A university car park holds several charging publics at once — staff parked all day, students living on site, commuters in for lectures, visitors in for an hour — and one dual-connector AC station can serve two bays for any of them. The EV-AC03201T fits that pattern: two Type 2 connectors sharing up to 43 kW, RFID access, and an OCPP 1.6J connection to the campus platform. The planning work is not the hardware; it is deciding which group each car park serves, and the order the rollout reaches them.
Key Takeaways
- Campus dwell is long and mixed; plan each car park for the group that actually parks there, from your own data.
- RFID plus the OCPP platform connection is what turns two connectors into tiered access with per-group records.
- Who may charge, and on what payment terms, is university policy — the hardware supports restriction or openness equally.
- Phase the rollout and let the first stations’ session records size the next phase.
One Campus, Several Charging Publics
Start from your own parking data rather than any published average — dwell patterns differ by car park, and they decide what a station there can do:
| Group | Typical parking pattern | What the station gives them |
|---|---|---|
| Staff | All working day in staff car parks | A long, unhurried charge; even a shared connector fills a car across a working day |
| Students in halls | Overnight and across days in residential parking | The longest dwell on campus — charging stops being a scheduling problem at all |
| Commuting students | Lecture-length stays in day car parks | A substantial top-up per visit, repeated across the week |
| Visitors and event guests | Short, irregular stays | A top-up, not a full charge — useful, but not the group to plan the rollout around |
That mix is why campuses install AC rather than rapid charging: the cars are parked anyway, so a 22 kW connector has hours to work in. The same dwell logic underlies our workplace charging program guide, which transfers directly to the staff side of a campus.
Access Tiers Run on RFID and the Platform
The station’s stated access method is RFID, and its stated network connection is OCPP 1.6J. Together they let the university run different rules per group from one back office: permit holders start with their cards, visitor bays open through the platform’s arrangements, and every session is recorded per user or group. Which groups may charge, what each pays — including whether staff charging is free, billed, or handled through payroll arrangements — is the university’s policy, set by the institution and its advisers, not by the charger. Keep the tiers simple: a scheme two groups understand beats a fine-grained one nobody reads.
Roll Out in Phases, and Let Term Time Teach You
Few estates teams wire every car park at once. A phased rollout usually starts where demand is already visible — the staff car park with a waiting list, the halls car park — and treats the first stations as instruments: the platform’s session records show which bays fill and how term-time peaks differ from vacation weeks. Those records, not forecasts, size phase two. Each phase repeats the supply conversation with your electrician: one station is a 43 kW-class load, and several on one supply are a design question to settle before phase two is ordered. Our site selection guide covers the placement checks that belong in each phase.
The Station Behind the Plan
The EV-AC03201T is a floor-standing AC station with two Type 2 connectors, up to 43 kW shared between them (22 kW per connector), dynamic allocation between the connectors, RFID access, OCPP 1.6J connectivity, a 7-inch touchscreen for drivers, and an IP54 enclosure for outdoor car parks. One footprint serves two bays, which keeps a phased campus rollout compact: each new pair of charging bays is one foundation, one supply run, one platform connection. Faster units can later be added at a specific hub without disturbing the AC pattern elsewhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can one station serve both staff and students?
Yes, if it stands in a car park both groups use. Access is set per card and per group through RFID and the platform, so the same connectors carry different rules for different users.
Do we have to let visitors charge?
That is the university’s policy decision. The hardware supports restricted, permit-based access as readily as open access; the institution decides which groups each car park serves and on what terms.
How many stations should a campus start with?
Start where demand is documented — a waiting list, accommodation enquiries, staff surveys — and let the first stations’ session records size the next phase. Term-time peaks in your own data beat any sector average.
Related Reading
- How to Plan a Workplace EV Charging Program
- What Is a Dual Port EV Charger? How It Works and How to Choose
- Where to Install an EV Charging Station: Site Selection Guide
- How Do Commercial EV Charging Stations Work?
