IET Code of Practice for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation (5th Edition)

IET Code of Practice for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation (5th Edition)

The IET Code of Practice for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation (5th Edition) provides a clear guide for electric vehicle charging equipment and installation. The book provides all the considerations and planning that is needed in advance and all the required physical and electrical requirements needed for the installation process.

The IET guide provides information and details needed to be considered when electrical work of charging points take place in various different locations including domestic houses, on street locations, commercial and industrial sites. The fifth edition book is fully compliant with BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 and the latest guidance in ENA Engineering Recommendation G12/4. Updated section on "vehicle as storage"including prosumer's electrical installations.

The fifth edition code of practice includes legislative changes including, new regulations in the Smart Charging Regulations 2021, changes to Part S of the Building Regulations 2022, physical installation requirements and accessibility for Part M of the Building Regulations and PAS 1899 guidance and changes made to the latest amendment to BS7671.

The guide includes the new guidance on the installation of telecommunications and auxiliary cables. The revision of the requirements of a simultaneous contact assessment to accommodate a mix of earthing arrangements. Fire Safety in EV charging (recognising RiscAuthority publication RC59) for domestic and commercial properties

The fifth edition Code of Practice includes a number of new and updated appendices covering:

• Installation practices for earth electrodes
• Mode 4 charging equipment including details of pantograph connectivity systems for HGV and PSV
• Guidance for the minimum depth pf buried cables and minimum height of overhead suspended cables in various environments

Also covered in the code of practice is the extended guidance covering earth fault loop impedance and RC D testing, including the use of vehicle simulators for Mode 3 charging equipment and testing in prosumers electrical installations. An expanded DNO notification section to include for V2G and V2H applications and an updated guide on inductive charging installations.

ISBN-13: 978-1-83953-857-5