Station status definitions:
Status | Condition | Notes |
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Available | Station is available for use | |
Charging | A vehicle is charging on all ports | |
Offline | Station is not connected to Chargefox | This may be a power or comms issue |
Out of Order | Connectors are unavailable for use | Usually faulted |
Inoperative | The station may be connected, but is not enabled for use on the Chargefox platform | |
Removed | The station has been removed from the Chargefox platform | |
Reserved | Station is unavailable for use | Unplugging the vehicle may return the status to available |
Unknown | Station is unavailable for use | Unplugging the vehicle may return the status to available |
Unavailable | Station is unavailable for use | Unplugging the vehicle may return the status to available |
Simplified connector status definitions:
Status | Condition | Notes |
Available |
Connector is available for use | |
Faulted | Connector is unavailable for use | |
Occupied | Connector is occupied | A driver is plugged in or charging |
Unavailable | Connector is unavailable for use |
OCPP connector status definitions:
Status | OCPP condition | Notes |
Available | When a Connector becomes available for a new user. | |
Preparing |
When a Connector becomes no longer available for a new user but no charging session is active. Typically a Connector is occupied when a user presents a tag, inserts a cable or a vehicle occupies the parking bay. |
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Charging | When the contactor of a Connector closes, allowing the vehicle to charge. |
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SuspendedEVSE |
When the contactor of a Connector opens upon request of the EVSE. e.g. due to a smart charging |
The session has been stopped/denied by the charge station. |
SuspendedEV | When the EVSE is ready to deliver energy but contactor is open, e.g. the EV is not ready. | The session has been stopped/denied by the vehicle. |
Finishing |
When a charging session has stopped at a e.g. the cable has not been removed or the vehicle has not left the parking |
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Reserved | When a Connector becomes reserved as a result of a Reserve Now command. |
Chargefox doesn't use the reservation command anywhere, the status pops up occasionally due to activity on the station - usually a fault code.
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Unavailable |
When a Connector becomes unavailable as the result of a Change Availability command or an event upon which the Charge Point transitions to unavailable at its discretion. Upon receipt of a Change Availability command, the status MAY change immediately or the change MAY be scheduled. When scheduled, the Status Notification shall be send when the availability change becomes effective. |
Chargefox has the ability to set stations as unavailable should the require maintenance or be unavailable for use for any reason, typically there'll be a public note explaining the reason. |
Faulted | When a Charge Point or connector has reported an error and is not available for energy delivery. |
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