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Chinese electric car charging station standards to be announced in June
veebruar 3, 2010 · Lisa kommentaar

China is expected to release its standard for nation wide electric power stations in June this year. Shenzhen city, the home of electric pioneer BYD, is reportedly planning 20,000 electric charging stations which will make it the worlds pioneer in vehicle charging.

In 2010, the Chinese State Grid has set its eyes on the next big area for profits, they are working with Tianjin Qing Yuan, BYD, and Chery on setting a standard for charging that will be utilized in China, and more than likely across the rest of the world.

CCT will keep you updated on the progress of the talks.

China Car Times

=> Chinese electric car charging station standards to be announced in June.

Rubriigid: Laadimissüsteemid · Standardid
Sildistatud: Hiina
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company to Launch Plug-in Trial; GridPoints Smart Charging Software to Manage Grid Impacts
jaanuar 30, 2010 · Lisa kommentaar

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), a subsidiary of Constellation Energy, has launched a multiyear plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) demonstration project using GridPoint’s smart charging software (earlier post).

Fielding five converted Toyota Priuses and a Ford Escape, and deploying electric vehicle management technology from GridPoint, BGE will investigate when and where drivers will charge their vehicles, what effect charging may have on BGE’s peak load periods, and how that load can be managed to provide cost-efficient energy to customers. BGE will also evaluate the impact a PHEV fleet has on the company’s carbon footprint.

Vehicle Connectivity Modules (VCMs) will be installed in each vehicle to establish two-way communication with the grid and log critical performance data. GridPoint’s smart charging software can be used to manage the flow of electricity to charging vehicles, balancing driver needs and real-time grid conditions.

During peak periods, the flow of energy can be delayed or slowed to shift the charging load off-peak—minimizing localized grid stress and ensuring service reliability. When wind or solar power is available, the charging rate can be increased to expand the use of renewable energy in the grid.

Green Car Congress

=> Baltimore Gas and Electric Company to Launch Plug-in Trial; GridPoints Smart Charging Software to Manage Grid Impacts.

Rubriigid: Laadimissüsteemid · T&A projektid
Sildistatud: pilootprojektid
DC 2010: Think says 15 minutes is just right for fast charging
jaanuar 27, 2010 · Lisa kommentaar

How long should it take to charge an electric vehicle? At the Washington Auto Show. today, Think announced a partnership with AeroVironment to promote a fast-charging infrastructure (based on Level 3, or 440V, charging) which can power a Think City’s battery pack from zero to 80 percent full in just 15 minutes. To emphasize the short time it would take to charge a Think using this method, Think CEO Richard Canny set a timer for 15 minutes during the press conference and called it a “major leap forward for electric vehicles.” Think has been testing the Level 3 system (developed, in part, by Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO) recently with its development vehicles and says that, “This work has confirmed the suitability of the fast-charge technology and readiness for commercialization.”

Also, while we knew that EnerDel would supply the batteries for the City (full details here), Think announced today that only EnerDel packs would be used in the EV in the U.S. through 2012. Over in Europe, EnerDel will provide packs for at least 60 percent of the City EVs there. More details after the jump.

AutoblogGreen

=> DC 2010: Think says 15 minutes is just right for fast charging.

Rubriigid: Laadimissüsteemid
Sildistatud: Think
Electric Car Solar Charging Stations by TVA and EPRI
jaanuar 24, 2010 · Lisa kommentaar

Nissan Leaf EV6 300x199 Electric Car Solar Charging Stations by TVA and EPRI

The smart grid charging of electric cars with renewable energy advances. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Friday (ORNL) announced that they will deploy solar-assisted charging stations for electric vehicles across the state of Tennessee as part of one of the largest electric transportation projects in U.S. history.

via http://www.cleanfleetreport.com/electric-vehicles/electric-car-solar-charging-stations-tva-epri/

Rubriigid: Laadimissüsteemid
Sildistatud: solar charging, USA
University of Delaware Licenses V2G Technology to AutoPort; 100 V2G EVs as Test Fleet
jaanuar 23, 2010 · Lisa kommentaar

The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., a major vehicle processing and modification facility in New Castle, Del. Under the terms of the licensing agreement, AutoPort has been granted non-exclusive rights in the area of commercial fleet vehicles.

The licensing agreement launches the first large-scale demonstration of the UD-developed V2G technology, which enables electric car owners to plug in their vehicles and send electricity back to electrical utilities. During the next year, AutoPort, in partnership with AC Propulsion, plans to retrofit the first 100 V2G cars as a proof-of-concept demonstration of the technology, which was developed by Willett Kempton, a professor in UD’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, and UD research fellow Jasna Tomić.

The UD agreement with Autoport stands to benefit not only the owners of electric cars, but also the regional economy, and the University, which will get R&D experience as the technology goes into real-world use. If the initial test is successful, and V2G vehicles are subsequently manufactured, the University would receive a royalty for each vehicle sold with V2G equipment.

AC Propulsion, based in San Dimas, Calif., makes the electric drive system and designed the eBox, an all-electric car. They have added V2G features as a result of working with UD researchers.

