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IEC 62196

IEC 62196 is the international standards family covering EV plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets for conductive charging. It defines the physical interface requirements used by several common EV charging connector configurations. IEC 62196-2 covers AC pin and contact-tube accessories. The current edition, IEC 62196-2:2025, includes the standardised AC configurations used for interfaces such as Type 2. IEC 62196 defines the connection hardware rather than the complete charging system. Charging behaviour and electrical requirements are covered through standards such as IEC 61851, with higher-level communication covered separately.

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Type 2 connector

IEC 61851

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