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Standardizing Charging Validation for New Energy Vehicle Infrastructure
Keysight Technologies and CATARC New Energy Vehicle Inspection Center have established a joint laboratory to advance charging compatibility and conformance testing for global automotive markets.
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Keysight Technologies and the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) New Energy Vehicle Inspection Center have expanded their collaboration to develop standardized testing methodologies for New Energy Vehicles (NEV). This partnership focuses on the validation of charging interfaces, safety protocols, and interoperability across diverse international regulatory frameworks.
Context of the Technical Cooperation
The rapid scaling of the NEV market has introduced significant complexity in vehicle-to-grid integration. Automakers must navigate disparate regional standards, increasing power densities, and the requirement for seamless interoperability between various charging station architectures.
CATARC provides expertise in domestic standards and certification within China, while Keysight contributes hardware and software solutions for electrification and high-speed digital validation. The cooperation was initiated to bridge the gap between regional technical requirements and to streamline the certification process for manufacturers targeting both domestic and export markets.
Technical Solution and Responsibilities
The Joint Innovation Laboratory for Charging Test Technology utilizes Keysight’s vehicle-to-charger conformance testing solutions. This hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) environment allows for the emulation of various charging scenarios and fault conditions without requiring physical charging stations for every test iteration.
Responsibilities are divided based on core competencies:
- CATARC: Defines testing parameters based on China’s National Standard 2024 and provides the framework for certification and verification.
- Keysight Technologies: Supplies the measurement equipment and automated test software required to validate compliance with the Combined Charging System (CCS) used in North America and Europe, as well as next-generation high-power charging protocols.
The system architecture supports the analysis of communication protocols between the Electric Vehicle Communication Controller (EVCC) and the Supply Equipment Communication Controller (SECC), ensuring that signal integrity and timing meet ISO and IEC specifications.
Implementation and Industrial Application
The laboratory serves as a primary site for testing the integration of power electronics with digital infrastructure. By adopting these conformance solutions, CATARC enables automakers to verify vehicle systems against European and North American standards within a controlled environment in China.
The implementation focuses on several critical technical use cases:
Implementation and Industrial Application
The laboratory serves as a primary site for testing the integration of power electronics with digital infrastructure. By adopting these conformance solutions, CATARC enables automakers to verify vehicle systems against European and North American standards within a controlled environment in China.
The implementation focuses on several critical technical use cases:
- Interoperability Testing: Ensuring vehicles can communicate with different generations of DC fast chargers.
- Safety Protocol Validation: Testing the response of the Battery Management System (BMS) to abnormal voltage or current fluctuations during the handshake phase.
- Export Compliance: Providing pre-certification data for manufacturers entering international markets, thereby reducing the risk of post-deployment hardware failures.
Operational Impact
The integration of these standardized testing protocols is expected to increase process stability in the development cycle of industrial automation systems within the automotive sector. By utilizing a unified testing platform, the partnership provides a measurable reduction in validation time. This systematic approach ensures that NEVs meet rigorous safety and performance parameters, supporting the transition toward high-power, intelligent mobility solutions.
Edited by Evgeny Churilov, Induportals Media - Adapted by AI.
www.keysight.com
The integration of these standardized testing protocols is expected to increase process stability in the development cycle of industrial automation systems within the automotive sector. By utilizing a unified testing platform, the partnership provides a measurable reduction in validation time. This systematic approach ensures that NEVs meet rigorous safety and performance parameters, supporting the transition toward high-power, intelligent mobility solutions.
Edited by Evgeny Churilov, Induportals Media - Adapted by AI.
www.keysight.com
