The testing infrastructure at AIT provides an ideal framework to evaluate the interactions between Electric Vehicles (EV), Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), the electric power system and the ICT environment of the smart grid. This feature has been generated by a unique Hardware In the Loop setup that allows to directly couple the simulation environment with real hardware equipment.
The main components required for testing the interactions between the grid and the electric vehicle, as well as its charging equipment are the grid itself, the charging equipment and the car. These components are each available as a full software simulation, as an emulator and as a real hardware component.
The testing infrastructure for EVs and EVSEs is embedded in the AIT SmartEST laboratory which offers a testing and research infrastructure for future-oriented smart energy network systems. A wide range of cutting-edge equipment can be combined in the laboratory, enabling new components and control concepts as well as their interaction with the grid to be tested and optimized under realistic operating conditions.
Offered services for component testing
- Testing of communication protocols (e.g. IEC 61851, IEC 15118, OCPP)
- Testing of EVSE against national grid codes up to 1 MVA
- EV/EVSE connection to low voltage grid simulation
- Analysis of charging characteristics
- Interoperability expertise and support
Offered services for system testing
- Vehicle and charging station interaction with the smart grid
- Validation of smart charging algorithm in interaction with the grid
- Hardware in the Loop environment for hardware and system development
- Business case scenario validation
