Software Update: Prioritizing EV Chargers in PowerFlex X

PowerFlex X™ is the all-in-one cleantech platform that monitors, controls, and optimizes your onsite energy assets, including your electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE). Leveraging patented Adaptive Load Management® algorithms, the platform intelligently distributes power to EV chargers on an individual basis, taking into account driver needs, facility demand, and other factors.

In talking with our customers, we learned they'd like the ability to manually prioritize power flow to specific chargers when the situation calls for it. Today we’re excited to share we’ve added this functionality to PowerFlex X. Here’s more about the update and its benefits:

How EVSE Prioritization Works

When an EV charger is prioritized, power is allocated to it before other chargers on your site, up to session or station constraints. Non-priority EV chargers still receive at least their minimum power, ensuring that vehicles plugged into those ports can still get charged. Users also have the ability to prioritize multiple chargers at the same time.

When Should I Prioritize Chargers?

Generally speaking, EVSE prioritization is useful whenever a vehicle (or group of vehicles) needs to achieve a certain level of charge as soon as possible. This most commonly comes into play for customers like commercial or municipal fleets whose operations are time critical. For example, a last-mile delivery fleet manager may want to prioritize charging a truck that has a short-turnaround over others that are scheduled to dwell at the depot for longer.

That said, EVSE prioritization can be useful for any type of customer with a large-scale charging installation that wants the option of fast-tracking specific vehicles when needed.

Step by Step: Prioritizing Chargers in PowerFlex X

Here’s how to prioritize a charger within the PowerFlex X dashboard:

1. While on the Stations page, find the charging station you wish to prioritize. You can do so by scrolling through the station list or typing the name of the station into the search bar.
   

2. Once you’ve found the charging station, click on the three-dot menu and select Prioritize EVSE.
   

3. Click on Yes, prioritize in the pop-up confirmation window.

To prioritize multiple chargers:

1. Select each charger you want to prioritize by ticking the corresponding checkboxes to the left of the Station Name column.

2. New options will appear at the top of the stations list. Click on Prioritize Stations.
   

3. Click on Yes, prioritize in the pop-up confirmation window.

Try PowerFlex X for Free

Whether you’re unhappy with your current EV charging management platform or are considering a brand-new installation, PowerFlex X can get you the results your business demands. With real-time monitoring, control capabilities, and adaptive optimizations, PowerFlex X allows you to keep up with onsite charging demand while keeping costs down. Book a free demo now.