Nissan has labored with Fermata Energy to develop a bi-directional charger to be used with the Nissan LEAF electrical automobile in the USA.
With Nissan’s approval, together with its UL 9741 certification for bi-directional charging techniques, the Fermata Vitality FE-15 charger has handed key necessities from Nissan, and has been verified to be suitable with the Nissan LEAF. Utilization of the accepted charger will even not affect the LEAF’s battery guarantee.
Bi-directional charging know-how means not solely charging the Nissan LEAF, but in addition sending vitality saved within the automobile battery again to the constructing or the grid. Excellent for corporations with fleet autos, the Fermata Vitality Demand Cost Administration software, together with the FE-15 charger, repeatedly screens a constructing’s electrical hundreds, and will draw on the Nissan LEAF’s vitality to supply energy to the constructing throughout dearer high-demand intervals. In states with utility demand response packages, bi-directional-enabled Nissan LEAF autos (MY2013 and later) are in a position to safely ship vitality saved within the battery to the grid throughout peak vitality demand occasions, equivalent to in summer season months.
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