Charging electric cars is part of an evolving ecosystem with many different components and stakeholders that must be able to exchange information automatically. For example, charging systems today require communication between the EV user, his/her charging card, payment portal, charge point operator to do a simple AC charging of an EV in the public terrain. With the advent of smart charging, this ecosystem is expanded even further to include players like the distribution system operator, the transmission system operator and the balance responsible party. In this video, Auke Hoekstra will explain how you can use a range of ICT protocols to do just that.

Learning goals:

1. 1. 1. What are the existing functionalities, protocols and stakeholders in today’s charging infrastructure industry?
      2. Why will open protocols be crucial for the development of the charging infrastructure market?
      3. Explain the operating states of a buck converter.
      4. How do the ICT protocols enable smart charging?