nir-vana innovation network

This French startup start up has spent two years of R&D to design this charging station in close cooperation with the French institute of public/private Research and Training dedicated to sustainable mobility (VEDECOM). The charging stations include different innovations in terms of hardware and software. The product has received the CES 2022 innovation award from Consumer Technology Association in “Transportation & Vehicle Intelligence” category. The innovative layout of the station reduces significantly cost of infrastructure. Power is supplied remotely from a centralized Power Unit. The charging station is modular and scalable as the fleet grows. The system offers many charging points so that users don’t wait for plugging their EVs. Smart charging applies an intelligent load planning (charging EVs at maximum power one after the other) unlike conventional stations where available power is shared between connected EVs (load balancing). The planning is made from a dynamic priority list computed by their proprietary software. Different strategies can be implemented on demand, depending on each use case. Their customers are primarily logistics hubs (B2B) and charging point operators (B2B2C). They offer: - Patented hardware architecture (DC fast chargers) and in-house software (broad range of smart load planning options) - Algorithm optimizing high power charging sequence, with patented load planning - Design to adapt power capacity to local needs and increase hardware utilization rate, hence providing better ROI for infrastructure owners - Turnkey charging solutions provider through Engineering –Sale of Equipment –Construction –Commissioning –Handover model with European suppliers and services providers - Scalable and modular technology well suited to logistics needs (electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs), light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) and buses fleets)