CHARX manage – charging and load management for charging stations and charging parks

Charging and load management for charging stations and charging parks

Manage your charging infrastructure with CHARX manage. The scalable software optimizes the operation of your charging stations, increasing their availability and enabling precise billing of charging via the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP). The rule-based load management system distributes the available connected load to all charge points so that electric cars are charged with electricity based on need and the building connection operates at optimum capacity and is protected against overload.

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Your advantages

  • Integrated load management prevents costly failures and ensures the availability of the charging park
  • Easy commissioning, configuration, and monitoring of the charging park via web browser
  • Intuitive touch operation for the driver of the electric car at the central terminal
  • Future-proof and flexible with scalable licenses and the easy addition of new charging points
  • Flexible connection to building management and backend systems

Optimize the operation of your charging stations Manage your charging park with CHARX manage

Parking garage with several charging points at which an electric car (BMW i3) is being charged
Diagram of a parking lot with load management for various electric car charging points
Diagram of a parking lot with load management and prioritization of certain charging points
Graphical representation of the method of operation of the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) for connection to cloud-based services in charging park management
Charging stations in front of a building are connected to the building management system
Parking garage with several charging points at which an electric car (BMW i3) is being charged

With the growing number of electric vehicles, the demand for charging options is increasing. Parking lots and parking garages are therefore increasingly being equipped with charging stations. The planners, constructors, and operators of such charging parks are faced with the challenge of ensuring the optimum charging power for each charging point with the limited on-site grid connection. At the same time, a high degree of availability and safety must be ensured, taking other loads and generators into consideration. CHARX manage allows you to overcome this challenge. Manage up to 50 charging points and optimize their operation.

Diagram of a parking lot with load management for various electric car charging points

The highly efficient load management ensures the equal distribution of the available connected load to up to 50 AC and DC charging points. This protects your grid connection against overload and the distribution grid against unbalanced loads.

Diagram of a parking lot with load management and prioritization of certain charging points

Instead of equal distribution of the charging power to all charging points, you can prioritize individual users based on four levels ranging from high to low. This can be useful for short-stay or VIP guests, for example.

Graphical representation of the method of operation of the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) for connection to cloud-based services in charging park management

Connect to cloud-based services via the integrated Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP). These services include user authorization as well as the transfer of charging data for billing purposes, for example.

Charging stations in front of a building are connected to the building management system

If the charging stations are part of the building infrastructure, it makes sense to connect them to a building management system. The system dynamically allocates the available charging current through the charging park based on the needs of the other loads.

Customer reference
CHARX manage in practice
GP Joule provides solutions for the generation of renewable energy from the sun, wind, and biomass, and for electromobility. GP Joule found a flexible load management solution for its company parking lot and its customers in our CHARX manage software.
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Aerial photo of GP Joule: Charging park with intelligent load management

Customer statement

GP Joule uses CHARX manage as the load management solution for its company parking lot
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Convenient control Intuitive operation is just a few clicks away

Your charging park can be commissioned, configured, controlled, and monitored using a web browser. With just a few clicks, you can manage users and charging points, authorize charging processes, and perform many other tasks – whether from a conventional desktop PC setup or while using a tablet on the go over a secure VPN connection. The intuitive web interface combines all the functions required for system operators, service technicians, and operating personnel.

Staff in the control room conveniently controlling the charging park via a web browser with CHARX manage
Control and monitor your charging park conveniently via web browser
Screenshot of CHARX manage web application: dashboard overview
On the dashboard, you have an overview of all the charging points and can keep things in check
Screenshot of CHARX manage web application – configuration of two load circuits
For larger installations, you can configure two load circuits
Screenshot of CHARX manage web application: Add new charging points
Add new charging points to extend your charging park
Screenshot of CHARX manage web application: Issue charging authorizations
Issue local charging authorizations by assigning RFID tags
Screenshot of CHARX manage web application: local billing and diagnostics
Export the data for all charging processes in CSV format

Charging made easy User guidance via touch screen

If desired, users of your charging stations can be led through the process at a central terminal via touch screen, from authorization to completion of the charging process. CHARX manage records all relevant energy and transaction data during the charging process and stores it in a local SQL database before transferring it to the backend provider via OCPP. The touch interface can also be customized with your logo and preferred colors on request, making it an integral part of the uniform branding concept and image for your charging park.

Man using the touch display of the central terminal in the charging park, next to an electric car with the charging cable plugged in
Drivers of electric cars are led intuitively through the process at the terminal via touch screen
Charging park software screen: Authorization, e.g., using an RFID card
Step 1: Authorization, e.g., using an RFID card
Charging park software screen: The user selects an available charging point
Step 2: Select the charging point
Charging park software screen: The user is asked to connect their vehicle via a charging cable
Step 3: Connect the vehicle
Charging park software screen: During the charging process, values such as the current charging power are displayed
Step 4: Charge the vehicle

Clever connection Network the charging park and the building

As an option, you can connect CHARX manage to a building and energy management system, for example Emalytics from Phoenix Contact. By dynamically specifying the maximum charging current and exchanging additional real-time data, you can optimize the interaction between the building and the charging park, thereby avoiding peak loads. You can therefore charge electric cars in a CO₂-neutral manner with self-generated photovoltaic electricity. At the same time, you can make sure that sufficient energy is reserved for loads in the building.

Building management in a building with various digital icons and a tablet with building management dashboard
Integrate your charging stations into your building management system
Diagram: With the Emalytics software, the charging park is integrated into building management
Emalytics enables the smart visualization and control of charging processes
Diagram: Monitoring and analysis of all generator and consumption data for optimum power distribution
Distribute energy as needed in order to optimize your costs
Diagram: Using electric vehicles as mobile energy storage
Use electric cars as energy storage to avoid peak loads
Various communication protocol logos for connecting CHARX manage: KNX, EnOcean, BACnet, LonMark, PROFINET, Modbus
CHARX manage can also be connected to other systems via I/Os

Future-proof investment Extend your charging park flexibly – to up to 50 charging points – with the scalable license model

Example setup of a charging park with building management and backend integration

Example setup of a charging park with building management and backend integration

Implement your charging park with us How it works

1. Choose the software license
You can purchase graded software licenses for 5 to 50 charging points to suit the size of your charging park. Affordable upgrade licenses are available for any future expansion. This enables you to invest for the future effectively and develop your charging options flexibly.

2. Choose the industrial PC
Depending on the architecture of your charging park, you can choose between two industrial PCs that deliver the appropriate hardware performance. Choose a panel PC for central authorization with touch operation at the terminal. A box PC is the right choice for charging parks without authorization or with decentral authorization directly at the charging point. It will take you just a few minutes to install the software on the PC.

3. Choose the charging controller
We provide charging controllers compatible with the type of charging and the range of functions required, plus numerous other components for setting up your charging points. You connect them to the industrial PC via Ethernet.

Employee consulting with a customer on e-mobility products

Interested? We will be happy to advise you

We discuss your project-specific requirements with you and then support you in setting up and networking your charging stations and connecting your charging park to backend service providers and building management systems.

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