Rolec EV launches smart chargers for the home

The smart charging points can record and capture data and will be useful for fleet companies managing staff home charging expenses

The product range, called EV: HomeSmart, can be installed to homes and connect via GPRS wireless technology or Wi-Fi connectivity to Rolec's Power Portal cloud based back-office.

This allows it to relay information such as individual charging start/stop times, KWh electricity consumption per charge, as well as charging activities and trends back to Rolec’s Power Portal back office. Information can then be retrieved by, or forwarded on to, a third party in any format and communication language - including OCPP for detailed analysis and reporting.

Kieron Alsop, Rolec's Managing Director said: “As well as providing home charging activities and data back to a central location, EV: HomeSmart also has an exciting new optional feature that allows the EV driver to interact with the charging point using their mobile phone.

“This mobile phone interactivity enables the driver/home owner to remotely turn their charging point on or off, check their charging status, as well as get an accurate understanding of how much electricity their EV is consuming - and in turn how much it is costing them to run.

“EV: HomeSmart is the ideal system for providing home charging activities and data to a central server for regional or national EV charging electricity grid impact trials, or similar analytic programmes. It will also allow the trial management team to have full overriding control of the trial charging points, enabling them to remotely switch and monitor at all times.

“It can also be utilised by companies operating a fleet of company EVs which have a requirement to manage staff home charging expenses and  accounting, as well as proving ideal for an individual EV driver who simply wants to interact with, and get a little bit more from, their home charging point."

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