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Hydro-Québec V2G and V2H leverage bidirectional charging to deliver vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home services, enabling smart grid peak shaving, backup power, and energy storage via Québec-made EV powertrains and charging stations.
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Hydro-Québec V2G and V2H use EV batteries for grid support and home backup through smart, bidirectional charging.
- Québec pilot integrates V2G/V2H with smart grid services
- TM4 MOTIVE electric powertrain showcased in test EV
- Bidirectional charger by B3CG, CNTA, and Brioconcept
- GRIDbot Canada builds Shawinigan bidirectional station
Hydro-Québec's research institute IREQ has chosen GRIDbot Canada—whose products are manufactured in Shawinigan, Québec—the contract for the development and supply of an advanced bidirectional charging station for an experimental project on vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home power exchanges V2G-V2H.
The goal of vehicle-to-grid V2G systems is to use the electricity stored in the batteries of plug-in vehicles as backup energy for electricity grids, such as the Hydro-Qu E9bec power system, during peak periods, where EV charging infrastructure may face constraints.
Vehicle-to-home V2H systems, on the other hand, allow plug-in vehicle owners to use the energy stored in the battery as a temporary power source during outages, as they would a generator.
To carry out the project, IREQ will assemble an electric test vehicle that will showcase Qu E9bec-designed technologies. TM4, a Hydro-Qu E9bec subsidiary, will supply a latest-generation TM4 MOTIVE electric powertrain system.
B3CG Interconnect, a company from Saint-Eustache, along with its partners, the Centre National du Transport Avanc E9 national centre for advanced transportation in Saint-J E9r F4me and Brioconcept, based in Laval, developed a bidirectional charger that will be integrated to the charging station built on site.
Exchanging power between vehicles and the home or the grid is a promising development opportunity. "We would like to better define the long-term potential of this technology," said Denis Faubert, General Manager of IREQ. "Through this EV initiative Hydro-Qu E9bec will continue to spearhead the integration of electric vehicles into the power system and become a showcase for Qu E9bec know-how."
The project will receive financial support from the Qu E9bec government as part of its 2011 to 2020 Action Plan for Electric Vehicles. This plan gave Hydro-Qu E9bec a mandate to define the implications of these innovative concepts as Highway 20 charging stations continue to sprout, and to carry out all required experiments.
"The Hydro-Qu E9bec project is a unique occasion to develop GRIDbot Canada's V2G and V2H technologies. Our Shawinigan-built bidirectional charging station will be based on the ingenuity developed here in Qu E9bec with the support and expertise of the IREQ team," said C9ric Martel, administrator and project manager at GRIDbot Canada.
"This type of project is important for Hydro-Qu E9bec since it allows us to work with our partners in Qu E9bec and pursue joint venture collaborations to develop promising and interesting long-term technologies for our customers who will purchase plug-in electric vehicles," added Pierre-Luc Desgagn E9, Senior Director - Strategic Planning at Hydro-Qu E9bec.
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