Charging stations for commercial electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining popularity among consumers as they satisfy the desire to save on fuel costs, reduce gasoline consumption, and lower CO2 emissions. These stations typically provide useful information to operators, such as accurate power metering, device management, and data security, so operators can ensure availability, timely maintenance, and appropriate price adjustments.
Emission-free and stable energy supply
Overall, charging stations for commercial electric vehicles enable significant savings in fuel costs and reduce gasoline consumption and CO2 emissions. Using renewable energy technologies such as Planet's BSP-360 managed Ethernet switch provides a fast, efficient and environmentally friendly network solution for electric vehicle charging stations. These technologies help provide operators with critical information about the charging status of stations and inform users about locations, availability and pricing. The combination of stable energy supply and renewable energy sources provides an emission-free and sustainable charging solution for electric vehicles that appeals to both operators and consumers.
Fast and secure network solution for electric vehicle charging stations
The key element is to provide EV station operators with a fast, accurate and efficient way to quickly obtain the required information about each charging station. Therefore, a stable network connection is the critical issue that must be solved before charging service can be provided.
By deploying a Renewable Energy Managed Ethernet Switch (BSP-360), the charging station's network connectivity is enabled to achieve a self-sufficient energy supply that uses renewable energy and transmits data to the station operator via the 5G NR Cellular Gateway (ICG-2515-NR).
The 5G NR network enables charging station providers to efficiently send useful information to users, such as station location, availability, pricing information, etc. The whole network can be easily monitored and managed by the Renewable Energy Management Controller (NMS-360, NMS-360V), which can automatically detect up to 512 remote devices powered by BSP-360.
The 24V lithium or lead-acid battery is charged via the BSP-360, using solar energy as the source. This allows the BSP-360 to continuously power the connected PD units without the need for wiring to the main power grid. The emission-free feature is made possible because the energy the unit receives is renewable. Most importantly, the operation of the wireless IP-based outdoor monitoring can continue during the night as the battery is charged during the day.
