What Problems Voltic EMS Solves

EV charging introduces high, unpredictable electrical loads. Without proper energy and power management, this leads to:

  • Overloaded breakers and cables
  • Costly grid upgrades
  • Underutilized renewable energy
  • Reduced operational flexibility
  • Increased energy costs due to peaks and inefficient usage

Voltic EMS addresses these challenges by continuously monitoring power and energy flow and actively controlling how it is distributed — based on real-time data and system history.

Voltic EMS Energy Flow - Complete site orchestration

Voltic EMS orchestrates all energy assets at your site

Why a Local Edge Layer Matters

Many EV charging platforms rely entirely on cloud logic. This approach has fundamental limitations in safety-critical environments.

Voltic EMS runs locally on Voltic Edge, which enables:

  • Instant response to changing loads — no dependency on network latency
  • Deterministic infrastructure protection — protects breakers, cables, and limits in real time
  • Continued operation during connectivity outages — charging remains stable even without internet
  • Direct integration with BESS and solar PV for peak shaving and load shifting
  • Electrical limits enforced at the source — safe operation without waiting for remote control

The cloud remains essential for monitoring, analytics, billing, and reporting — but energy decisions must be made locally.

Dynamic Load Balancing visualization

Dynamic load balancing in action

What Voltic EMS Controls

Voltic EMS orchestrates energy flow across all relevant assets at a site.

EV Charging Stations

AC and DC charging stations managed through OCPP protocol.

Battery Energy Storage (BESS)

Integrated control for peak shaving and load shifting.

Solar PV Production

Maximize renewable energy usage for EV charging.

Grid Connection

Respect grid constraints and optimize grid usage.

By understanding the entire electrical topology, the system ensures that all components operate safely within defined limits.

Load Management

Load Management ensures electrical power is distributed safely and predictably across EV charging infrastructure while respecting all physical constraints of the electrical system.

What it is: A predefined method of distributing available electrical power among EV charging stations using fixed electrical limits. Each charging station, or group of charging stations, is assigned a constant maximum current or power value.

When to use it:

  • Sites without real-time power metering
  • Electrical environments with predictable and stable load profiles
  • Small to medium-sized charging installations
  • Locations where simplicity, reliability, and deterministic behavior are preferred

What it is: Extends static load balancing by continuously adjusting available charging power based on live measurements of other electrical loads. The system integrates with smart meters or building management systems to monitor real-time consumption.

When to use it:

  • Buildings with fluctuating energy consumption
  • Mixed-use environments
  • Sites where EV charging must coexist with other critical loads
  • Locations aiming to maximize charger utilization without grid upgrades

What it is: Optimizes power distribution across multiple electrical infrastructure layers — from individual chargers to site and building-level limits. Models the full power supply topology including grid connection point, building-level breakers, sub-distribution panels, and individual sites or zones.

When to use it:

  • Large buildings or campuses
  • Parking areas and garages connected to the same grid point
  • Sites with multiple independent charging zones
  • Sites where EV charging must coexist with other building or grid-connected loads

Load Management in Voltic EMS is designed to remain safe and deterministic even when data sources or devices become unavailable. Typical fallback scenarios include:

  • Loss of connection to a charging station: Session is treated as uncontrollable, charging power is reduced or disabled
  • Loss of live consumption data: System reverts to static limits automatically
  • Unexpected device behavior: Limits are enforced conservatively
  • Power safety buffer: Configurable percentage reserved as a safety margin
Interactive Demo

Dynamic Load Management Simulator

See how Voltic EMS dynamically distributes power based on solar production, building consumption, and EV charging demand.

Solar Production
Adjust sun intensity
Cloudy 35 kW Sunny
Building Load
HVAC, lighting, etc.
Low 30 kW High
Available for EVs
After building load
40 kW
EV Charging
Solar PV
50 kW capacity
35 kW
60%
Battery
100 kWh storage
+5 kW
Building
Consumer
30 kW
Grid
100 kW limit
0 kW
EV Charging Stations
Click to connect/disconnect vehicles
EVSE-1
22 kW AC
No vehicle
-- kW
EVSE-2
22 kW AC
No vehicle
-- kW
EVSE-3
22 kW AC
No vehicle
-- kW
System Balanced — All EVs receiving optimal power

Power Optimization

Power Optimization defines how available electrical power is allocated between active EV charging sessions once all electrical constraints are satisfied. It operates within the boundaries defined by Load Management.

Equal Power Distribution

Available charging power is shared evenly among all active sessions. Perfect for public charging sites prioritizing fairness.

Priority-Based Allocation

Higher-priority sessions receive power first. Ideal for fleet depots and operationally critical vehicles.

Energy-Proportional Allocation

Power distributed inversely proportional to energy already delivered. Balances energy delivery across vehicles.

SoC- and Deadline-Based

Uses vehicle state-of-charge and departure time to optimize charging. Enables outcome-driven fleet charging.

Peak Shaving

Peak Shaving limits the maximum power drawn from the grid during periods of high demand. It operates above Load Management as a site-level control layer.

How it works:

  • A maximum allowable site demand is defined based on grid capacity
  • This limit is continuously updated in real time
  • Load Management enforces the constraint as a hard safety boundary
  • BESS and solar expand the usable power envelope without increasing grid demand

When to use it:

  • Sites with demand-based grid tariffs
  • Limited or fixed grid connection capacity
  • Charging infrastructure oversized relative to grid capacity
  • Buildings with competing electrical loads
Peak Shaving with Battery Storage

Peak shaving reduces grid demand using battery storage

Load Shifting

While Peak Shaving controls how much power can be used at any moment, Load Shifting optimizes when energy is consumed.

Charging demand is shifted to periods when energy is:

  • Locally available (solar or battery systems)
  • More cost-effective (lower energy prices or tariffs)
  • Less constrained at the grid or site level

When to use it:

  • Sites with on-site solar PV or battery storage
  • Locations with time-of-use or dynamic energy tariffs
  • Sustainability-focused charging deployments
  • Fleets whose charging must be coordinated to save energy costs

Load Shifting makes EV charging smarter, cheaper, and greener by using energy when it's most available and affordable.

Load Shifting - Smart Charging Scheduling

Charge when energy is cheapest and most available

Architecture & Security

Voltic uses a local-first architecture where all safety-critical energy decisions are executed on-site.

Local EMS

Runs within the electrical infrastructure. Controls load management, power optimization, and energy limits independently of cloud connectivity.

Cloud Platform

Provides monitoring, configuration, analytics, billing, and multi-site management. Enhances visibility but does not control energy logic.

Security & Safety

Energy control logic executed locally only. Role-based access, secure authentication, and safe-state defaults on failures.

Communication

  • ✓ Local control is always primary
  • ✓ Cloud communication is asynchronous
  • ✓ Loss of internet does not affect safety or load enforcement

Designed for Real Infrastructure

Voltic EMS scales EV charging safely, reliably, and cost-effectively.

Limited Power Networks

Large Buildings & Campuses

Fleets & Depots

Mixed-Use Commercial Sites

Multi-Site Deployments

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