What is smart charging and load balancing?
Dynamic load balancing (also called 'smart charging') ensures that the charging speed of your car is adjusted automatically to the supply of electricity available. If electricity consumption by other appliances is low, then the car will charge quickly. If electricity consumption by other appliances is high, then the car will charge more slowly in order to prevent overloading the fuses. This means that you can charge safely at optimal speed at any time.
Energy consumption must be measured and communicated to our servers to apply dynamic load balancing. In many cases this is possible by making a connection between a compatible smart meter and the charge point or our smart charging module. If there is no compatible smart meter, then the smart meter can be replaced or the electricity consumption can be measured by a separately installed meter.