eMobility – Part 3: Charging infrastructure

You will receive basic information on electricity and building a charging infrastructure for eTrucks.

The program includes three chapters:

• Fundamentals and prerequisites
• Charging technology and charging infrastructure
• Electrification of a depot

After successful completion of this course the participant:

• Can describe the fundamentals of electricity and name the basic units of electrical variables.
• Can describe the AC and DC charging and specify the components involved in the charging process of an eTruck from Mercedes Benz
• Can calculate the theoretical and actual charging duration
• Can describe the European charging plugs and vehicle sockets as well as the charging process
• Can describe mobile, temporary and stationary charging stations, also differentiate between integrated charging systems
• Can describe the design of a customer’s own charging infrastructure
• Can describe possible charging scenarios
• Can name the basic components of a charging infrastructure for eTrucks and their connection to the power grid
• Can describe the design of an exemplary depot and its power supply
• Can determine the required connection load of a depot
• Can describe the advantages of a digital charging management system
• Can describe the planning effort for the electrification of a depot