Alfen and Niko Home Control

What can you do with Niko Home Control?

By using Niko Home Home Control, you can charge your car as efficiently as possible in one of the following modes:

Solar mode
Normal mode
Stop/pause mode
Smart mode (as of software version 2.21)
Boost mode (as of software version 2.21)

When charging your car with Niko Home Control, the following features are supported:

Load balancing (i.e. the car's charging power is adapted automatically as a fuse overload protection mechanism)
Control your peak consumption via peak mode
(i.e. when you’ve reached your monthly peak target value, your devices will temporarily be switched off. They are switched on again when you’ve reduced your peak power consumption. This feature is especially useful if your electricity net tariff is capacity based)
Control multiple electric vehicle charging stations/connections in one Niko Home Control installation (as of software version 2.21)

What do you need?

	In short	Extra information
General	No additional electrical wiring is required. You have connected both systems to the same home network.
	Your Niko Home Control system meets the following requirements: It has a connected controller II. It is configured with the most recent programming software (version 2.19 or higher).	The central energy consumption in your home is to be measured. If you dispose of a digital meter with a P1 port, you can use your wireless bridge ( 550-00640 ) to monitor the energy usage in your home. Alternatively, you can use an electricity measuring module ( 550-00801 or 550-00803) or the wireless measuring module (552-00803) with clamps. If you opt for the wireless measuring module, a wireless bridge is required.
	Your Niko Home Control system meets the following requirements: It has a wireless smart hub. It is configured with the most recent programming software (version 2.19 or higher).	The central energy consumption in your home is to be measured. If you dispose of a digital meter with a P1 port, you can connect this directly to the wireless hub to monitor the energy usage in your home. Alternatively, you can use t he wireless measuring module (552-00803) with clamps.
	You have an Alfen Eve Single S-line or Eve Single Pro-line charging station with active load balancing enabled You have an EVE double Pro-line charging station (coming soon)	Your Alfen charging station needs to be active and configured with the Alfen configuration tools to guarantee correct operation. Note that the following prerequisites must be met before your Alfen charging station can be connected to Niko Home Control: Your Alfen charging station needs to be connected to the same local network as your Niko Home Control installation. ‘Load balancing’ must be enabled by the installer via a license key (to be paid for), which can be purchased from the wholesaler or the leasing car company. The license key is activated via the ACE Service Installer configuration tool or automatically remotely. The 'Active Load Balancing' box in the ACE Service Installer configuration tool must be selected. The 'Data Source' setting in the ACE Service Installer configuration tool needs to be set to 'Energy Management System'.

How do you (de)connect Niko Home Control and your Alfen EV charging station?

You can (de)activate the link between Niko Home Control and your Alfen charging station via the Niko Home Control programming software.
Note that any basic actions and routines linked to your Alfen EV charging station are also updated via the programming software.
For more information on the requirements and detailed instructions, see the software manual .