What is OCPP? How to take advantage of OCPP in EV Charging Stations

This topic focuses on the business aspects of OCPP and how it benefits from a business perspective. Firstly, we shall begin with:

Open Charge Point Protocol, or OCPP, interprets and translates the languages between EV chargers and Charging Station Management Systems or CSMS. For those unaware of the term, "CSMS" is a cloud-based backend system that YoCharge’s team of professionals manages through our EV charging stations. The intention behind this protocol is to ensure that EV chargers are compatible with the CSMS to fulfil the charging requirements of any electric vehicle. A fun fact about OCPP is that neither of the parties, as in the EV charger manufacturer and software developer, have to live in the same place where the charging service exists.

The OCPP is free or, in other words, open-source software that can be accessed and utilised by anyone globally. You need not spend any amount from your pockets. Some of its other features include the effortless adaptability of EV chargers, a.k.a. connectors with different networks and software. 

A group of private and public EV infrastructure-based business people formed the OCPP. The associated parties coined their name "Open Charge Alliance". This alliance came into existence in the year 2014. They aim to provide processes and products whose development is free and market-oriented to bridge the gap between existing and advancing technologies and business demands. Their realistic approach to endorsing the OCPP has globally succeeded in being adopted and deployed. They released their latest version of OCPP 2.0.1 in the year 2020.

 

EV Charging Management Software (CMS) aims to authenticate the connection between OCPP-enabled infrastructure and the charging network to grant access to real-time monitoring of the charging data. In India, YoCharge is famous for its integrated EV CMS with OCPP to businesses by providing EV drivers with a smooth branded experience.

The OCPP or Open Charge Point Protocol is beneficial to any EV charging station in the following ways:

People or businesses interested in becoming a part of the EV charging industry would benefit from the best of both hardware and software:

The privilege to decide on any EV charge management software is configurable to your electric vehicle

Liberty to switch between EV software of your choice

Boosts competition in the market

Visibility of your EV charging stations on the maps to EV drivers looking to charge their electric vehicles in the vicinity

Seamlessly operate EV charging hardware with the help of the software

 Simple and Smooth user experience 

For starters, the already existing business in the following list would be majorly able to benefit by using the Open Charge Point Protocol-based EV CMSaaS from YoCharge:

Businesses owning EV charging stations and looking to pair with other EV CMSaaS with upgraded versions of White Label CMS can also avail of our services.

The OCPP plays a crucial role in integrating the EV chargers of an electric vehicle with the CSMS of the charging stations. Since this protocol allows unrestricted access to several networks, it would help smoothen the user experience. 

Our YoCharge CMS supports all OCPP 1.6 & OCPP 2.0 compliant chargers of any company and is rapidly growing its business because of its seamless services. We are famous for our:

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