With the doubling trend in electric vehicle sales, the demand for charging services has increased significantly. Various industry players have invested heavily in the construction of charging stations. At the 2021 Smart Mobility Expo, MIH teamed up with Yulon (2201) to invest in Yudian Energy, eTreego, Lianqi Technology, Yungao Technology, and Microsoft to jointly create an "V2G energy integration management" solution for electric vehicles. The V2G energy integration management solution integrates the Charge Point Management System (CPMS) charging station management system, ESS energy storage system, and bidirectional DC charging stations. Leveraging Microsoft Azure IoT cloud services, it provides smart energy management (EMS), V2G discharge power forecasting, and energy storage power backhaul control. By plugging a bidirectional charging and discharging device into an electric vehicle with discharge functionality and using the YES! Incoming Call app, V2G functionality is enabled, enabling vehicle power to be fed back to a high-power energy storage cabinet. If a regional power supply crisis requires large-scale power, power can be dispatched immediately back to the regional grid. Electric vehicle owners can also easily participate in the discharge solution, achieving a win-win-win partnership between industry, government, and the public.
Yudian noted that the solution, spearheaded by MIH and developed over six to seven weeks by a collaborative team from Yudian Energy, eTreego, Lianqi Technology, Yungao Technology, and Microsoft Taiwan IoT, was completed in just four weeks by the Yudian Energy team. The system includes charging and discharging information transmission and control functions, and integrates V2G functionality between the energy storage system and the vehicle-side app.
In addition, Yungao Technology, together with the high-performance computing application R&D team of Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii), jointly developed a regional power demand forecasting system to simulate Taipower's daily power forecast and provide backup demand. It also enables two-way power information exchange and transmission with Yudian EMS. The overall solution is available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace and is expected to become one of Taiwan's important backup power sources.
MIH's Chief Technology Officer stated that the V2G energy integration solution, jointly developed with Yudian, eTreego, Lianqi, and Yungao, brings expert expertise in their respective service areas, aligned with the MIH Smart City Adaptor Layer open software architecture. This collaborative project leverages collective intelligence and collaboration, resulting in Taiwan's first V2G platform and impressive results.
Yeh Yi-jun, General Manager of Intelligent Industry Cloud Solutions, Asia Pacific, Microsoft Cloud and Artificial Intelligence R&D Group, stated that the collaboration with Yudian Energy in the electric vehicle energy services sector leverages Microsoft's extensive cloud IoT innovations to implement V2G energy integration management, integrating resources from ecosystem partners, and supporting Taiwan's power dispatching system.
Yudian Energy General Manager Kao Hsiu-chi stated that as a MIH member, the team was able to complete development in record time. They collaborated with Microsoft Taiwan and Foxconn subsidiary Cloud Technology to create a friendly environment for electric vehicle charging.
The "V2G Energy Integration Management" solution will help electric vehicles become a mobile backup power source for the power grid. In the future, it can be extended to connect with Taipower's power trading platform or participate in the day-ahead demand-based bidding market. By purchasing and transmitting electricity back from electric vehicles, Taiwan's power environment will accelerate its progress towards sustainable and stable development, while also providing electric vehicle owners with additional charging discounts.