– There is huge potential in V2X when it comes to contributing to stability in the electricity grid but also when it comes to increasing the value of the investment in an electric car. Ferroamp V2X provides fast and smooth charging while helping to keep electricity costs down for the property owner, says Kent Jonsson, CEO, Ferroamp.
Ferroamp’s new electric car charger is called Ferroamp V2X. V2X is a collective name that shows that it is not only to the electricity grid that the vehicle can charge (V2G) but also to the property or other vehicles and appliances. Ferroamp V2X is a DC charger (direct current) that bypasses the car’s on-board charger. This means that it can charge and discharge faster, and with lower energy losses, than a regular AC charger (alternating current). The conversion to alternating current takes place neither in the car nor in the charger, but in the Ferroamp system’s inverter EnergyHub. This also means that the issue of network codes and certificates, which can otherwise be an obstacle to V2G, is already resolved.
In addition, it means that no special adaptations to the car are required. In pilot tests, Ferroamp V2X has been used on several different brands, including Tesla, BMW, and Polestar, with successful results. What remains for the technology to gain traction is for car manufacturers to implement the standard protocol ISO 15118-20 and allow the cars to be discharged.
– We want to show that there are no technical obstacles when it comes to discharging. We hope that this puts pressure on car manufacturers to implement the developed standard for V2G. There is interest among customers, a need in the electricity grid and now also chargers on the market, says Björn Jernström, founder of Ferroamp.