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Development gear producer Volvo Development Tools (Volvo CE) has determined to publish its brand-independent software program protocol and connector specs for 48-volt DC chargers. It can permit different OEMs and suppliers to make use of it when creating their charging options for compact electrical building machines.
At the moment, there isn’t a trade customary for 48-volt DC charging options. Clients should procure a number of chargers if their fleet contains a number of manufacturers, as every producer provides its personal system.
In fact, the Swedes’ logic will solely work if different producers take up the provide and adapt their merchandise to Volvo charging know-how by way of software program and charging plug type issue. Volvo CE makes use of 48-volt DC charging know-how in its present mannequin vary for its ECR18 Electrical, EC18 Electrical and ECR25 Electrical compact excavators, L20 Electrical and L25 Electrical skid steer loaders and DD25 Electrical asphalt compactor.
“We wish to contribute to a standardized, dependable and environment friendly electrical ecosystem that makes it straightforward for our prospects to go electrical”, says Fredrik Tjernström, Electromobility Options Gross sales at Volvo CE. “By making our charging interface public, we hope that we are going to see increasingly more charging answer suppliers and different machine OEMs utilizing one and the identical charging protocol – transferring us a step nearer to an trade customary for the advantage of prospects in all places.”
Volvo CE has arrange a devoted mail handle for queries concerning the 48-volt DC charging protocol. It may be discovered on the corporate’s web site.
Heavier e-machines require 600-volt charging know-how. For this voltage, the automotive trade already developed an trade customary protocol.
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