{"id":20776,"date":"2025-03-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/?p=20776"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:39:39","slug":"using-ocpp-data-to-improve-and-select-ev-charging-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/blog\/using-ocpp-data-to-improve-and-select-ev-charging-hardware\/","title":{"rendered":"Using OCPP data to improve and select EV charging hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EV charging networks are facing a critical challenge today: Charge sessions in Europe are failing more than 10% of the time, and the failure rate is even higher in the United States<\/a>. At Monta we also observe big differences in quality and performance throughout the field\u2014for some charge point models, failure rates jump to 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how can charge point operators (CPOs) and installers choose reliable hardware? And what can manufacturers do to improve charge point performance to begin with?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve developed a set of objective metrics for measuring quality and performance. Our goal is to help hardware manufacturers understand and improve their performance, and to help CPOs make the best decisions as they select hardware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With profitability and customer satisfaction hinging on the performance of charging infrastructure, making data-driven decisions is critical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open charge point protocol (OCPP): How hardware and software work together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Open charge point protocol (<\/strong>OCPP<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong> is an agreed set of communication standards that allows many types of chargers to speak to different charge point management systems (CPMS)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to OCPP, we can compare basic data across different charger models, though they communicate and perform differently. No matter the hardware, a stable network connection is essential for consistent performance\u2014our data-only SIM cards guide<\/a> covers how to ensure reliable connectivity for all your charge points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How OCPP data helps evaluate performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most current charging hardware is on the OCPP 1.6 protocol, which was released in 2015. While the new OCPP 2.0.1<\/a> opens up even more performance and quality measures, OCPP 1.6 still provides valuable data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n