Greenflux has new DC smart charging algorithm for large rollouts
Dutch charging software provider GreenFlux has launched a DC-specific algorithm for intelligent fast charging. The algorithm is designed to ensure that the combined power consumption of a group of charging stations automatically stays below a specific limit.
This makes it geared towards commercial customers, and Greenflux confirms that the algorithm has already been incorporated into its corresponding portfolio and used at scale in the market by customers.
As usual with Greenflux, the technology is cloud-based and hardware-agnostic, meaning it can be applied at any brand of DC charging station.
It is also run from the cloud and uses open standards, enabling CPOs to expand their fast-charging network more quickly and cheaply, according to Greenflux.
“Considering the investment required to set up and manage DC-charging hubs, avoiding hardware-vendor lock-in and maximising revenue potential is critically important,” explains Rutger Plantenga, MD and Chief Product Officer at GreenFlux. “This is exactly what our new DC smart charging solution is designed to do.”
Smart charging in the Greenflux sense optimises power distribution and can charge more electric vehicles at the same time and faster. The cloud-base adds further dynamics in response to triggers, such as capacity limitations and energy tariff fluctuations.
Greenflux says the solution gives customers real-time control and facilitates the installation of more charge stations on existing grid connections since these can be grouped and managed together.
While no clients were named in today’s statement, Greenflux is reportedly working with Osprey in the UK or EDP Comercial in Southern Europe. DKV Mobility acquired the Dutch company in June 2021.
Greenflux was founded in 2011 and has been working towards hardware-agnostic smart charging. An earlier initiative included the European project Invade, completed in 2020. The central component of the test was a specially created algorithm from GreenFlux. It was designed to prevent grid overloads, incorporate renewable energies and exploit fluctuating electricity prices. GreenFlux’s conclusion at the time: “We are prepared for a future in which millions of cars will use massively sustainable energy when it is available, while at the same time, we can keep the costs of grid expansion to an absolute minimum.”
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