Model-specific certification and issued evidence
Confirm against the exact model, configuration and destination before commercial release.
AETRENCharging Infrastructure Systems
Evidence & Qualification Centre
Qualify the exact charger, not the category label.
AETREN keeps certification, software/backend claims, metering/payment, thermal performance, enclosure suitability, load management and warranty tied to the exact offered platform and destination. New Zealand remains excluded until a suitable NZ-certified product platform is specifically approved.
Qualification matrix
What evidence should exist before procurement.
Status should be recorded against the actual offered charger and destination. “Available on request” is not treated as equivalent to verified evidence.
| Evidence area | What to confirm | Release rule |
|---|---|---|
| Model identity | Exact charger family, power class, connector arrangement and enclosure/configuration | Required before certification or thermal claims are carried into a quotation. |
| Electrical certification | Issued certificates/reports applicable to exact model and destination | A certificate from another model/family is not treated as universal evidence. |
| OCPP / backend | Supported OCPP version, backend independence, firmware and remote-management scope | Confirm by exact platform; do not assume open interoperability from marketing wording. |
| Metering / payment | Metering class, RFID, contactless/payment hardware and billing dependencies | Destination rules and operator model determine what evidence is required. |
| Thermal performance | Operating-temperature range and any sustained-output derating information | High ambient suitability requires model-specific thermal evidence. |
| Environmental protection | IP/enclosure statement, corrosion/coastal suitability and outdoor installation limits | Check actual enclosure and test basis rather than relying on 'outdoor' wording. |
| Load management | Controller/site architecture, supported charger count, priority rules and fail-state behaviour | The site electrical design still belongs to the appointed local electrical team. |
| Warranty + spares | Warranty terms, support route, replaceable modules, critical spares and documentation | Commercial release should include a realistic support path, not hardware alone. |
Release gates
Six gates before an AETREN platform moves into a project.
The gates already used in the AETREN programme are now exposed as a public qualification framework.
Destination electrical and connector requirements
Confirm against the exact model, configuration and destination before commercial release.
Ambient-temperature performance and thermal derating
Confirm against the exact model, configuration and destination before commercial release.
OCPP / backend interoperability and site-management scope
Confirm against the exact model, configuration and destination before commercial release.
Metering, RFID, payment and communications configuration
Confirm against the exact model, configuration and destination before commercial release.
Warranty, support, spares and project documentation
Confirm against the exact model, configuration and destination before commercial release.
Evidence boundaries
Product evidence does not replace local electrical design.
Product evidence
Exact charger certificates, datasheets, thermal information, software/backend data and warranty.
Site electrical design
Maximum demand, switchboards, protection, cabling, earthing, utility/grid interfaces and commissioning.
Civil / parking works
Trenching, foundations, barriers, parking geometry, drainage and accessibility.
Operator systems
Payment acquiring, billing, backend operations, customer support and service processes.
Destination compliance
Country-specific certification, metering, connector, electrical and public-charging rules.
Commercial release
Final scope, delivery, spares, warranty, manuals, support and responsibility matrix.
From evidence to project