Title: The application of IoT technologies in the field of EV charging

Abstract: IoT- Internet of Things-is proven on both the vehicle electronic and Consumer electronics industry by its leader, Tesla, and Xiaomi. As an important role in the new energy vehicle ecosystem, EV charging station is welcoming the intelligent trend of IoT as well.  Smart charging stations utilizing IOT technologies will enhance the user experience, enable great expansibility to CPO, finally providing an intelligence information port or the entire energy system.  Thanks to IoT hardware infrastructure on our smart charging station. We designed an embedded system based on the charging scene, enabling our device to achieve control, interaction, and internet communication functions on a tiny PCB. We also make a reasonable cut to the system and application software to achieve higher efficiency. As the advantages of IoT integration, the simplification of the supply-chain, the reduction of cost, and the reduction of the marginal cost of software also make the profit of charging station providers possible. Finally, we believe that the smart charging station will be used as an infrastructure construction to welcome the new energy era.

Biography: Simon Hou graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management.  Before co-founding XCHARGE in 2015, Simon worked on finance and controlling for Mercedes Benz, as a research analyst at McKinsey & Company, before becoming an expert on destination charging at Tesla and later an Associate Manager of Business Development. As Co-founder and COO of XCHARGE, Simon is responsible for strategic planning and global business development. He has rich experience in project management and commercial operation and cooperation of electric vehicle charging. At the same time, he is good at using economic models to solve problems encountered in the operation of electric vehicles and charging facilities, so as to provide a solid landing capability for the smooth commercialization and promotion of XCHARGE. By far, XCHARGE has empowered 300+ charging point operators to deploy over 35,000 chargers in Asia-Pacific and Europe, including 30 provinces in China, Australia, Germany, France, U.K., Belgium, etc., dispensing over 12,000,000 kWh of power per month and serving 120+ EV models.