Visions become reality: Electromobility in practice
Every major technological leap begins with extensive practical testing, during which we examine the individual system components, how they interact and user acceptance.You and your customers will benefit from a well-proven solution that has been in field-tested and life operation.
Project MOBI.E, Portugal
Framework agreement for delivery of up to 300 charging points in the context of the Portuguese electromobility program MOBI.E
Project details:
- The customer is planning the setup of the charging infrastructure network in Portugal and intends to install the charging points in 25 cities by 2012, at public parking lots and near shopping centers, hotels and airports
- Tailored solutions to the specific technological and software requirements of the Portuguese electricity grid
- Electric cars can be charged in an hour at a maximum charging power of 22 kilowatts
- First order of 100 Charge CP700A charging points was placed in August of 2011 by CEIIA, Center for Excellence and Innovation in the Automotive Industry
Project Source London
Siemens helps to put London at the forefront of electromobility.
Source London is one of the largest electric vehicle charging networks in the UK. The project will see the installation of around 1,300 charging points by 2013 in collaboration with various private and public sector partners across the capital.
Source London aims to reduce pollution, encourage the uptake of electric vehicles and establish London at the centre of the electric vehicle revolution. Siemens provides the underlying IT systems infrastructure and services, the portal and customer interface.
Project details:
Hardware:
- 1,300 public charging points installed by private and public sector partners from a variety of manufacturers by 2013
Software:
- Operational services including the customer call centre provided by Siemens
- Back office services to support the city wide charging network Source London
- Integration of the installed charging points from different manufacturers
- Self service and assisted customer portal
- Secure payment services
- Operational reporting and fault management
Project Green eMotion
The European Commission has kicked off Green eMotion, a 4 year initiative to develop the framework for electromobility in Europe. The 42 partners in the initiative comprising industrial companies and automobile manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, universities, and technology and research institutions are to input, exchange and expand their know-how and experience in selected regions within Europe.
Siemens is the lead company in the research consortium and contributes to the development of software and charging infrastructure solutions, and to the necessary establishment of industrial standards.
Project details:
- Acceleration of the market roll-out of electric vehicles in Europe
- Meeting EU policy on energy of supply, energy efficiency and green house gas emission reduction
- Viability of different types of electrical vehicles for immediate market introduction
- ICT is seen as key enabler for electromobility with several services that will enhance usability for the end-user, eliminate regional limitations, and enable the realization of economies of scale for advanced service offerings like fleet management
Project 4-S (4-Sustainelectromobility)
This internal Siemens pilot project is Germany-wide in scope, and examines the suitability of electric vehicles in day-to-day use. For this test, Siemens is building up a test fleet of up to 100 cars that Siemens employees will test in actual use. The drivers data is streamed directly into the ongoing development of infrastructure products and software solutions.
The project is intended to provide a better understanding of usage habits and the potential additional demands that may be placed on vehicles and infrastructure. This underlines the integrated approach Siemens brings to this market of the future.
Charging point technical data:
- Charging capacity between 3.7 kW and 22 kW
- Connections: Schuko® safety outlet, three-phase IEC 62196-2 type 2 connection
- Identification through RFID cards
Home charging station technical data:
- Cgarging capacity 22 kW
- Three-phase IEC 62196-2 type 2 connection
Software functionalities:
- Monitoring and control
- Local load management
- Car-sharing supported by a fleet-management solution
Project Model Region Electromobility Munich - Drive eCharged
Working with BMW AG and the Munich municipal utility company (Stadtwerke München SWM), Siemens is carrying out a joint project on electro-mobility in the Model Region Munich (MRM). The project partners learn more about user behavior and preferences based on different scenarios. In addition, innovative technical components, products, and systems for electromobility are being developed and tested in the course of the project.
Project details:
- Project period: March 2010 to June 2011
- Project area: Munich and surrounding region
- Investigation of user preferences of private and fleet operators, using 40 MINI-E cars for 10 months
- Development and testing of a charging infrastructure consisting of 32 public charging points and 36 home charging stations
- Operation of the charging infrastructure by the Munich municipal utility company, using power from renewable sources
- Research, development and testing of an integrated DC fast-charging system with BMW ActiveE vehicle
- Effects of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure on power grids and measures to back and improve the power grid quality
Project Inductive Charging
Siemens develops a system for inductive charging of electric vehicles in cooperation with BMW AG. The batteries of electric vehicles can be charged contact-free via inductive energy flow. The components are being fully integrated into several electric vehicles of BMW as demonstrators. Starting in June, a new field test in Berlin will determine the performance of the developed systems under real conditions, in order to establish the necessary improvements for the integration in series vehicles. The project is being supported by the German Federal Environment Ministry.
Project details:
- Project runtime: April 2010 to September 2011
- Development of a system for inductive charging of electric vehicles
- Integration of the systems into the BMW ActiveE
- Starting the testing of the system under real conditions in June 2011 via a testing phase with several vehicles in Berlin
Project EDISON, Denmark
The overall purpose of the EDISON project is to bring together research institutions and major industry enterprises and to comprehensively work through all stages of the EV topic, from research through concept and technology development to demonstration. This project will focus primarily on the first two areas: research and concept and technology development.
Project goals:
- To develop system solutions and technologies for EVs and PHEVs that will enable a sustainable, economic, and reliable energy system for global use.
- To prepare and provide a technical platform for Danish demonstrations of EVs.
Project details:
- The project is organized in 7 work packages.
- Work package 4 - Siemens: Development of a central fast-charging and battery-swapping station design.
Project Mobilregion Harz, Germany
Harz.EE-mobility is exploring how regionally generated renewable energy can best be used for electric vehicles and how it can be integrated into the smart gird in a controlled way. Electric vehicles will serve as mobile storage units, a promising way to balance loads in the smart power grid of the future. Information and communication technologies combine data from many different areas, thereby allowing comprehensive coordination.
Project details:
- Vodafone Group and Siemens AG are working on information and communication technologies
- Siemens AG is also providing its expertise in the area of energy management systems