Smart e-mobility

Companies face the challenge of balancing acceptance, user convenience and system costs when charging their electric fleets – whilst complying with regulatory requirements, tariff options and restrictions imposed by the upstream energy system.

As a flexible load, electric vehicles offer the opportunity to shift charging times to periods when energy prices are lower, thereby reducing both costs and emissions. At the same time, the complexity of communication and integration is increasing: charging infrastructure must be integrated securely into corporate energy systems and requires seamless coordination with building energy management, fleet management and billing systems.

We can help you turn this complexity into tangible benefits: for cost-effective, convenient and future-proof charging.

Framework conditions for operational load management at Fraunhofer IOSB-AST:

• Establishment of a charging management service to ensure that charging processes at the Fraunhofer IOSB-AST building are managed in a timely and demand-optimised manner
• Integration of building management systems with building energy management systems, real-time data retrieval and averaging
• Building energy management system with load forecasting and data storage for energy monitoring
• Determination of KPIs in accordance with DIN ISO 50001
• Measurement and monitoring of the charging point group and individual charging processes (staff charging/fleet charging)

Demonstrated use cases

• Peak shaving in building operations
• Maximising self-consumption of renewable energy
• dynamic pricing

Result:

• Reduction in energy- and output-related electricity procurement costs
• Greater acceptance thanks to predictable, convenient charging processes
• Reducing the strain on the energy system and
• Reducing energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector