.5 | AC1/13/3 | 300/500 | 9.6 | Domestic use |
| 3Cx 2.5 + 1C or2C X0.5 | AC 1/20/4.6 | 300/500 | 10.5 | Domestic and public ch.stn. |
| 5Cx2.5 +1C or 2Cx0.5 | AC 3/20/13.8 | 450/750 | 12.8 | public charging station |
| 3C x 6+ 1C or2C x 0.5 | AC1/32/7.4 | 450/750 | 12.8 | Domestic and public ch.stn |
| 5Cx 6+1C or 2Cx 0.5 | AC3/32/22 | 450/750 | 17 | Public charging station |
| 3Cx16+1C or 2C x 0.5 | AC1/63/14.5 | 450/750 | 20.1 | Public charging station |
| 5Cx16 +1C or 2Cx0.5 | AC3/63/43.5 | 450/750 | 23.1 | Public charging station |
| 2Cx50+1Cx25+1or2x0.5 | DC connection to 150KW,150A | 1000V DC | 28 | Public charging station |
UL/cUL EVC Cables, USA
| No.of cores x CSA (AWG/sq.mm) | Power/Amps Ph/A/KW | Nominal Voltage V | Appx. OD mm | Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3X16AWG(1.3) + signal | AC1/ 10/ 3 | 300 V | 9.6mm | AC charging |
| 3x14AWG(2.1) + signal | AC/ 15/ 4.5 | 300 V | 10.5mm | Domestic use |
| 2X 1AWG(142) +1x3AWG(26.7) + control | DC 80kw/80A | 1000V DC | 35.3mm | Public charging stations |
