The intelligent recognition system in the Smart Grid
The intelligent recognition system in the Smart Grid
Solve charging problems related to all electric vehicles and manage the recognition of the user who is preparing to recharge the vehicle. This is the goal of In-Presa, a system equipped with electronic cards and software, to identify access to the infrastructure. The idea comes from Generale Sistemi, a small company specializing in automatic recognition systems; we talk about it with Adolfo Deltodesco, owner of the company.
What is the idea behind your project?
The idea was born thinking of energy as the fuel for the cars of the future and the need to manage it promptly, passing from the identification of the user who is preparing to recharge to the charging and control methods towards a Smart Grid. Our system is based on the concept of Smart Socket and has arisen
following an initial critical analysis of the approximately 130 columns (for a total of approximately 500 free sockets) installed in Florence in 2007 which did not provide for user control or authentication.
Where is your recognition system adopted?
Today In-Presa is one of the most popular platforms for charging electric vehicles. We immediately addressed the potential recharging market by engaging in the development of the system, the socket control electronics and the workstation management system, offering this technology to integrators who were starting the production of electric vehicle structures. We have formed a strong alliance with Scame Spa, already manufacturer of the first type 3a connections for electric vehicles, ABB, Repower and many others; to date we have produced 3,000 controllers, installed in as many products (columns or wallboxes) distributed all over the world.
Solve charging problems related to all electric vehicles and manage the recognition of the user who is preparing to recharge the vehicle. This is the goal of In-Presa, a system equipped with electronic cards and software, to identify access to the infrastructure. The idea comes from Generale Sistemi, a small company specializing in automatic recognition systems; we talk about it with Adolfo Deltodesco, owner of the company.
What is the idea behind your project?
The idea was born thinking of energy as the fuel for the cars of the future and the need to manage it promptly, passing from the identification of the user who is preparing to recharge to the charging and control methods towards a Smart Grid. Our system is based on the concept of Smart Socket and has arisen
following an initial critical analysis of the approximately 130 columns (for a total of approximately 500 free sockets) installed in Florence in 2007 which did not provide for user control or authentication.
Where is your recognition system adopted?
Today In-Presa is one of the most popular platforms for charging electric vehicles. We immediately addressed the potential recharging market by engaging in the development of the system, the socket control electronics and the workstation management system, offering this technology to integrators who were starting the production of electric vehicle structures. We have formed a strong alliance with Scame Spa, already manufacturer of the first type 3a connections for electric vehicles, ABB, Repower and many others; to date we have produced 3,000 controllers, installed in as many products (columns or wallboxes) distributed all over the world.
Solve charging problems related to all electric vehicles and manage the recognition of the user who is preparing to recharge the vehicle. This is the goal of In-Presa, a system equipped with electronic cards and software, to identify access to the infrastructure. The idea comes from Generale Sistemi, a small company specializing in automatic recognition systems; we talk about it with Adolfo Deltodesco, owner of the company.
What is the idea behind your project?
The idea was born thinking of energy as the fuel for the cars of the future and the need to manage it promptly, passing from the identification of the user who is preparing to recharge to the charging and control methods towards a Smart Grid. Our system is based on the concept of Smart Socket and has arisen
following an initial critical analysis of the approximately 130 columns (for a total of approximately 500 free sockets) installed in Florence in 2007 which did not provide for user control or authentication.
Where is your recognition system adopted?
Today In-Presa is one of the most popular platforms for charging electric vehicles. We immediately addressed the potential recharging market by engaging in the development of the system, the socket control electronics and the workstation management system, offering this technology to integrators who were starting the production of electric vehicle structures. We have formed a strong alliance with Scame Spa, already manufacturer of the first type 3a connections for electric vehicles, ABB, Repower and many others; to date we have produced 3,000 controllers, installed in as many products (columns or wallboxes) distributed all over the world.
Is there also residential parking among the potential areas of application?
Parking areas, private or corporate, are certainly the ideal place for charging the electric vehicle. Personally I can’t imagine cities with thousands of very expensive charging stations installed along roads or sidewalks if with lower costs we can easily install smart sockets at the arrival points of the vehicles themselves. In practice, we could easily choose to recharge the vehicle in the private or company garage or in the interchange parking lots usually used near stations or subways. For all these structures we have already proposed and installed effective distributed charging solutions.
So In-Presa is the key element for the creation of a smart grid?
