Balanced flows, maximised autonomy
We realign the building's consumption with its photovoltaic (PV) production in real time in order to increase the return on your investment.
How does it work?
Measure
The Climkit Gateway continuously reads the solar panel production and the building's consumption.
Analyse
The system cross-references this data live with the building's parameters, weather forecasts and dynamic tariffs.
Control
The Gateway automatically switches on hot water production, vehicle charging or battery storage.
Self-consumption optimisation
The system controls the building's appliances to maximise the use of local solar electricity (self-consumption).
- Hot water production: The heat pump (HP) and the water heater activate automatically during production peaks.
- Increased autonomy: Optimised self-consumption reduces your dependence on the grid, without taking anything away from residents' comfort.
Storage and feed-in control
The system stores surplus solar electricity in a battery in order to use it during the night.
- Maximum autonomy: The energy is stored automatically during the day to cover night-time consumption.
- Financial optimisation: The battery is charged and discharged continuously depending on grid purchase prices and surplus feed-in tariffs.
- Sharing and pooling: The battery distributes energy between several neighbouring buildings within an RCPv or an LEC.
- Feed-in control: As a last resort, if a surplus persists, the system curtails production to comply with grid limits or to avoid paying during negative feed-in tariffs.
Dynamic charging
Climkit adjusts the power of the car park charging stations in real time without ever overloading the building's grid.
- 100% solar control: Vehicles are charged first with surplus solar electricity.
- Incentive tariffs: A dynamic pricing system encourages users to charge their vehicle based on solar production.
Interoperability and open connections
The Climkit Gateway integrates easily with third-party equipment and external systems to enrich the building's functionality.
- Open protocols: Climkit is compatible with market standards (Modbus, M-Bus, OCPP) to connect any type of meter and electric vehicle charging station.
- Data access (API): You simply retrieve real-time measurements via the Gateway's local API or via the main online API.
FAQ
What is an EMS?
Climkit's EMS (Energy Management System) measures in real time the solar production and the overall consumption of the building. It then intelligently controls certain equipment (such as the electric vehicle charging stations, the water heater and the battery) according to the available solar surplus, in order to optimise on-site self-consumption and maximise the building's autonomy from the grid.
Is a battery needed to optimise self-consumption?
No, the battery is not mandatory. It is, however, a very useful asset for storing the solar energy produced during the day and covering consumption during the night, when the panels no longer produce. Climkit's EMS first controls the electric vehicle charging stations and the water heater in order to consume the energy directly, then activates the charging of the battery once this equipment has been optimised.
Does the optimisation reduce residents' comfort?
No, absolutely not. The objective is to make the most of the available solar surplus, without residents having to change their comfort habits. On the contrary, residents are simply encouraged to take advantage of periods of high solar production to run their dishwasher or washing machine, or to recharge their vehicle, thereby directly benefiting from cheaper electricity.
How is the battery controlled?
The battery charges thanks to the solar surplus during the day and discharges when production no longer covers consumption, particularly in the evening and at night. To do this, the Climkit Gateway communicates with the majority of batteries on the market using standard communication protocols.
Can the feed-in of solar electricity into the grid be limited?
Yes; Climkit's EMS makes it possible to control the feed-in of solar electricity by directly controlling the PV inverter.
This regulation is activated only as a last resort, when all optimisations have been carried out (water heater and electric vehicle charging stations supplied, battery fully charged) and a surplus of electricity still remains.
The system then limits production only in two specific situations: a limitation imposed by the distribution system operator (DSO) to preserve the stability of the grid, and when feed-in rates on the market become negative, thereby avoiding paying to feed electricity back in.
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