How is a charge point structured in Monta? (Location, charging station, charge point, connector)

For: operators (CPO admins) using Monta Hub.

Monta organises your charging hardware in a simple hierarchy, from the physical place down to the individual plug. Understanding it makes pricing, access, reporting and troubleshooting much easier — because each setting applies at a specific level. Monta follows the OCPI 2.2+ industry standard for this structure.

The hierarchy at a glance

• Location — a physical place (a site/address)
  • Charging station — one physical unit at that location
    • EVSE — a single socket that charges one vehicle at a time (in the Monta apps: a charge point or charger)
      • Connector — the plug on that charge point (Type 2, CCS, etc.)

What each level means

• Location — a physical place where one or more charging stations are installed. This is the primary unit for pricing, access control, load management and reporting. Location is the preferred term; you may also see it called a Site or Charge Point Group — they are the same thing.
• Charging station — the physical unit (e.g. a wall box or a pedestal) that houses one or more EVSEs (charge points). A dual-socket pedestal is one charging station with two EVSEs.
• EVSE — a single socket that delivers power to one vehicle for one charging session. This is what most of the platform hangs off: pricing, access and sessions apply here. EVSE is the industry-standard term (used in the OCPI standard); in the Monta charging apps the same unit is called a charge point or charger. An EVSE can have more than one connector, but only one charges at a time.
• Connector — the physical plug or cable (Type 2, CCS, Type 1, CHAdeMO) on an EVSE (charge point). Each connector is tracked individually for status and reporting.

An example

Imagine a car park with two pedestals, each with two sockets, plus one single wall box:

• The car park is 1 Location.
• It has 3 charging stations (two pedestals + one wall box).
• It has 5 EVSEs / charge points (2 + 2 + 1 sockets).
• Each EVSE has 1 or more connectors depending on its plug types.

Where you see this in Monta Hub

Go to Operations → Network. The tabs map onto the hierarchy:

• EVSE — the list of individual EVSEs (sockets).
• Charging Stations — the physical units that group EVSEs.
• Locations — your sites (physical places).
• Insights — network insights.

Based on the OCPI standard

This structure follows OCPI 2.2+ (Open Charge Point Interface), the open industry standard for exchanging charging data between networks. OCPI defines the same three levels — Location → EVSE → Connector — where an "EVSE" is a single socket, exactly what the Monta apps call a charge point or charger. Reference: OCPI 2.2.1 specification, Locations module (EV Roaming Foundation, evroaming.org).

Related

• Monta EV Charging Glossary — definitions of every term.
• How do I add and connect a charge point?
• How do I use the EVSE detail page in Monta Hub?
• Charge point details and settings.