Charging station configuration

1. Configuration on the online portal

Charging stations must belong to an electrical zone. Generally, a zone is limited by a 63A circuit breaker to which one or more charging stations are connected.

Under Electrical Zones, first create a zone with a maximum current and associate one or more DLM (Dynamic Load Management) meters.

It is possible to create one or more zones depending on the parking lot configuration.

Associating one or more DLM meters to a zone is intended to limit the current of that zone based on other uncontrollable loads. For example, if the zone is connected behind the common area meter, a DLM meter is added to the common areas. See connection diagram.

If a meter is installed at the start of the zone and only measures the zone, do not select it as a DLM meter.

Select the meter closest to the zone as the consumption meter (e.g., Meter 11 in the diagram above).

It is necessary to correctly define the amperage of the selected DLM meter in the meter settings under Meters and associate them with the Climkit Gateway that will read and control the charging stations.

Then, create the charging stations under Charging Stations and assign them to the Climkit Gateway and the zone to which they are connected.

Under the Name field, enter its unique OCPP identifier. This is its serial number for ABB Terra stations (e.g., TACW1142021G1XYZ).

Select the ABB Terra model for ABB stations or standard OCPP for other models (Schneider, etc.).

2. Charging station configuration

The Climkit system is compatible with charging stations equipped with the OCPP communication protocol.

Depending on the manufacturer, charging stations are configured via their internal web server (accessible with the station's IP address) or via a mobile application (iOS or Android) as is the case, for example, for ABB Terra or Schneider stations.

Configure the OCPP station with the OCPP Climkit server URL, which corresponds to the static IP address of the Climkit Gateway (static IP to be defined in the router) and port 9000:

ws://192.168.2.10:9000

Then, enter the unique OCPP identifier of the station, which it uses to connect to the OCPP server, in the Climkit online portal under the station's name. ABB Terra stations have an identifier like "TACW2242920G0720".

Here is an example with the identifier "A22113020017":

See the Advanced Configuration section of this documentation for configurations of certain station models: ABB, Schneider, Zaptec...

3. Climkit Remote OCPP Server

When no Climkit Gateway is installed, it is possible to connect a charging station directly to the Climkit online portal via the remote OCPP server.

This configuration allows for metering, user authentication via RFID badges, and billing, but not for dynamic load management, for which a Gateway is essential.

Enter the remote OCPP server URL in the station's configuration:

ws://ocpp.climkit.io:9000

Create a Gateway of type ocpp-remote in the online portal, create the charging station with its unique identifier under the Name field, and associate it with this Gateway.

This configuration is mandatory for Easee or Zaptec type stations that cannot be locally connected to a Climkit gateway.

4. Troubleshooting

Connect to the Gateway's internal webserver.

Check the gateway's internet connection and the charging station's connection to the Gateway.

Users cannot swipe their badge

Search for the keyword Authorizing request and the charging station's serial number in the logs under Charge Points.

If the badge is still denied, manually update the badge list on the Gateway by clicking on Update configuration.

DLM meter reading issue

DLM meters are not being read. Error message:

DLM meters can't be read: "Last Main meter continuous reading: last reading older than ... seconds"

DLM meters (for example, the Input meter) must communicate periodically with the service managing the charging stations so that the zones can regulate their power accordingly. Check:

• The service that continuously reads the DLM meters has crashed. Restart the service and check if it remains active (green indicator in the top right of Charge points).
• The DLM meter cannot be read. Check the bus connection by trying to manually read this meter under the Meters tab via its unique Modbus address.

Users can charge, but slowly (6A)

This is a safety behavior (fail-safe): when the zone does not know the status of the DLM meters, it sets the charging current to 6A.

• Check the amperage set for the meter in the online portal.
• Verify that the meter(s) are being read (see above).

5. OCPP Statuses

The charging stations will display statuses on the platform once they are connected. These statuses are as follows:

Available: No vehicle is connected to the charging station, and it is available for a new vehicle to connect.

Charging: The station is currently charging a vehicle.

Preparing: The station is no longer available for a new vehicle, but charging has not yet started. There is often a delay between the moment a vehicle plugs in and the start of charging. This may be due to station preparation, communication between the vehicle and the station, or waiting for payment or authorization.

Finishing: Charging is complete but the vehicle is still plugged in, so the station is not yet available for another vehicle.

SuspendedEVSE: A vehicle is plugged into the station, but it is not delivering energy due to an issue related to the station, such as the charger's energy management settings or a lack of authorization.

SuspendedEV: A vehicle is plugged into the station, but the vehicle does not accept energy from the charger. This occurs when the vehicle is fully charged, or when someone has configured the vehicle to stop charging at a certain threshold.

Reserved: The station is currently reserved for a specific user or vehicle, so it will refuse to charge other users or vehicles.

Unavailable: The station is not available for charging at the moment. This status is often used to indicate that the station is pending maintenance or about to restart.

Faulted: The station is currently experiencing a fault or problem. Depending on the station, this can occur in various situations. Sometimes it means the charger will not be able to charge, but not always. If the fault status includes a more specific error code, this may provide more information about what is happening. In some cases, the fault can be resolved by restarting the charger, or by unplugging and replugging the vehicle (for example, if the cable is not properly seated in the socket, or if it is too taut).