Industrial Automation Magazine India

Charge Controllers for e-Vehicles

Published on : Tuesday 30-11--0001

As a manufacturer of insulation monitoring devices for unearthed DC drive systems in electric vehicles, Bender is now expanding its e-mobility business to include compact, intelligent and cost-effective Charge Controllers.

As the number of electric vehicles on the roads continues to grow, so too does the infrastructure needed to ensure that finding a charging station or charging point is not a problem.

Bender Charge Controller is the main component of a charge point and is designed for use in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, wall boxes and street light charging points. A charge controller controls type 1 plugs and type 2 sockets. It enables a setup that is in accordance with current standards, such as IEC 62196, IEC 61851-1 and IEC 61851-22.

The charge controller is characterised by its compact design and size (114.5 mm x 22.5 mm x 99 mm) that in turn enables intelligent, small and cost effective charging points. To enable the charge controller to communicate, a backend system together with a well-known and trusted communication protocol is required. Given that most backend providers strictly adhere to the OCPP communication protocol, the charge controller is OCPP 1.5 and 1.6 compliant.

Bender India Private Limited, Navi Mumbai. Tel: 022-27788501/8502. Email: [email protected]