Type 3 connector
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The IEC 62196 Type 3 connector (often referred to as Scame for the company that designed it) is used for charging battery electric vehicles, mainly within France and Italy, as it was one of three AC plug standards described in IEC 62196-2. The Type 3 connector comes in two physical formats, Type 3A for single-phase (230V) and Type 3C for single- and three-phase (400V) alternating current (AC) power. Both have since been superseded by the Type 2 connector (aka Mennekes), the latter adopted as sole connector in 2013 by the European Union.[1] The Type 1 connector (aka Yazaki) is the corresponding AC connector standard used in North America, Japan, and South Korea.
Type | Electric vehicle charging | ||
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Production history | |||
Designer | Scame / CEI CIVES | ||
Designed | 1999 / 2010 | ||
General specifications | |||
Pins | 4 or 7 (1 earth, 1–3 line phases, 1 neutral, 1–2 signalling) | ||
Electrical | |||
Signal | 1‒3 phase AC | ||
Earth | Dedicated pin | ||
Max. voltage | 480 V | ||
Max. current | 63 A | ||
Data | |||
Data signal | SAE J1772#Signaling: Resistive / Pulse-width modulation | ||
Pinout | |||
Pinouts for Types 3A and 3C electric vehicle charging plugs | |||
PP | Proximity pilot | pre-insertion signalling (Type 3C only) | |
CP | Control pilot | post-insertion signalling | |
PE | Protective earth | full-current protective earthing system | |
N | Neutral | single-/three-phase AC | |
L1 | Line 1 | single-/three-phase AC | |
L2 | Line 2 | three-phase AC (3C only) | |
L3 | Line 3 | three-phase AC (3C only) |
Type 3A and 3C connectors are derived from the popular industrial blue IEC 60309 single- and three-phase AC connectors, which come in different diameters according to maximum current, most commonly 16 A and 32 A. The battery management system on the electric vehicle negotiates the maximum current with the electric vehicle supply equipment via dedicated pins in the Type 3C connector. The Type 3 (3A/3C) connectors are generally oval in shape, with circular top and bottom edges and flat right and left edges; the maximum power carried is 24 kW. Type 3C plugs have a mechanical shutter to protect the pins from being touched inadvertently; mechanical shutter protection have since been added as an option for Type 2 connectors.