ChargePilot® PV integration
Why does it make sense to charge electric vehicles with solar energy?
A photovoltaic (PV) system is a volatile energy source and at times produces a surplus of electricity. Electric vehicles are usually parked at the charging station for much longer than they are charging. Thus, they can serve as flexible consumers or storage units and absorb the surplus electricity at the given time.
The intelligent charging of vehicles with solar energy thus contributes to increasing self-consumption and saving running costs.
The costs for grid electricity are usually four to six times higher than electricity that is produced on site, as there are no taxes and additional grid fees.
Your advantages:
✔️ lower operating costs
✔️ positive climate balance
How can ChargePilot® take your PV system into account?
With intelligent control through ChargePilot®, you can make the best possible use of the available solar energy.
Are you already using an energy management system (EMS) for your PV system? Integrate it into your ChargePilot®!
The generated energy from your PV system as well as the applied building load are dynamically taken into account when charging your vehicles by means of default values from your EMS.
Choose from two options for your ChargePilot® location
PV Plus
The energy generated from the PV system reduces the effective building load. As a result, more energy is available for charging the vehicles.
PV Only
The vehicles only charge when surplus electricity from PV generation is available. No electricity is drawn from the public grid for the charging infrastructure.
In combination with the ChargePilot® feature time-based grid limits, charging from the grid is ensured in certain times, e.g. at night or on weekends. The grid limit can be activated and deactivated as desired in the web portal.
Example: During the summer months, the vehicles are charged exclusively with energy from the PV system during the day. Electricity is only drawn from the grid at night.
Please note our restrictions
No communication with the PV inverter
No self-consumption optimization
Not suitable for direct feeders (own grid connection, PV > 100 kW).
ChargePilot® does not measure the power of the PV system directly. No distinction is made between grid electricity and PV electricity, which is why different billing tariffs are not possible.