Infrastructure course
Charging Systems Academy
Everything about putting energy into an electric vehicle — AC and DC, home installation, rapid charging hardware, connectors and protocols, networks, pricing and long-distance travel. Built around a charging simulator, a station hardware explorer and engineering calculators.
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- Charging simulator with real taper behaviour
- Interactive rapid-charger hardware explorer
- Cost, time and range calculators
- Troubleshooting playbooks for public charging
What you will learn
- Explain how energy moves from the grid into a battery pack
- Choose the right home charging setup for your driving pattern
- Read and interpret a rapid charging curve
- Identify connectors, protocols and standards worldwide
- Diagnose slow or failed charging sessions systematically
- Plan long journeys around real charging behaviour
Course content
Module 1
Charging fundamentals
How charging works and what limits it.
6 lessons
- What charging really isMoving energy from the grid into a pack, and everything that stands in the way. 10 min
- AC versus DC chargingWhere the conversion happens, and why that changes everything. 9 min
- Reading a charging curveWhy peak power is the least useful number on the spec sheet. 11 min
- Charging efficiency and lossesWhy the meter always reads more than the pack received. 9 min
- Charging safetyEarthing, residual current protection and cable care. 9 min
- Building a personal charging strategyMatch charging type to your actual driving pattern. 8 min
Module 2
AC and home charging
Wallboxes, tariffs, solar and apartments.
6 lessons
- Home charging basicsSingle phase, three phase and what your house can actually supply. 10 min
- Installing a wallboxLoad assessment, cable runs, protection and certification. 11 min
- Smart charging and time-of-use tariffsShifting energy to the cheapest and cleanest hours. 10 min
- Solar, batteries and home energy integrationCharging from your own generation. 10 min
- Workplace and destination chargingSlow charging where cars are parked anyway. 8 min
- Charging without a drivewayShared parking, on-street solutions and practical workarounds. 9 min
Module 3
DC rapid charging
Hardware, handshakes and troubleshooting.
6 lessons
- Inside a rapid chargerRectifiers, cooling, metering and the user interface. 12 min
- Rapid charging power levels50 kW, 150 kW, 350 kW — and what your car can actually take. 9 min
- What happens when you plug inProximity, pilot, isolation test, and the current negotiation loop. 10 min
- Liquid-cooled cables and connectorsHow 500 A flows through something a human can lift. 9 min
- Diagnosing a slow charging sessionA systematic checklist when the numbers disappoint. 10 min
- Rapid charging etiquette and efficiencyGetting in, getting charged and getting out. 8 min
Module 4
Connectors and standards
Plugs, protocols, bidirectional and megawatt charging.
6 lessons
- Connectors around the worldType 1, Type 2, CCS, NACS, CHAdeMO and GB/T. 10 min
- Communication protocolsIEC 61851, ISO 15118, DIN 70121 and OCPP. 11 min
- V2L, V2H and V2GUsing the car as a power station. 10 min
- EVs and the gridPeak load, smart charging and why fears of blackouts are overstated. 9 min
- Megawatt charging for trucksThe MCS standard and what it takes to move 1,000 kW. 9 min
- Wireless and automated chargingInductive pads, dynamic road charging and robotic connectors. 8 min
Module 5
Networks and journeys
Payment, planning, winter and the road ahead.
6 lessons
- How charging networks workOperators, service providers, roaming and who you actually pay. 10 min
- Payment models and pricingPer kWh, per minute, subscriptions and idle fees. 9 min
- Planning a long journeyTurning range, charging curves and stop times into a real itinerary. 11 min
- Winter chargingWhat changes when it is below freezing, and how to cope. 9 min
- Troubleshooting a failed sessionA calm sequence that resolves most public charging problems. 9 min
- The future of chargingWhere infrastructure goes next. 8 min