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MEC Flex schedules

MEC Flex makes it possible to manually schedule a site limit for your chosen (recurring) time slots. To use this feature you need to have a Static Load balancing or Dynamic Load Balancing subscription activated on your location. 

How it works:
  • Schedule in which time slots there needs to be a limit on the chargers of a site location. 
  • When using other EMS products the charging station(s) will be limited to the lowest limit.
  • If you have set up ‘Priority Charging’ this will be overruled by the Flex schedule. For example if the charging profile sets the limit to 0kW, a priority charger will get 0kW
  • MEC Flex is controlled from the cloud. So if the connectivity is lost for more than 15 minutes, all chargers fall back to the set limit in the charging stations themselves.
  • A newly inserted schedule is almost immediately acknowledged. Depending on the size of the site, there is a recalculation time, post which the newly inserted schedule is applied.
  • The latest inserted Flex schedule takes priority in overlapping schedules.

Two types of schedules

There are two types of Flex Schedules:

  • One-time schedules: You schedule a limit for one period at the time.
  • Recurring schedules: You want to plan a limit recurring for the same period.
 
How to start using it.

One-time schedules

  1. Click on 'locations' in the left hand menu. Click on the tile of the location where you want to set up the schedule.

  2. Click on 'Flex schedules' in the left hand menu. Be aware that this is only available if you have Load Balancing subscriptions for the assets on this location. 

  3. You see a calendar opening. Click on the button '+add schedule' in the top right corner of the page

  4. Fill in the next fields:

    1. Title: The name of your schedule
    2. Start date/End date: Fill in what date and time you want the schedule to start and stop

    3. Group (only visible if applicable): If the location has multiple groups, choose which group this schedule applies to.

    4. Group limit/Grid limit: What should be the limit on this group of the chargers or on this grid.

  5. Click on + Create schedule

  6. To edit the one-time schedule In the calendar, click on the schedule (end date must be in the future to edit).  Schedules in the past cannot be edited.

 

Recurring schedules

If you want to use MEC Flex recurring schedules we can set up the schedules for you. If you are interested in recurring MEC Flex please contact our support team. You can do this by clicking on 'create support ticket' at the top of this page and select 'Technical support'.

A condition for activating Flex Schemes is that the location must already have Static Load Balancing (SLB) or Dynamic Load Management (DLM) in place.

If you have set up MEC Flex together with Maxem for your sites, it is possible to view the configured schedule in the Maxem Energy Cloud. 

 

How to check your Flex schedules:
  1. In the Maxem Energy Cloud click on ‘Locations’ in the left menu. Click on the tile of the location with MEC Flex set up.
  2. Click on ‘Flex schedules’ in the left menu. A weekly calendar will open with the set up schedules visible. 
    1. Within each time slot you can see the name and the kW limit. 
    2. When a schedule has passed it will be greyed out. 

  3. To view the different weeks click on the arrows next to today on the top right corner.


Note: If you need to make changes in the schedule please contact Maxem to edit your schedule.