Bender UK is an expert in the field of electrical safety, and for more than a decade has delivered a range of innovative solutions for electric and hybrid vehicles and charging infrastructure.
For the design of electric charge systems Bender supplies the new RCMB121 AC/DC sensitive residual current monitoring solution to enable charging station manufacturers to cost-effectively comply with the latest BS7671 EV charging regulations.
If DC fault current within a charge station is greater than 6mA, it could change the characteristics of a Type A RCD due to its core saturation, resulting in the Type A failing to trip and failing to detect the DC fault. As a result, the 18th Edition BS7671 Section 722.531.2.101 states that protective measures against DC fault current must be designed into all new electric vehicle charge stations.
The 6mA DC sensor RCMB121 from Bender UK works in conjunction with a Type A RCD, offering a significantly cheaper alternative to Type B RCD for AC charge stations.
For electric vehicle charging Bender offers a Mode-3 electric vehicle charge station components as a modular kit, allowing manufacturers to create their own charge station without having the necessary technical expertise.
Our electrical components offer a proven, cost- effective, low risk solution for EV charge station development. This market-ready modular suite of products provides all the internal components required to develop a charge station.
Reducing cost and development time, the modular kit offers a fast route to market for charge station manufacturers and developers.
The main component of an electric vehicle charge station, our intelligent charge controller CC612 has been adopted and proven in use internationally by major charge station manufacturers.
The CC612 is proven charge control technology used in third-party charge stations and the Bender modular kit.
Designed to monitor the integrity of the charge system, the unit supports OCPP 1.5/1.6 incorporating a power supply, contactor, charging socket, IEC 61851 Mode-3 commercial charge controller and remote access for software updates and monitoring.
Bender has developed customised on board insulation monitoring devices for vehicles to monitor the insulation of the AC motor and DC side of electrical drive and connected battery systems.
Our IR155xx range is patented measurement technology that enables continuous measurement of insulation resistance between 0 and 10MΩ. Variants of the device are proven in Formula 1, E, London’s hybrid ‘Boris Buses’, commercial vehicles and OEM applications.
Bender UK has a total capability in e-mobility, supplying pioneering solutions for electric vehicle development and on-board safety, reducing the likelihood of vehicle failure and eliminating any risks to the end-user.
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