Load management

Shares a site's grid connection between the cars charging at the same time.

Explained in

EV charging fundamentals · Stop 04Why doesn't electricity flow immediately?Authorisation is approved, yet the display shows Preparing and power later falls on its own. Safety checks, the handshake and the charging curve explained.

Also in

  1. Charging hardware · Stop 05Why do some chargers share power between plugs?Who decides
  2. Charging infrastructure · Stop 02Why does the grid connection decide so much?Time and size
  3. Load management · Stop 01Why can't every car charge at full power?Energy matters more than power
  4. OCPP in depth · Stop 09One day of messages, fully understoodWhere to go from here
  5. Plug & Charge · Stop 02How do car and charger talk to each other?More than identification
  6. Energy and grid integration · Stop 04What makes charging flexible?Three ways to use the freedom
  7. Battery storage · Stop 07One day at a battery-backed site, fully understoodWhere to go from here
  8. Fleet charging · Stop 03How is a depot planned?The grid connection sets the pace

Named in 13 further stops as well.

  1. BMSBattery management system: the car's electronics that decide how much power the battery accepts at each moment.
  2. ContactorAn electrically operated switch for high currents; in a DC charger it connects the output to the car only after both have checked the connection and matched the voltage.