With 5GMED project, VEDECOM will coordinate tests on automated vehicles based on IA

The 5GMED project aims to bring a sustainable 5G deployment model for future mobility in the Mediterranean Cross-Border Corridor, both on railway and highway. The project will be launched in September 2020 and will be implemented until November 2023.

The services to be tested will rely on a broad range of technologies beyond 5G, including on-board sensors and Artificial Intelligence (AI), providing advanced connectivity services in a scalable and replicable manner across transport paths.

Intelligent hybridation of communication channels and data merging

In order to accelerate the rollout of 5G for self-driving vehicles, there is a need to deliver roaming ability and continuity of service, especially in cross-border areas. To do this, VEDECOM will co-ordinate test activities in the Paris region, incorporating the “remote automated driving” test case; VEDECOM will then conduct a large-scale validation of these tests along the France-Spain corridor. These tests concern both road infrastructure and vehicle systems architecture.

Specifically, VEDECOM will develop strategies based on artificial intelligence to deliver hybrid 5G, ITS G5 and LTE-V2X communication channels. Its teams will develop software building blocks that can merge data from various sensors installed in the vehicle or at the roadside, transform the various communications channels into hybrid intelligent systems and enable low-latency communications, incorporating roadside units (RSUs) and MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) functions.

The budget assigned to VEDECOM for this project is €756,600.

21 Europeen partners

5GMed brings together the key partners to deliver advanced CCAM and FRMCS services in the Figueres – Perpignan section of the Mediterranean corridor. The consortium, coordinated by Cellnex Telecom, includes 21 partners from 7 countries. The project is also supported by the public administrations of both countries including the Occitania Region and the Govern de la Generalitat de Catalunya, who promoted the 5G corridor from the start.

5GMed was signed by the partners on June 16, 2020. It has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Grant Agreement No.951947.

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France prepares to introduce New-Generation Electric Mobility

The main electric mobility players are joining forces to plan and co-ordinate the roll-out of a charging infrastructure for new-generation electric vehicles. It will consist of terminals and information systems adopting the ISO 15118 standard. The end result will be a simplified user experience, improved energy management and greater assurance of system interoperability and security, improving user confidence in charging. All players in the sector will be involved: vehicle and charging station manufacturers, charging infrastructure operators, mobility service providers and electricity suppliers and distributors. The Committee behind this initiative will enable French players to improve their R&D and innovation capability and to give France a presence on the European stage.

A consortium built on new-generation charging technology in France

In a memorandum of understanding signed on 7 June, AFIREV (the French association for electrical vehicle charging roaming)AVERE (the French association for the development of electric mobility, the PFA (Automobile Platform) and the VEDECOM Energy Transition Institute united to form an Initiative Committee for New-Generation Charging, intended to involve the entire French ecosystem. This consortium will also be responsible for implementing technical decisions relating to the ISO 15118 standard at European level, particularly with regard to cybersecurity (PKI).

The French automotive industry supports all the specific measures to give a real acceleration of the deployment of charging infrastructure in France, offer a charging solution to each user and give confidence to future buyers of electric vehicles, says Jean-Luc Brossard, R&D Director of the PFA. These measures must focus as a priority on road charging solutions, in collective housing and on major highways of the national network.

As part of the car recovery plan announced on May 26, the desire to support the ambition of one million electric or rechargeable hybrid vehicles rolling by 2022 is declined in a first objective of 100,000 charge points public by the end of 2021. The future charging infrastructure will have to be homogeneous, interoperable, intelligent, capable of simplifying the user experience and providing services with high added value.”

The role of this Committee is to implement collaborative measures in two stages: firstly, to define the appropriate cybersecurity architecture (PKI) for the new standard, thento support the rollout of Plug and Charge (PnC) and of the  “Smart Charging” system.

AFIREV Chairman Gilles Bernard explains: “Today, it is essential for us to work together so that we can move to this new stage in the deployment of charging infrastructure and develop a unified approach across Europe. An initial group of around fifteen players will come together around 2020, being further strengthened in 2021-22 by all players in the sector.”

The Committee has mandated VEDECOM, as a research institute which already has a strong involvement in future recharging work, to provide technical and economic co-ordination and implement these initiatives.

From left to right, 1rst row : Claude Renard (EV Charging Infrastructure Deployment Coordinator, DGEC, French Ministry of Transition Ecologique et Solidaire), Gilles Bernard (AFIREV Chairman), Tony Jaux (Chairman of the Board of VEDECOM), Joseph Beretta (AVERE Chairman), Jean-Luc Brossard (R&D Director PFA) ;
2d rang : Mourad Tiguercha (Concentus consultant for VEDECOM), Joe Matta (VEDECOM Project Manager New-Generation Electric Mobility), Nicolas Leclère (PSA Group, CSTA 2 Group Leader for the PFA), Prof. Féthi Ben Ouezdou (VEDECOM Scientific Director), Roch El Khoury (VEDECOM Electrification Domain Director).

