According to Raghu Belur, Co-founder and Chief Products Officer at Enphase Energy, "Our new bidirectional EV charger, along with our solar and battery storage system, can be controlled through the Enphase App, giving homeowners the ability to produce, consume, save and sell their own power." The company is working with various standards organizations, regulators, and EV manufacturers to bring this innovative solution to the market in 2024.
This technology is expected to work with most EVs that support standards such as CCS (Combined Charging System) and CHAdeMO (a Japanese charging standard).
In addition to charging an EV, Enphase’s bidirectional charger will support the following functionality:
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H) – enables the EV battery to provide uninterrupted power to a home during a power outage.
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) –allows the EV battery to share energy with the grid to help relieve the strain on electric utilities during times of peak energy demand.
- Green charging –sends clean solar energy directly to the EV battery.
"This product is a game-changer for homeowners who want to have complete control over their energy usage," says Mohammad Alkuran, Ph.D., Senior Director of Systems Engineering at Enphase Energy. Enphase is collaborating with EV manufacturers to bring this technology to the market.
Source: Enphase
