EV2C
Affordable Charging at Your Fingertips
Aclara’s EV2c is a Level 2 EVSE that offers utilities real time visibility and control of electric vehicles by utilizing an integrated meter that communicates over secure AMI networks. Aclara's EV2C improves grid reliability and protects existing infrastructure.
Future Proofing the Grid
The Leasing Model for EVSEs
Hubbell Aclara tasked ELEVEN to research, develop, and refine home electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) for utility companies to offer their customers at reduced costs. Aclara, a leader in electrical and utility solutions, will incorporate their trusted communication system to help manage the high energy demand anticipated by widespread adoption of EVs.
Radio Communication
Opting in to Savings and a Safer Grid
The Aclara EV2C uses radio antennae to communicate securely with local energy providers. Real time usage data and the potential to initiate emergency shut-offs to maintain grid stability will help to diminish the carbon footprint of charging electric vehicles and lower cost barriers to adoption.
The First Line of Defense for Energy Demand Response.
Easy Installation
Prioritising opportunities to simplify.
Small Footprint
Space conscious small garages.
Unobtrusive Design
Clean, tasteful, yet not loud.
Slanted top surface deflects rain runoff from high voltage internals.
Continuous sealing surface along splitline
Open space for utility service providers to place branding
Isolated cable wrap hook keeps heavy cables away from sensitive radio-frequency equipment.
Side-mounting charge handle dock fits in narrow garages.
Parallel Evolution
Improving Architectures and Solving Snags
While Aclara's engineering team developed and refined the arrangement and scale of internal components like PCBs and heat sinks, I provided updates to the design intent to explore the results of architectural changes.
High Continuity
Surface Refinement for Consumer Facing Products
As one of Aclara's few consumer facing projects, I helped to guide the integrity of the EV2C design through the design for manufacturing process, maintaining smooth surfaces and curvature continuous transitions throughout.
Concealed Heat Sink
Optimizing Footprint and Creating Visual Appeal
We designed the rear housing to visually occlude the heat sink from most angles. This allows the EV2C to maintain a closer overall distance to the mounted wall. Curved space surfaces above and below the recessed heat sink enable air to freely flow and dissipate raised temperatures.
Assembly
Prioritizing Ease of Installation
Throughout the entire design process we sought to keep the installation process as simple and straightforward as possible. The main housing easily slots onto the mounting bracket, and there's ample room for installers to access power delivery cables.
