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Thijs van Wijk

Thijs van Wijk is the operational manager of the ELaad testlab. Here electric vehicles are tested on their interoperability with charging infrastructure, ability to smart charge, and effect on, and immunity to, power quality changes in the electricity grid. Thijs has more than 10 years of experience with AC electric vehicle charging. At the moment Thijs is integrating DC charging, 15118 communication and V2G in the test process. Also, Thijs is active as an expert in several Power Quality related projects. Thijs has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (HAN, 2004) and a master’s degree in innovation sciences (TU/e, 2006).

Presentation

Testing the smart and bidirectional charging of electric vehicles

To ensure the successful integration of electric vehicles with the electricity grid, the ElaadNL foundation, founded and funded by the Dutch electricity grid operators, has set up a new lab where electric vehicle and charging station manufacturers can bring their devices and have them tested for free on interoperability, smart charging, V2G and power quality. During this presentation ElaadNL will present the capabilities of the 900m2 test lab, the tests, why these tests are important and share best practices from previous test. These will help manufacturers to prevent charging issues, increase customer satisfaction and support the transition to electric mobility.