Combined Charging System
Versions of the specifications
The Combined Charging System is meant to develop with the needs of the customer. Version 1.0 covered the currently common features of AC and DC charging, and version 2.0 addressed the near to midterm future.

Combined Charging System

Section Title: Versions of the specifications
Table Section Text: The Combined Charging System is meant to develop with the needs of the customer. Version 1.0 covered the currently common features of AC and DC charging, and version 2.0 addressed the near to midterm future.

Feature	CCS 1.0	CCS 2.0

Power	< 80 kW	< 350 kW

Voltage	< 500V	200–1000 V

Current	< 200 A	< 500 A

Vehicle connector	Combo 1 or 2 (IEC 62196-3)	Combo 1 or 2 (IEC 62196-3)

Vehicle inlet	Combo 1 or 2 (IEC 62196-3)	Combo 1 or 2 (IEC 62196-3)

Charging communication	High-level communication: DIN SPEC 70121:2014	High-level communication: DIN SPEC 70121:2014 (< 80 kW) ISO/IEC 15118-2:2014 ED1 (<350 kW) ISO/IEC 15118-3:2015 ED1 (<350 kW)

Load balancing	Reactive	Reactive and scheduled

Charge authorization mode	External payment	External payment and/or "plug and charge" (mandatory from 2020 on)

Charging station	IEC 61851-23	IEC 61851-23

Sentence(s)

For DC charging DIN SPEC 70121 supports only charging powers up to 80 kW; for higher powers communication according to ISO/IEC 15118 is mandatory.
For DC charging DIN SPEC 70121 supports only charging powers up to 80 kW; for higher powers communication according to ISO/IEC 15118 is mandatory.

final_sentence: For DC charging DIN SPEC 70121 supports only charging powers up to 80 kW; for higher powers communication according to ISO/IEC 15118 is mandatory.
final_sentence: For DC charging DIN SPEC 70121 supports only charging powers up to 80 kW; for higher powers communication according to ISO/IEC 15118 is mandatory.