UK electric vehicle (EV) charging business Evolt Charging has launched a dynamic load management (DLM) system to optimise the distribution of energy between its EV chargers.
The optimisation will also enable chargepoint operators (CPOs) to install additional rapid and ultra-rapid charging units at existing sites without the need to secure additional energy capacity.
By optimising power distribution, charging speeds are maximised, waiting times are reduced and the overall customer experience of using the CPO’s network is improved, according to Evolt.
The company currently has more than 15,000 rapid or ultra-rapid DC chargers installed across seven UK networks including Osprey, MFG, Be.EV and SSE Energy Solutions.
The DLM system has been designed to optimise power distribution from all chargers on the local network based on vehicle demand, which can vary significantly depending on each vehicle’s maximum charge rate and battery percentage when charging.
What’s more, the DLM system recognises unused capacity at one charger and distributes it to another, allowing other vehicles to charge at an optimal rate.
Managing director of Evolt Charging, Anne Buckingham, said: “With more than one million fully electric cars, vans and taxis on UK roads, and the increasing demand and greater availability of electric models, it is no wonder CPOs want to follow a new strategy of reviewing and expanding existing charging facilities.
“It was rare early on for there to be more than three or four at each location, but with more EVs on the road there is now greater demand, and CPOs want to avoid drivers having to wait – or worse, going somewhere else.
“We know CPOs want to develop and expand upon existing sites but the need to increase power capacity – and the costs and times its takes to do so – can be a significant barrier to adding more chargers, or to upgrading from AC to DC units.
“But that no longer needs to be the case and we are looking forward to working with our CPO customers on some existing projects, and to support their growth plans.”
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