{"id":10436,"date":"2020-07-16T12:46:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T10:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/?p=10436"},"modified":"2021-04-22T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T09:53:18","slug":"grid-emotion-fleet-hitachi-abb-power-grids-fleet-electric-bus-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/news\/grid-emotion-fleet-hitachi-abb-power-grids-fleet-electric-bus-charging\/","title":{"rendered":"Grid-eMotion Fleet (Hitachi ABB Power Grids) for large e-bus fleet charging"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"title aem-GridColumn--sm--6 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--6\" data-dm=\"title.component\">\n<div class=\"cmp-title\">\n<p class=\"cmp-title__text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">DC technology only and the promise of a space reduction up to 60 per cent. <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Grid-eMotion Fleet<\/strong> is the name of the solution launched by\u00a0<strong>Hitachi ABB Power Grids<\/strong> joint-venture<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0for\u00a0large-scale public transport and commercial fleets of electric vehicles. It consists in a\u00a0<\/span>scalable, modular and fully customizable solution for charging large fleets of EVs, concentrating most of the charging equipment at a central location.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text aem-GridColumn--sm--6 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--6\">\n<div id=\"text-bd1eacb80a\" class=\"cmp-text\">\n<p>The joint-venture was announced earlier this month, when ABB completed\u00a0the divestment of 80.1\u00a0percent of its Power Grids business to Hitachi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oneabb-newsbank-news-ArticleTypography-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.e.abb.com\/public\/5c0f96dd943e499a9e395c81282a8a09\/Grid_eMotion_Fleet_Factsheet_200713_jb%202.pdf?x-sign=Nq49WP8Oju3tcgzRUOoMCLILsKv1yuIycjfKD+3h3kOxktPIZaXD6D1kV2K6oIUD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE TO CHECK GRID E-MOTION FLEET&#8217;S SPECIFICATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grid-eMotion\u2122 Fleet charging more with less\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-eh8yJYJZ6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Grid-eMotion Fleet: a charging-system based approach<\/h2>\n<p>ABB is working on EV charging solutions since 2013, where the Swiss company first introduced innovative flash-charging eBus solutions in Geneva and Nantes (known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com\/offering\/product-and-system\/substations\/railway-and-urban-transport-electrification\/tosa-electrical-bus-charging-infrastructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TOSA system<\/a>). Through close collaboration with transport operators, Hitachi ABB Power Grids has identified a market need for a more holistic approach to large-scale charging. \u00abThe launch of Grid-eMotion Fleet marks a game-changing shift <strong>from a charger-product based approach to a charging-system based approach<\/strong>, which helps to accelerate the future of smart mobility\u00bb, the JV points out.<\/p>\n<p>Hitachi ABB Power Grids is leveraging its world-class power systems capabilities together with Hitachi\u2019s advanced digital technologies and proven track record of innovation in smart cities and sustainable mobility.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Schermata-2020-07-16-alle-12.40.06.jpg\" alt=\"Grid-eMotion Fleet abb hitachi\" width=\"1650\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Schermata-2020-07-16-alle-12.40.06.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Schermata-2020-07-16-alle-12.40.06-1536x819.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/>\n<p>The solution, Hitachi ABB Power Grids explains, comes in standard containers that integrate the grid connection and charging systems all together.\u00a0Grid-eMotion Fleet <strong>uses DC technology and can connect to any type of power network, removing the complexities of integrating AC-DC chargers into a system<\/strong>. Compared to a conventional connection to the AC grid, the pioneering solution brings a 60 percent reduction in space required for large-scale EV fleet charging, whilst the depot cabling is reduced by 40 percent, according to the supplier.<\/p>\n<h2>Grid-eMotion Fleet, digital analysis in the spotlight<\/h2>\n<p>Grid-eMotion Fleet leverages Hitachi ABB Power Grids\u2019 smart energy management solution e-mesh EMS to manage and enhance the complete charging infrastructure, calculate bus energy consumption and devise, plan and deliver effective services for passengers. Digital analysis monitors the battery life data, route data, traffic simulation and depot control to ensure that efficient power use, energy storage and overnight charging is optimized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-bd1eacb80a\" class=\"cmp-text\">\n<p>\u201cThe Grid-eMotion Fleet launch is a game-changer for anyone managing public transport and commercial EV fleets,\u201d says <strong>Niklas Persson<\/strong>, Managing Director of the Grid Integration business unit at Hitachi ABB Power Grids. \u201cGrid-eMotion Fleet delivers unprecedented scalability, space savings and operational efficiency. <strong>The solution will accelerate the global uptake of safe, sustainable and smart mobility<\/strong>, whilst contributing to cleaner air and an enhanced quality of life for today\u2019s generation and those to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC technology only and the promise of a space reduction up to 60 per cent. 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It consists in a\u00a0scalable, modular and fully customizable solution for charging large fleets of EVs, concentrating most of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1109,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Grid-eMotion Fleet (Hitachi ABB Power Grids) for large e-bus fleet charging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Grid-eMotion Fleet is the name of the solution launched by\u00a0Hitachi ABB Power Grids joint-venture\u00a0for\u00a0large-scale public transport and\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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