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Vehicle Type 2 Charging Inlet

IEC 62196 Type 2 (Mennekes) charging inlet is the European standard for EV charging allowing single-phase up to 7.4kW and three-phase up to 43kW AC charging, used as the vehicle-side socket on all European EVs.

// Specifications
Standard
IEC 62196-2 Type 2 inlet
AC Charging
Single phase 7.4kW or 3-phase 43kW
Voltage
230V single or 400V three phase
Pin Count
7 (L1 L2 L3 N PE PP CP)
Use Case
European EV vehicle charging inlet
Compatible
Type 2 charging gun Mode 2 and Mode 3
// Pin Reference Table
Pin Name Function Type
L1 Phase 1 AC charging phase 1 PWR
L2 Phase 2 AC charging phase 2 PWR
L3 Phase 3 AC charging phase 3 PWR
N Neutral AC neutral PWR
PE Earth Protective earth GND
PP Proximity Plug proximity and current capacity I/O
CP Control Control pilot PWM communication BUS