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Display Technology


Driving the electric vehicle charging station (EVC) market down a new road towards touch display technology


By Mike Logan, senior product manager, Anders T


he electric vehicle (EV) market is projected to reach USD 802.75 billion by 2028, expanding at a CAGR of 21.6 per cent during the forecast period, 2021 - 2028. Deloitte forecasts that over 25.3 million pure electric vehicles will be sold by 2030. With the rise in EV use, there will be greater strains on countries’ charging networks, and private businesses are perfectly placed to capitalise on the growing demand for public EV chargers (EVC).


The challenge


A leading brand within the EVC market approached us as they wanted to develop their charging system to a new generation HPC (High Power Charger) in accordance with market drivers and the need to scale as the market volume increases. High Power Chargers (HPCs) refer to Level 3 DC fast charging at a rate of 50 kW or more. Based on a variety of industry announcements, using variants of current battery chemistries and battery pack designs, the time to recharge is expected to be reduced to below approximately 15 minutes to charge to 80 per cent.


Their key demands included the requirement for: n Optical excellence through best-in-class displays


n To be able to withstand conditions in an outdoor environment, including extremes in temperature, rain, dust and grit


n To be robust and vandal proof n Aesthetically pleasing to meet their brand values


n The user engagement to be a positive experience


n The embedded system to be able to support processing demands of fast charging and driving the User Interface GUI and any long-term updates


n Industrial operating temperatures and long production lifetime


The solution At Anders, we need to be able to deliver the


technology that is currently available to us, but also stay abreast of future technological trends within emerging markets. We work side by side with our customers to integrate the best solution which will help them reach their goal to lessen the gap between the time it takes to charge, versus fuel/refuel. We are constantly reviewing our embedded systems to achieve that desired state and was able to provide a customised motherboard based around a low-cost ARM System on Module that takes care of the high-level communications coupled with a microcontroller which manages the charging circuitry. For the superior viewing experience that was required by our customer in the EVC industry, we suggested a high bright TFT display with Capacitive Touch. The main environmental concern was reliability of the touchscreen in the rain. By conducting extensive testing, we were able to fine tune the IC firmware to ensure raindrops were seen as false touches, and human touches (with and without gloves), were correctly reported as real user inputs. The coverlens was customised and optically bonded, a process which dramatically reduces


32 September 2022 Components in Electronics


the internal reflections produced between the coverlens, sensor and display layers by filling the air gaps in between those layers with optically clear adhesives. This not only makes a huge difference to screen readability in brightly lit and outdoor environments, but also greatly improves the mechanical strength of the display.


Optical bonding key benefits: n Improved readability in sunlight n Reduces reflections n Prevents condensation build-up between layers


n Up to four times higher contrast ratio n Improved ruggedness and durability n Lower power consumption We also provided the display with strengthened glass. This can be achieved using different methods to ensure it can perform perfectly within varying environments, from extreme heat to extreme cold and to protect it from those who may aim to damage. Of course, the above solution ticks the box in accordance with performance, however, as a leading OEM, our customer needs and wants to ensure that the product that the


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