The quantity within the mannequin title stands for the charging capability – of the charging station, not per charging level. With the eTower 200, the 200 kW is cut up between the 2 charging factors. Compleo will launch a 200 kW HPC subsequent yr, and additional energy ranges will observe.
“When folks discuss HPC, they usually speak concerning the 300 to 400 kW vary. Nevertheless, there are a number of use circumstances the place 400 kW is an excessive amount of and too costly for the general mission,” Compleo CEO Jörg Lohr advised journalists. “With the 200 kW energy class, we have now a use case that many CPOs see as one other space of enterprise alongside the 400 kW sector on motorways.”
Lohr initially introduced the market launch for spring 2023. Compleo’s insolvency in December and the takeover by the Kostal Group this yr delayed the mission – however made it higher from Lohr’s perspective. Though Compleo will assemble the eTower 200 itself, it is going to procure the facility modules through the electronics professional Kostal, who may also produce them sooner or later.
The ability modules are the centrepiece of the eTower. Seven modules with an output of 29 kW every are put in within the 200 model – due to SiC semiconductors, the effectivity ought to be over 96 per cent in a variety. Which means charging energy will be distributed modularly in 29 kW steps between the 2 charging factors. The 200 kW can thus be utilised a lot better than with bigger energy modules, the place solely a coarser distribution is feasible.
Compleo calculates that with the extra exact distribution of charging energy in line with the precise demand of the linked automobiles, the CPO ought to be capable of promote as much as 35 MWh extra electrical energy per yr. Nevertheless, Compleo didn’t current the main points of the simulation.
At simply two metres, the eTower is smaller than different columns. It’s not lifted onto the muse with a crane through a bracket on the highest. As an alternative, it may be moved into place with a forklift truck and might thus even be put in in underground or multi-storey automobile parks.
For cooling, which is significant for HPC, Compleo doesn’t depend on a horizontal air stream by the housing however on the chimney impact: the nice and cozy air rises and is meant to flee upwards by itself, whereas cool air is drawn in on the backside. Because of this, the working noise is claimed to be under 55 dB – which additionally makes set up in residential areas attainable, in line with Compleo.
Order books are open
Compleo has been accepting binding orders since Wednesday night – the eTower was offered to 200 potential clients at an occasion within the growth centre. The final prototypes are being transferred to the pilot collection, with manufacturing scheduled to start out and ramp up in January. Lohr expects bigger portions from the second quarter.
“Though HPCs have decrease unit numbers, they’re a gross sales driver. As well as, the HPC market is characterised by considerably fewer opponents than wallboxes, for instance,” says the Compleo boss. “We’re increasing the portfolio vertically to make ourselves much less depending on particular person product teams.”
Initially, Compleo will deal with Europe with the HPC, however gross sales in North America may additionally observe later. After going by insolvency in self-administration, the targets are as soon as once more bold: Lohr desires to realize a “important market share” in Compleo’s core markets within the DACH area, the UK and Scandinavia by 2030, and a “recognisable market share” in the remainder of the EU and the NAFTA area – and over one billion euros in internet gross sales.
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Translation by Carla Westerheide