Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Botswana - Electric vehicle conductive charging system : DC electric vehicle supply equipment

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: BOTSWANA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Botswana WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Botswana Bureau of Standards

Private Bag BO 48

GABORONE

Botswana

Tel: (+267) 3903200

Fax: (+267) 3903120

Toll Free Number: (0800 600 900)

Email: enquiries@bobstandards.bw

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Electric road vehicles (ICS code(s): 43.120)

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): BOS IEC 61851-23:2023 Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 23: DC electric vehicle supply equipment; (383 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

affiliates@iec.ch

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Description of content: BOS IEC 61851-23:2023 applies to the EV supply equipment to provide energy transfer between the supply network and electric vehicles (EVs), with a rated maximum voltage at side A of up to 1 000 V AC or up to 1 500 V DC and a rated maximum voltage at side B up to 1 500 V DC.

This document specifies the EV supply equipment of system A, system B and system C as defined in Annex AA, Annex BB and Annex CC. Other systems are under consideration.

This document provides the requirements for bidirectional power transfer (BPT) EV supply equipment for system A, with a rated maximum voltage at side A up to 1 000 V AC or 1 500 V DC. The requirements for reverse power transfer (RPT) and BPT for system B and system C are under consideration and are not specified in this document.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2014. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) the structure has been rearranged according to IEC 61851-1:2017;

b) electrical safety requirements in Clause 8 and Clause 12 have been revised based on the requirements in IEC 62477-1 and inspired by the hazard based safety approach of IEC 62368-1;

c) test methods for checking conformity to the stated requirements have been mostly added; general provisions for compliance tests have been specified in Clause 102;

d) specific requirements and/or information for the following functions have been added: energy transfer with thermal management system (101.2), bi-directional power transfer control (Annex DD), multi- side B separated EV supply equipment (Annex FF), and communication and energy transfer process (Annex GG);

e) Annex AA (system A), Annex BB (system B) and Annex CC (system C) have been updated including additions in conjunction with b) and c). This document has been limited to be applicable to system A, system B and system C;

f) the former Annex DD and Annex EE have been deleted. A new Annex EE, with the requirements for the artificial test load, has been added.

g) a new informative annex for the touch current and the touch impulse current (Annex HH) has been added

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: National security requirements; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade

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Relevant documents:

IEC 61851-21-2:2018

IEC 61851-21-1:2017

IEC TS 61851-3-7:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-6:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-5:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-4:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-2:2023

IEC TS 61851-3-1:2023

IEC PAS 61851-1-1:2023

IEC 61851-1:2017

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined; 12 months from date of publication

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 3 January 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Botswana Bureau of Standards

Nametso Moilwa

Senior Documentation and Information Officer

Physical address:

Plot no: 55745

Block 8. Airport Road.

Postal address:

Botswana Bureau of Standards

Private Bag BO48

Gaborone

Tel: +267 3903200/3645604

Fax: +(267) 390 3120

Email: enquiries@bobstandards.bw; moilwa@bobstandards.bw

Website: http://www.bobstandards.bw