Key:socket:*

Prefix socket:*
Description
Socket properties of a charging station
Group: power
Used on these elements
Useful combination
amenity=charging_station man_made=charge_point amenity=device_charging_station power=outlet
See also
power_supply=*
Status: in use
taginfo: socket:*

This page describes a key prefix rather than a simple key.

This key may be used anywhere that electric power is supplied for the public or customers. It specifies the type and number of sockets that can be used concurrently. Likely uses are in electric vehicle charging stations, mains hook-ups in campsites, and shore-power connections for boats. It is also often used to indicate mobile phone and other small devices charging interfaces (USB-A, etc.)

How to map

For any relevant object and each socket type, further tag the number socket:<type> and any other attributes socket:<type>:*.

Do not tag socket=*, as it is without meaning or definition.

Tags

Key	Value	Description	Photo
socket:<type>	Availability of socket type, either specific count as integral numeric (e.g., 2) or non-specific yes.	Availability, preferably count, of the sockets of the specified type that can be used concurrently at that charging station.
socket:<type>:current	Current in amperes, numeric; e.g., 16.	The maximum current that can be sourced from a single socket of the specified type at that charging station.
socket:<type>:output	Power in kilowatts, numeric; e.g., 50. (a unit can be added, 50 kW).	The maximum power that can be sourced from a single socket of the specified type at that charging station.	Output in kW marked on the socket cradle.
socket:<type>:voltage	Voltage in volts, numeric, without unit and thousands delimiters; e.g., 400.

