In order to make the operation of car charging stations as simple as possible and universally understandable, the integration of a touchscreen as a control element of the charging station is a good idea.
Increasing demand for touchscreens for electric charging stations
With the growing number of electric cars, the demand for car charging stations is also steadily increasing. There are still only around 1500 electric charging stations in Germany, but according to the Transport Committee of the EU Parliament, at least 86,000 publicly accessible charging stations for electric cars are to be built in Germany by the end of 2020 and the EU-wide demand is estimated at around 450,000.
Due to the long waiting times when charging the battery, these charging stations are no longer only classically located at the petrol station, but usually in multi-storey car parks or at public, central locations such as train stations.
The right touchscreen should be one thing above all else – robust. Publicly accessible charging stations are often not covered and are therefore exposed to wind and weather. Vandalism cannot be ruled out either, nor can improper operation by users, such as contact with sharp objects.
Touchscreens for public exposed locations
Interelectronix has many years of experience and a high level of development expertise in the field of durable, robust touchscreen solutions for applications in public, exposed locations. We work with different technologies, materials and finishes to guarantee the impact resistance, scratch resistance, waterproofness, temperature compatibility and optical quality of your touchscreen at the selected location.
Pressure-based touchscreen technology
In order to optimally implement all these specifications and at the same time to guarantee the user trouble-free operation, we recommend using pressure-based technology with a glass surface for car charging stations. The resistive - pressure-based technology allows the use with gloves in contrast to the projected-capacitive technology.
Easy-to-use touchscreens with gloves
This plays a major role in terms of user-friendliness for outdoor charging stations. The glass-film-glass technology of our patented ULTRA touchscreen not only allows glove operation, as well as the classic, resitive technology, but also meets all the mentioned requirements for resistance with the extremely robust borosilicate glass surface and is many times more durable than resistive solutions with PET surfaces.
Durable, cost-effective touchscreens
Ultimately, of course, costs also play a major role for the operators of the charging stations, even if tax subsidies are being considered, the development of a nationwide network of charging stations within just 7 years involves immense investments.
The ULTRA GFG touchscreen is a cost-effective solution that can be optimally adapted to the requirements of a car charging station. The extremely robust touchscreen with a hard glass surface is not only cheaper to buy than most PCAP models, but also an investment in the future. Due to its immense resistance, its durability and longevity are assured even in unprotected positions, thus minimizing repair, maintenance and replacement costs.
Our experienced technicians at Interelectronix accompany you from the development of an individual prototype to production in small or large series, to integration into your charging system and are also at your side with the highest level of expertise.