'ABB's 150, 300 or 450kW automated charging propels electric buses'
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3052149/this-autonomous-ev-charger-lets-you-park-and-walk-away This Autonomous EV Charger Lets You Park And Walk Away [20151013] Ben Schiller [videos http://d.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/1280/poster/2015/10/3052149-poster-p-1-this-autonomous-ev-charger-lets-you-park-and-walk-away.mp4 https://youtu.be/POUgA7WnkGw Deployment And App ConnectMyEV Jun 13, 2015 ] Pull into your garage and forget the rest. You'll be charging when you get back. It's not particularly onerous to have to plug in your electric vehicle, but it's intriguing that a machine could do all the charging for you. The ConnectMyEv charger is autonomous. So you can park and walk away knowing that powering up is taking place in your absence. The device, developed in Northern California by U.C. Berkeley-trained engineer Satyajit Patwardhan, sits waiting to find an appropriate car to mate. When yours is in its presence, it extends an arm that attaches to a unit underneath the vehicle. There, it charges using a conductive charging method: metal touching metal. Patwardhan says it charges as fast as a conventional plug-in charger, though it's more expensive. It will cost about $1,500 when it goes on sale next year, compared to $600 to $700 for a standard wall-mounted home charger (Tesla is also working on autonomous charging). ConnectMyEv is now sending off units to be tested with car manufacturers and their first-tier suppliers. You don't need to be particularly accurate when parking: anywhere within a range of two feet works fine. "There is nothing wrong with plug-in parking," Patwardhan says. "But this is a modern-day convenience." Whether it's worth the premium price, we're not completely sure. [© 2015 Mansueto Ventures] ... http://www.connectmyev.com/ ConnectMyEv auton EVSE http://www.greentechlead.com/electric-vehicle/abb-propels-electric-buses-with-new-automated-charging-system-28630 ABB propels electric buses with new automated charging system October 15, 2015 Rajani Baburajan [image http://www.greentechlead.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ABB-electric-bus-charger.jpg (overhead EVSE) ] ABB, a provider of power and automation technology, has announced the launch of an automated fast charging system that allows electric buses drive 24/7, while also enabling zero emission. The new charging system is based on IEC 61851-23, the international standard for fast charging electric vehicles. With its automated rooftop connection and a typical charge time of 4–6 minutes, the system can easily be integrated in existing bus lines by installing fast chargers at end points, terminals, depots and/or intermediate stops, ABB said. The system is offered in 150 kW, 300 kW or 450 kW modules. With this modular system, ABB aims to solve the key problems associated with large scale adoption of zero emission electric buses: long charging times and short driving range belong to the past. Connectivity and remote management high uptime and fast service response are key for charging electric buses at high frequency bus lines, ABB says. The IEC 61851-23 standard ensures the appropriate safety systems are in place, the electrical design is in accordance with regulations, and the systems architecture and working principle are supported by the wider automotive community in the future. In a favorable industry response for the system, ABB in July 2014 announced partnership with Volvo bus to jointly market fast chargers and buses. “We are very excited about this cooperation, as it clearly shows that the ABB automated fast charging solution helps cities and bus manufacturers to become successful in offering zero emission bus transport to the communities” said Urs Waelchli, general manager of ABB’s product group Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. The automated fast charger will be offered with other related services from ABB including remote diagnostics, remote management and over-the-air software upgradeability. ABB’s fast charging system will be shown to the public for the first time in Kortrijk, Belgium at the Busworld 2015 show. [© 2015 - GreentechLead.com] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-ConnectMyEv-Auton-EVSE-Park-And-Walk-Away-ABB-450kW-ebus-EVSE-tp4678166.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
