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The Future of Charging: Bidirectional V2G

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If yes, then there is a chance that you might have heard about bidirectional chargers. Whether you know about them or not, we will explain this new technology in great detail in the following article. For this purpose, you either have an AC-DC converter inside the EV or a built-in converter inside the charger.

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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

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This article may contain affiliate links. Some people even invest in smart chargers that apply extra power when it gets too cold outside. Also, if you’re making longer drives and need fast charging, try to look up which stations offer DC fast-charging options (if applicable) so that you can save time and maximize range.

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ConnectDER and Siemens Partner to offer a simple and clever solution for Level 2 charging installations  

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Charged : With this partnership between Siemens and ConnectDER, you’ll have a smart charger that talks to the meter collar and then balances the power of the whole system. This article appeared in Issue 61: Jul-Sep 2022 – Subscribe now. We’re already hard at work on this stuff. Is that the idea?

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Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & More…

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Impacts of Vehicle to Grid on power quality (DC – AC conversion and power injection happens) You may start as follows. When I went through some research articles, it showed that we could do finite analysis methods for the design improvements for Electric Vehicle chassis. Kindly read articles on researchgate or IEEE.

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

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For over 95 percent of commercial buildings, half their bill is made up, not of how much energy they use, but what their peak 15-minute usage was during any time period during the month [ Editor’s note: these demand charges are a major headache for owners of DC fast charging stations ]. kilowatts and 48 amps of DC to the car.

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EnviroSpark has installed over 7,800 charging plugs. Here’s what the company has learned.

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Now the vast majority are smart chargers with that cellular component. We have direct access to the chargers. Anything on the DC fast 480 V side, you’re typically having to do some level of utility coordination of electrical upgrades. This article first appeared in Issue 66: October-December 2023 – Subscribe now.

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EnviroSpark has installed over 7,800 charging plugs. Here’s what the company has learned. – Charged EVs

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Now the vast majority are smart chargers with that cellular component. We have direct access to the chargers. Anything on the DC fast 480 V side, you’re typically having to do some level of utility coordination of electrical upgrades. This article first appeared in Issue 66: October-December 2023 – Subscribe now.