Product Features and Specifications
• Smart card: Open, standards-based RFID provides authorized network access control preventing electricity theft, enhancing safety and minimizing liability.
• Automatic SMS text and/or email notification: Warns drivers of events and issues, such as when charging is complete or interrupted.
• High Availability: Real-time remote control monitoring and management features minimize station downtime and enable remote start/stop of charging sessions
• Advanced safety features (Level I): Power is not energized until the driver is authorized, plug is fully inserted, and the door is locked.
• Locking door (Level I): Retains the charging cord to prevent theft, and includes auto unlock in case of power outage.
• Plug-out detect (Level I): Automatically detects if charging cord has been un-plugged at the vehicle, de-energizes outlet and optionally notifies driver (patent pending).
• GFCI: Integral hardware ground-fault protection circuitry with auto retry minimizes nuisance GFCI trips.
• Fast over-current detect at charging station: Minimizes nuisance breaker trips at service panel.
• Bi-directional, utility-grade power measurement: Integral power metering circuitry provides accurate measurement of energy delivered for charging and allows calculation of Green House Gas savings.
• Wide Area Network Connection: CDMA or GSM: Only one gateway charging station with cellular modem is required per local group of charging stations.
• HTTPS and 128-bit AES encryption: Ensures secure network communications.
• Integrated RFID Reader: Recognizes and identifies ChargePoint Network Smart Cards, and authorized smart cards from other charging systems.
• Future-proofed: Upgrade all firmware remotely via the network as new capabilities and functionality become available.
• Electric utility demand-side management: Communicates via an HTTPS secure link to utility and third party “Smart Grid” management systems to provide real-time load shedding of any group of charging stations.
• Vacuum fluorescent display: Bright and easy-to-read.
• 24/7 ChargePoint Network customer support. Available via toll-free number.
