EV Charging: Load Management Systems

By Jeff Sykes on
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A crucial element to a commercial or residential apartment EV charging project is the Load Management System.

What is an EV Charging Load Management System?

The purpose of these systems is to monitor the incoming mains and can control the charge speed of all devices on the network to ensure that the EV charging load doesn’t exceed the power capacity available to the building.

These systems will usually require a Current Transformer (CT) to be installed on the incoming mains, so the software can monitor the power available to the building in real time. The software will then communicate with ALL of the chargers on the network and, where necessary, dynamically adjusting their charge speed to ensure the power load to the chargers remains within the capacity of the building.

To communicate with the chargers, Load Management Systems, can use various methods of communicate including Wifi, Ethernet, Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP), Power Line Communications (PLC), RS485 or Modbus.

Load Management System Providers

Based on our work consulting with residential apartment buildings and commercial sites, we have documented a list of some of the popular load management systems.

ProviderBase Pricing*EV Charger Compatibility
CasaCharge$100 p.a. per charger Range of OCPP compatible chargers
Charge Hub$180 p.a. per chargerRange of OCPP 1.6 compatible chargers
ConevaTBCRange of OCPP compatible chargers
EV Hub$280 p.a. per chargerRange of OCPP 1.6 compatible chargers
EVSE$175 p.a per chargerOcular
EVUp$495 p.a. per site, for up to five charge portsAuriga chargers
Jetcharge$100 p.a. per chargerAutel, ABB, Schneider, Chargemate
Noodoe$300 p.a.  Per sitRange of OCPP compatible chargers
Schneider EcoStruxureNoneSchneider EVlink
Smappee$100 p.a. per chargerSmappee
Sonic Charge$1,200 p.a. per siteAppCharge, Autel, Weidmuller, Fronius, Kempower, Zappee
* Pricing based on data supplied to NSW Government during 2024. Note that there can be additional charges hardware installation and setup along with additional ongoing charges for billing software (if required). As this is an emerging space, we expect providers to continue to update their prices in the market.

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