Dynamic load management offers efficient and cost-effective charging in charging parks

Vector Informatik has expanded its product portfolio in e-mobility charging infrastructure with the vCharM.edge hardware. Operators of charging parks can employ it to implement dynamic load management. This avoids expensive grid expansions and guarantees full charging without expensive peak loads for all vehicles.

The solution is a hardware that is installed locally in the charging park. It connects to the charging and load management tool vCharM from Vector, which runs in the cloud. At the same time, the solution communicates with the local charging stations via OCPP and receives the building's energy consumption through an energy meter. Based on these values, the remaining available energy is continuously provided to the charging infrastructure. This means more efficient and cost-effective charging processes for the end customer than static load management. Settings and reports are still easily made and viewed via the cloud in vCharM.

Another advantage of running charging and load management locally is offline authorisation. Even if the internet connection to vCharM fails, the EVs are charged at the charging stations as the most important parameters are stored in vCharM.edge. Authentication takes place as usual via RFID cards, key codes or Autocharge.

"With vCharM.edge, we are offering our customers an intelligent solution for dynamic load management that is both technically and economically impressive. vCharM.edge is another milestone in our strategy to drive forward and simplify electromobility," says Christian Witt, product manager for Charging and Load Management Systems at Vector.