Energy Management System (EMS)
Companies are investing heavily in energy storage, solar panels and charging infrastructure. But without smart control, the return remains limited and energy is often used or returned at the wrong times.
Energy Management System (EMS)
An energy management system (EMS) ensures that energy is used at the right time. Smartbox is the energy management system for companies that want to get more out of their energy storage, without limitations due to grid congestion. It smartly controls batteries, solar panels and other assets based on real-time data and current energy rates.
Explanation
An energy management system is a smart device that ensures that energy is used, stored or returned at the right time. It is the smart link between your energy assets and the energy market.
An EMS continuously monitors the relationship between generation, consumption and grid load. It analyzes energy consumption, market prices and grid loads in real time, and automatically controls batteries, inverters and other energy assets.
Without smart control, many systems charge and discharge without taking energy rates, peak consumption or feed-in restrictions into account. This leads to inefficient use and unnecessary costs.
Without EMS, you supply electricity when the price is low or even negative. That costs money instead of yielding anything. An EMS automatically redirects excess energy to storage or local consumption.
An EMS spreads energy intelligently over time or assets. This smoothes out peaks, prevents unnecessary costs and prevents overloading the grid.
A battery is only effective if it charges and discharges at the right time. An EMS automatically chooses that moment, based on real-time market prices, grid load and consumption profiles.
An EMS makes it possible to actively trade on energy markets, smooth peaks and avoid feed-in costs. In this way, an installation not only provides savings, but also structural income.
Smartbox
Smartbox is an advanced EMS that makes energy storage systems more efficient and profitable. The system monitors energy consumption and storage in real time and automatically adjusts the charging and discharging behavior of batteries based on current energy rates and the consumer profile.
Smartbox controls batteries, solar panels and other energy assets based on real-time data, grid load and energy rates.
The system continuously monitors the performance of the installation and automatically switches between grid use, storage and feed-in.
Companies charge fully automatically during the cheapest hours and discharge when the electricity price is highest.
Excess energy is returned when rates are highest. Returning supplies at a negative rate is a thing of the past with Smartbox.
Smartbox is certified for all energy markets and operates, among other things, on EPEX, the imbalance market, control, reserve and emergency power and intraday trading. Balancing markets such as FCR and aFRR serves Smartbox through 10+ affiliated aggregators.
The system takes advantage of opportunities such as peak shaving and energy transactions, where excess energy is returned to the grid at favorable times. That opens up new revenue streams for end users.
Automatic curtailment prevents returns from costing money instead of saving money.
Energy companies can also apply curtailment per customer.
Smartbox integrates directly with solar, wind, batteries, charging stations, generators and cooling. Thanks to support for common brands of inverters, batteries, charging stations and wind turbines, the installer does not have to make complicated adjustments, and new asset brands are quickly integrated.
After installation, Smartbox takes over the entire energy optimization: from strategic charging and discharging to real-time monitoring and market management.
Integration
You can easily connect Smartbox to any energy asset, existing or new.
Read more about the EMS for solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and charging stations], or about the smart control of energy storage systems.
Smartbox
Smartbox is one EMS platform in three versions. Lite for small business use: EPEX control of solar, battery and generator, up to approx. 10 assets. Regular for small and large consumption: EPEX and balancing markets (FCR, aFRR) via aggregators, up to approximately 50 assets, also wind and cooling. Pro for large-scale consumption, industry, agro and multi-site: 50+ assets, with asset insight down to cell and string level.
Smartbox
Get started with smart EPEX control for smaller connections.
Suitable for
Small business connections
3×63 / 3×80 A
Smartbox
Control, monitor and trade your energy flexibility.
Suitable for
Small & large connections
SMEs and smaller companies
Smartbox
Advanced control at scale for large installations.
Suitable for
Large connections
Industry, agro & multi-site
Smartbox Portal
The Smartbox Portal on my.smartboxpower.com and the Smartbox app (iOS and Android) provide real-time insight into energy consumption, storage and yields: one central environment for energy monitoring, smart control and advice.
You see real-time data on energy flow, EPEX prices, grid consumption, battery status and feed-in (per second with Regular and Pro, 1-minute data with Lite), with profit predictions based on customer profiles. Thanks to the integration with radiation meters and weather stations, Smartbox can also predict expected energy production.
Benefits
Smartbox Power does not deliver its technology directly to end users, but through partners who integrate the EMS into their own services.
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FAQ
An EMS ensures that energy is used, stored or returned at the right time. It analyzes energy consumption, market prices and grid loads in real time, and automatically controls batteries, inverters and other energy assets.
With an energy storage system you store energy to use it later, making you less dependent on the electricity grid. But without smart management, the full potential remains untapped.
Many systems charge and discharge without taking energy rates, peak consumption or feed-in restrictions into account. This leads to inefficient use and unnecessary costs.
Smartbox is certified for all energy markets and operates on EPEX, the imbalance market, control, reserve and emergency power, intraday trading and other markets.
All versions use the day-ahead/EPEX price. With Smartbox Regular and Pro you also market flexibility on balancing markets such as FCR and aFRR, via 10+ connected aggregators.
Smartbox integrates with existing and new solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, charging stations, generators and cooling, from brands such as Huawei, SMA, SolarEdge, BYD, Pylontech, Alfen and Enercon.
Smartbox Lite controls up to approx. 10 assets (solar, battery and charging stations), Regular up to approx. 50 and Pro 50+ (both also wind, generator and cooling). The numbers are indicative.
Smartbox returns excess energy when rates are highest, and with automatic curtailment prevents return from costing money instead of saving it.
No. Smartbox Power does not supply directly to end users, but works together with energy installers and energy companies that include the EMS in their own services.
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