AC Propulsion V2G eBox Quick Specs
# 120 kW; 220N·m 13,000 rpm drive system
# 35 kWh Li-ion battery pack
# Onboard charger, up to 18 kW
# Bi-directional power converter up to 18 kW
# Range 120-150 miles
# Top speed 95 mph

Dick Johnson, AutoPort’s director of business development, said that AutoPort will work with major companies in the area to demonstrate the V2G concept. A minimum of 60 vehicles is needed to produce one megawatt of power when the vehicles are plugged into the grid. The company currently is completing four vehicles for the State of Delaware and expects to have the first 100 vehicles produced in the next 12 to 18 months, he said.

Although the first vehicle conversions have been to Toyota Scions, Johnson said that other car models are being considered, and the company is approaching some of their large-fleet customers about converting their three- to five-year-old Chevrolet vans.

This has great appeal to them because we are extending the useful life of a fully depreciated asset and making it into a maintenance-free revenue-producing vehicle on the grid.
—Dick Johnson

The 2009 study Betting on Science: Disruptive Technologies in Transport Fuels by Accenture, a global consulting group, acknowledges the potential of V2G, highlighting how demonstration projects to date “have proven that V2G has the potential to significantly disrupt supply and demand relationships-with end electricity consumers potentially becoming an essential grid storage resource-and to change the landscapes for electric power and transport fuels.”

In September 2009, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed Senate Bill 153, which rewards owners of V2G technology for plugging into the grid, compensating them for electricity sent back to the grid at the same rate they pay for electricity to charge their car battery. (The signing ceremony was held at AutoPort.)

A bill introduced in Congress in December 2009 would provide funding to the Department of Energy and US Postal Service to convert existing mail trucks and manufacture new ones to use the UD-developed V2G technology. AC Propulsion and AutoPort are partnering in engineering, development and conversion to provide an EV conversion prototype and report for the United States Postal Service. The USPS chose this as one of five solutions in a feasibility study for the possible conversion of its 142,000 Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) to plug-in Battery Electric Vehicles. (Earlier post.)

Resources

* Betting on Science, Disruptive Technologies in Transport Fuels (Overview) (Accenture, 2009)
* Vehicle to Grid Technology (Univ. of Delaware)
* Jasna Tomić and Willett Kempton (2007) Using fleets of electric-drive vehicles for grid support. Journal of Power Sources, Volume 168, Issue 2, Pages 459-468 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.03.010.
* Vehicle to Grid Power (Presentation to Delaware Public Service Commission, Kempton, 2009
* A Test of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) for Energy Storage and Frequency Regulation in the PJM System (2009)
* New Technology at PJM

Green Car Congress

=> University of Delaware Licenses V2G Technology to AutoPort; 100 V2G EVs as Test Fleet.

Rubriigid: Laadimissüsteemid
Sildistatud: V2G
Eltek Valere Awarded Battery Charger Contract for THINK City
jaanuar 21, 2010 · Lisa kommentaar

A little bit of technical information for EE2020 cluster members and other e-car fans: How THINK will be charged?

Norway-based Eltek Valere will deliver battery chargers to THINK City. The contract is the first result of Eltek Valere’s growth initiative for electric vehicle technologies, and shows new areas of application for the company’s core competencies.

Eltek Valere has traditionally delivered power supply systems to the telecommunication industry. This contract shows new areas of application for the company’s technology.

Chargers for electric vehicles represent a new and exciting business area and we have high expectations. We see a great deal of interest for our technology from both large car makers and smaller manufacturers of electric vehicles. In addition to the contract with THINK, we expect to gradually develop business with other customers within this segment.

We use our leading technology platform and the same logistics organization as we do for our chargers for telecommunication. That means that we can produce compact, energy efficient and competitive chargers to electric cars.

—Eltek Valere’s Chief Marketing Officer Morten Schøyen

The THINK City is being produced in Valmet, Finland, and now is ready for orders. Eltek Valere starts delivering the first chargers in February.

EV Powercharger 3000 Quick Specs
# Input voltage: 85-275 VAC
# Input current: Max 14A
# Output voltage. 295-421 VDC
# Output Power: Max 3060W
# Efficiency: 96% at 50% load, 95% at 100% load
# Power density: >30W in3
# Ambient temp.: -40 to 60 °C
# Control: CAN bus

Eltek Valere is offering two versions of its EV Powercharger: the 3000 and 3000IP. The EV Powercharger 3000 is designed for maximal utilization of a 16A wall socket, and provides an output power in excess of 3 kW with a very high efficiency up to 96%. Designed in a very compact box measuring only 50×280x120mm, its output of 3 kW represents 30W/in3 or 1800W/L. In addition the high efficiency gives little excess heat which again reduces cooling requirements. All major heat generating components are mounted against a solid aluminum outer wall. This is intended to be mounted against a cold-plate, water cooled or with a sufficient heat transfer capacity for the environmental specification applicable. The charger is designed to be placed in an IP housing.

The EV Powercharger 3000 IP houses a Powercharger 3000 in an IP 67 box, and can be mounted anywhere in the engine compartment. The design can be adapted to different battery technologies and ensures fast charging while still maintaining optimal battery life. Its compact design will fit in to any free space in an electrical or plug-in hybrid vehicle.

