Open EV Charging Summit: Full Schedule

9:00am CDT

Welcome Address

Speakers

Alex Thornton (LF Energy)

Executive Director, LF Energy

Alex Thornton currently serves as Executive Director of the LF Energy Foundation, where he works to cultivate open source technology and standards for rapid energy system decarbonization. Alex has nearly two decades of experience in applying technology for energy and climate impact... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2024 9:00am - 9:15am CDT

9:15am CDT

Welcome from Texas Instruments

Speakers

Keith Ogboenyiya (TI)

Senior VP, Marketing, Texas Instruments

Keith Ogboenyiya is a senior vice president of Texas Instruments responsible for the Marketing organization.Prior to this role, Ogboenyiya served as vice president of Systems Engineering and Marketing. He has also held several leadership roles throughout his career including vice... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2024 9:15am - 9:30am CDT

9:30am CDT

CitrineOS - Modular, API-based, OCPP 2.0.1 CSMS

The Linux Foundation Energy project CitrineOS is an open source Charging Station Management System authored by S44. It has a modular, API-based architecture for easy integration into existing backends and future-proofed extensibility. It can be setup on your laptop from Github and ready to test with and operate OCPP 2.0.1 charging stations in 5 minutes. We will be going over its design and usage, current roadmap, and how to be part of our community and get involved with this project!

Speakers

Mason Seaman (S44)

Software QA Engineer, S44

Justin Acker (S44)

Product Manager, S44

Justin Acker is the Product Manager for the Linux Foundation Energy project CitrineOS, authored by S44. He has worked in software, top-level tech support and integrations for over a decade, including more than five years of team and project leadership. With S44, Justin has managed... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2024 9:30am - 10:15am CDT

10:15am CDT

Coffee Break

Wednesday May 15, 2024 10:15am - 10:45am CDT

10:45am CDT

MaEVe - An Open Source CSMS for developers

MaEVe is an open source CSMS started by Thoughtworks. Thoughtworks wanted to make developing and working with a CSMS more accessible to developers. From clean golang code, TDD, infrastructure-as-code and the use of open telemetry, all aspects have been engineered to make it easy for other developers to understand.

This session will discuss the evolution of MaEVe, how customers and Thoughtworks use it, and how others can both use and contribute to the project.

Speakers

Dale Peakall (Thoughtworks)

Lead Engineer, Thoughtworks

Dale has been developing software professionally for more than 20 years. At Thoughtworks he leads teams to solve some of the most challenging customer problems. Dale has architected large parts of MaEVe and is lead maintainer for the project.

Ian Murdoch (Thoughtworks)

Managing Director, Murdoch Consulting

Ian launched Murdoch Consulting, to develop product concepts, go-to-market strategies, and foster partnerships within the e-mobility sector. Previously, Ian was responsible for Thoughtworks' Energy vertical's strategy, where he also led product strategy for Thoughtworks' accelerators... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am CDT

11:30am CDT

Supporting standards compliance and accelerating technology deployment with open-source software – a government perspective

A robust and interoperable charging network is key to increasing electric vehicle (EV) adoption, and by extension, to achieving the transportation decarbonization goals of the United States. To ensure reliability and interoperability in software, the U.S. Government has, in the Code of Federal Regulations, section 680, established minimum standards for the charging software stack. The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (JOET), through the Applied Interoperability (AI) project, is partnering with stakeholders to create an open-source reference implementation that meets these federal minimum requirements. The reference implementation can provide a focal point to work together to implement complex standards consistently. It can also provide a mechanism to disseminate innovative power management monitoring and control techniques into production and increase vehicle to grid integration. This session will outline JOET and AI goals, highlight how they can be achieved using an open-source reference implementation, and issue a call to action to join the broader community around open source software for EV charging.

Speakers

K. Shankari (Joint Office of Energy & Transportation)

Principal Software Architect for the Standards and Reliability Program, US Joint Office of Energy & Transportation

Dr. K. Shankari is the Principal Software Architect in the Standards and Reliability Pillar at the U.S. Government’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, on assignment from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She has a B.E. in Computer Engineering from the University... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT

12:00pm CDT

Joint Office of Energy & Transportation Applied Interoperability Project

This session will explore how the US Joint Office of Energy & Transportation's Applied Interoperability Project will ensure:

Any PEV owner can safely plug in anytime and anywhere and be dispatch-able as a 'certified resource’
That helps electric system operators maintain reliable service while achieving our State RPS and GHG reduction goals
Seamlessly without confusing the consumer
Or impacting their transportation needs
In a way that lowers their total cost of ownership
Any actor can contract and settle with any other

Speakers

Stephen Davis (Accenture)

eMobility Lead, Accenture Federal Services

Stephen is a Manager focused on eMobility and helping clients throughout the eMobility ecosystem embrace this new mobility paradigm. He has been a technology leader in interoperability standards field, serving on SAE committees, working with the Department of Energy and California... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2024 12:00pm - 12:15pm CDT

12:15pm CDT

Lunch Break

Wednesday May 15, 2024 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT

1:15pm CDT

How to build a DC charger with EVerest

This session will provide a general overview of how DC charging works, starting with a basic block diagram of a DC charger. It will then explore how to use YETI/YAK dev kits for a basic DC charger prototype, and move into how to configure LF Energy EVerest for DC charging.

