Next Generation V2X Power Module

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Innovate UK
Innovate UK
Innovate UK
Innovate UK
Innovate UK

£935,670

Aug. 31, 2022

Aug. 31, 2023

Indra is the global leader in V2X technology, having designed and manufactured certified hardware and software solutions in the world's largest V2G trials and exported the technology across the globe, manufacturing more than 1,000 units to date.

The existing power electronics stage in the Indra V2X charger was world-leading at its 2018 launch, using high efficiency and lightweight SiC and reducing overall V2X system weight to a wall-mountable 23.5kG. The hardware still leads the market four years later, but trials and commercial operations have identified new requirements in expected operation and behaviour, including an increase in battery size (and voltage) and higher consumption within homes. Energy market changes and complexity in the overall consumer proposition also moves business models towards V2H and V2B models.

The fast evolution of the EV sector and energy markets fundamentally effects the market fit and leaves an open space for innovation. This project addresses these requirements to proof-of-concept level by developing a new power module. The project enhances the industry status quo in multiple innovative areas focused on efficiency, power level, integration with other devices, globalisation, onshoring of technology, upskilling the workforce, energy security, and total cost of system.