EV charging provider Aral pulse (which is owned by oil giant BP) has awarded a five-year contract to Siemens Smart Infrastructure to deploy its Electrification X platform, which will enable Aral pulse to centrally operate, optimize and secure its charging stations.
The installation of 350 additional digital substations at Aral’s service stations in Germany is already underway.
Electrification X is a cloud-based platform designed to manage, optimize and automate the electrification infrastructure of commercial, industrial and utility customers. A dashboard displays all safety-related messages from the individual stations in real time. Digital condition monitoring visualizes the entire energy distribution and all operating data at the medium- and low-voltage levels, and highlights issues across the locations. Dynamic load management and remote control of the digital charging stations make it possible to avoid potential capacity limitations.
Over the past four years, Siemens has delivered and commissioned 300 intelligent substations and connected them to Electrification X. Each digital substation offers power output of up to 400 kW.
“To make charging as quick as refueling vehicles with conventional fuels, we’re investing in ultra-fast chargers with outputs of up to 400 kW. But the chargers alone are not enough. Upgrades also require an efficient and reliable connection to the power grid. That’s why we’re happy to have Siemens on board as an expert in electrical infrastructure,” said Alexander Junge, member of the Aral Management Board.
“The substations are the physical heart of the energy supply for Aral’s charging infrastructure, but without the connection to the digital world, each system would remain siloed,” said Stephan May, CEO of Electrification and Automation at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “This central connection enables us to provide an efficient and secure charging infrastructure.”
Source: Siemens