In this case, the smart grid is a network of recharging points where it is necessary to manage a large number of users who can connect, even simultaneously, thousands of electric vehicles. The smart grid will have to manage everything: from the verification of access authorizations to the distribution of the available energy, passing through the planned Car-to-Grid communication as the last step for total control of the new electric mobility in our cities or … Smart Cities.
Is the lack of infrastructure attributable to the sole cause of the incorrect development of the sector?
Tackling the issue of electric mobility today is very complex: it is useless to talk about charging stations or stations except within a complete Electric Mobility project to be developed around the needs of individual travel, in synergy with the indispensable transport networks public. The electric vehicle is therefore strictly dependent on an accurate arrangement of charging structures, better if adequately protected in the structure.
Do you expect more support from the institutions for the future?
The government is obviously in trouble and unfortunately has cut incentives. In my opinion, a simple and appreciable support, effective as well as easily sustainable, would be a discount on VAT, already adopted in many “advanced” countries. As far as the spread of electric mobility is concerned, we are the rear of Europe and for the future there are no positive signs from the marked absence of culture and planning.
Is there also residential parking among the potential areas of application?
Parking areas, private or corporate, are certainly the ideal place for charging the electric vehicle. Personally I can’t imagine cities with thousands of very expensive charging stations installed along roads or sidewalks if with lower costs we can easily install smart sockets at the arrival points of the vehicles themselves. In practice, we could easily choose to recharge the vehicle in the private or company garage or in the interchange parking lots usually used near stations or subways. For all these structures we have already proposed and installed effective distributed charging solutions.
So In-Presa is the key element for the creation of a smart grid?
In this case, the smart grid is a network of recharging points where it is necessary to manage a large number of users who can connect, even simultaneously, thousands of electric vehicles. The smart grid will have to manage everything: from the verification of access authorizations to the distribution of the available energy, passing through the planned Car-to-Grid communication as the last step for total control of the new electric mobility in our cities or … Smart Cities.
Is the lack of infrastructure attributable to the sole cause of the incorrect development of the sector?
Tackling the issue of electric mobility today is very complex: it is useless to talk about charging stations or stations except within a complete Electric Mobility project to be developed around the needs of individual travel, in synergy with the indispensable transport networks public. The electric vehicle is therefore strictly dependent on an accurate arrangement of charging structures, better if adequately protected in the structure.
Do you expect more support from the institutions for the future?
The government is obviously in trouble and unfortunately has cut incentives. In my opinion, a simple and appreciable support, effective as well as easily sustainable, would be a discount on VAT, already adopted in many “advanced” countries. As far as the spread of electric mobility is concerned, we are the rear of Europe and for the future there are no positive signs from the marked absence of culture and planning.
Is there also residential parking among the potential areas of application?
Parking areas, private or corporate, are certainly the ideal place for charging the electric vehicle. Personally I can’t imagine cities with thousands of very expensive charging stations installed along roads or sidewalks if with lower costs we can easily install smart sockets at the arrival points of the vehicles themselves. In practice, we could easily choose to recharge the vehicle in the private or company garage or in the interchange parking lots usually used near stations or subways. For all these structures we have already proposed and installed effective distributed charging solutions.
So In-Presa is the key element for the creation of a smart grid?
In this case, the smart grid is a network of recharging points where it is necessary to manage a large number of users who can connect, even simultaneously, thousands of electric vehicles. The smart grid will have to manage everything: from the verification of access authorizations to the distribution of the available energy, passing through the planned Car-to-Grid communication as the last step for total control of the new electric mobility in our cities or … Smart Cities.
Is the lack of infrastructure attributable to the sole cause of the incorrect development of the sector?
Tackling the issue of electric mobility today is very complex: it is useless to talk about charging stations or stations except within a complete Electric Mobility project to be developed around the needs of individual travel, in synergy with the indispensable transport networks public. The electric vehicle is therefore strictly dependent on an accurate arrangement of charging structures, better if adequately protected in the structure.
Do you expect more support from the institutions for the future?
The government is obviously in trouble and unfortunately has cut incentives. In my opinion, a simple and appreciable support, effective as well as easily sustainable, would be a discount on VAT, already adopted in many “advanced” countries. As far as the spread of electric mobility is concerned, we are the rear of Europe and for the future there are no positive signs from the marked absence of culture and planning.