Speakers

Julian Raedel (PIONIX)

Engineer, PIONIX

Wednesday May 15, 2024 1:15pm - 2:45pm CDT

2:45pm CDT

Coffee Break

Wednesday May 15, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm CDT

3:15pm CDT

Hardware Design Considerations for EV Charging

As the electric vehicle (EV) industry continues to surge forward, the demand for efficient, reliable, and robust infrastructure is becoming increasingly more important. Off-the-shelf EV Charging solutions aren’t always enough and a custom solution is required.

This session highlights how a PHYTEC phyCORE-AM62x SOM can be leveraged to accelerate a custom EVSE hardware solution. Topics covered include typical design considerations, component selection, digital and analog circuits, Linux OS and real-time interface selections, and thermal management. Central to this discussion is Design for Software (DfS) principles, which will allow for seamless integration of Pionix EVerest and Basecamp. By minimizing the impact of software you can reduce your overall software development expenses for bring up and maintenance.

Join us and bring your questions for a Q&A.

Speakers

Zach Hudson (PHYTEC)

Embedded Hardware Engineer, PHYTEC

Zach Hudson is the Hardware Engineering Lead at PHYTEC. He has worked on many custom design projects in the EV Charging space. Zach is also passionate about mentoring university students, sharing his knowledge about schematic, layout, board bring up, and manufacturing to inspire the... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2024 3:15pm - 4:00pm CDT

4:00pm CDT

Powering the Future of EV Charging

In this session, we'll dive into chargebyte's shift from proprietary software to open-source software in our EV charging solutions, particularly through the development of the Charge SOM. This strategic move, presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities in the EV charging industry.

Attendees will gain insights into:
The Technical Leap: An overview of the Charge SOM, illustrating how it integrates with open-source software to offer flexible and scalable charging solutions.
Balancing Legacy and Innovation: Strategies for managing existing closed-source software alongside new open-source initiatives.
Driving Industry Forward: The impact of open-source software on accelerating innovation and community engagement in the EV charging sector.

This session is essential for those in the EV charging ecosystem, software developers, and industry analysts interested in the practicalities and strategic advantages of integrating open-source software with established and new hardware products. Discover why chargebyte's journey might mark a significant point of reference for the future of technology development in EV charging.

Speakers

Martin Kranzfelder (chargebyte)

Chief Product Owner, chargebyte GmbH

Martin Kranzfelder is a leading expert and visionary in the electric mobility industry, with over a decade of experience in the development and implementation of EV charging systems. His journey in this field began in 2010 at BMW, where he was instrumental in developing the first... Read More →

Wednesday May 15, 2024 4:00pm - 4:45pm CDT

5:30pm CDT

Offsite Networking Reception (Optional)

Join us for an informal networking reception at the Thirsty Lion, a 10 minute drive from Texas Instruments. Note all food and beverage costs are at your own expense.

Wednesday May 15, 2024 5:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill 7859 Walnut Hill Ln #140, Dallas, TX 75230

9:00am CDT

Day 2 Intro from Industrial Grid SEM team

Speakers

Henrik Mannesson (TI)

General Manager for Grid Infrastructure, Texas Instruments

Henrik is general manager for Grid Infrastructure at Texas Instruments. He works alongside his team to help customers solve design challenges in smart meters, solar energy, EV charging and grid automation with the goal of making the grid greener, smarter and more resilient. Henrik... Read More →

Thursday May 16, 2024 9:00am - 9:15am CDT

9:30am CDT

Demo: CitrineOS Demo

Speakers

Justin Acker (S44)

Product Manager, S44

Mason Seaman (S44)

Software QA Engineer, S44

Thursday May 16, 2024 9:30am - 9:45am CDT
N1/N2, Demo Table 1

10:00am CDT

Demo: Connected EV charging for the sustainable future

This EVSE Demo demonstrates an AC Level 2 Charging Station (ISO-15118, IEC-61851, OCPP) featuring TIDA-010239, AM625 SoM + Carrier Board, CC3301 M.2 Card + LP-CC1352P7, and 8devices RedBeet HPGP expansion board , 10.1” LVDS panel from Lincoln Technology Solutions. This EVSE demo can demonstrate one of the following wireless communications protocol: Wi Fi, Sub-1 GHz, Matter

Speakers

Kelvin Le (TI)

Systems Engineer, Texas Instruments

Thursday May 16, 2024 10:00am - 10:15am CDT
N1/N2, Demo Table 2

10:30am CDT

Demo: chargebyte Charge Control C

A iMX6 UL based embedded charge controller.

Speakers

Martin Kranzfelder (chargebyte)

Chief Product Owner, chargebyte GmbH

Thursday May 16, 2024 10:30am - 10:45am CDT
Parking Lot, Table 1

11:00am CDT

Demo: The MicroMegaWatt Charger - a handheld EV protocol tester based on EVerest"

Come see the infamous MicroMegaWatt Charger in action! The MicroMegaWatt Charger (uMWC) runs EVerest to easily test the entire communication process during charging. PIONX CTO and Co-Founder Cornelius Claussen will demonstrate a live charging communication test with the uMWC for this session.

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