EV Charging: What is Open Charge Point Protocol?

Alongside boosting secondhand sales through incentives, introducing standardized battery health testing, and increasing the availability of public charging infrastructure, one very simple way to increase Australia’s electric vehicle (EV) uptake is education.  

There’s a lot of different acronyms floating around in the EV industry, from SoC, to V2G, BEV, CHAdeMO, and OCPP. If you’re in the market for your first EV, decoding what this all means might feel like a huge learning curve, but we promise it’s simple. Let’s take the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) as an example.  

OCPP is like a universal translator for EV charging stations – it enables communication between management systems and stations, no matter the ‘language’ they speak. Simply put, any charging station that is OCPP-compliant can run with any OCPP-compliant software, regardless of the brand. 

Established in 2009 by the Open Charge Alliance, OCPP is a free and open-source standard, and has since become the global benchmark for interoperability across the industry.  

Why choose an EV charger with OCPP connectivity?  

OCPP facilitates remote monitoring, management, and maintenance of charging EV stations, allowing you to start and stop your charging sessions and monitor the status of your vehicle from wherever you are. It facilitates driver authentication as well as fault reporting. 

Further, OCPP includes advanced security features that ensure both safe and reliable communication between the charger and the management system, protecting against unauthorized access and ensuring data integrity.  

Open standards like OCPP are crucial to the clean energy industry’s development, helping drive innovation and making chargers more accessible. 

The EVOS Energy Advantage 

At EVOS Energy, we’ve ensured that our energy management systems use OCPP 1.6 and are all upgradable to 2.0. Our products can seamlessly integrate with your existing systems or be a future-ready solution in their own right. 

This includes the MyEVOS App, which enables you to set a charging schedule and manage your progress through real-time data, as well as control your charging session remotely. Of course, this also extends to our smart 7.4kW SB7 home charger, as well as the versatile Fleet22 22kW for business fleets and enterprises.  

As the EV industry continues to grow, adherence to standards like OCPP will only increase in importance, especially when considering acquiring government funding and further developing your network.  

If you have any questions about EVOS’s energy management solutions, reach out to our friendly sales team at sayhi@evos.com.au