Metrology for Electric Vehicle Charging Systems: an Overview of the European Research Project

The Electrical Vehicle (EV) is the core of the European Commission’s transition plan for the transport sector towards zero emission mobility. The successful integration of EVs requires deploying an extensive EV Charging Station (EVCS) infrastructure covering the overall charging needs of the consumers. This project will tackle the challenges of power quality effects on and, as a result of EVCS, evaluate the associated losses and reliability of metering under actual on-site conditions. The project goals are aimed to cover several charging modes, such as direct DC charging at low and high power, smart charging and specialised bi-directional charging. The European research project “Metrology for Electric Vehicle Charging Systems”, which will start in July 2024, will support the industry needs through the development of a pan-European infrastructure for traceable testing of EVCSs, which remains a major bottleneck at the moment. The project will also provide input to OIML/TC12, WELMEC/WG11 and the European Commission Working group WgMI E01349 for uptake in their guidelines and regulations, which will, in turn, support the EV charging industry through standardisation.