SIST EN IEC 62196-1:2026

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2026
Vtiči, vtičnice, konektorji in uvodnice na vozilih - Kabelsko napajanje električnih
vozil - 1. del: Splošne zahteve (IEC 62196-1:2025)
Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets - Conductive charging of
electric vehicles - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 62196-1:2025)
Stecker, Steckdosen, Fahrzeugkupplungen und Fahrzeugstecker - Konduktives Laden
von Elektrofahrzeugen – Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen (IEC 62196-1:2025)
Fiches, socles de prise de courant, prises mobiles de véhicule et socles de connecteurs
de véhicule - Charge conductive des véhicules électriques - Partie 1: Exigences
générales (IEC 62196-1:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62196-1:2026
ICS:
29.120.30 Vtiči, vtičnice, spojke Plugs, socket-outlets,
couplers
43.120 Električna cestna vozila Electric road vehicles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62196-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM January 2026
ICS 29.120.30; 43.120 Supersedes EN IEC 62196-1:2022
English Version
Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets -
Conductive charging of electric vehicles - Part 1: General
requirements
(IEC 62196-1:2025)
Fiches, socles de prise de courant, prises mobiles de Stecker, Steckdosen, Fahrzeugkupplungen und
véhicule et socles de connecteurs de véhicule - Charge Fahrzeugstecker - Konduktives Laden von
conductive des véhicules électriques - Partie 1: Exigences Elektrofahrzeugen - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
générales (IEC 62196-1:2025)
(IEC 62196-1:2025)
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European foreword
The text of document 23H/579/FDIS, future edition 5 of IEC 62196-1, prepared by SC 23H "Plugs,
Socket-outlets and Couplers for industrial and similar applications, and for Electric Vehicles" of
IEC/TC 23 "Electrical accessories" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 62196-1:2026.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2027-01-31
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2029-01-31
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN IEC 62196-1:2022 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62196-1:2025 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60068-2-75:2014 NOTE Approved as EN 60068-2-75:2014 (not modified)
IEC 60309-1:2021 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60309-1:2022 (not modified)
IEC 60309-2 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60309-2
IEC 60512-2-2 NOTE Approved as EN 60512-2-2
IEC 60947-1:2020 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60947-1:2021 (not modified)
IEC 60947-7-4 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60947-7-4
IEC 60999-1:1999 NOTE Approved as EN 60999-1:2000 (not modified)
IEC 60999-2:2003 NOTE Approved as EN 60999-2:2003 (not modified)
IEC 61008-1 NOTE Approved as EN 61008-1
IEC 61009-1 NOTE Approved as EN 61009-1
IEC 61140 NOTE Approved as EN 61140
IEC 61300-2-4 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61300-2-4
IEC 61300-2-6 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61300-2-6
IEC 61300-2-7 NOTE Approved as EN 61300-2-7
IEC 61439-1:2020 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61439-1:2021 (not modified)
IEC 61540 NOTE Approved as HD 639 S1
IEC 61851 (series) NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61851 (series)
IEC 61851-1 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 61851-1
IEC 62196-2:2022 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 62196-2:2022 (not modified)
IEC 62196-3:2022 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 62196-3:2022 (not modified)
ISO 1456 NOTE Approved as EN ISO 1456
ISO 2081 NOTE Approved as EN ISO 2081
ISO 2768-1 NOTE Approved as EN 22768-1
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-2-14 - Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test EN IEC 60068-2-14 -
N: Change of temperature
IEC 60068-2-20 - Environmental testing - Part 2-20: Tests - Test EN IEC 60068-2-20 -
Ta and Tb: Test methods for solderability and
resistance to soldering heat of devices with
leads
IEC 60068-2-30 - Environmental testing - Part 2-30: Tests - Test EN IEC 60068-2-30 -
Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h + 12 h cycle)
IEC 60112 - Method for the determination of the proof and EN IEC 60112 -
the comparative tracking indices of solid
insulating materials
IEC 60227 series Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated - -
voltages up to and including 450/750 V -- Part
1: General requirements
IEC 60228 2023 Conductors of insulated cables EN IEC 60228 2024
IEC 60245-4 - Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up - -
to and including 450/750 V - Part 4: Cords
and flexible cables
IEC 60269-1 - Low-voltage fuses - Part 1: General EN IEC 60269-1 -
requirements
IEC 60269-2 - Low-voltage fuses - Part 2: Supplementary HD 60269-2 -
requirements for fuses for use by authorized
persons (fuses mainly for industrial
application) - Examples of standardized
systems of fuses A to K
IEC 60309-4 2021 Plugs, fixed or portable socket-outlets and EN IEC 60309-4 2022
appliance inlets for industrial purposes - Part
4: Switched socket-outlets with or without
interlock
IEC 60352-5 - Solderless connections - Part 5: Press-in EN IEC 60352-5 -
connections - General requirements, test
methods and practical guidance
IEC 60417 - Graphical symbols for use on equipment. - -
Index, survey and compilation of the single
sheets.
IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures EN 60529 1991
(IP Code)
- - + corrigendum May 1993
+ A1 1999 + A1 2000
+ A2 2013 + A2 2013
IEC 60664-1 2020 Insulation coordination for equipment within EN IEC 60664-1 2020
low-voltage supply systems - Part 1:
Principles, requirements and tests
IEC 60664-3 - Insulation coordination for equipment within EN 60664-3 -
low-voltage systems - Part 3: Use of coating,
potting or moulding for protection against
pollution
IEC 60695-2-11 - Fire hazard testing - Part 2-11: Glowing/hot- EN IEC 60695-2-11 -
wire based test methods - Glow-wire
flammability test method for end products
(GWEPT)
IEC 60695-10-2 - Fire hazard testing - Part 10-2: Abnormal heat - -
- Ball pressure test method
IEC 60947-3 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part EN IEC 60947-3 -
3: Switches, disconnectors, switch-
disconnectors and fuse-combination units
IEC 60947-5-1 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part EN IEC 60947-5-1 -
5-1: Control circuit devices and switching
elements - Electromechanical control circuit
devices
IEC 61032 1997 Protection of persons and equipment by EN 61032 1998
enclosures - Probes for verification
IEC 61058-1 2016 Switches for appliances - Part 1: General EN IEC 61058-1 2018
requirements
IEC 61851-1 2017 Electric vehicle conductive charging system - EN IEC 61851-1 2019
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61851-23 2023 Electric vehicle conductive charging system - - -
Part 23: DC electric vehicle supply equipment
IEC 62196-2 2025 Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and EN IEC 62196-2 2026
vehicle inlets - Conductive charging of electric
vehicles - Part 2: Dimensional compatibility
requirements for AC pin and contact-tube
accessories
1 2
IEC 62196-3 — Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and EN IEC 62196-3 —
vehicle inlets - Conductive charging of electric
vehicles - Part 3: Dimensional compatibility
requirements for DC and AC/DC pin and
contact-tube vehicle couplers
Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: IEC/AFDIS 62196-3:2025.
Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: FprEN IEC 62196-3:2025.
IEC 62752 - In-cable control and protection device (IC- EN IEC 62752 -
CPD) for mode 2 charging of electric road
vehicles
ISO 12103-1 - Road vehicles - Test contaminants for filter - -
evaluation – Part 1: Arizona test dust
ISO 4521 2008 Metallic and other inorganic coatings - EN ISO 4521 2008
Electrodeposited silver and silver alloy
coatings for engineering purposes -
Specification and test methods
ISO 5474 series Electrically propelled road vehicles - - -
Functional and safety requirements for power
transfer between vehicle and external electric
circuit
IEC 62196-1 ®
Edition 5.0 2025-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets - Conductive
charging of electric vehicles -
Part 1: General requirements
ICS 29.120.30; 43.120 ISBN 978-2-8327-0825-5

IEC 62196-1:2025-11(en)
IEC 62196-1:2025 © IEC 2025
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
INTRODUCTION . 8
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 11
4 General . 22
4.1 General requirements . 22
4.2 Components . 22
4.2.1 Ratings . 22
4.2.2 Mechanical assembly. 22
4.2.3 Current-carrying parts of incorporated components. 22
4.2.4 Electrical connections . 23
4.3 General notes on tests . 23
5 Ratings . 26
5.1 Preferred rated operating voltage ranges . 26
5.2 Preferred rated currents . 27
5.2.1 General . 27
5.2.2 Rated current for signal or control purposes . 27
5.2.3 Accessories not suitable for making and breaking an electrical circuit
under load . 27
5.2.4 Accessories suitable for, or not suitable for, making and breaking an
electrical circuit under load . 27
6 Connection between the power supply and the electric vehicle . 28
6.1 Interfaces. 28
6.2 Basic interface . 28
6.3 DC interface. 28
6.4 Combined interface . 28
7 Classification of accessories. 28
7.1 According to purpose . 28
7.2 According to the method of connecting the conductors . 28
7.3 According to serviceability . 28
7.4 According to electrical operation . 28
7.5 According to interface . 28
7.6 According to locking facilities . 29
7.7 According to interlock facilities . 29
7.8 According to the presence of shutter(s) . 29
8 Marking . 29
9 Dimensions . 32
10 Protection against electric shock . 32
10.1 General . 32
10.2 Accessories with shutters . 33
10.3 Contact sequencing and order of contact insertion and withdrawal . 36
10.4 Misassembly . 37
11 Size and colour of protective earthing and neutral conductors . 37
12 Provisions for earthing . 38
13 Terminals . 40
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13.1 Common requirements . 40
13.2 Screw terminals . 42
13.3 Mechanical tests on terminals . 44
14 Interlocks. 47
14.1 Accessories with interlock . 47
14.2 Accessories with integral switching device . 55
