Our Research Projects

Ongoing

SeQueRe – Standardized Management of Queueing and Reservation for EV charging stations

As part of SeQueRe, Hubject and its project partners have been investigating since June 2023 how queuing and reservation functions can improve the charging experience at public charging stations and increase the market penetration of electromobility. The goal is to standardize interfaces and data structures for the implementation of a reservation function to ensure and test the interoperability of different systems. A customer journey and use case definition, developed within the project, serves as the basis for the prototype development. The project is supported by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport with over 2 million euros. Hubject is particularly involved in the following content:

Developing, implementing, and testing an energy-related, calendar-based reservation system, which includes a searching algorithm.
Implementing Plug&Charge in both the vehicle and the charging station.
Establishing data communication and interoperability requirements for roaming and reservation.
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Amelie Thürmer
Project Manager R&D
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SPIRIT-E: Shared Private Charging Infrastructure and Reservation for Bidirectionally Integrated Truck​ Electrification

With the Spirit-E project, we have been working on developing a reservation system for shared private charging infrastructure at truck depots since August 2023. This system enables the energy integration of proprietary commercial vehicles into depot processes and the power grid. The goal of the research project is to test reservation and charging strategies, as well as bidirectional charging processes (V2X), in order to identify possible hurdles in the electrification of the commercial vehicle sector and to develop economical solutions. We are actively involved in the following aspects:

Developing, implementing, and testing an energy-related, calendar-based reservation system, which includes a searching algorithm.
Implementing Plug&Charge in both the vehicle and the charging station.
Establishing data communication and interoperability requirements for roaming and reservation.
In partnership with
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Amelie Thürmer
Project Manager R&D
Ketan Kumar Deshmukh
Senior Manager Commercial Vehicles Charging
Funded by

RouteAI: digital assistance system for route and charge planning for electric vehicles

The goal of this project, started in fall 2022, is to design and implement an app-based, cross-provider assistant for route and charge planning for EV users. The essential components of the solution's core functionalities include high efficiency in the human-to-machine interface through AI, with the consideration of vehicle-specific parameters and external factors for a sophisticated, eMobility-tailored navigation system.

A search algorithm for the time-efficient location of suitable charging points based on user preferences and other relevant information
Dynamic (short-term) reservation processing using location data
Provision of data for partner systems to enable routing and reservation functionalities
Cross-area and operator-independent charging through eRoaming
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Mertkan Kalyoncu
Team Lead Research & Development
Funded by

DeRive: interoperability of bidirectional power transmission according to ISO 15118

With DeRive we are establishing a framework for the optimal use of bidirectional energy transmission from EVs to the grid, in order to provide additional energy to grid services. We will create an implementation guideline as the basis for an adaptation of the VDE application rule of ISO 15118 which ensures a uniform standard of implementation. 

Prototype implementation of bi-directional charging
Development of a demand management system
Creation of grid ancilliary services
Overview of regulatory framework
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Ricarda Mendy
Research & Development Project Manager
Funded by

eCharge4Drivers: development of user-friendly charging stations and innovative charging solutions

With this project, we aim to improve the EV charging experience in urban areas and on interurban corridors to incentivize the transition to EV. To achieve this, the interoperability of mobility services must be finetuned. We are focusing on the following aspects of the project:

Developing a system for route planning
Developing a reservation system
Providing Plug&Charge
Monitoring and management
Providing transparent payment methods
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Amelie Thuermer
Research & Development Project Manager
Funded by

Mobility2Grid research campus: efficient and interconnected systems for a climate-neutral city

Our interdisciplinary research focus is the integration of electric vehicles into decentralized energy grids and the creation of several reference quarters for the synergetic interaction of electromobility, power grids and heat supply grids. We are currently involved in four of the campus’ five research topics:

eRoaming and Plug&charge enabled Smart Charging
Data generation for simulation and scenario development
Provision of an independent charging management system
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Ricarda Mendy
Research & Development Project Lead
Funded by

iLaPark: intelligent charging of electric vehicles in parking lots

We are creating intelligent solutions to support the expansion of charging infrastructure in parking lots by utilising portable, battery-based chargers and clever software for EMP which ensures the optimal distribution of power based on demand and energy supply. A project partner since early 2021, we contribute to the following areas:

Development, setup and testing
Creation of a process guideline
Development of business models
Analysis of protocols and connections
Design of incentive systems
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Amelie Thuermer
Research & Development Project Lead
Funded by

BeNutz LaSA: improved utilization of charging infrastructure through smart incentive systems

In this join research project, we are generating intelligent financial incentive systems for end customers to achieve optimal utilization of in-demand public charging infrastructure and simultaneously support grid-serving charging. We are involved in the following research areas:

Contribution of eRoaming data
Analysis of >25.000 German charging station
Extension of the intercharge platform
Piloting of time-based tariffs
Evaluation of results
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Mertkan Kalyoncu
Team Lead Research & Development
Funded by

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