Green Car Congress

via Eltek Valere Awarded Battery Charger Contract for THINK City.

Rubriigid: Laadimissüsteemid
Sildistatud: Think
Ricardo Inc and PEP Stations LLC Unveil 220V EV Charging Station at NAIAS
jaanuar 17, 2010 · Lisa kommentaar

Ricardo Inc, in collaboration with PEP Stations LLC, unveiled a new electric vehicle charging station at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Detroit’s Cobo Center.

Pep
The PEP Station.

The new PEP Station is aimed at building a solid charging infrastructure as the electric vehicle market begins to grow. Similar to a standard fuel pump, the PEP Station allows drivers of electric vehicles to access electricity via an access card or credit card. When a vehicle connects to the PEP Station’s 220V power supply, the PEP Station recognizes a connection and the LCD screen prompts the user to accept the price per hour of connectivity, if payment by credit card is desired, or swipe an access card. The station then asks the user to select the amount of charging time required and will begin charging or ask for a credit card to be swiped for authorization.

When the vehicle’s battery has been fully charged, or the time selected elapses, the station automatically discontinues the electricity. If the user does not desire to fully charge the vehicle, or wishes to discontinue the charge prior to the selected time expiring, they simply disconnect the power cord. The entire process is as easy as traditional methods of fueling vehicles.

At the 2010 NAIAS the PEP Station is the exclusive recharging station provided for EcoXperience, the showcase of electric vehicles and green technologies which features a quarter-mile indoor ride-and-drive test track surrounded by landscaped and forested terrain. Two PEP Stations have been installed at the test track and are being used as charging points for the electric vehicles being actively demonstrated, and a further three units will be available for display and demonstration purposes.

Conceptualized, designed and sold by PEP Stations, LLC, PEP Stations are a joint collaboration of James Blain Associates and Ricardo. James Blain Associates is a Michigan-based design and architectural company.

Green Car Congress

via Ricardo Inc and PEP Stations LLC Unveil 220V EV Charging Station at NAIAS.

Rubriigid: Laadimissüsteemid
Sildistatud: PEP, Ricardo
Nissan Selects AeroVironment for Home EV Charging Stations
jaanuar 17, 2010 · Lisa kommentaar

Nissan North America (NNA) selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the zero-emission, all-electric Nissan LEAF later this year. Nissan announced this supply agreement at the North American International Auto Show.

Nissan_AeroVironment_Home_Charger_AV0110
The AV Nissan EV station. Click to enlarge.

The Nissan LEAF five-passenger electric car will be powered by a lithium-ion battery pack that will provide a drive range of 100 miles on a full charge, as measured by the LA4 test cycle. AV’s Nissan-branded charging stations will be available at the sale of each Nissan LEAF as part of the vehicle’s total driving system. The home-charging stations are designed to provide a safe and reliable charge when installed with a connection to a 220-volt line. It will take eight hours to fully charge the Nissan LEAF from a fully discharged state.

AV’s nationwide network will offer pre-installation home assessment services prior to vehicle delivery, and will install the charging stations.

Green Car Congress

via Nissan Selects AeroVironment for Home EV Charging Stations.

Rubriigid: Laadimissüsteemid
Sildistatud: nissan
Coulomb laieneb Euroopas
märts 25, 2009 · Lisa kommentaar

chragepointUSA e-autode infrastruktuuri lahenduste arendaja Coulomb kavatseb laiendada oma üle-atlantilisi operatsioone.

“2009.a. arendatakse kogu Euroopas e-autode infrastruktuuri ja Chargepoint võrgutehnoloogial on selle maastiku kujundamisel suur roll,” märkis Coulomb’i Euroopa partneri 365 Energy CFO , härra Thieu.

Allikas: EV Worldwire

Rubriigid: Laadimissüsteemid
Sildistatud: Coulomb, infrastruktuur
2009 sügis EDF ja Toyota järgmise põlvkonna PHEVde test
märts 18, 2009 · Lisa kommentaar

EDF ja Toyota plaanivad järgmist suuremat sammu ühises koostöös ja alustavad sel sügisel järgmise põlvkonna laetavate hübriidide (PHEVde) teste Strasbourgis, Prantsusmaal.

toyota-prius

Ühel ajal USAs, Jaapanis ja Euroopas käivituvate pilootprogrammide raames analüüsib Toyota PHEV-de tehnoloogiat ja jõudlust ning (Euroopa puhul siis) EDF omakorda infrastruktuuri opereerimist. Testautod ja -infrastruktuur peaks arendama laadimise turvalisust, pistiku ja auto vahelist suhtlusplatvormi, autode identifitseerimist ja laadimise eest arve pidamist. Projekti käigus paigaldatakse Strasbourgi mitusada laadimiskohta.

Projekti Euroopa osa rahastatakse Prantsuse valitsuse poolt.

Allikas: Toyota pressiteade

Rubriigid: Elektriautod · Laadimissüsteemid
Sildistatud: EDF, Toyota

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