How is Multispan contributing to DC Fast Charging for EV industry ?

• 2024-10-08

Multispan with its  strong legacy of providing accurate DC Measuring Meters for calibration Industries and laboratory applications has now evolved into also providing DC meter specifically for electric vehicle market for optimum measurement of DC power on the charging side. 

Globally, now the manufacturers of automobiles are shifting to EV technology for making sure that future governments can contribute more towards further lessening the reliance on traditional fossil fuels and hence helping the humankind to achieve greener Earth for our next generation 

With that purpose in mind,Multispan offers the latest product for the EV transportation market, the innovative EDC-35 DIN rail:35 mm  DC Energy Meter, targeted to meet or exceed the emerging and growing DC metering requirements in fast chargers for Electric Vehicles (EV DC Fast Charging). The near future for EV charging applications features fast, ultra-fast, and hyper-fast chargers. There is an increasing need for reliable and accurate metering systems to meet local regulations and assure customers that they are getting what they pay for when they charge their vehicles.

Electric Vehicular transportation is one of Multispan ’s strategic markets. The EDC Series, as one of several products developed specifically for this market, is answer to market demand for a very flexible, simple, compact, and easy-to-integrate solution for energy measurement in DC fast chargers. The EDC is designed for global applications and enables a metering system that can be certified as per latest Emissions standards for EV

The EDC Series is specifically designed for accurate measurements in new emerging DC current applications such as EV charging stations, PV energy storage, DC industry, and DC microgrids, in full compliance with the latest international standards for DC energy measurement.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

All-in-one solution: Integrated Ampere, voltage & Power measurement, power supply and RS485 port protocols: RS485 Modbus RTU

Wide measurement range: 

150 to 1000 VDC, 600 A max current versions thru shunt 

Compactness

35 mm DIN housing

Responsiveness with Resolution

Optimum communication speed for Scada integration and Energy resolution of 0.01 kWh resolution

Bi-directional kWh meter 

imported & exported 

Ready for vehicle-to-grid applications

AC measurement for Incoming side 

Multispan offers PQM-16 for power and energy measurement for three phase network configuration. Features include harmonics measurement upto 32nd order for power quality monitoring as well.