The company says the installation marks the first deployment of a DCFC in North Texas. The station will be installed at MD7's corporate headquarters, located within its parking garage, and allow for two vehicles to be charged at a time. Significantly, XCharge North America's NZS is equipped with a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery as buffer storage allowing for easy installation and stable operations. The station will be available for use in April.
NZS battery-based charging station provides a 194kW maximum output with two charging ports. That is nearly 20X more output than the majority of L2 chargers, significantly reducing charging idle time to 35-45 minutes. Notably, the charger has integration capabilities with energy storage systems and liquid-cooled lithium battery pack to enable optimised energy supply and demand for EVs and the grid.
The integrated bi-directional energy storage allows the NZS to store up to 233kWh of electricity, while reducing the needed infrastructure to support this power transfer. Furthermore, the storage can be used to not only charge vehicles, but also act as emergency power for surrounding buildings and additional support to the grid in times of need or during blackouts. The bi-directional ACDC modules allow vehicles and the storage unit to sell back energy to the grid, which enables peak shaving capabilities and more flexibility in operation. Additionally, XCharge North America offers NZS plus, which combines 2 units of storage to make it 466kWh, doubling the number of charging sessions from energy storage.
"The Net Zero Series is made with the US grid in mind," explains Aatish Patel, president and co-founder of XCharge North America. "With its high-capacity internal storage, low input requirements, and ability to distribute energy in multiple forms, the NZS is what grids need to ensure sustainable and fortified energy in the future. Significantly, these chargers allow operators to maximise voltage output – up to 194kW – based on the desired use case, due to its modular design."