 

Rolling out a smart, interoperable charging infrastructure

For France, the Committee’s ultimate goal is to create conditions favourable to the introduction of new energy services, ensuring that all new alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) charging points installed in France can be interoperably ISO 15118 compatible and that Charge Point Operators (CPOs) and Electric Mobility Service Providers (eMSPs) can supply Plug and Charge (PnC) and Smart Charging services.

To achieve this goal, this project will specify the technical requirements for the deployment of PnC and Smart Charging, based on international standards.

In the words of AVERE Chairman Joseph Berreta, “the electric mobility ecosystem is now reaching an important stage in its development. To reach maturity, the market must be able to roll out new charging services that will improve and simplify the user experience while improving the integration of electric mobility into the electrical system.

These major developments require the deployment of coherent public policies which include support programmes.

In addition to its considerable enhancement of communication between an electric vehicle and a charging infrastructure, the ISO 15118 standard provides drivers with new services:

  • Plug and Charge (PnC), which automatically identifies the user’s service contract simply by connecting the charging cable between the vehicle and the charging point, with a high level of electronic security and a simplified user experience;
  • Smart Charging, whereby a charging schedule can be negotiated between the charging point and the vehicle, optimised according to their technical constraints, the driver’s needs and requirements, pricing constraints and the networks’ electrical constraints;

A new, simple, innovative and secure protocol which supports future innovations

Today, a pass card is generally needed for charging. In future, regardless of the vehicle, charging infrastructure operator or electricity supplier, Smart Charging will work independently of this system, providing quick, fluid and secure operation.

VEDECOM Director General Philippe Watteau believes that “we are ready: the charging point-to-vehicle communication process using ISO 15118 works, and is backed by most of our European partners. The new generation of charging infrastructure brings major challenges in terms of authentication, security and trust, but also of deployment and interoperability. We are going to address these issues incrementally, drawing on the existing infrastructure. However, we have yet to jointly specify and promote the best PKI infrastructure. In a second phase, we will be able to build on this work and innovate disruptively,” he adds.

That’s because the Initiative Committee for New-Generation Charging’s second objective is to facilitate the future deployment of emerging use cases, including:

  • bidirectional charging, which uses the charging infrastructure to negotiate and optimise the reinjection of electricity stored in the battery to the house (vehicle-to-home), the building (vehicle-to-building) or the electricity network (vehicle-to-grid);
  • cable-free charging (inductive or automated charging).

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Une formation sur les « Mobilités électriques et connectées »

Une formation sur les « Mobilités électriques et connectées »

Les décideurs et acteurs des territoires sont sollicités par une offre constante de nouveaux dispositifs (applications numériques, start-ups ou initiatives citoyennes, …) et de nouvelles technologies de mobilités (véhicules « autonomes », nouveaux schémas de gestion d’énergie, infrastructures communicantes …).

Devant ces multiples sollicitations, et l’injonction de « modernité », ils sont amenés à imaginer, concevoir et financer des aménagements sur leurs territoires avec une connaissance souvent partielle des dispositifs proposés, de l’adéquation de ces dispositifs aux données réelles de leurs territoires, et de leur adaptation aux souhaits prospectifs de leurs usagers.

En résumé, pour les collectivités aussi : « la mobilité : ça s’apprend » !

Face à ce défi, VEDECOM et le CEREMA, et avec le soutien de l’IAU Ile de France, se sont associés pour proposer un dispositif d’accompagnement dédié au rôle et responsabilités des collectivités sur les mobilités électriques et connectées.

La première étape de ce dispositif est une formation le 5 juin à Versailles « Mobilités électriques et connectées : rôle et responsabilités des collectivités». Destinée aux spécialistes de l’aménagement et de la mobilité, elle vise à expliciter les impacts de ces solutions innovantes de mobilité (historique, technique, administratif, juridique et budgétaire) et envisager leur adéquation aux contextes des territoires.

Les objectifs visés sont :

  • Comprendre les enjeux des véhicules électriques et connectés
  • Appréhender les compétences et les rôles des collectivités territoriales
  • Intégrer les véhicules électriques et connectés dans la politique publique de mobilité

 

La deuxième étape du dispositif  sera une session d’ateliers et d’échanges, organisée le 10 septembre 2018, sur la base de cas pratiques concrets et témoignages.

Informations pratiques pour la session de formation :

  • Fiche pédagogique
  • Date : Mardi 5 juin 2018
  • Lieu : 77 Rue des Chantiers, 78000 Versailles
  • Tarif : 700€

 

Contact

Pour toute information concernant le programme formation de VEDECOM, vous pouvez :
• consultez notre catalogue interactif
• nous contacter par mail à l’adresse formation@vedecom.fr
• contacter Sylvie Thromas, Directrice du Programme formation : sylvie.thromas@vedecom.fr

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Véhicules électriques : Un nouveau tournant !

