Can you imagine that the electricity you charge in the future might be converted from hydrogen energy?

According to a report by Sina,On November 7, 2024, CAMS , a company established by Volkswagen Group China together with FAW-Volkswagen, FAW, Star Charge, and JAC, held the 2024 Launch. CEO Zhou Xiantao summarized the results of the past five years.

The product is called “Hydrogen Off-powergrid Supercharging Station”, which is the first co-branded supercharging station built by CAMS, together with Refire Group and Chongyapower in Hubei Jiaotou Qianjiang Service Area.

Hydrogen off-grid supercharging station is a charging station that does not use electricity from the grid, but utilizes hydrogen fuel cell power generation technology combined with hydrogen storage technology, bringing the possibility of off-powergrid power generation super high-power charging service. It is equivalent to each charging station, which is equipped with a hydrogen power station, which can generate power as it is used, but not when it is not used. It is a scenario designed directly for the current electric vehicle charging issue.

The parking lot of the communities or office buildings can not provide grid-connected high-voltage super-charging, now known as 10-minute super-fast charging requires 800V high voltage, the communities or office buildings does not allow the existence of such a high-voltage charging pile, and this hydrogen off-grid super-charging station is a 1,200KW fuel cell with solid-state hydrogen storage to generate electricity, which provides 1,000V high voltage power off the grid to achieve high-voltage to the tram. Hydrogen off-grid supercharging station is generated by hydrogen without any impact on the power grid. The fact that the Hydrogen Off-powergrid Supercharger can enter the communities shows that its safety is over the top because it uses solid-state hydrogen storage technology.

According to Li Sen, CFO of CAMS, the product can reduce the pressure of increasing the capacity of the supercharging system in the service area.because it does not need to be connected to the power grid and does not need to be reconstructed in terms of infrastructure.

“The hydrogen off-powergrid supercharging system makes zero-carbon charging a reality.” In Li Sen’s opinion, this system has multiple advantages in terms of promotion and experience.

Firstly, the charging speed is faster, equipped with 480kW / 600kW full-stack liquid-cooled supercharging system; secondly, the installation is enabled to be portable, occupying a very small area of only 10 square meters, ready for use, flexible relocation, and can effectively cope with the phenomenon of “seasonal charging tide” in the field station; thirdly, it is safe based on the design concept of “intrinsic safety”, equipped with full-time monitoring measures and multiple protections. Third, safety, based on the “intrinsic safety” design concept, equipped with full-time monitoring measures and multiple protection.

This involves the impact on the power grid, which is the second issue of EV charging is the construction of the pain point. Now the conventional charging pile whether ordinary charging and super charging basically use the electricity on the grid, then high-power super fast charging pile will cause impact and fluctuation on the existing power system. The existing power grid is unable to carry this kind of disorderly impact.

Hydrogen supercharging station is actually a hydrogen power coupling model. It is to make hydrogen from clean energy power such as wind power and photovoltaic power to store it when the power consumption is low. In the peak of electricity consumption and then through the hydrogen fuel cell to generate electricity. This is to realize the power grid to cut peaks and fill valleys. Secondly, it can level the impact of high-power charging. With the traditional power grid is actually complementary. Then in the future, where it is not possible to build more than 800V super high power charging, hydrogen super charging station can be used to supplement. Especially suitable for highway scenarios.

Because of the increasing proportion of new energy vehicles nowadays, the demand for charging in highway service areas is also growing rapidly. The phenomenon of long queues at charging piles is increasing, especially on holidays, and there will be charging tidal wave phenomenon.

For highway service areas, if the grid expansion is carried out: firstly, it is difficult to approve, secondly, the cycle is long, and thirdly, the cost is high. Adopting hydrogen supercharging is a very suitable solution. Construction application is very convenient, because it has been highly integrated, only need a container plus four terminals, the ground is good foundation hardening, and do not need to pull the power distribution, landing can be enabled. Highway service areas or those places with very high power distribution costs and some temporary need for electricity is suitable for such projects to land. Can be quickly deployed can also reduce costs.

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