Learn more about ABB technology in the series

Official Charging Partner

Since Season 9, ABB has been the Official Charging Partner of the series.

 

Working in collaboration with engineers from motorsport governing body, the FIA, and Formula E, ABB has developed a compact, reliable and safe solution for charging the new Gen3 Evo cars which is ‘Engineered to Outrun’. The ABB Formula E Race Charger has been designed in a robust, custom and ergonomic way that allows for easy global transportation and installation.

 

Each charger can deliver a maximum power of 160kW and is able to charge two vehicles with 80kW of power simultaneously, before the race. This allows race teams to benefit from a double charging capacity from one unit, significantly reducing the charger footprint and decreasing transportation emissions, as there is no longer a need for one unit per car.

 

The ABB Formula E Race Charger features ABB’s newest charging technology and draws on the company’s leading position in the sector. Its design adapts technology already proven in road car charging applications to suit a demanding motorsport environment. It offers the greatest reliability and consistency of performance, wherever in the world the chargers are used, from various power sources.

ABB Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

Our UPS system is installed in the race series’ TV compound. It guarantees that power continues to reach broadcasters in the event of a grid power failure at a race circuit, ensuring that live race broadcasts never go ‘off air’. This UPS is a highly efficient bespoke unit developed by a specialist team at ABB.

 

Wheel-mounted and weight-optimized, it has been made in a package small and robust enough to be shipped easily and more sustainably. It has plug-and-play functionality to simplify installation for the on-site team and can provide 15 minutes of autonomous 60kVA power with input/output voltages of 230/400VAC 50 Hz.

Optimax

ABB continued to push boundaries of sustainable technology by introducing our innovative energy management software solution to the sport. ABB Ability Optimax® is deployed at race circuits to monitor and analyze total race-specific energy output more efficiently.

 

Metering boxes are located at host venues, collecting data on how much electrical power (kilowatts) is being used by teams and other race partners at that moment and how much electricity (kilowatts hours) is consumed over any given period. This information is relayed back to race control via the Microsoft Azure cloud.

 

Total consumption across entire E-Prix sites is also monitored, encompassing operations including the TV broadcast suite, E-Village fan zone, media center, catering facilities, the paddock and, of course, the teams’ pit garages.