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Fact Sheet Opportunity Charging System en 2015 - 00733

The Volvo Opportunity Charging System provides automatic charging for electric and electric hybrid buses at bus stops. The system charges the buses in 6 minutes or less during short rest periods at the end of routes. The charging station connects underground to the power grid and mounts a pantograph on a pylon to contact the fixed charging interfaces on the bus roof. The automated charging sequence begins when the bus stops in position and engages safety features to ensure reliability, efficiency and minimal maintenance needs for uptime.

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Fact Sheet Opportunity Charging System en 2015 - 00733

The Volvo Opportunity Charging System provides automatic charging for electric and electric hybrid buses at bus stops. The system charges the buses in 6 minutes or less during short rest periods at the end of routes. The charging station connects underground to the power grid and mounts a pantograph on a pylon to contact the fixed charging interfaces on the bus roof. The automated charging sequence begins when the bus stops in position and engages safety features to ensure reliability, efficiency and minimal maintenance needs for uptime.

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Volvo opportunity charging system

For Electric and Electric Hybrid buses

fast, reliable and safe


The Opportunity Charging System provides automatic charging of batteries in electric hybrids
and full-electric buses. The system is designed to be part of ordinary bus stops and it constitutes
the complete interface between the energy grid and the vehicle.

Ensuring performance Automated charging sequence


The main prerequisites for charging electrically powered Charging starts automatically after the bus has stopped in the
vehicles are safety, reliability, short charging times and ease right position at the charging station, and after the driver has
of operation. Volvo Opportunity Charging System delivers on applied handbrake. The charging interface reaches the bus
all these criteria, thus ensuring uptime and energy efficiency. from above, which is optimal in terms of safety. All moving
parts are integrated in the pylon, while the contacts on the bus
What is opportunity charging? are fixed mounted. This minimises the need for additional
Virtually all buses have a couple of minutes rest at the end maintenance on the vehicle.
stations of their routes. We make use of this time and charge
the battery of the Electric or Electric Hybrid driveline, hence Open architecture
the name Opportunity Charging. Due to an advanced control Open architecture means simple adaptations and freedom
system this charging takes only up to six minutes to complete in choosing supplier/manufacturer of electrical equipment.
and your uptime is left undisturbed. Volvo cooperates with several leading suppliers of equipment
for electrical power distribution in order to ensure smooth
Simple and safe system structure integration in the city’s infrastructure.
The charging station has a minimal impact on the bus stop.
All control devices and electronics are gathered in a heavy-
Bus supplier
duty cabinet, placed in a suitable housing. Underground
Charging system supplier
cabling connects it to the pylon where the charging contact Opportunity
City civil works Charging Bus
device, the pantograph, is mounted.

Design
features
Housing Pylon

Cabinet

Cable duct

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Volvo opportunity charging system
For Electric and Electric Hybrid buses

Overall dimensions Typical value

Total height of charging carrier (m) 5.3

Free height under charging interface in stowed position (m) 4.6

Height of charging interface during charging (m) 3.0–3.2

Height of power charger (m) 2.3


Width of power charger (m) 3.8
Depth of power charger (m) 2.3
Distance between charger and charging pylon (m) 0–30

Specifications
Input voltage (VAC) Refer to IEC 60038: IEC standard voltages
Frequency (Hz) 50/60 ±2
Total Harmonic Distortion, THD (%) <8
Maximum Charging Power Level for Electric Hybrid (kW) 150
Maximum Charging Power Level for Electric (kW) 300
Output DC voltage (VDC) 500–750
Max output current at 750 VDC (A) 200/400
Ambient temperature (°C) -25 – +55

Charging station for rapid charge Communication with vehicle Charging interface

• Opportunity charging • Vehicle sets the requested charging • Roof-mounted fixed conductors
• Open standard parameters for the charging station • Pantograph mounted on charging station
• Connecting interface to power grid • Communication via WiFi
• Connecting interface to vehicle • Design reference: ISO 15118-1 and IEC 61851
• Power charger (converter) • Connecting is done automatically
• Earth continuity check
• Isolation resistance monitoring
• Spring loaded pantograph (raise up if power is Safety
lost)
• Charger station communications and control • Embarking and disembarking of vehicle is
• Control for vehicle interface connection possible during the charging process
• Protective housing • Emergency stop
• Weatherproof - Stop signal from vehicle or signal device
• Perimeter protection according to
applicable regulations Performance
• Pylon
• Typical charging duration 6 min/bus
Automatic charging • Duty cycle continuous
• Incremental charge current steps available
• The driver stops the bus in the correct position • Can withstand short circuit current for a limited
for charging time
• Fully automatic connection • Supply to the auxiliary electrical loads on
• Fully automatic start of charging the bus is provided as long as the charging
• Fully automatic end of charging either at full interface is connected
charge or when vehicle needs to leave
• Charging can be interrupted by the driver if
needed

Charging station Charging station

Electric drive
Hybrid drive

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BED 00733.15.09 EN. Equipment that is shown or mentioned in the publication may be optional or available as an accessory and may vary from one country to another.
We retain the right to alter product specifications without prior notification.

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