Reliability and uptime are dominant aspects for all EV charging point operators (CPO). Our client is a renowned EV charging point operator looking for a management system (OCPP) to streamline the communication between the back office and chargers. They want to expand their service offerings by mixing and matching hardware from multiple vendors. They needed a centralized back office to manage payment, authentication, error management, and smart charging. Instead of charging all vehicles at the maximum capacity of the charge point, the OCPP ensures central system applies intelligent decision-making.
Automotive
EV & Fleet Management
The OrangeMantra team analyzed the client’s business requirements in the early stages. The OCPP development required deep knowledge of the platforms and vast expertise in smart charging. The EV Charging Management software was integrated with exceptional features for paid charging management. The client was able to manage charging network, and driver payment using a dashboard interface. In addition, manage your charging point energy across your network using Smart Charging features.
Our team initiated the project with a deep analysis of the client’s business requirements. Understanding the OCPP needs for mixed-hardware compatibility and the desire for centralized control.
Leveraging our deep knowledge of smart charging technologies, we integrated exceptional features into the EV Charging Management software. Smart Charging functionalities were implemented to enable intelligent decision-making.
Next was the development of a user-friendly dashboard interface, empowering the client to manage the charging network efficiently. The interface covered various aspects, including driver payments, authentication.
OCPP solution was designed to be hardware independent, allowing the client to mix and match charging station hardware from multiple vendors. This flexibility provided cost-effective solutions and eliminated surge in operational cost.
One of the major challenges is charging point service downtime due to hardware faults. Lack of back-office software to manage EV vehicle charging reservations and configure Smart Charging and Load Management on your charging network. For paid EV charging service, you must handle payments, setting prices, driver access control, and security. In addition, need to build a feature-rich driver app or customize management dashboards and reporting for your customer.
Client needed a platform to manage paid charging for seamless payment processing, driver access control, and overall security. The client could manage payments and authentication through the centralized OCPP dashboard.
The solution should allow the central system to make intelligent decisions about energy distribution. This resulted into reduced energy costs per kWh, avoiding demand charges, and ensuring sufficient energy for individual charge points.
OrangeMantra has helped clients build outstanding solutions (OCPP) to simplify communication between EV charging stations and central charging offices. Having vast experience in the smart charging domain, our experts offered a robust solution, covering most of the technology stack. Our expertise covered our clients’ most specific needs – installing hardware from any vendor and managing them remotely via a single central OCPP dashboard. This helped them to reduce grid extension costs, avoid demand charges, reduce energy costs (per kWh), and ensure sufficient energy for individual charge points.
The OCPP solution enabled the client to manage charging stations remotely via a single central dashboard. This helped in lowering grid extension costs, enhanced operational efficiency, and provided a cost-effective solution.
By addressing downtime issues, optimizing Smart Charging, and providing a centralized control interface, client experienced significant cost reductions, operational optimization, and improved overall efficiency.
The implementation of OCPP resulted in improved energy efficiency, reduced energy costs per kWh, and effective management of grid-related expenses. This guaranteed sufficient energy availability for individual charge points.
