Who takes part in a charging session

Intermediate

OCPI 2.1.1

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The driver, the charger, the CPO and the eMSP in one charging session, and which of them sends messages to which.

Who talks to whom in the EV charging world?

What You'll Learn:
  • The main players in OCPI communication
  • Who owns what in the EV charging ecosystem
  • How these entities work together
The Players in This Lesson:
EV Driver
DRIVER
Charging Station Operator
CPO
E-Mobility Service Provider
EMSP
Charging Station
CHARGER
Key Takeaways:

CPO manages physical charging stations

EMSP handles customer service and billing

Drivers interact with both through apps and cards

OCPI is how CPO and EMSP talk to each other

What OCPI 2.1.1 defines for this lesson
Modules in this version
Locations
Sessions
CDRs
Tariffs
Tokens
Commands
Credentials
Hub Client Info
Charging Profiles
Payments
Bookings
No advertised interface-role field

Endpoint descriptions name the module and URL without an interface-role field.

The header carries the token value

The request header carries the shared credentials token value.

Session ID uses case-sensitive text

The Session ID uses text whose letter case matters.