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EV3S Charge OCPI Protocol Support
Seamless Connectivity in the E-Mobility Ecosystem: OCPI
The EV3S Charge platform fully supports the Open Charge Point Interface (OCPI) protocol, which is the industry standard for roaming and seamless data exchange between operators in the electric vehicle charging ecosystem. Thanks to our OCPI support, seamless communication and collaboration is ensured between Charge Point Operators (CPO) and E-Mobility Service Providers (EMSP).
Advantages of OCPI in the EV3S Platform
Seamless Roaming Capability
With OCPI protocol support, the EV3S platform provides roaming capability between different charging networks by:
- Enabling electric vehicle users to access numerous charging stations with a single application or card
- Providing a standard billing and payment infrastructure for inter-operator charging services
- Ensuring seamless operation of user authentication and authorization processes across charging networks
- Supporting real-time sharing of charging station locations and status
Business Partnership and Ecosystem Expansion
The EV3S platform allows you to expand your business presence in the e-mobility ecosystem through OCPI support:
- Provides integration with national and international e-mobility platforms
- Extends your charging station network to more users
- Diversifies your revenue sources by establishing business partnerships
- Offers access to a broad user base
OCPI Protocol Technical Details
The EV3S platform supports the latest versions of OCPI (2.2.1 and above) and includes the following modules:
Core OCPI Modules
- Locations
- Sharing charging station location and feature information
- EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) details and connection points
- Real-time availability status updates
- Tariffs
- Transparent pricing information sharing
- Standard format transmission of complex tariff structures
- Dynamic pricing support
- Sessions
- Starting and ending charging sessions
- Synchronization of session data across charging networks
- Transfer of energy consumption information for accurate billing
- CDR (Charge Detail Records)
- Detailed records of completed charging transactions
- Standard format for billing
- Transfer of energy consumption, cost, and duration information
- Tokens (Authentication)
- Validation of user identification tools (RFID card, mobile application, etc.)
- Standardization of authorization processes
- Token validity control
Advanced OCPI Features
- Remote Start/Stop
- Control of charging operations from different platforms
- Remote start capability through applications
- Reservations
- Pre-booking of charging points
- Real-time updates of reservation status
- Charging Profiles
- Creating and applying custom charging profiles
- Power management for smart charging scenarios
Business Scenarios Enabled by OCPI
With EV3S's OCPI support, you can implement the following business scenarios:
National and International Roaming
By connecting your charging station network to national and international roaming platforms, you can enable your customers to charge on other networks and other service providers' customers to charge on your network. This way, you both increase customer satisfaction and raise the utilization rate of your stations.
Multi-Partnership Model
The OCPI protocol facilitates making agreements with multiple e-mobility service providers through a single connection. You can quickly establish business partnerships through a standard protocol without the need for complex integration processes.
Brand-Independent Charging Solutions
While managing different charging station brands through a single platform, you can open all this infrastructure to your customers and business partners via OCPI. This way, you can offer a brand-independent, integrated charging experience.
EV3S OCPI Hub: Centralized Management Solution
EV3S OCPI Hub serves as a central connection point between CPOs and EMSPs by:
- Providing the ability to manage multiple connections from a single point
- Resolving incompatibilities between protocol versions
- Ensuring seamless communication between business partners
- Centrally monitoring transaction and billing processes
OCPI Integration Process
Steps to follow for OCPI integration with the EV3S platform:
- Pre-Assessment
- Analysis of your existing systems and business needs
- Determination of your roaming strategy
- Technical Preparation
- Configuration of OCPI endpoints
- Security settings configuration (OAuth 2.0)
- Connection verification in test environment
- Business Partner Integration
- Making agreements with business partners
- Establishing technical connections
- Configuration of tariff and payment terms
- Go-Live and Monitoring
- Activation of connections in production environment
- Performance monitoring and optimization
- Regular updates and maintenance
Contact us for more detailed technical information about EV3S's OCPI-supported platform or to discuss our roaming solutions.