Véhicules électriques : Un nouveau tournant !

La transformation du marché des véhicules électriques est l’enjeu actuel des constructeurs. Pour permettre la démocratisation de ces véhicules, ils doivent avant tout en réduire le coût de production.

Le développement des technologies d’électrification est, plus que jamais, confronté aux problématiques :

Face à ces défis, qui visent un système et des services de mobilité économes en énergie, il est vital de développer les compétences au regard des avancées technologiques.

Les formations d’expertise VEDECOM abordent l’ensemble des thématiques du véhicule électrique, en alliant théorie et manipulations en atelier de prototypage. Elles permettent d’appréhender les enjeux techniques, les procédés de fabrication et les systèmes de charge liés aux véhicules électriques.

Le véhicule + électrique par ceux qui le conçoivent (2j)  13 et 14 juin
14 et 15 novembre
Le process de fabrication des machines électriques :
module en atelier de prototypage electrification vedecom (1j) 
27 septembre
6 décembre
La recharge intelligente : enjeux et solution technique (2j)  18 et 19 juin
Devenir un opérateur de recharge de véhicule électrique (2j) 20 et 21 juin

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Contact

Pour toute information concernant le programme formation de VEDECOM, vous pouvez :
• consultez notre page internet 
• nous contacter par mail à l’adresse formation@vedecom.fr
• contacter Sylvie Thromas, Directrice du Programme formation: sylvie.thromas@vedecom.fr

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VEDECOM participated on March 14 & 15, with Trialog, at the invitation of eLaad at the event “Plugfest” in the Netherlands

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VEDECOM participated on March 14 and 15, with Trialog, at the invitation of eLaad at an event called Plugfest in the Netherlands (Arnhem) which aimed to validate the specifications of the OCPP 2.0 protocol before releasing them publicly at the end of this month.

The OCPP protocol is one of the most used protocols in the World to supervise the charging stations and charging services. It is generally estimated that OCPP accounts for about 60% of the World market.

OCPP 2.0 introduces a lot of new features compared to previous versions 1.5 and 1.6. This new version of OCPP 2.0 carries important promise as it offers a data model (on which VEDECOM works with Zamiren), a quality of writing and readability of the specifications improved and finally it allows interfacing with the ISO / IEC 15118 protocol. It will thus enable the provision of intelligent charging service that take into account both national and local constraints.

VEDECOM was asked by eLaad to bring its expertise on ISO / IEC 15118 communication and it was a real challenge for VEDECOM and Trialog to develop in less than 2 weeks a OCPP 2.0  version for this event.

These two days of testing allowed us to test our developments against those of other partners who had developed the supervision part like the companies Driivz and Innogy. Thanks to them for their advices and remarks and for their patience. Several use cases described in the specifications have been tested and several points of improvement of the documents accompanying this protocol have been proposed. This has been very beneficial.

For the future, new tests are being discussed with Driivz and Innogy to test more complex use cases combining OCPP 2.0 and ISO / IEC 15118. eLaad would also like to have a reference implementation and VEDECOM on its site. is interested to participate in this reflection.

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Le 26 janvier dernier, VEDECOM a accueilli sur son site de Satory une vingtaine de personnes issues de diverses entités du groupe EDF à l’occasion d’une demi-journée de démonstrations co-organisée avec la R&D d’EDF.
La définition de solutions normalisées pour le pilotage de la recharge est indispensable à terme à l’intégration de la mobilité électrique sur le réseau. Elle rendra les infrastructures interopérables et abaissera globalement les coûts de déploiement.
Dans ce but, la R&D d’EDF et VEDECOM ont travaillé conjointement à la mise en place d’une chaîne de communication complète à partir des protocoles normalisés au niveau international. La chaine de communication réalisée s’étend du centre de conduite du réseau de distribution d’électricité à la voiture, en passant par un gestionnaire d’énergie au niveau du site et un gestionnaire de borne dans le cas d’un site comprenant plusieurs bornes.

Les travaux présentés ont illustré de manière concrète les possibilités offertes par les télécommunications spécifiées par l’ensemble des normes CEI 61850 et 63110 et ISO 15118 :
– La première démonstration, prenant l’exemple d’un site tertiaire, a montré la capacité de ces normes à gérer la recharge en coordination avec la gestion du réseau de distribution d’électricité;
– La seconde démonstration, prenant l’exemple d’une habitation individuelle, a mis en évidence les possibilités offertes par ces normes pour piloter la réinjection d’énergie de la batterie du véhicule, au service de l’installation domestique (vehicle to home – V2H) ou du réseau (vehicle to grid – V2G). Différents scénarios de contrôle de la puissance (soutirée ou injectée) au niveau du point de livraison en fonction de la consommation des usages de la maison ont été présentés.

Ces démonstrations, dont la qualité a été saluée par les participants, et les échanges qui ont suivi permettront d’alimenter les réflexions conduites par EDF et VEDECOM.

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