ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Adaptive Load Management (ALM)

Adaptive Load Management (ALM) takes DLM to the next level and takes an entire building’s energy consumption into consideration.

On top of tracking every charging session, ALM monitors all major electrical system loads, like air conditioning and lighting, then optimizes charging based on a site’s electrical usage as a whole. 

With ALM, you can be sure that a property’s electricity is distributed optimally and never over the capacity. More importantly, you’ll save on costly electrical upgrades and excess peak demand charges.

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is a smart charging technology that enables vehicles to communicate with the power grid. With V2G, the charged power from a car battery can be pushed back to the grid whenever needed. This helps to balance out electricity demands so that no extra energy needs to be taken from the grid.

With V2G, vehicles become part of the energy system and work side-by-side with renewable energy production and stationary energy storages. This will be critical when the amount of renewable energy in the grid, produced with solar and wind, increases. Without V2G, energy must be purchased from reserve power plants, which drives electricity prices up during peak hours.

V2G also lets EV drivers get involved in the mission to create sustainable energy. But what it really all comes down to is that V2G helps tackle climate change by allowing our energy system to balance more and more renewable energy.

Congestion Management

The increase in power consumption in an area can overload a power grid. In addition, renewable energy sources are volatile and create challenges for areas that rely on solar and wind power.

These circumstances cause bottlenecks or “grid congestion” which can prevent electricity from reaching its destination. Luckily, intelligently controlled electric cars can offer a solution to grid congestion and prevent the need for expensive grid infrastructure upgrades. 

With our Congestion Management tool, EV charging is optimized based on both grid capacity and energy production. You can design prioritised rules determining how much power is used during certain times in defined areas. This means EVs are always charged at the optimal levels and times, and you can safely add additional charging stations worry-free.

Capacity Maximiser

The Virta Capacity Maximiser takes Load Management to another level by combining each electricity supply’s restrictions. It evaluates how much charging power needs to be allocated for each EV charger. 

Capacity Maximiser is a perfect fit for large sites with multiple electrical circuits and feeders. Such an example could be a multi-level car park. 

The Virta Capacity Maximiser is an additional service that can be easily combined with your existing Load Management offering, such as Dynamic Load Management and Adaptive Load Management. 

Virta Preconnect

Solutions like DLM and ALM can help you achieve peace of mind regarding your charging infrastructure, but some sites need a more sophisticated solution to ensure efficient charging.

In many long-term parking sites, such as residential parking garages or airport parking lots, the charging capacity doesn’t correspond to the high charging demand. Instead of investing in costly electrical updates, Virta Preconnect is here to help.

This energy solution rotates charging turns while putting some charging sessions on hold when insufficient charging power is available. This ensures that your EV drivers’ cars get charged even when there is no capacity once they plug in.

Virta Priority

Many fleet operators’ charging needs vary with different EV drivers or vehicles. Virta Priority makes it possible for vehicles with preassigned priority status always to charge first and with the maximum available power.

Virta Priority ensures that your priority vehicles are always charged and ready to go whenever you need them.