Corrently-charge NPM

corrently-charge

Reference implementation of flexible charging tariffs for CPOs and EMTs based on Green Power Index and SolarEnergyPrediction APIs. Part of #mobilitython2022 - Enpulse challenge.

Tariff builder for ChargePointOperators in the area of employee, tradefairs, hotels or areal parking.

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Challenge

Todays BEV charging lacks communication between driver/customer and charge point operator (CPO).

If we would know the goals the driver has by time of connecting to our charging point, we could optimize our energy dispatch for the charging session.

Goals

integrate local generation (eq. photovoltaics) into tariffs
reduce scope2 greenhouse gas emissions for customers
ensure regulatory compliance
consult clients using data driving transparency
expedite adoption of eMobility by providing state of the art CX

Problem definition

Flexibility of BEV charging for demand-side-management could not be used in public or semi-public charging-points. Local energy generation in conjunction with eMobility do not develop synergy effects making investments into energy management less attractive and limit customer experience in an upcomming competitive market.

Detailed market analysis

Proposed solution

Automated tariff evaluation as soon as charging session starts. Tariffs take local generation and green power index into account giving different tariffs to the client as options of required energy (final state of charge), available time, energymix.

Selected tariff requirements are automatically fulfilled via a scheduler connection to the CPO backend (via OCPP protocol). The sollution corrently-charge acts as an intermediate between a given energy management system and the charge point.

Core of the solution is encapsulated into an Open-Source Node Module NPM allowing to quickly adopts new tariff models or limit number of available models based on requirements at a certain location.

Business model

Needed resources to implement the solution

Working prototype

This prototype takes a real charging station located in the village Mauer (Germany) and uses the prediction of a PV power plant at the same grid connection point as local energy generation.

Configured prices | Price per kWh | Source | |---|---| | 0.75€ | Mains / public grid | | 0.30€ | PV / local generation |

Installation

npm install --save corrently-charge

Configuration

Either as .env or during instanciation

Setting	Description
`SOLAR_PREDICTION`	URL to the solar prediction API to use
`GSI_PREDICTION`	URL to the Green Power Index API to use
`localPrice`	Price per kwh for local energy (eq. solar)
`gridPrice`	Price per kwh for energy from grid