Abstract:

The Government of India felt the need for a permanent agency to expedite the publication of standards and development of test facilities in parallel when the work of preparation of standards is going on, as the development of improved safety-critical parts can be undertaken only after the publication of the standard and commissioning of test facilities.

To this end, the erstwhile Ministry of Surface Transport (MoST) has constituted a permanent Automotive Industry Standards Committee (AISC) vide order no. RT-11028/11/97-MVL dated September 15, 1997. The standards prepared by AISC will be approved by the permanent CMVR Technical Standing Committee (CTSC). After approval, The Automotive Research Association of India, (ARAI), Pune, being the secretariat of the AIS Committee, has published this standard.

This standard prescribes the specifications for performance and safety for AC charging stations for EV and HEV application for Indian conditions.