The charging technology specialist go-e manages the energy flows of buildings with a new product to optimise the charging of electric cars. “The go-e Controller provides a graphical representation of electricity consumption in real time and in the past,” says founder Peter Pötzi of go-e with a smile.” It is used to collect measured values in an electrical distribution system and make them available in a network. Thus, depending on the position of the sun and the current power demand, charging processes on the car can be smartly controlled.”
Once the PV system is on the roof, homeowners do everything they can to maximise the consumption of their own power. This can be achieved by starting and stopping the charging of electric cars at the right time. Understanding the impact of energy flows over time requires a comprehensive picture of solar power generation, distribution, and consumption. This task is handled automatically by the controller. In addition to PV surplus control, the built-in device can thus also implement dynamic load balancing with chargers from go-e. As a result, the house connection is always balanced, even with many electricity consumers running simultaneously. The controller thus protects against in-house “blackouts” and helps to avoid expensive grid peaks. The go-e Controller permanently transmits the current power values of the system, including battery storage, to all connected go-e Chargers. It controls an unlimited number of chargers so that they charge electric cars when sufficient power is available.
The go-e Controller can be controlled directly via a display. The go-e app makes use even more convenient. Load balancing and surplus charging are easily controllable building standards with the go-e Controller. As always with go-e, the focus here is on user-friendliness and intuitive operation.
