Siemens Energy's new Charge CP500A charging point not only refuels electric vehicles (EVs) within an hour, it also recharges two vehicles at the same time. The charging column is suited for use in public and company parking garages and as a charging point for EVs at locations throughout cities.

Like the Siemens Charge CP700A charging point, the new station can recharge EVs in three-phase operation at a current of 32 A, which is equivalent to an output of 22 kW.

The Charge CP500A charging station features two three-phase charging points for recharging two vehicles at the same time. The ports can be equipped with meters for billing the power to the customer. A pre-installed meter board (optional) also makes it possible to install a household power meter for billing the power supplied to the charging infrastructure operator by the power company. A fused terminal box can be incorporated for safe connection of the charging station to the power grid.

On request, Siemens can provide the charging column with an emergency disconnect feature to release the plug in the event of a power failure. This enables the user to safely remove the de-energized three-phase plug and resume charging later. The charging column is protected against vandalism and has an Ethernet interface or an optional GSM/GPRS modem via which the station can be linked up to a control center or a smart-grid network control.

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