EV charging for individual and multi-tenant residences

Residential charging made easy

There are many reasons to be thinking about bringing EV charging to your home or building. Whether you are a homeowner, building owner, manager, property developer or homeowners association, the solutions we are developing are suited to new and existing homes and residential buildings, without any complex renovations needed.

Our approach is scalable to ensure a smooth transition from one charger to a full set of chargers. At the same time, we ensure optimum capacity for all users, keeping costs low and maintaining a fair distribution of expenses in multi-tenant applications.

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Thanks to solar power, electric vehicle charging, energy storage, digitalisation and more, homes can now act as energy hubs by producing their own power to help support the flexibility and stability of electrical power. Homeowners in the market for an electric vehicle will want the ability to charge at home and will need energy infrastructure that supports it. We are eager to help, whether you are starting your charging set-up from scratch, need additional chargers, or perhaps already use renewable energy resources at home and want to implement your locally generated power into your charging infrastructure. As an expert in providing safer, smarter and more energy-optimised solutions for homes, our approach will allow you to maximise your home’s vehicle charging capabilities while minimising costs and harnessing the advantages of smart home technology.

Our solutions will enable far more flexibility in how and when you use your electricity. Thanks to solar power, electric vehicle charging, energy storage, digitalisation and more, homes can now act as energy hubs by producing their own power to help support the flexibility and stability of electrical power.

Optimise electric vehicle charging enabled by on-site renewables and energy storage, providing more cost-effective and reliable charging
Create a smart home ecosystem with our connected solutions that give you an optimal user experience with greater control over energy decisions
Lower your carbon footprint by maximising the use of locally generated green energy at home
Lower your energy costs by only using the power you need and putting money back in your pocket with innovative programmes allowing you to sell power back to the grid

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Home as a Grid

Bring the energy transition home to lower the carbon footprint and keep the power on

Find out more about how homes can now act as energy hubs by producing their own power to help support the flexibility and stability of electrical power.

EV charging infrastructure for multi-tenant buildings

As the adoption of electric vehicles grows, so does the need for EV charging in residential buildings with communal parking. As a building owner, manager or developer of a new or existing building, you’ll want to plan beyond the short term, as the first charger you install will be followed by many others.

We are designing our comprehensive solutions to integrate EV charging infrastructure and distributed energy resources (DERs). Our expertise and solutions will help you effectively plan according to the evolving needs of your residents. You can start with a few chargers and add more over time while ensuring optimised charging at all times through load balancing.

Balance the load optimally across the electric vehicle chargers in use
Employ peak shaving to avoid expensive peak energy prices
Run load shifting to help you manage your power use
Distribute costs in any proportion among users
Monetise EV charging to create a revenue stream, if required
Integrate self-generated power from renewable sources, such as solar panels, to reduce costs

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The key questions are:

How do I balance the load across EVs?

As more EVs get connected, available capacity needs to be shared efficiently among users by balancing the available power capacity among charging stations. EV load balancing sets maximum allowable EV capacity, automatically smoothing total EV peak demand. We will help you efficiently balance the load across your charging stations to optimise costs.

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How do I add more EV chargers as demand grows?

Our EV charging infrastructure is built in a way that makes it easy to add new EV chargers as needed. With the physical infrastructure in place, it is quick and easy to add new charging stations to the management system and manage future power capacity issues.

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How do I ensure fair sharing of costs?

With the EV charging management system we’re developing, you get a fair distribution of cost, which will ensure EV owners pay for their own electricity use and no one else’s.

The challenge is not how to integrate the first charger, but how to plan for the future. It’s key to define your offering while finding a cost-efficient way of ensuring ample power is readily available. You will need to provide charging facilities adequate for all users with an approach that is scalable.

The solutions we are developing will provide you with:

A charging infrastructure that can scale to supply demand for EV charging now and in the future
Capacity for homeowners to access additional EV chargers when they need them, e.g. when they have visitors
Software in an easy-to-use system that enables building managers to distribute power and charging costs fairly
Efficient load balancing to optimise the use of available capacity
Options for generating renewable energy and making the most of its low-cost sustainability benefits with an energy storage system
An optimum portfolio of chargers that can include fast chargers for short-stay visitors

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Eaton chargers deliver real-time energy insights and enable integration with on-site renewable and energy storage systems to advance smart and sustainable energy systems to power today and tomorrow.

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Plug in to electric vehicle charging: Consumer EV charging 101

Whether you have recently purchased an electrical vehicle (EV) or are considering an EV purchase, you probably have questions about what kind of charger is needed, how long it takes to fully charge an EV and what type of chargers are used once you hit the road. Eaton’s new Plug in to electric vehicle charging consumer guide answers these questions and more.

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Power distribution equipment for EVCI

Power distribution is at the core of what we do. With deeply rooted experience in power distribution across the board, we have state-of-the-art power distribution solutions to optimise your infrastructure. Find out more about our power distribution equipment solutions for your EVCI needs.

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Support your energy transition with energy storage

Our energy storage systems are key to accessing renewable, reliable, efficient and safe power management solutions that support your electrification needs – today and in the future.

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Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.
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