- Thomas Speidel, Dr. Thorsten Ochs and Stefan Reichert are one
of three teams nominated for the German President's Award for
Technology and Innovation.
- As an innovative ultra-fast charging system for e-vehicles, the
team‘s ChargeBox system offers area-wide, battery-buffered charging
in existing, power-limited electricity grids.
- Due to its internal battery storage, the ChargeBox is much more
than just a fast-charging system and can take on other tasks in the
energy system in the future
Thomas Speidel, CEO of ADS-TEC Energy plc (NASDAQ: ADSE) and
managing partner of the ADS-TEC Group; Dr. Thorsten Ochs, chief
technology officer of ADS-TEC Energy; and Stefan Reichert, group
leader for "Power Converter Units" of the Fraunhofer Institute for
Solar Energy Systems ISE, have been nominated for the German Future
Prize 2022 for the development of the storage-based, ultra-fast
charging system, ChargeBox. The ChargeBox system enables fast
charging of e-vehicles up to 320 kilowatts (kW) using power-limited
networks and therefore minimizing or avoiding costly expansion of
electrical network infrastructure. The ChargeBox charging system is
a building block toward climate neutrality in road traffic. "We are
extremely pleased about this nomination and very proud to be
nominated from a large number of top-class engineering and research
and development projects," said Speidel, Ochs and Reichert.
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Thomas Speidel (center), Dr. Thorsten
Ochs (right) of ADS-TEC Energy and Stefan Reichert (left) of
Fraunhofer ISE have been nominated as a team for the Deutscher
Zukunftspreis 2022, the German President's Award for Technology and
Innovation. (Photo: Business Wire)
The nomination ceremony will be live streamed and can be
accessed here.
Speidel, Ochs and Reichert, who are also representing their
colleagues at ADS-TEC Energy and Fraunhofer ISE involved in the
project, were nominated as one of a total of three teams for this
year's German Future Prize. The prize is offered and awarded by
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and recognizes innovative
inventions and research results as well as outstanding technical,
engineering and scientific achievements that lead to
application-ready, promising products. The ChargeBox system is one
such development and is already successfully in use at over 1,000
charging points in Europe and the USA.
Speidel explained the vision behind the developed battery-based
charging system: "The transformation to a climate-neutral energy
economy is one of the greatest challenges of our time. In
particular, tomorrow's energy system will be more electric, more
digital and more decentralized. In addition, today's electricity,
heat and mobility sectors will increasingly interact to compensate
for volatility in renewable energy supply. The ChargeBox
exemplifies how generation and consumption will be brought into new
relationships in the future, even compensating for power
bottlenecks."
A central technological challenge in the development of the
ChargeBox was to realize the required power density, efficiency and
complexity in a small installation space. This was achieved by
using state-of-the-art silicon carbide semiconductors, on which the
multi-stage converter system was built.
Reichert explains, "We have been using this material for our
research for years, applying new components for photovoltaic
inverters, among other things. Here, the technology has now been
successfully transferred to stationary chargers. Silicon carbide
transistors enable a higher switching speed and clock frequency. As
a result, the converters are both highly compact and efficient. For
example, the efficiency of the power conversion system in the
ChargeBox is a good 95% when charging the battery storage unit from
the grid, and over 98% when current flows between the battery
storage unit and the vehicle battery."
ADS-TEC Energy started to transfer the ChargeBox to series
production in 2020 and has established a new production site in
Saxony, near Dresden, in addition to the development site at the
company headquarters in Nürtingen near Stuttgart. The system
consists of an internal battery storage unit, the very compact and
powerful current transformers and a cooling unit adapted to it. It
is technically safe, tested, certified and globally applicable.
Since ChargeBox operation is whisper-quiet, it is ideally suited
for use in residential areas and other locations in inner-city
areas as well as in rural areas. In addition, the entire system
requires only one and a half square meters of space. It includes
two remotely positionable charging outlets, known as "charge
dispensers," which offer the possibility of charging two cars
simultaneously - with 160 kW each. If only one dispenser is used,
up to 320 kW of output power is possible.
Fast charging as the basis for acceptance of
e-mobility
Inspiration for the ChargeBox development was provided by the
car manufacturer Porsche, which was seeking a battery-buffered
fast-charging solution for power-limited grid situations. With
ChargeBox, charging in minutes instead of hours becomes possible
everywhere, even at power-limited locations. Its use will
accelerate acceptance for e-mobility within society. The ChargeBox
contains a whole range of innovative elements for which several
dozen patents are pending. In addition, the system is expandable
and can also be used to charge trucks and buses in the future.
Behind the ChargeBox technology is an extended team of
professionals that are helping ADS-TEC Energy to significantly
shape e-mobility and dissolve the potential limitation imposed by
grids. The involvement of customers and partners—Porsche, in
particular— has also contributed to the significant success of the
project, as well as the diverse content and financial support that
was required in this exceptionally complex project.
About Deutscher Zukunftspreis
For more than 25 years, the Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the German
President's Prize for Technology and Innovation, has nominated and
honored pioneering inventions and research results in fields
ranging from robotics to materials research and from software
development to biochemistry.
It is not possible to apply for the prize; instead, nominations
are submitted by renowned scientific and business institutions. A
jury consisting of independent experts from science and practice
decides on the final round nominees and the winning team in a
multi-stage process. This year's winning team will receive its
award from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin on
October 26, 2022.
https://www.deutscher-zukunftspreis.de/en
About ADS-TEC Energy
ADS-TEC Energy plc, a public limited company incorporated in
Ireland and publicly listed on NASDAQ (“ADS-TEC Energy”), serves as
a holding company for ADS-TEC Energy GmbH, our operating company
incorporated in Germany (“ADSE GM”) and ADS-TEC Energy Inc., a US
subsidiary of ADS-TEC Energy GmbH (“ADSE US” and together with
ADS-TEC Energy and ADSE GM, “ADSE”). ADSE is a global leader in
battery-buffered, ultra-fast charging technology that draws on more
than 10 years of experience with lithium-ion technologies, storage
solutions and fast charging systems, including the corresponding
energy management systems. Its battery-based, fast charging
technology enables electric vehicles to ultrafast charge even on
low powered grids and features a very compact design. The high
quality and functionality of the battery systems are due to a
particularly high depth of development and in-house production.
With its advanced system platforms, ADSE is a valuable partner for
automotive, OEMs, utility companies and charge-operators.
More information on www.adstec-energy.com
About Fraunhofer ISE
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in
Freiburg, Germany is the largest solar research institute in
Europe. With a staff of about 1400, we are committed to promoting a
sustainable, economic, secure and socially just energy supply
system based on renewable energy sources. We contribute to this
through our main research areas of energy provision, energy
distribution, energy storage and energy utilization. Through
outstanding research results, successful industrial projects,
spin-off companies and global collaborations, we are shaping the
sustainable transformation of the energy system.
In the business areas of Photovoltaics, Energy Efficient
Buildings, Solar Thermal Power Plants and Industrial Processes,
Hydrogen Technologies and Electrical Energy Storage as well as
Power Electronics, Grids and Smart Systems, the Institute develops
materials, components, systems and processes. For this purpose, we
have an excellent laboratory infrastructure at our disposal. In
addition, we perform analyses, carry out studies, provide
consultations and offer our clients testing and certification
procedures. Fraunhofer ISE is certified according to the quality
management standard DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.
Further information: www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en
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