Electric.ie Mar/Apr 19 Magazine

24 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Garo Electric Vehicle Charging For Shopping Centres, Businesses, Car Parks or at Home The Wall Mounted EV Charger The most compact option for electric vehicle charging at home, car parks, businesses or the workplace is the Wall Mounted EV Charging Point. With Garo’s Wall Mounted GLB Charger, a hybrid EV can be fully charged in around 2 hours, and a pure electric EV in around 4.5 hours. U niversity College Dublin (UCD), Dundrum Shopping Centre, Fingal County Council and the Commission of Regulation of Water & Energy CRU are some of the high ’”‘ƤŽ‡ ‘”‰ƒ‹•ƒ–‹‘• –‘…Š‘‘•‡ this type of Garo charger for their installations. SMALL, SAFE, SMART - KEY BENEFITS OF WALL MOUNTED CHARGERS ƒ”‘ ƒŽŽ Šƒ”‰‡”• Šƒ˜‡ •ƒŽŽ dimensions, are easy to install, user friendly and above all safe. There is a range of versions available including RFID functionality, giving the user control of who can use the charger.  ‹’—– ˆ‘” Ž‘™ –ƒ”‹ơ ‘” ‹‰Š– rate charging allows the user to plug their car in at any time, but …Šƒ”‰‹‰ ™‹ŽŽ ‘Ž› –ƒ‡ ’Žƒ…‡ ƒ– –‹‡• –Šƒ– ƒ”‡ •’‡…‹Ƥ‡† „› –Š‡ —•‡”ǡ •—…Š ƒ• Ž‘™ –ƒ”‹ơ Ȁ ‹‰Š– rates. ‹–Š‹ –Š‹• ”ƒ‰‡ǡ –Š‡”‡ ‹• ƒ multitude of product variations to Ƥ– •’‡…‹Ƥ…”‡“—‹”‡‡–•Ǥ —›‡”• can choose from the basic charger model, to the most popular model ȋˆ‡ƒ–—”‹‰ ‘ƒ† ƒŽƒ…‹‰ ƒ† ‘™ ƒ”‹ơ ‘’–‹‘•Ȍ ”‹‰Š– –Š”‘—‰Š to the smartest wall charger with ‹Ǧ ‹ǡ ǡ ʹ ǡƒ†…Ž‘—† „‹ŽŽ‹‰ ‘’–‹‘•Ǥ ›’‡ Ͳ •‘…‡– ‘—–Ž‡–ǡ ›’‡ Ͳ ‘” ›’‡ ͱ Ƥš‡†…ƒ„Ž‡ ƒ”‡ ƒŽ•‘ available. —‹“—‡ ›ƒ‹…‘ƒ† Balancing function ensures that the installation’s main protective device is safeguarded by the EV charging station. As the power demands of your electricity system alter, the charger responds accordingly, telling the EV to reduce or stop charging when power usage is high in your system, and to increase when your overall electricity load has reduced. ˆ ›‘— Šƒ˜‡ –Š‡ ‡‡† ˆ‘” —Ž–‹Ǧ point charging, choose a cluster of —’ –‘ ͳͲ —‹–•ǡ ™Š‹…Š ‹• ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ ™‹–Š ͳ Ȁʹ…‘‡…–‹‘Ǥ Š‡•‡ clusters can be load balanced locally without a connection to a cloud service and with the —’…‘‹‰ ͳ Ȁʹ ˆ—…–‹‘• ˜‹ƒ ͱǤ͢ –Š”‘—‰Š ƒ „ƒ… ‘ƥ…‡Ǥ The motorised interlock prevents the vehicle car owner’s lead from being removed. In the event of a power cut, the inbuilt power reserve will also remove the interlock, allowing the user to disconnect and drive. For home charging, grants are available towards the purchase and installation of Home Charging Points through the SEAI – www.seai.ie. To find out what kind of charging solution is most appropriate for your site, or to find out more, visit www.garo.ie/evcharging Dundrum Shopping Centre Installation