
Learn everything about charging stations for electric vehicles
Like all permanently-wired electrical installations, charging stations are required to meet stringent regulations to ensure proper operation and user safety. There is, therefore, a growing need for competent, well-trained personnel to install, commission, and service charging stations.
The Electric Vehicle Charging Station of Festo Didactic is designed for hands-on training in the planning, installation, testing, and troubleshooting of a modern charging station. The flexible, modular design enables easy set-up of various charging station configurations, ranging from a simple, single-phase station to more advanced, multi-phase stations that can simultaneously charge two users.
The advanced stations include electrically commuted power circuits that automatically adapt to the capacity of the detected charging cable. Among further options for advanced stations are energy meters to measure consumption during a charge, and RFID-based user identification and charge control.
The modules that make up the system are designed to be mounted in a standard A4 workstation. Each module has front-panel connections for power and for sensing/control signals. In addition, commercially-available protective devices, such as circuit breakers and residual current devices, are included as system modules.
Features
- Covers two independent charging points in accordance with VDE 0100-722
- Modular design allows the combination of packages
- Flexible packages for specific training and budget needs
- Designed for A4 mounting frames
- New and safer inter-module grounding methods
- Possibility to link with commercial devices
- Hidden faults to develop troubleshooting skills
- Includes commercial energy meters, RFID reader, EV charge controller and EV simulator/tester
Training content
Students will follow the scope of the training curriculum from an initial understanding of electric vehicles, batteries, and charging stations to installing, operating, and commissioning such a charging station. The following topics will be covered:
- Types of vehicles and the charging cycle
- Electric vehicle charging modes
- Electrical hazards and protective measures
- Communication with the EV
- Single and three-phase installations (IEC 62196-2 Type 2)
- Common Components
- Safety interlocks
- RFID for user identification
- Adapting an existing installation
- Energy management
- Commissioning and testing
- Troubleshooting and analysis
Also order:
Workbook
The workbook includes
- Exercises and sample solutions
- Didactic recommendations
- Multimedia USB-Stick with or download access to graphics
- Job sheets for the students
The exercises in the workbooks contain the theory and lab manipulations that cover the above training content. For further information, click on the link below:
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Workbook (Order no. 8096870)
Note
- The equipment set covers single and three-phase installations (see below). If you require only one of these configurations, consult your sales representative for a down-scaled equipment set.
- The Pocket Oscilloscope can be replaced by a conventional oscilloscope.
- The Resistive Load is to be used in conjunction with the Energy Meters to simulate a load. Other loads can also be used.
- The 3AC Power Supply and Safety Unit can be replaced by a similar unit in the lab. Be sure to order if your lab is not already equipped with such a unit.
- Tester instalacji do VDE 0100 Fluke 1653B (Nr. zamówieniowy 8064024)
- 1 AC Energy Meter (Nr. zamówieniowy 594904)
- 3 AC Energy Meter (Nr. zamówieniowy 594532)
- RFID Reader (Nr. zamówieniowy 594526)
- Resistive Load (Nr. zamówieniowy 594820)
- Charging Station (Type 2) (Nr. zamówieniowy 8162198)
- EV Simulator/Tester (Nr. zamówieniowy 8160048)
- Connection Leads Set & Grounding Kit (Nr. zamówieniowy 594536)
- Mobile Frameline, complete model without energy duct (Nr. zamówieniowy 8075133)
- Frameline mobile table (Nr. zamówieniowy 8087149)
- Pocket Oscilloscope (Nr. zamówieniowy 594535)
- Moduł zasilający EduTrainer® (Nr. zamówieniowy 8023973)
- Electric Vehicle Charge Controller (Nr. zamówieniowy 594525)
- 3 AC RCD Type B (Nr. zamówieniowy 594528)
- 1 AC RCD Type B (Nr. zamówieniowy 594530)
- 1 AC 16 A Circuit Breaker (Nr. zamówieniowy 594531)
- 3 AC 16 A Circuit Breaker (Nr. zamówieniowy 594529)
- 3 AC 32 A Circuit Breaker (Nr. zamówieniowy 594903)
- Four-Pole Contactor (Nr. zamówieniowy 594527)
- 1 AC Electric Vehicle Charging Simulator/Tester