As a manufacturer-neutral software provider, ensuring the smooth and reliable operation of charging infrastructure is our top priority. For this reason, we have developed our hardware certification service for charging station manufacturers.
With this service, manufacturers can have their charging station models certified for integration with chargecloud OS. During this certification process, the charging stations undergo a defined test procedure. Once certified, chargecloud continuously checks for a simple integration process, operational stability, as well as ongoing compatibility, and ensures the flawless and comprehensive operation of the certified charging station with chargecloud OS.
As a client, you naturally want your charging stations to be as easy to integrate as possible and to run smoothly. The certification process simplifies the integration of charging stations with the cloud services – certified charging station models are preconfigured in the cloud services for easier selection by CPOs and are marked as certified.
Modules
chargecloud offers the following modules for hardware certification:
Module |
Description |
| certified: ocpp | Certification of basic connectivity and compliance with OCPP standard features |
| certified: docu | Certification of documentation, existing firmware processes, and existing ticket system |
| certified: smart charging | Certification of OCPP smart charging commands: charging profiles, parameter queries |
| certified: security | Testing of security mechanisms, encryption protocols, security for firmware updates, signed data |
| certified: German calibration law (Eichrecht) | Verification of the transmission and processing of signed meter values to the chargecloud OS. Request for type examination certificate, verification of existing signing of meter values, transparency software |
You can find more information about modules for hardware certification on our homepage (here).
If you are unsure which charging stations best meet your requirements, we recommend taking a look at our list of integrated charging infrastructure. This list shows which charging station models have already been successfully tested and certified for operation with chargecloud.
In this list, you will also find a list of charging infrastructure that has already been integrated but not certified.
Benefits of our hardware certification
Our hardware certification offers you the following benefits:
- Guaranteed compatibility
- Ongoing testing of all new firmware updates
- Provision of updates via OCPP as a mass firmware update
- Quick creation of charging infrastructure from predefined profiles
- Automated creation of German calibration law (Eichrecht) meters
- Model-specific integration guides in the Help Centre
- Improved support through collaboration with hardware manufacturers