EV Charging
With the sale of electric cars soaring, the demand for robust charging infrastructure is greater than ever, presenting an extraordinary opportunity for innovative solutions. The market seeks products that are not only fast and flexible but also durable and cost-effective.
By harnessing advances in AI, IoT, and smart grid capabilities, new solutions can deliver unmatched efficiency, functionality, and secure connectivity. Key features such as high-brightness, tamper-free displays increasingly provide safety and visibility in all lighting conditions, while rugged designs capable of withstanding extreme temperatures, moisture, and dust promise long-lasting durability. Manufacturers that successfully innovate in these areas will drive the future of electric vehicle charging.
Application - EV-Charging
At Tria, we lead the electric vehicle (EV) revolution by combining rugged compute, display, and software technology to power the future of sustainable mobility. With extensive experience and the capacity to deliver scalable charging technology solutions at speed, we are the ideal partner for local authorities, power companies, governments, commercial property owners, and home solution providers.
General Requirements for EV Charging
- User Interface for Payment / advertisement
- Competitive price is important
- Long term reliability (up to 10 Years in usage)
- V2G / V2H – ISO 15118 / OCPP / DIN 70121
- Typical Quantities 5K-10K / Years
- Trend from MCU to MPU (IoT Connectivity, larger Displays,…)
- Outdoor usage (Vandalism protection)
- Front design important (Integration needs to be aligned with customer standard design)
- Wireless Connectivity (OTA, payment, maintenance)
CPU Building Blocks - EV-Charging
Typical CPU Platforms for applications at EV-Charging
MSC SM2S-SMARC Family
- CPU´s (Intel, NXP, Renesas, Qualcomm)
- Up to 16GB RAM / 1 TB Storage
- Multiple Connectivity / Interfaces
- Extend. Temp / 15 Y Longevity
MSC OSM-MF-IMX8MINI/Nano
- Solo/Dual/Quad core Arm Cortex-A53
- Multimedia 2D/3D GPU (VPU Mini only)
- MIPI-DSI x4, PCI Express Gen. 2 (Mini only)
- 2x USB 2.0, GBE
MSC C6C-RLP (13th Gen Intel® Core™ CPU)
- Intel® Core™ 13th gen Processor
- Up to 4C+8C, 32GB LPDDR5-6400
- IB-ECC, PCIe 8x, TSN/TCC
- I-Temp, industrial UC
MSC OSM-SF-IMX93
- Single / Dual core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU
- MIPI-DSI x4 / LVDS (optional on RGB)
- 2x Gigabit Ethernet (RGMII)
- 2x SPI, 4x I²C, 4x UART, 20 GPIOs, 2x ADC inputs
V2G Starter Kit - EV-Charging
V2G Starter Kit – Lumissil HomePlug Green PHY Starter Kit
MSC HPGP-CONNECT-LUMISSIL CG5317
- Application: Charger Control module for EVSE
- Single Chip Down Solution
- ISO15118 / DIN70121 Compliant
- HomePlug Green PHY Compliant
- Multiple charging inlet support
- Available with NXP IMX8MPlus SMARC
- Supplied with ISO15118 Software Stack
A complete Computer-on-Module can be treated as a functional macro and inserted into a full-custom board design for the application.
That will shorten the development time of customer specific board designs dramatically, help to achieve the shortest possible time-to-market because the functional macro is already proven to work, and comes with full software and firmware support.
CUSTOM BOARD and SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS for HVAC
- Carrier board
- Custom ARM SBC
- Custom BSP / BIOS
- OS and Application SW Support
Standard Compute Module
Standard Compute Module on Baseboard / Carrierboard
Compute module technology into full-custom compute design
EV Charging - Typical HW Concept
Typical Block Diagram
“EV-Charging”
Display Innovation for EV-Charging
Avnet’s Ecosystem consists of all major tier 1 display manufacturers
Displays go custom – Most AvE projects require Full Stack, i.e. Display, Touch & application specific Cover Lens (Glass) bonded together.
With our engineering / R&D in Germany and cooperation with all major touch & touch driver partners and 2nd tier display integrators we deliver the best solution for your application.
Standardized display touch platforms like SimpleFlex allows fast time to market
HMI for EV Charging
Customers’ requirements
Our customer approached us with the challenge of a sunlight readable, high bright display with impact protection and IP rating for outdoor Use Case on their new EV charger. The display would be used for both advertising and status of charge. Additionally, they required a Custom carrier board for IO and flexibility of CPU choices.
Our Solution
Design and manufacturing of custom specific HMI systems
- ARM based custom carrier board with Custom BIOS and OS
- 31.5″ High Bright Display with custom Cover Lens IP and IK rated
- Custom specific tooling for cover lens and mounting according to design of customer
The Result
Tria’s DNA is complex CPU cores, display, and system solutions. Based on our existing building blocks, the very demanding requirements were solved with detailed requirements management in close coordination with the customer.
