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Juice Charger me: Compact wallbox for 999 euros

With the Juice Charger me, the Swiss present a simple, compact, and KfW-eligible wallbox that is supposed to be easy to connect

 

Compact yet smart: The new Juice Box Juice Charger me for up to 11 or 22 kW charging power. | Photo: Juice Technology AG
Compact yet smart: The new Juice Box Juice Charger me for up to 11 or 22 kW charging power. | Photo: Juice Technology AG
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Gregor Soller

Juice also updates its "base" once again: As one of the first AC charging stations, the compact box offers a 'Plug and Charge' standard. It is networked, has a charging and load management system on board, and offers a favorable rate for the complete package: From 999 euros gross, which is 839.50 euros net in Germany. Additionally, Juice promotes the first 3000 Juice Charger me with 100 euros/Swiss francs. The Juice Charger me is particularly compact with a 24 cm edge length and 12 cm depth and weighs only 6.5 kilograms including a five-meter cable. It consists of a frame made of brushed stainless steel and a front made of UV-resistant polycarbonate glass. This makes the charger suitable for both indoor and outdoor use (according to class IP54) and highly shock-resistant (IK10). The device is operational at outside temperatures between -25°C and +45°C. Its temperature sensor for reducing the charging current operates independently of the ambient temperature. The charging station is CE-compliant according to the two EMC directives IEC 61851 and IEC 61439-7.

It offers single to three-phase charging with six to 32 amps. This results in a charging power of up to 22 kW. For KfW funding, there is a variant with 16 amps and a power output of 11 kW.

Plug Play and charge: Simplicity in Installation and Commissioning

Once again, Switzerland focuses on 'Plug and Play' for providers and the motto 'Plug and Charge' for customers. This means: open the housing, connect the supply line, put on the cover, and you're done. Like the larger stations, the compact box should also be very easy to install. The charging station is delivered fully pre-configured from the factory and should be ready for immediate use by the end customer – the installer does not need to make any special settings or additional installations.

The same applies to commissioning. Colored LEDs with self-explanatory symbols show the user the current status: operational readiness, activation via RFID card, active charging process. The whole process should be even easier with a 'Plug and Charge'-enabled car. Here, activation takes place directly when the charging connector is plugged into the car socket, as the station automatically identifies the vehicle. Juice integrates this feature according to ISO 15118 as standard in all Juice Charger me. Christoph Erni, CEO of Juice Technology AG, therefore repeatedly emphasizes:

"Charging must be simple and convenient. Whether it's a mobile phone or an e-car should not matter. We have already proven that this works with the Juice Booster 2."

Smart Idea: The technology of the big siblings has been adopted

With the Juice Charger me, not only individual installations but also entire parking garages and fleet parking spaces can be equipped. The smart charger has locally dynamic load management for up to 250 units. One device takes over the even distribution of the available power to all other stations. However, whenever more flexibility is required, the infinitely scalable omnidynamic charging and load management smartJuice comes into play. This opens up possibilities such as real-time monitoring or prioritization of individual vehicles. In both cases, only a LAN connection is required. Bluetooth or WLAN are not needed. Each device intended for operation with load/charging management has an MID-certified meter integrated.

 

The Juice Charger me not only communicate with each other via the Ethernet cable, but also with the j+ Backend. This enables seamless usage analysis when the wallbox is used publicly, for example in a hotel, and gives the operator the ability to manage billing. To ensure operation with charging/load management, systems with two or more stations are always equipped with MID-certified electricity meters. If desired, a meter can also be integrated in individual charging stations.

Connectivity is also assured: The standardized Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) forms the backbone for connection to the j+ backend and enables device management, remote maintenance, billing, or load management. Three standardized interfaces (Modbus/TCP, Modbus/RTU, and EEBUS) ensure communication with a Home Energy Management System. This allows the integration of the photovoltaic system into the home energy management and external load management control. All communication takes place via the Ethernet connection. For use as a private single charging station, however, a permanent network connection is not required and operation is therefore possible without a LAN connection. For updates, a notebook can simply be connected.

Made in Germany and KfW-eligible

All components are manufactured and assembled in Germany. This also clearly shows that a wallbox Made in Germany does not have to be expensive. There is another advantage for German customers: The charger is KfW-eligible – and can be purchased without any additional payment!

The Juice Charger me can be mounted as a wallbox on the wall, but it can also be installed individually or in pairs on a pedestal. An RFID reader is integrated behind the front panel. RFID activation is for all cars that do not support the ISO standard 15118 for 'Plug and Charge'. The two supplied cards can be easily locked and replaced if lost. Alternatively, the access data can also be written to an RFID badge.

What does this mean?

Juice Technology AG continues to operate at full power and is now launching an extremely well-thought-out and smart wallbox made in Germany into the race for customer favor. And all this at an extremely low price. This should allow Juice to gain further market shares.

Translated automatically from German.
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