Post by account_disabled on Feb 19, 2024 1:08:50 GMT -8
A British company GRIDSERVE has teamed up with Cornwall Services to install a new electric Super Hub at a busy rest stop on a main road running from London to Land's End.
High-power EV charging traditionally requires new connections to the grid, and these can be challenging, expensive and, in some cases, time-consuming to deliver. GRIDSERVE met the challenge by offering this innovative solution that uses the latest innovations in batteries and solar energy to complement the existing grid connection to deliver ten times the charging power.
The Super Hub houses six high-power EV chargers rated at 350kW and six low-power AC chargers rated at 22kW that will please guests staying at the on-site Holiday Inn.
Using a combination of the existing 100kW grid connection, a lithium-ion battery, solar power and the latest software developed by GRIDSERVE Technologies, the two legacy 50kW chargers previously inst Special Data alled on site were replaced with 12 next generation, to provide much-needed additional charging power on the busy route.
The Super Hub is topped by a solar canopy, which provides much-needed shelter and generates power that goes directly to electric vehicle chargers. Next, there is a 1MW battery storage system located in one corner of the site. The batteries are powered from the grid during times of low demand before power can be discharged from the batteries at the high output required by the chargers. This means that the existing grid connection does not require upgrading because it is not affected by surges in local demand.
The software considers available grid-tie power, battery state of charge, time of day, solar output, and power requested by all vehicles being charged to maximize charging speeds and performance while time spent on chargers is minimized.
This flagship electric Super Hub has been tested over the past few months, recharging over 100 EVs per day at peak times. While the site is now operational with chargers that can provide up to 350 kW of power, the chargers will not be able to provide full power while working through a testing and optimization phase, which is expected to last several months.
“We are delighted to deliver a UK-first innovation to Cornwall Services and its customers,” said Toddington Harper, CEO of GRIDSERVE. “We hope that the innovative technology we have implemented in this location can also become a model for others, where larger network connections will be too slow to meet the demand presented by the rapid transition to electric vehicles.
“We have also submitted plans to further increase power capacity at the site in the future with an adjacent solar farm , allowing us to deliver up to 4 million miles of carbon-free energy directly to electric vehicles each year.”
High-power EV charging traditionally requires new connections to the grid, and these can be challenging, expensive and, in some cases, time-consuming to deliver. GRIDSERVE met the challenge by offering this innovative solution that uses the latest innovations in batteries and solar energy to complement the existing grid connection to deliver ten times the charging power.
The Super Hub houses six high-power EV chargers rated at 350kW and six low-power AC chargers rated at 22kW that will please guests staying at the on-site Holiday Inn.
Using a combination of the existing 100kW grid connection, a lithium-ion battery, solar power and the latest software developed by GRIDSERVE Technologies, the two legacy 50kW chargers previously inst Special Data alled on site were replaced with 12 next generation, to provide much-needed additional charging power on the busy route.
The Super Hub is topped by a solar canopy, which provides much-needed shelter and generates power that goes directly to electric vehicle chargers. Next, there is a 1MW battery storage system located in one corner of the site. The batteries are powered from the grid during times of low demand before power can be discharged from the batteries at the high output required by the chargers. This means that the existing grid connection does not require upgrading because it is not affected by surges in local demand.
The software considers available grid-tie power, battery state of charge, time of day, solar output, and power requested by all vehicles being charged to maximize charging speeds and performance while time spent on chargers is minimized.
This flagship electric Super Hub has been tested over the past few months, recharging over 100 EVs per day at peak times. While the site is now operational with chargers that can provide up to 350 kW of power, the chargers will not be able to provide full power while working through a testing and optimization phase, which is expected to last several months.
“We are delighted to deliver a UK-first innovation to Cornwall Services and its customers,” said Toddington Harper, CEO of GRIDSERVE. “We hope that the innovative technology we have implemented in this location can also become a model for others, where larger network connections will be too slow to meet the demand presented by the rapid transition to electric vehicles.
“We have also submitted plans to further increase power capacity at the site in the future with an adjacent solar farm , allowing us to deliver up to 4 million miles of carbon-free energy directly to electric vehicles each year.”