i-charging , a Portuguese charging infrastructure company, has begun commercial delivery of its MAX solution. The first systems left the facilities at the end of June and are currently being installed with customers in Portugal. i-charging is thus fulfilling the schedule announced at the beginning of the year. With a power of up to 1.6 MW, the platform is based on SOLUM's EV Power Module and constitutes the first commercial milestone of the strategic partnership between the two companies.

The growth of electric heavy commercial vehicles, the expansion of fleet operations, and the installation of public charging hubs are driving increased demand across Europe for higher-capacity charging solutions. This is compounded by a new generation of electric vehicles designed for ultra-fast charging. However, the infrastructure currently in place only partially meets these demands. Fleet and logistics operators primarily need systems that guarantee short charging times, high availability, and energy efficiency. This is where MAX comes in, combining SOLUM's EV Power Module and i-charging's modular architecture into a single system.

MAX is currently the most powerful and flexible charging solution available, designed for public charging hubs, fleet depots, and logistics operations. The platform scales modularly between 50 kW and 1.6 MW in a single cabinet and is compatible with the main fast-charging standards: Combined Charging System (CCS), North American Charging Standard (NACS), the Chinese GB/T standard, and the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), designed for heavy transport. One of its central elements is i-charging's patented dynamic power allocation, which divides the available power in real time among up to eight simultaneously connected vehicles. The distribution adapts to the actual demand of each vehicle, so that the installed infrastructure is used as efficiently as possible.

At the heart of the platform is SOLUM's EV Power Module. It was designed to operate in parallel with up to 32 modules, thus reliably achieving megawatt power class in a compact unit. It was this ability to integrate a large number of modules into a stable, high-density architecture that weighed heavily in i-charging's decision to choose SOLUM (KRX: 248070) as a technology partner. Created in 2015 as a spin-off from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, SOLUM has been strengthening its power electronics capabilities, which today meet the power, reliability, and scalability demands of megawatt charging.

Pedro Silva, CEO of i-charging , emphasizes: "Taking a 1.6 MW system from product announcement to a commercial installation is a considerably greater challenge than much of the industry has long assumed. Beyond top-tier technical specifications, the ability to scale at the pace that European public or fleet charging operators are now demanding is also crucial."

Daniel Lee, CEO of SOLUM Europe , adds: "This first commercial delivery shows that SOLUM's EV Power Module can be the heart of megawatt-scale charging systems. With the start of European deliveries in conjunction with i-charging, our focus is on ensuring that every megawatt installed brings concrete value to the daily lives of fleet and logistics operators who are driving electrification in Portugal and the rest of Europe."

From these initial installations in Portugal, the two companies intend to gradually expand the delivery of the MAX to other European markets, already having orders from other countries, including Germany and Switzerland. In parallel, they plan to expand the use of SOLUM's EV Power Module in the global market for electric mobility charging solutions.

 

Source: businesswire.com

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