Peak Shaving
What’s it For?
Peak shaving in Tenix Charge limits maximum charging demand to protect grid infrastructure and reduce energy costs. By controlling power peaks, operators can avoid demand charges while ensuring vehicles are charged and ready for service.
Why Power Peaks Matter
When multiple vehicles charge at high power simultaneously, depots can experience sharp demand spikes. These peaks often trigger costly demand charges, strain grid connections, and increase the risk of outages or infrastructure damage. Without active control, operators have little visibility or flexibility to manage these risks.
What Peak Shaving Provides
Peak shaving caps total charging power at defined thresholds, preventing charging demand from exceeding site or tariff limits. Instead of concentrating charging into short, high-demand periods, power usage is smoothed and distributed over the available charging window.
How Peak Shaving Works
Operators define static or scheduled power limits based on grid capacity or energy tariffs. Tenix Charge continuously monitors total charging demand and automatically adjusts charging power to remain within those limits. As charging conditions change, power allocation is recalculated in real time to maintain compliance without manual intervention.
Key Capabilities
Peak shaving capabilities provide controlled limits on charging demand, ensuring power peaks are reduced while vehicles continue charging reliably within operational constraints.
Depot level peak limits
Set maximum power thresholds to cap total charging demand.
Group-level power caps
Apply peak limits by time of day to match tariff structures.
Integration with smart charging
Peak shaving works alongside charging plans and priorities.
Automatic limit enforcement
Charging power is adjusted automatically to stay within defined limits.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does peak shaving affect vehicle readiness?
No, vehicles are still charged within required time windows.
Can peak limits vary by time of day?
Yes, scheduled power limits are supported.
Does load balancing require new hardware?
No, automated load balancing is implemented through software using existing charging infrastructure.
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