External Charge Profiles

Examples

Example 1: Turn off the entire grid in the weekend

{
  "chargingProfileId": 1,
  "chargingProfileKind": "Recurring",
  "recurrencyKind": "Weekly",
  "stackLevel": 0,
  "validFrom": "2024-06-15T00:00:00+02:00",
  "chargingProfilePurpose": "ChargePointMaxProfile",
  "chargingSchedule": {
    "startSchedule": "2024-06-15T00:00:00+02:00",
    "chargingRateUnit": "A",
    "chargingSchedulePeriod": [
      {
        "limit": 0,
        "startPeriod": 0
      },
      {
        "limit": 1000,
        "startPeriod": 172800
      }
    ]
  }
}

To disable the grid on weekends, configure a static charge profile on Grid 0. Weekly-recurring profiles will reset weekly on the startSchedule time. Set the startSchedule on a Saturday, with a 0A limit for the first 2 days (172800 seconds), then 1000A afterward.

Example 2: Slow down Guest parking between 18:00 and 6:00 to 10A

{
  "chargingProfileId": 1,
  "stackLevel": 0,
  "recurrencyKind": "Daily",
  "validFrom": "2024-06-15T18:00:00+02:00",
  "chargingProfileKind": "Recurring",
  "chargingProfilePurpose": "ChargePointMaxProfile",
  "chargingSchedule": {
    "startSchedule": "2024-06-15T18:00:00+02:00",
    "chargingRateUnit": "A",
    "chargingSchedulePeriod": [
      {
        "limit": 10,
        "startPeriod": 0
      },
      {
        "limit": 1000,
        "startPeriod": 43200
      }
    ]
  }
}

This daily recurring profile limits Guest parking to 10A during evening/night hours (18:00–6:00), then allows full power afterward.

Configuration

Charging profiles can be configured three ways:

• Within EdgeManager
• From EVC-net/OCPI
• Using the local Edge API

Configure with EdgeManager

Navigate to the Grid configuration page, select a grid or chargepoint, and go to the "Soft limits" tab. Click "Charging profiles" to view, edit, or delete existing profiles. Click the "+" button to add new ones.

In the properties tab, you can set:

• Soft limit: Allows brief overages for energy meter spikes
• Regulated Only: Limits apply only to vehicle current (not other measured assets)
• Keep 6A available: Each vehicle maintains minimum 6A charging
• Export limit: Indicates current available for grid delivery

Configure from EVC-net

Enable the checkbox to allow external charging profiles in grid configuration, then click "Update without grid restart." Profiles sent from EVC-net apply to grids using connectorId as gridID.

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The checkbox Allow external charging profiles on chargepoints has to be enabled for chargepoint profiles.

Configure with the API

Profiles sent via API follow standard formats. Consult the latest API documentation for available options.