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.
- AC charging (regular charging)
- Alternating current
- Asymmetrical load
- Asymmetrical load management and monitoring
- Bidirectional charging
- Charging cable
- Charging curve
- Charging infrastructure
- Charging park
- Charging point
- Charging pole
- Charging station (for electric vehicles)
- Circuit breaker
- DC charging (fast charging)
- Direct current
- Electric car / BEV
- Electrical specialist
- Elektromobilitätsgesetz (German Electric Mobility Act)
- Gebäude-Elektromobilitätsinfrastruktur-Gesetz (German Act on Electromobility Infrastructure in Buildings)
- GHG quota and GHG quota trading
- Green electricity
- Ladesäulenverordnung (German Charging Station Regulation)
- Lithium-ion Battery
- Load control via ripple control signals
- Load management
- Range
- Rechargeable battery / Battery pack
- Scalability
- Smart grid
- Solid-state battery
- Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
- Wallbox / LADEbox