UL Solutions has revealed that its first certification in Europe is of a fast EV charger made by Alpitronic, a European manufacturer of DC chargers.
The Alpitronic HYC400 represents the first 400-kW system to achieve UL certification from UL Solutions in Europe to UL 2202, the Standard for DC Charging Equipment for Electric Vehicles, a U.S. scheme, that marks Alpitronic’s formal entry into the North American market.
At its EV Charging Test Center in Neu-Isenburg, Germany, UL Solutions evaluated and tested the HYC400 to assess its compliance with the safety and performance requirements of UL 2202 – including requirements for factors such as power verification, temperature, high voltage and moisture. The HYC400 also underwent personal protection system testing according to UL 2231, the Standard for Personnel Protection Systems for Electric Vehicle (EV) Supply Circuits, to demonstrate the safe operation of this charger for the user.
UL Solution’s Neu-Isenburg test center is part of a global network of test facilities that, together, are working to support the electrification of transportation solutions. Among the facilities in this network are BatterieIngenieure by UL Solutions, a battery testing laboratory in Aachen, Germany; CERE by UL Solutions, Microgrid/Distributed Energy Resource Laboratory in Madrid, Spain; North America Advanced Electric Vehicle Charging Laboratory in Northbrook, Illinois; UL Solution’s EV Charging Test Center in Fremont, California; UL Solutions E-Mobility and Energy Laboratory in Changzhou, China; the company’s EV Battery Laboratory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea; its ChAdeMO EV-Quick Charger Matching Center in Ise, Mie, Japan; and its EV and Micromobility Laboratory in Luzhu, Taiwan.
The testing company also highlighted the opening of its new battery testing facility, the North America Advanced Battery Laboratory, in Auburn Hills, Michigan. UL Solutions says that the new facility represents one of the most extensive battery testing and engineering laboratories in the North America region.
