EV charging devices for Cargotec
PlugIt has installed EV charging devices at Cargotec's four locations in Finland. "Cooperation with PlugIt has been seamless and flexible", says Cargotec's Mikko Luoso.
Last summer, PlugIt was commissioned to install EV charging devices at Cargotec's four locations - In Helsinki, Tampere, Raisio and Kaarina. The company changed their policy on cars and this, along with the needs it generated, was the kick-off point for planning EV charging systems. Cargotec also wanted to offer vehicle charging services to their visitors.
Sustainable development is an integral part of Cargotec
"Sustainable development is central to Cargotec's values. Cargotec wants its global business to be sustainable for generations to come", says Mikko Luoso, who is responsible for company cars.
Cargotec manufactures e.g. Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers, which enable their customers to fundamentally reduce the energy consumption and emissions of their fleet, so it follows that the company also wants to encourage its company car drivers to use environmentally-friendly vehicles. Thanks to the charging devices installed at Cargotec, company car drivers have been quick to change over to plug-in hybrids.
Cargotec in brief Cargotec is among the world leaders in cargo handling solutions. The company's products and solutions are used e.g. on ships, in ports, terminals and vehicle cargo handling. With head office in Helsinki, Cargotec employs almost 900 people n Finland, and 11 000 globally. Cargotec operates in over 100 countries, and turnover in 2014 was 3 400 MEUR. |
Electric transport specialists estimate that, by 2010, about 20 percent of company cars in Finland will be chargeable hybrids. From Cargotec's point of view it seems that we will already achieve that percentage by 2016", Luoso gladly announces.
An easy-to-use charging sytem on the turnkey principle
The devices in the charging system at Cargotec have been selected so that they are practical and simple to use: just connect the charging cable and the charging will start with the charging identifier. At present the chargers are free for everyone's use and no ID is necessary, but we aim to introduce charging by user ID by the end of the year. Our personnel will use their access key/ID, and visitors can get an RFID tag from reception. We will then get user-specific data and will be able to monitor and report on charging events on the system.
A location-specific charging system comprises the electricity/control centre designed for the charging devices, and the charging devices themselves. The devices installed inside a building (Helsinki office) are wall-mounted to serve individual parking spaces, and those outdoors (Tampere, Kaarina, Raisio) are mounted on a charging pole and serve two adjacent places each. PlugIt Finland delivered the whole charging system on its "turnkey" principle.
The back-end system guarantees a variety of features
Usage of the charging devices will be managed with a back-end system, which enables the remote control of the devices. The back-end system makes it possible to create user rights, but also guarantees that any possible fault situations will be noticed quickly, and the user will get assistance easily. One of the most important features of the system is that it can be connected to the existing access/personal ID card. This allows for example the charging events, nd thus the amount of energy consumed, to be allocated to the individual user. The back-end system also enables the total monthly consumption to be monitored, both by location and by company.
Cargotec's charging system consists of:
- 4-8 KeBA KiContact P20, C series, Type 2 sockets, 22kW
- Control centre, comprising device-specific connections, components for remote usage and a communication unit
The devices in the charging systems have been selected to enable the safe charging of all chargeable vehicles. In practise this means that the driver coming to charge should have their own Type 2 charging cable, which is connected to the Type 2 socket in the device. Charging time varies somewhat from vehicle to vehicle, according to the cars' capacities to take on charging current. The KEBA charging devices output a maximum of 3 x 32A, but the devices have been adjusted to a charging current of 1 x 10A - 3 x 32A, depending on the location and number of devices.
"Cooperation with PlugIt in the device installation has been seamless and flexible. We eagerly await what the future brings", says Mikko Luoso.
Plugit Finland operates widely in the area of electric transport. We have supplied over 500 charging devices for different applications.
