Important terms
regarding charging
E-mobility is advancing: on the streets, more and more vehicles with an E on their license plate can be seen. These cars differ in several ways from the internal combustion engines that have been used up to now. In order to understand the differences, a few terms are needed. This glossary provides explanations of the most important technical terms so that you can quickly and easily get an overview of the topic.
- What is a charging cable?
- What is a charging curve?
- What is a charging park?
- What is a charging point?
- What is a charging pole?
- What is a charging station (for electric vehicles)?
- What is a circuit breaker?
- What is a lithium-ion battery?
- What is a rechargeable battery / battery pack?
- What is a smart grid?
- What is a solid-state battery?
- What is a wallbox?
- What is AC charging (regular charging)?
- What is alternating current?
- What is an electric car / BEV?
- What is an electrical specialist?
- What is asymmetrical load management and monitoring?
- What is asymmetrical load?
- What is bidirectional charging?
- What is charging infrastructure?
- What is DC charging (fast charging)?
- What is direct current?
- What is Elektromobilitätsgesetz (German Electric Mobility Act)?
- What is GHG quota and GHG quota trading?
- What is green electricity?
- What is Ladesäulenverordnung (German Charging Station Regulation)?
- What is load control via ripple control signals?
- What is load management?
- What is range?
- What is scalability?
- What is the Gebäude-Elektromobilitätsinfrastruktur-Gesetz?
- What is Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)?