Ensuring savings on energy bills while generating revenue out of charging stations flexibility

testimonials

In the coming years, the combined load of potentially thousands of cars charging at the same time will pose both an opportunity and a challenge to utilities, as the average household will double its nominal power. Even considering the fact that not all cars will be plugged in at once, both the peak load and the net consumption in distribution grids will certainly increase.

An opportunity
for energy sellers

The net electricity consumption of the average household will almost double, as the average car in central Europe will require about 3000-4000 kWh for charging per year. In addition, these cars will usually be plugged in for much longer than needed, typically at home during the night or at work during the day. At current spot-market prices and spreads, this flexibility represents a substantial monetary value for day-ahead/intraday optimization. Spot market spreads might even increase with the further growth of renewables, fostering the attractiveness of demand-side management even further.

A challenge for grid operators:
too many at the same time and same place

Some parts of distribution grids will face capacity challenges and voltage drops caused by the simultaneous charging. In addition, system security could be impacted: connected charging stations create wide possibilities for manipulation. Taking control of a pool of charging stations means being able to quickly and unforeseeably switch huge loads within specific grid sections. In other words: shutting down the power supply of an entire neighbourhood at the push of a button. Therefore, secure connectivity and control will play an increasingly important role.

testimonials
about

Local peak shaving to handle e-car charging and guarantee consumption optimization

  • Local peak shaving to reduce the power subscribed
  • Consumption monitoring and energy savings
  • In retrofit for heavily consuming devices and owners of e-cars or heat pumps
  • To be combined with the self-consumption optimization feature from PV owners

A protection to avoid local blackouts, and a lever to increase e-car sales

  • Prevention against costly grid upgrades
  • A real lever to e-car sales
  • Additional revenue thanks to the VPP, for example, up to 500€/year of revenue with a fleet of charging stations
  • Affordable equipment
about
about

Installed devices

The M-Box is a highly secure router, which connects the end-user’s tiko installation to the tiko data center through ethernet or private mobile connection. Using the existing power lines of the customer’s house, it controls the other tiko devices.

The K-Box is a control device. It couples a Smart Meter and an integrated switch which allows the measurement and control of the connected devices. A version with an optocoupler allows the connections to batteries.

about
testimonials

Chosen by:

testimonials
testimonials
testimonials