Indra unveils its smart systems to recharge the electric car at the Energy and Environment International Trade Fair

Indra, the premier IT Company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, will attend GENERA, the energy and environment international trade fair. It will present a demo consisting of a smart recharge device for the electric car and its management and control platform. GENERA will take place from 11 to 13 of May in Madrid. The event is organised by IFEMA in collaboration with The Spanish Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE).

Indra will be present at the ZONA MOVELE, a space dedicated to electric mobility and promoted by IDAE. The space offers a perspective of the electric mobility industry in close connection with renewable energies.

Indra’s role in the deployment of the electric car is within its commitment to smart infrastructures technologies oriented to energy efficiency and sustainability, mainly in the development of new solutions for SMART GRIDS. In this sector the company is involved in outstanding R&D+i projects including the development of end-to-end solutions for the necessary technological infrastructures to charge the vehicle.

Besides this and in compliance with its sustainability and environmental policies the company integrated the security, communications and measurement requirements in a low-cost device: GRAI. It consists of an indoor car park recharge management system which guarantees energy efficiency and the provision of new added value services.

GRAI manages direct coupling of electric vehicles. It was specially designed to simplify and reduce costs when using domestic charging points or the associated infrastructure. It can be applied to power management in indoor car parks, either pubic or private. This multi protocol device identifies users and is equipped with a bipolar connection-disconnection system including pilot wire regulator management and connection detection. 

The device incorporates all the necessary features to recharge the electric vehicle. It manages users’ identification through RFID card, vehicle authentication, consumption of electric energy, security norms, communications with the electricity network; and the supply of added value services. The objective of the company was to integrate all the functions and security requirements in a single device in order to reduce the price for the user.
The IT multinational will also exhibit at the event a platform to manage and control the charging devices (GECORVEL). It is an open and scalable platform capable of providing services to an emerging market. Its structure and architecture will be able to meet new needs as well as the integration with external factors and business management systems.

Indra, promoter of the electric vehicle from the start

Indra has broad experience in the analysis of the charging infrastructure requirements for the deployment of the electric car, thus promoting more efficient and less polluting transport means and reduction of consumption of fossil fuel.

The Spanish company possesses in-depth knowledge of the new technologies which support the development of the electric car. Besides this, it participates actively in all the work teams the Ministry of Industry has appointed in this segment. The company also collaborates in different initiatives and research projects with a number of entities and firms of the energy sector.

Indra is currently engaged in the development of new technologies and solutions for energy efficiency and sustainability in the areas of generation, transmission and distribution, industrial and household consumption as well as transport. The company is developing projects based on new smart infrastructures (SMART GRIDS) which ensure a sustainable, secure and economic development.

Indra is the premier Information Technology company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe and Latin America. It is ranked as the second European company in its sector according to investment in R&D with nearly € 500 M during the last three years. In 2010 revenues reached € 2,557 M of which a 40% came from the international market. The company employs more than 31,000 professionals and has clients in more than 110 countries.