Charging stations consume a lot of energy. Solar panels provide a lot of energy. To combine these two factors, you need a smart charging station and a smart meter. Why this is the case and how this works exactly, you can read on this page where we pay full attention to smart charging for the car with solar panels.
Why is smart charging with solar panels actually the only suitable option?
If you want to use green energy from your solar panels as much as possible, you will encounter an annoying problem. When the sun is shining, the house is usually empty. When the sun goes down, everyone comes home. Even when the peak consumption of electricity in your house is during the day, finding the right balance is difficult. That is why many houses with solar panels still use (too much) mains voltage, especially when it comes to charging the electric car.
Only with smart charging can you achieve optimal results. The charging station then only uses power that is left over (in other words: power that is not needed for other devices or machines) to charge the car. If you really go smart, you can even set the car to be fully charged at a certain time and that the charging station must use mains power when the solar energy is insufficient. After all, it is not just about using as much green power as possible, it is also about the range that you need during the day to reach your destination.
How does smart charging of electric cars with solar panels work?
With smart charging, the yield of the solar panels is distributed among the power consumers that are active at that time. If there is a smart charging station in between, it will only use the power that is free and that is not claimed by other devices, which have priority over the charging station. If the sun is shining brightly and you do not have any devices on, the charging station can work at full power. If the sun is shining less brightly or you have many power guzzlers active, the charging station will switch back to a (much) lower charging speed.
What do you need to charge smart with solar panels?
There are several ways to charge smartly on solar panels. You can think of Dynamic Load Balancing, Load Balancing , planning your charging sessions and even charging at a lower charging speed to get the most out of the yield. For all these methods and ways you also need a smart meter. If you can connect the smart meter, smart charging station and the solar panel system together, then you actually already have everything you need.
Want to make it even easier for yourself? Then choose a charging station that you can control via an app and where you can see the consumption. Not only does it become more convenient, it also becomes a lot more fun, especially on sunny days.
Can you also charge smart at home if you don't have solar panels?
Smart charging is often mentioned in the same breath as solar panels, but that is not entirely correct and not complete. You do not need solar panels for smart charging. More and more private individuals and entrepreneurs are opting for smart charging stations with load balancing, so that the network does not become overloaded and other devices and machines on the network are not hindered by the charging session.
Regardless of whether you plan to install solar panels in the future, it is wise to look for a charging station with load balancing .
The future of home charging: solar panels and smart charging
Charging your electric car smartly with solar panels is already very attractive at the moment, but this will only become more important. As the net metering scheme is being restricted, grey power is becoming less desirable and more expensive, and the energy transition is increasingly high on the agenda, this is a good time to see how you can benefit.
What is also taken into account is that bidirectional charging will most likely enter households within a few years. In concrete terms, the electric car is used as a home battery that can store the energy from the solar panels and supply it back when power is needed but the solar panels cannot supply it.
The smart charging station is also needed for this. To make this possible, the charging station must be able to communicate with the smart meter in your meter cupboard, to supply the voltage required for all devices in your home. If you choose a smart charging station with load balancing now, you can be sure that you are ready for the coming years.
Tip: are you installing the charging station yourself ? Then pull a data cable (or an empty tube to pull a data cable later). This cable is needed for communication. If you do this immediately, you will save yourself a lot of work in the future.
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