Charging management by ifesca: Peak load reduction for vehicle fleets and industrial trucks
Switching to e-mobility is a significant gain for sustainability within a company – at the same time, it considerably expands the operational electricity consumption. Intelligent charging management specifically helps to minimise the costs incurred.
To successfully bring your company into the era of electric mobility, the installation and operation of your new charging infrastructure must be planned carefully. Charging stations for electric vehicles can temporarily require a power demand of up to 22kW per charging point. Peak loads can occur, especially when charging an entire company fleet, and in the worst-case scenario can lead to grid overload – with costly consequences for the company.
What is charging management?
The term charging management describes the regulation of power at individual charging points in one or more charging stations, such as those provided for a company’s fleet. The goal of a charging management system is to control the charging processes in a way that optimises the collective grid consumption of the charging stations and avoids excessive peak loads. With us, you can make optimal use of PPAs and renewable energy sources and control the use of flexible loads, thereby reducing expensive peak loads.
Who is charging management relevant for?
Charging management is recommended for all companies with flexible assets that are charged with electricity. This includes, among others:
- Industrial users with industrial trucks powered by lithium-ion batteries or electric vehicles
- Commercial operators from all sectors with an electric vehicle fleet
With intelligent charging management implemented by our software ifesca.ENERGY®, you gain the cost and sustainability benefits that e-mobility offers your company – without risking peak loads. No matter how big or small your fleet is: Make use of optimised charging for your industrial trucks or electric vehicle fleet with ifesca.
What are the risks of charging without charging management?
Especially in companies with shift operations, it can happen that the charging process for many vehicles starts simultaneously at the end of the shift. Without charging management, this can cause a significant increase in electricity withdrawal from the upstream grid. Even without the ‘worst-case scenario’ of grid overload, this can lead to a significant increase in the power usage fee for grid use.
Intelligent charging management by ifesca is designed to save you the additional costs associated with charging peaks. We optimally integrate charging management for your operation into the rest of your company’s energy management. This way, we can reduce electricity procurement costs by aligning the charging management with times of cheaper electricity procurement costs or by optimising the use of your self-generated electricity, e.g. through a photovoltaic system with storage.
Charging management for companies: Avoid peak loads and reduce electricity costs
In times of rising energy prices, high electricity costs can result in a significant burden on operational finances. Avoid excessive costs and overstressed systems with innovative charging management from ifesca. By networking the charging stations within the company, we can create a holistic, intelligent solution for your fleet that avoids overloads. Our solutions are holistically oriented – we optimally integrate the charging park for comprehensive energy management within the company. Your vehicles to be charged are supplied with electricity in suitable time slots, taking into account the company’s overall consumption. This ensures that neither the connected load is exceeded nor the electricity bill is overburdened.
How does intelligent charging management by ifesca work?
Intelligent charging management by ifesca helps you avoid overloads when charging the electric vehicle fleet – this applies to both the electricity grid and your operating costs. To this end, we rely on mathematical optimisation: ifesca.ENERGY® creates a digital twin of your energy system, which stores all relevant influencing factors and restrictions of your energy management. We can then efficiently and reliably optimise your charging management towards the goal of minimising costs.
Save costs and avoid peak loads – with intelligent charging management from ifesca
ifesca is your strong partner in optimising the energy efficiency of your company. Our experts support you with years of experience in the energy industry combined with innovative approaches. Our services in the field of energy analysis and our innovative software solutions help you to operate sustainably and cost-effectively due to energy-saving processes.
With easy-to-understand representations of your overall energy system, we make potential within the company tangible and provide high-quality forecasts that help you optimise your energy management. Our applications are always user-friendly – all processes can be operated intuitively.
Want to achieve potential energy savings in your operation or have questions about our intelligent charging management and other software solutions? Contact us. We are happy to advise and support you on your way to optimised energy management.