{"id":35580,"date":"2023-08-01T10:04:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T09:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=35580"},"modified":"2023-08-01T10:04:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T09:04:24","slug":"harnessing-power-of-bidirectional-charging-for-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/harnessing-power-of-bidirectional-charging-for-electric-vehicles\/35580\/","title":{"rendered":"Harnessing the power of bidirectional charging for electric vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"
To ensure that bidirectional charging can be used at a large scale, the team is researching innovative charging technologies that can contribute to the increasing flexibility of the energy system.<\/p>\n
The research project, titled GaN4EmoBiL, will develop new semiconductor, device, and system technologies for an 800 V class EV.<\/p>\n
Bidirectional charging allows electric vehicles to be charged with electricity from renewable sources<\/a>.<\/p>\n Furthermore, vehicles can be discharged as needed during periods when no wind or solar energy is being produced.<\/p>\n This additional electricity could be used for other electrical devices or supplied to the power grid, which contributes to energy security.<\/p>\n However, previous technological approaches do not meet the demands for cost and efficiency. There is a lack of intelligent and cost-effective bidirectional charging systems to connect batteries, the grid, local generators and consumers with high efficiency and high power density.<\/p>\n This is where the GaN4EmoBiL project comes in.<\/p>\n The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF, the University of Stuttgart, Robert Bosch GmbH, and Ambibox GmbH have taken on the challenge of meeting the cost and efficiency demands associated with bidirectional charging.<\/p>\n The team\u2019s goal is to develop an intelligent and cost-effective charging system using new semiconductor devices<\/a>, device concepts, and system components.<\/p>\n The three-year project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) as part of the Elektro-Mobil programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dr Stefan M\u00f6nch, researcher in the field of power electronics at Fraunhofer IAF and project coordinator, commented: \u201cOur project aims to connect batteries, renewable energies and electrical consumers in an economical and flexible way.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough bidirectional charging solutions, the previously unused batteries of parking electric vehicles will make a greater contribution to increasing the flexibility of the energy system and avoiding CO2 <\/sub>emissions in the future.\u201d<\/p>\nThe aims of the GaN4EmoBiL project<\/h3>\n