The QUAT POINT charging station is a device for charging electric vehicles. The technology for the production of charging stations was developed in 2015. Since 2017, more than 50 QUAT POINT stations have been installed in Kazakhstan. To date, a patent for a charging station is supported.
Currently, more than 300 electric vehicles are operated in Kazakhstan, and this number is constantly growing. According to forecasts, in 2030 the number of electric vehicles in Kazakhstan will be about 1,000,000 units. The practice of neighboring countries shows that, on average, 5 electric vehicles require the installation of one charging station in a public place. Thus, by 2030 in Kazakhstan it is necessary to install more than 200,000 charging stations in all cities of the country. According to the technology developed by our scientists, charging stations for electric vehicles are now being produced in small batches and are being installed in the cities of Kazakhstan.
One of the main problems in the implementation of this technology is the low awareness of people about electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. We have to constantly conduct educational work when meeting with potential owners of electric vehicles.
QUAT POINT charging stations are installed in underground parking lots of residential complexes, in garages of private homeowners, and in car parks.
The QUAT POINT charging station uses an adaptive charging algorithm that allows the charging station to adjust the charging current depending on the load on the mains. Diagnostics and monitoring of the state of the charging station is carried out using a mobile application via bluetooth connection.
The developers of this technology first switched to an electric car in 2014. Since then, on an ongoing basis, the electric car has been operated and charged from its own charging stations. 7 years of experience in operating an electric vehicle has shown that it is indeed an environmentally friendly and economical mode of transport. After driving about 100,000 km on one electric car, about 10 tons of gasoline are saved. Of course, about 20,000 kWh of electrical energy was spent, or 8 tons of coal from which this electricity was generated. However, this electric vehicle consumed the consumed electrical energy without loss, while the production of 10 tons of gasoline for internal combustion engines requires at least 30,000 kWh of electrical energy, i.e. more than what an electric car needs.
R.UTEBAEV,
senior researcher
Cluster of high technologies
