Charging system delivers 1 MW for the first-time during testing
A prototype Megawatt Charging System [MCS] from Siemens has successfully delivered a 1MW charge for the first time.
The Siemens SICHARGE Megawatt Charging System is based on its SICHARGE portfolio with a customized MCS dispenser for charging electric trucks. It is part of a pilot project at Siemens Smart Infrastructure and has been used with a long-haul prototype eTruck from a well-established OEM.
The MCS consists of multiple SICHARGE UC150 power cabinets, a switching matrix and a customized MCS dispenser. The switching matrix is the central element in the MCS, bundling the output power of the charging stations and, depending on the requirement, directing the power to the MCS dispenser. Batteries commonly used in eTrucks could be charged from 20 to 80 percent in about 30 minutes at a suitable charging station with an output of around one megawatt.
“Especially in long-distance transport, electric trucks and coaches will need fast MCS during the legally prescribed driving time break. To ensure nationwide distribution of this, various requirements must be met including on the governmental side. However, the successful test brings us a big step forward on the technology side and underlines our ambition to actively make transport more sustainable,” said Markus Mildner, CEO eMobility, Siemens Smart Infrastructure.
Heavy-duty vehicles [HDVs] are responsible for more than 25% of greenhouse gas emissions from road transport in EU. Reducing these emissions is crucial to the EU’s objectives of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and lowering demand for imported fossil fuels. CO₂ emissions from large trucks and buses will have to be reduced by 90% as of 2040 and by 2030, new urban buses will need to reduce their emissions by 90% and become zero-emission vehicles by 2035.
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