Hitachi Industrial Products has developed a large-capacity multi-port EV charger enabling shortening the charging time and eliminating the charging congestion by increasing the number of vehicles to be charged simultaneously.
Sep 19, 2023
Hitachi Industrial Products, Ltd. (“Hitachi Industrial Products”) announced that Hitachi Industrial Products will launch a large-capacity multi-port EV charger that enables fast charging of electric vehicles (EV) from October 2023. Large capacity multi-port EV charger developed by Hitachi Industrial Products enables shortening the charging time and eliminates the charging congestion by increasing the number of vehicles to be charged simultaneously. Bidirectional charge/discharge control technology enables the elimination of grid congestion without the need for grid reinforcement, and to stabilize voltage control required due to the large introduction of renewable energy. In addition, high-efficiency power conversion technology maximizes the value of EVs’ potential as distributed energy resources. Hitachi Industrial Products will contribute to the expansion of charging infrastructure and the growth of EVs in the market to realize a decarbonized society through this technology.
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The Japanese Government has declared its goal to realize carbon neutrality, with zero overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and set a plan for all new passenger car sales to be electric by 2035. Despite this, implementation of EVs in the domestic market is still slow due to a shortage of charging infrastructure and a lack of due consideration of specific use cases for EVs. It is also expected that the power system will be overloaded due to the growth of EVs in the future, and utilization of EVs as distributed power resources will be required to eliminate grid congestion. Hitachi Industrial Products is participating in the demonstration project initiated by the CHAdeMO Association to verify the Japan-China next-generation charging standard CHAdeMO 3.0 (ChaoJi2) and to promote the standard globally. This first demonstration site in Japan for the verification of next-generation EV charging standards is established at Omika Works (5-2-1, Omika-cho, Hitachi city, Ibaraki Prefecture), and will be opened to domestic and overseas EV OEM from October 2023 for 2 years.
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As part of measures to reduce CO2 emissions from commuting vehicles, it is planned to install a large-capacity multi-port EV charger in the parking area at Tsuchiura Works (603 Kandatsu-machi, Tsuchiura-city, Ibaraki Prefecture) to encourage employees to use EVs for their commuting by allowing them to charge EVs during working hours from April 2024. The main features of the large-capacity multi-port EV charger include the ability to charge a number of vehicles at the same time. Within the capacity of 500 kW, it is flexibly possible to arrange the output power from each dispenser such as 90 kW×5 port and 25 kW×20 port configuration with simultaneous charging. Additionally, two models are available with 250 kW and 500 kW, which enables it to support the global requirement for high-power charging (ultra-fast charging, large-fleet EV charging). It also supports V2X and is capable of power demand control for the facility utilizing EVs as an electric power resource.
