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VDV Standards Overview

flowchart LR
    LI[Charging Infrastructure]
    Bus[Bus]

    subgraph Systems
        LS[ITCS Control System]
        BMS[Depot Management System]
    end

    CMS[Charging and Load Management System]

    Net[Power Provider / Grid Operator]
    Plan[Planning]

    CMS -->|IEC 60870-5-104| Net
    CMS <-->|VDV463| Systems
    CMS -->|OCPP| LI

    LI <-->|VDV261| CMS
    LS <-->|VDV461| BMS

    Plan <-->|VDV452| Systems

    Bus -->|Telematics| Systems
    Bus -->|ISO15118 - VDV261| LI

VDV Standards

  • VDV 261: Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication over the ISO 15118 charging link, including the FastAPI validation facade documented in this repo.
  • VDV 463: CMS-to-presystem WebSocket communication, including the AsyncAPI and schema artifacts generated by this repo.

Standards we are working on

  • VDV 452: Guidelines for the integration of ITCS systems in public transport.
  • VDV 455: Interface for duty scheduling, driver management, and vehicle parking info.
  • VDV 461: Protocol for communication between ITCS and Depot Management Systems (BMS).