The SAE International has announced that a strategic partnership in vehicular technology related to the Smart Grid between the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and SAE International is less than half a year old. However, its value in influencing the speed and quality of global standards rollout is already in evidence.
SAE International's work on a prototype charging coupler that leverages technology standardised by IEEE is one prime example. In the first quarter of next year, SAE International plans to establish a standard, integrated coupler that would allow electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs/PHEVs) to be charged from either a conventional, 15-amp AC wall outlet or a DC connector of up to 90 kilowatts.
The SAE J1772 'Electric Vehicle and Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Conducive Charge Coupler' standard - agreed to in 2009 and officially published by SAE International in January 2010 – claims to be the world's first industry-consensus standard to provide critical guidelines for safety, charging control and connectors used to charge EVs/PHEVs. Automakers including Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan and Toyota have adopted SAE J1772.
The IEEE-SA/SAE International partnership in vehicular technology related to the Smart Grid - confirmed by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in February 2011 - is designed to accelerate more meaningful standards that drive greater improvements in market access, cost reductions and technological innovation. As part of the partnership, IEEE-SA and SAE International are sharing with one another their draft standards related to the Smart Grid and vehicle electrification.
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