Acronym Survival Guide

A quick-reference glossary for the EV charging acronyms you’ll see across my articles.

E-mobility has its fair share of jargon, and it’s easy to lose track of what’s what. This is your Acronym Survival Guide for all the abbreviations you’ll see across my articles.

And trust me, even the engineers who invented half these acronyms occasionally have to look them up.

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• AC: Alternating Current

• CCS: Combined Charging System

• CP: Control Pilot

• CPMS: Charge Point Management System (synonym for CSMS)

• CPO: Charge Point Operator

• CSMS: Charging Station Management System (synonym for CPMS)

• DC: Direct Current

• DER: Distributed Energy Resource

• DSO: Distribution System Operator

• MO: Mobility Operator (synonym for MSP)

• MSP: Mobility Service Provider

• OCHP: Open Clearing House Protocol

• OCPI: Open Charge Point Interface

• OCPP: Open Charge Point Protocol

• OCSP: Online Certificate Status Protocol

• OICP: Open InterCharge Protocol

• PKI: Public Key Infrastructure

• PSP: Payment Service Provider

• PLC: Power Line Communication

• SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers

• V2G: Vehicle-to-Grid

• V2H: Vehicle-to-Home

• VPP: Virtual Power Plant