14.3 Control circuit devices and switching elements . 55
14.4 Pilot contacts and auxiliary circuits . 55
15 Resistance to ageing of rubber and thermoplastic material . 55
16 General construction . 56
17 Construction of EV socket-outlets . 59
18 Construction of EV plugs and vehicle connectors . 60
19 Construction of vehicle inlets . 61
20 Degrees of protection . 61
21 Insulation resistance and dielectric strength . 64
22 Breaking capacity . 65
23 Normal operation . 68
23.1 Mechanical, electrical, and thermal stresses and contaminants . 68
23.2 Load endurance test . 68
23.3 No-load endurance test . 69
23.4 Lid springs . 70
24 Temperature rise . 70
25 Flexible cables and their connection . 72
25.1 Strain relief . 72
25.2 Requirements for EV plugs and vehicle connectors . 73
25.2.1 Non-rewirable EV plugs and vehicle connectors . 73
25.2.2 Rewirable EV plugs and vehicle connectors . 73
25.3 EV plugs and vehicle connectors provided with a flexible cable . 73
25.4 Cables . 75
26 Mechanical strength . 75
26.1 General . 75
26.2 Ball impact . 76
26.3 Drop test . 78
26.4 Flexing test . 79
26.5 Cable gland test . 80
26.6 Shutters . 81
26.7 Insulated end caps . 81
26.7.1 General . 81
26.7.2 Insulated end caps – Change of temperature test . 82
26.7.3 Insulated end caps – Pull test . 82
27 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 82
28 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound . 85
29 Resistance to heat and to fire . 86
30 Corrosion and resistance to rusting . 87
31 Conditional short-circuit current . 88
31.1 General . 88
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31.2 Ratings and test conditions . 88
31.3 Test circuit . 89
31.4 Calibration . 93
31.5 Test procedure. 93
31.6 Behaviour of the equipment under test . 93
31.7 Acceptance conditions . 93
32 Electromagnetic compatibility . 93
32.1 Immunity . 93
32.2 Emission . 93
33 Vehicle drive over . 93
34 Thermal cycling . 94
34.1 General . 94
34.2 Initial temperature rise test . 94
34.3 Thermal cycling test . 95
34.4 Final temperature rise test . 95
35 Humidity exposure . 95
35.1 General . 95
35.2 Initial temperature rise test . 95
35.3 Humidity test . 95
35.4 Final temperature rise test . 96
36 Misalignment . 96
36.1 General . 96
36.2 Samples . 96
36.3 Misalignment test . 97
37 Contact endurance test . 99
37.1 Equipment . 99
37.2 Test sequence . 99
37.3 Compliance . 101
Annex A (normative) Standard sheets for test gauges in 14.1.9 . 102
Annex B (informative) EV accessories directly connected to printed circuit boards
(PCBs) . 106
B.1 General . 106
B.2 Terminals . 106
B.2.1 General . 106
B.2.2 Accessories intended to be directly connected to PCBs . 106
B.3 Temperature rise . 107
Bibliography . 108

Figure 1 – Diagram showing the use of the accessories . 12
Figure 2 – Lug terminals . 16
Figure 3 – Mantle terminals . 16
Figure 4 – Pillar terminals . 17
Figure 5 – Saddle terminals . 19
Figure 6 – Screw terminals . 19
Figure 7 – Stud terminals . 20
Figure 8 – Test piston . 31
Figure 9 – Gauge "A" for checking shutters . 34
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Figure 10 – Gauge "B" for checking shutters . 35
Figure 11 – Gauges for testing insertability of round unprepared conductors having the
maximum specified cross-section . 43
Figure 12 – Equipment test arrangement . 45
Figure 13 – Apparatus for checking the withdrawal force . 50
Figure 14 – Verification of the latching device . 51
Figure 15 – Apparatus for checking the maximum force (F2) exerted by the retaining
means. 52
Figure 16 – Test gauge "vehicle inlet" and test arrangement in mated position for
checking retaining means zone . 54
Figure 17 – Example of an apparatus for checking the proper functioning of the
latching device . 54
Figure 18 – Nomenclature for a mounted vehicle inlet . 62
Figure 19 – Circuit diagrams for breaking capacity and normal operation tests . 67
Figure 20 – Example of points of measurement for DUT containing pin contacts . 72
Figure 21 – Apparatus for testing the cable anchorage . 74
Figure 22 – Ball impact test . 76
Figure 23 – Arrangement for mechanical strength test for EV plugs and vehicle
connectors . 78
Figure 24 – Apparatus for flexing test . 80
Figure 25 – Diagram of the test circuit for the verification of short-circuit current
withstand of two-pole equipment on a single-phase AC or DC . 90
Figure 26 – Diagram of the test circuit for the verification of short-circuit current
withstand of three-pole equipment . 91
Figure 27 – Diagram of the test circuit for the verification of short-circuit current
withstand of four-pole equipment . 92
Figure 28 – Overview of the mechanical load test . 97
Figure 29 – Application of external mechanical load (mounted according to Figure 28) . 98
Figure 30 – Temperature rise criteria under external mechanical load . 98
Figure 31 – Forced-air circulating oven . 99
