Scope of project:
A small car park within a high-end residential development with 12 parking bays demised within each property lease. The development had 2 x 13-amp 3-pin charging points installed by the developer but they were installed into demised bays which meant not all residents could use them. Due to the installed technology not communicating to a smart back-office system, residents complained as they all shared the cost of the EV drivers energy consumption via the service charge creating an unfair system.
Solution:
EV Park completed the initial site survey to understand the issues on-site created by the existing infrastructure and created a new plan for a full EV-ready infrastructure. Load testing was completed on-site and confirmed the availability of power for 2 x 32amp TP&N circuits.
The installation consisted of 2 x circuits being installed connecting 6 x passive backplates per circuit (one per bay). Following a site survey, it was decided to activate a total of 6 charging points leaving the remaining 6 backplates passive until demand increases.
A new Wi-Fi network was installed into the car park and there was limited GSM signal for the communication of all charging points and load management system. Free RFID cards were provided to all residents once the installation was completed to ensure they could activate their charging sessions without requiring mobile signal.
