I01High-voltageComponents
6.ChargingtheHigh-voltageBattery
Workatthechargingcable,attheElectricVehicleSupplyEquipment,athouseholdsockets
orchargingstationscanonlybeperformedbyqualifiedelectricians,andnotbyBMWService
employees.
6.1.2.Overviewofchargingoptions
Ingeneral,thehigh-voltagebatterycaneitherbechargedusingalternatingcurrent(ACcharging)or
directcurrent(DCcharging).Thechargingoptionsofthehigh-voltagebatteryintheI01aregenerally
specifiedbytheequipmentforcharginginthevehicle,aswellasthenational-marketcharging
infrastructure.Thefollowingtableprovidesanoverviewofthedifferentchargingoptionsinvarious
countries.Thechargingpowersalwaysrelatetothemainspowerandnotthechargingpowerusedto
chargethehigh-voltagebattery.Thechargingpowerisalwayslessthantheavailablemainspower.
Markets(LHD)
USmarket(LHD)
6.1.3.Chargingmodes
ThechargingmodesaredefinedintheinternationalstandardIEC61851-1(IEC=International
ElectrotechnicalCommission).Thekeyparametersoftheindividualchargingmodesaresummarized
inthefollowingtable:
Chargingmode1
(NotUsedforI01)
Chargingmode2
(Occasionaluse
cable)
Chargingmode3
(Wallbox)
Chargingmode4
(NotUsedforI01)
Chargingmode1andchargingmode4arenotusedfortheI01.AGermanIndustrialStandard
DINisappliedforDCcharging(chargingmode4)intheI01.
90
Chargingsystem
ACcharging7.4 kW
Combo(ACcharging
7.4 kWandDC
charging50 kW)
Maximumpower
3.7 kW(16 A)
8Ato12Aat100 V
to230 V
14.5 kW(63 A)
DCLow38 kW
DCHigh170 kW
Charginginterface
Type1
Combo1
Communication
withthevehicle
none
viamoduleinthe
chargingcable
viamoduleinthe
chargingstation
viamoduleinthe
chargingstation
Equipment(basic
version,option)
StandardEquipment
Charging(SA4U8AC
FastCharging)
OptionalEquipment
Charging
(SA4U7DCFast
Charging
Lockingthe
chargingplug
inthevehicle
inthevehicle
inthevehicleandin
thepowersocket
inthevehicleandin
thepowersocket