List of socket types

<type>	Usage	Photo	Symbol	Country	Description	Uses
unknown					The socket type is unknown. Only use this value if no further information is available – a more specific value is preferred.
multi					A type of socket that can accept multiple types of plugs.
domestic	Domestic				General type of AC power socket for indoor use. Specifics differ per region and implementation. Only use this value if no further information is available – a more specific value is preferred.
cee_blue	Industrial			Europe	IEC 60309 P+N+E, 6h earth pin, blue, 220–240 V AC, 16 A, colloquially known as CEE blue or a caravan socket. Commonly used for power supply in camping sites in Europe. There are similar sockets of different current ratings that are used more rarely. These can be tagged explicitly in a similar way to the CEE red sockets, e.g. cee_blue_32a.
cee_red_16a	Industrial			Germany Poland	IEC 60309 3P+N+E, 6h earth pin, red, 350–415 V AC, 16, 32, 63, 125 A, colloquially known as CEE red. There are different sizes for each current rating, with those for more current being larger. Plugs and sockets of different current ratings are not compatible.
cee_red_32a	Industrial
cee_red_63a	Industrial	link=https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Dornbirn-Extension cable with 63A-CEE socket-06ASD.jpg
cee_red_125a	Industrial
as3123_3pin	Industrial			Australia New Zealand many Pacific Islands Antarctica	AS/NZS 3123 socket, 250 V AC, 10 A, 20 A, 32 A. 3 pins (single phase, neutral and earth).
as3123_4pin	Industrial				AS/NZS 3123 socket, 415–500 V AC, 10 A to 200 A. 4 pins (three phase and earth; no neutral). Less common than the 5-pin variant.
as3123_5pin	Industrial				AS/NZS 3123 socket, 415–500 V AC, 10 A to 200 A. 5 pins (three phase, earth and neutral).
type1	Car		Letter B in black hexagon	USA Canada	IEC 62196-2 Type 1 or SAE J1772-2009 plug, colloquially known as Yazaki, Level 1: 120 V AC, 16 A; or Level 2: 240 V AC, 80 A. The cable is permanently attached to the charging station and plugged into a lockable receptacle on the vehicle. Commonly used in the USA. Most public charging stations in the US provide Level 2 charging at up to 30 A but some are limited to 16 A.
type1_cable	Car			USA Canada	Use type1 instead. The cable is always attached to the charger, so no disambiguation is needed.
type1_combo	Car			USA Canada	IEC 62196-2 Type 1, IEC 62196-3 configuration EE or SAE J1772-2009 combined charging system (CCS) plug, with 2, larger, extra pins for DC charging.
type2	Car			Australia EU Iceland Norway UK	IEC 62196-2 Type 2, or VDE-AR-E 2623-2-2 plug, colloquially known as Mennekes. Common in Europe. May have "AC" labelling to distinguish from Tesla chargers using visually similar set of pins. This tag should be used if there is no cable permanently attached to the charger, but has been used for stations with cable as well.
type2_cable	Car				IEC 62196-2 Type 2, or VDE-AR-E 2623-2-2 plug, colloquially known as Mennekes. Common in Europe. May have "AC" labelling to distinguish from Tesla chargers using visually similar set of pins. This tag should be used if there is a cable permanently attached to the charger. Before the addition of this value (in June 2020), objects will have used the value type2. There is no impediment to any resurvey or update to such tagging.
type2_combo	Car				IEC 62196-2 Type 2, IEC 62196-3 configuration FF, or VDE-AR-E 2623-2-2, combined charging system (CCS) plugs, with 2, larger, extra pins for DC charging. The cable is permanently affixed to the charging station and plugged into a receptacle on the vehicle. This tag includes CCS charging at Tesla Supercharger stations.
ccs	Car			Global	CCS is a standard for different connectors of vehicle charging. "CCS" is not the name of any specific connector, use type1, type1_combo, type2, type2_cable or type2_combo instead.
type3a	Car		Letter D in white hexagon	France Italy	IEC 62196-2 Type 3, or EV Plug Alliance, socket. Two versions widely used. The type3a is the single phase version.
type3c	Car		Letter E in white hexagon	France	IEC 62196-2 Type 3, or EV Plug Alliance, socket. Two versions widely used. The type3c is the 3 phase version.
type3	Car			France	Don't use. Specify the precise socket: Either type3a or type3c.
gb_ac	Car			China, export markets (Belarus, Russia)	GB/T 20234.2-2015 AC plug, colloquially known as national standard (国标, guó biāo) and slow charge. Attention: Even though it looks a lot like Type 2, it is the reverse of Type 2. There is tongue piece in the holes of GB plug, and nothing in the holes of Type 2 plug.
gb_dc	Car				GB/T 20234.3-2023 DC plug, colloquially known as national standard (国标, guó biāo) and fast charge. IEC 62196-3 refers to this as configuration BB.
chaoji	Car				ChaoJi a.k.a. "CHAdeMO 3.0" GB/T 20234.4-2023 High power DC charging coupler. 1000/1500V, 10-800A.
chademo	Car			Japan USA Australia EU Iceland UK Canada	IEC 62196-2 Type 4, IEC 62196-3 configuration AA, or JEVS G105-1993, colloquially CHAdeMO. The cable is permanently affixed to the charging station and plugged into a lockable receptacle on the vehicle. A Japanese standard that provides fast DC charging not available in the other base IEC 62196-2 types, but likely to be supplanted by the IEC 62196-2 combo connectors.
nacs	Car			North America (Canada, USA, Mexico), Japan, Korea and Puerto Rica	NACS (North American Charging Standard) plug for AC and DC charging. Formerly the proprietary plug of Tesla, however between May 2023 and February 2024 most North American automakers committed to adopting NACS after it was opened for use by other manufacturers. Note that the introduction of this tag is part of a proposal to clean up tesla socket tags.
