Electric Vehicle Detection at Charging Stations

With the rise of shared electric car services in European cities, efficient recharging stations must be available to users. To prevent non-electric vehicles from parking at these stations, a system is required to identify unauthorized vehicles and alert officers to their presence. Because the charging station is located in public areas, the system must not be vulnerable to vandalism.

Banner Engineering’s K50R radar sensor offers an ideal solution for electric vehicle detection at recharge stations. When cars park at a charging station, the radar sensor immediately detects the vehicle’s presence. If separate monitoring indicates that the car is not plugged into the charge station, a signal is sent to a central location, alerting authorities to ticket or remove the vehicle if necessary.

The K50R can be embedded in the charging station, preventing vandalism. Unlike photoelectric or ultrasonic sensors, it is not affected by conditions such as wind, rain, fog, light, humidity, and air temperature. This results in accurate detection in outdoor environments. The sensor also detects objects up to a specified distance, ignoring objects beyond the set point.