Figure 32 – Thermal cycling . 100
Figure 33 – Pass/fail based on temperature rise criteria . 101

Table 1 – Test sequence A . 24
Table 2 – Parallel testing . 26
Table 3 – Size for conductors . 37
Table 4 – Short-time test currents . 39
Table 5 – Values for flexing under mechanical load test . 46
Table 6 – Value for terminal pull test . 47
Table 7 – Interlock testing . 48
Table 8 – Withdrawal force with respect to ratings . 51
Table 9 – External force values for tests . 55
Table 10 – Cable length used to determine pull force on retaining means . 57
Table 11 – Test voltage for dielectric strength test . 65
Table 12 – Breaking capacity . 66
Table 13 – Normal operation . 68
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Table 14 – Test current and nominal cross-sectional areas of copper conductors for
temperature rise test . 71
Table 15 – Pull force and torque test values for cable anchorage. 75
Table 16 – Summary of mechanical tests . 76
Table 17 – Impact energy for ball impact test . 77
Table 18 – Mechanical load flexing test . 79
Table 19 – Torque test values for glands . 81
Table 20 – Pulling force on insulated end caps . 82
Table 21 – Tightening torque for verification of mechanical strength of screw-type
terminals . 83
Table B.1 – Standards for connecting methods . 106

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IEC 62196-1 has been prepared by IEC subcommittee 23H: Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers
for industrial and similar applications, and for electric vehicles, of IEC technical committee 23:
Electrical accessories. It is an International Standard.
This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2022. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) addition of new tests for latching devices and retaining means;
b) inclusion of type 4 accessories.
IEC 62196-1:2025 © IEC 2025
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
23H/579/FDIS 23H/586/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
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Subsequent parts of IEC 62196 deal with the requirements of particular types of accessories.
The clauses of those particular requirements supplement or modify the corresponding clauses
in this document.
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– requirements proper: in roman type;
– test specifications: in italic type;
– notes: in smaller roman type.
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vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets - Conductive charging of electric vehicles, can be found
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INTRODUCTION
The IEC 61851 series specifies requirements for electric vehicle (EV) conductive charging
systems.
The IEC 62196 series specifies the requirements for plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors,
vehicle inlets and cable assemblies as described in the IEC 61851 series and in IEC 62752.
In some situations, a cable assembly is used to directly connect an electric vehicle to a standard
socket-outlet connected to a supply network (mains or electrical grid). In other situations, the
electric vehicle is connected to a supply network through EV supply equipment that incorporates
control and communication circuits. The IEC 62196 series covers the mechanical, electrical and
performance requirements for
– vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets for the direct connection between an electric vehicle
and a standard socket-outlet, and
– EV plugs, EV socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets for the connection
between the EV supply equipment and the electric vehicle.
The IEC 62196 series consists of the following parts:
– IEC 62196-1: General requirements, comprising clauses of a general character;
– IEC 62196-2: Dimensional compatibility requirements for AC pin and contact-tube
accessories;
– IEC 62196-3: Dimensional compatibility requirements for DC and AC/DC pin and contact-
tube vehicle couplers;
– IEC TS 62196-4: Dimensional compatibility and interchangeability requirements for DC pin
and contact-tube accessories for class II or class III applications;
– IEC 62196-6: Dimensional compatibility requirements for DC pin and contact-tube vehicle
couplers intended to be used for DC EV supply equipment where protection relies on
electrical separation.
– IEC TS 62196-7 : Vehicle adapter.

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Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: IEC TS/ADTS 62196-7:2025.
IEC 62196-1:2025 © IEC 2025
1 Scope
This part of IEC 62196 is applicable to EV plugs, EV socket-outlets, vehicle connectors, vehicle
inlets, herein referred to as "accessories", and to cable assemblies for electric vehicles (EV)
intended for use in conductive charging systems which incorporate contro
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