tesla_supercharger	Car	(US/CA/MX) (EU/AU/NZ/etc - legacy) (EU/AU/NZ/etc - new) gb_dc (China)		Global (but 4 different cables)	Note: It is proposed that this tag is deprecated. See also Tag:amenity=charging_station/Tesla Motors This tag is somewhat confusing as it represents 4 different DC charging cables: (1) What is now known as NACS in North America (see socket:nacs), (2) Type 2 but setup to allow “DC low” and “DC mid” charging in EU/AU/NZ; now legacy and being phased out (see socket:type2_cable), (3) Type 2 Combo in EU/AU/NZ; new (see socket:type2_combo), and (4) GB/T DC in China (see socket:gb_dc). It is for this reason that it is proposed to stop using this tag.
tesla_destination	Car	(US/CA/MX) (EU/AU/NZ/etc) gb_ac (China)		Global (but 3 different cables)	Note: It is proposed that this tag is deprecated. This tag is somewhat confusing as it represents 3 different AC charging cables: (1) What is now known as NACS in North America (see socket:nacs), (2) Type 2 charging in EU/AU/NZ (see socket:type2_cable), and (3) GB/T AC in China (see socket:gb_dc). It is for this reason that it is proposed to stop using this tag.
tesla_roadster	Car				Tesla Roadster plug. Available at some public charging stations, but generally not commercially.
j3105-1	Medium & Heavy Vehicles				SAE_J3105-1 a.k.a. "Cross Rail": Charging system for trucks/buses – 4 contacts in a square arrangement on a pantograph mounted overhead; the pantograph is lowered onto the vehicle's roof where orthogonally arranged receptacle lines are (hence the cross pattern in schematics). Output 150–850 VDC, 150–600 kW (in some cases[which?], 1200 kW).
j3105-2	Medium & Heavy Vehicles				SAE_J3105-2 a.k.a. "Bus up": Charging system for trucks/buses — 4 contacts in a linear arrangement on a dome mounted overhead; the pantograph is provided by the vehicle and raised into the dome. Output 150–850 VDC, 50–600 kW.
magne_charge		External link			Magne charge (J1773) is a largely obsolete inductive charging system. Included for the sake of completeness.
ropd	Bicycle			Germany Czech Republic	RoPD® - Rosenberger Power Data Connectors. This plug system is currently (2020-03) installed in the charging stations of "bike-energy". It is mainly used for charging bicycles.
bosch_3pin	Bicycle				Bosch charging connector. It is mainly used for charging bicycles. This key is used for the 3-pin variant, typically outputting 36 V and 4 A.
bosch_5pin	Bicycle				Bosch charging connector. It is mainly used for charging bicycles. This key is used for the 5-pin variant, typically outputting 36 V and 6 A.
shimano_steps_5pin	Bicycle				Shimano Steps charging connector. It is mainly used for charging bicycles, typically outputting 40 V and 4.4 A (or 42 V and 4 A).
xlr_3pin_cable	Bicycle				XLR charging connector. It is mainly used for charging bicycles. This key is used for the 3-pin variant.
typee	Domestic			France Belgium Monaco Morocco Tunisia Poland Czech Republic Slovakia	Domestic socket used in France, Belgium, Monaco, Morocco, Tunisia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia. IEC type E, or CEE 7/5 socket (taking a CEE 7/6 or CEE 7/7 plug), 220–230 V AC, 16 A. Can be compatible with schuko by additionally having connectors at the sides.
typek	Domestic			Denmark Greenland	IEC type K domestic socket
typeL	Domestic			Italy Chile	Domestic socket. Often combined with other connector types in one socket.
nema_5_15	Domestic			Americas Asia	IEC type B or NEMA 5-15R receptacle, and NEMA 5-20R receptacle, accepting NEMA 5-15P plugs, 110–127 V AC, 15 A. Commonly used in the Americas and Asia.
nema_5_20	Domestic			USA	Similar in appearance to NEMA-5-15, but has a T-shaped socket on one side, and can supply a higher current. Compatible with NEMA 5-15P plugs. Many older ChargePoint stations have one of these behind the locking front panel.
nema_14_30	Domestic			USA	NEMA 14-30 2P+N+E, 208 V or 240 V AC, 30 A. L-shaped neutral blade.
nema_14_50	Domestic				NEMA 14-50 2P+N+E AC, 208 V or 240 V, 50 A. Straight neutral blade. Offered in some places.
schuko	Domestic			Germany Spain Algeria Mozambique Russia Mongolia Iran Afghanistan Korea Indonesia	IEC type F, or CEE 7/3 socket (taking a CEE 7/4 plug), also known as Schuko (or Siemens in Italy), 220–240 V AC, 16 A. Developed in Germany, used in most European countries and some in Africa and Asia. Can be compatible with typee by additionally having a pin/hole on the front side.
bs1363	Domestic			UK Commonwealth	IEC type G, or BS 1363 socket, 220–240 V AC, 13 A. Used in UK and many Commonwealth country domestic premises.
as3112	Domestic			Australia New Zealand many Pacific Islands Antarctica	IEC type I, or AS/NZS 3112 socket, 220–240 V AC, 10 A, 15 A (longer earth pin)
gb1002	Domestic			Mainland China	IEC type I, 250V AC, 10/16A; IEC type A, 250V AC, 10A. The latest standard is GB 1002-2024, and the old GB/T 1002-2008 socket is shown in the picture.
sev1011_t13	Domestic			Switzerland	SEV 1011 Type 13 socket, 230 V AC, 10 A. Also known as IEC type J.
sev1011_t15	Domestic			Switzerland	SEV 1011 Type 15 socket, 230/400 V AC, 10 A.
sev1011_t23	Domestic			Switzerland	SEV 1011 Type 23 socket, 230 V AC, 16 A (rectangular pins).
sev1011_t25	Domestic			Switzerland	SEV 1011 Type 25 socket, 230/400 V AC, 16 A (rectangular pins).
powerlock	Industrial				Powerlock: 1000 V AC, 400/660 A. 5-pin over 5 separate cables: 3P+N+E. Used to connect generators and transformers at large events venues. Also used to supply shorepower to cruise ships and container ships, and to charge electric boats.
camlock	Industrial				Camlock: 1000 V AC, 150/400 A. 5-pin over 5 separate cables: 3P+N+E. Used to connect generators and transformers at large events venues. Also used to supply shorepower to cruise ships and container ships, and to charge electric boats.
device:USB-A	Devices				USB-A socket to plug in charger cable e.g. for mobile phones
device:micro-b	Devices				A USB-B micro connector on a cable
device:USB-C	Devices				USB-C socket to plug in charger cable e.g. for mobile phones and laptops
device:USB-C_cable	Devices				USB-C cable to plug directly into a device
device:lightning	Devices				Apple Lightning socket to plug in charger cable for Apple mobile phones and laptops
device:qi-wireless	Devices				Qi inductive charging wireless power pad e.g. for mobile phones

Maps

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