Commercial EV Charging Infrastructure
A commercial charging deployment combines electrical infrastructure with a managed network service. The project team defines available capacity, distribution, protection, conduit, equipment installation, charger communications, OCPP-compatible management where supported, user access, load-management configuration, monitoring, and usable reporting across employee, fleet, tenant, or public charging scenarios.
The design must account for failure modes. A charger may have power while its cloud connection, payment path, badge authorization, or load-management group is unavailable. We document which functions continue locally, how cellular or Ethernet connectivity reaches each location, who owns platform credentials, and how stations are named. Commissioning then tests concurrent charging and operational workflows rather than stopping when a device appears online.
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What we deliver
- Management-platform evaluation for supported ChargePoint, Blink, or EV Connect equipment and the site's operating model
- OCPP version and feature review where charger and platform interoperability is required by the approved design
- Ethernet, facility WiFi, or cellular connectivity planning based on garage construction, signal conditions, and service access
- Dynamic load-management groups configured to honor limits supplied by the electrical design and charger capabilities
- RFID, application, tenant, employee, or fleet access groups with documented enrollment and revocation procedures
- Station naming, parking-space mapping, time settings, alert routing, and administrative roles standardized before launch
- Utilization and energy-data exports checked for completeness before they are used in internal sustainability or cost reports
- Concurrent-session commissioning that verifies authorization, allocation changes, disconnect events, and management visibility
How we approach it
Working from electrical capacity information supplied by the electrical team, we define charger groups, communications paths, management ownership, access policies, and reporting needs. Each parking location is mapped to a station identity and network method. We check platform support for load sharing, user authorization, data export, and offline behavior, then document boundaries among utility, electrician, property operator, charging vendor, and GGIS so commissioning responsibilities do not overlap or disappear.
The selected platform is configured with site hierarchy, station names, administrative roles, access groups, alert recipients, and permitted charging policies. Load-management limits are entered only from approved electrical design values, not estimated in software. Where OCPP is supported, endpoint and credential handling follow the vendor's commissioning process. Dashboards and exports are organized around the operator's actual questions: availability, sessions, energy, faults, and user allocation.
Charger mounting, line-voltage feeders, panels, protection, and related electrical work are completed as part of the approved construction scope. GGIS coordinates the network handoff, enrolls stations, and verifies that every charger appears under the correct site and stall. Communications equipment is labeled and documented, and platform credentials are transferred through an agreed administrative account rather than left with an individual installer.
Commissioning covers more than a single plug-in. We initiate authorized and unauthorized sessions, operate multiple chargers concurrently, observe allocation changes against the configured limit, confirm session completion and energy records, and verify fault and offline notifications. Network interruption behavior is noted rather than assumed. The closeout package records charger identifiers, stall mapping, communications method, platform roles, applicable configuration values, and unresolved vendor or electrical exceptions.
Frequently asked questions
Does GGIS install the electrical feeders and panels for commercial chargers?
No. Charger circuits, distribution equipment, line-voltage connections, and other electrical construction are part of the approved electrical scope. GGIS focuses on network planning, supported platform setup, access control, load-management software configuration, and commissioning.
What does OCPP provide in a charging project?
OCPP is a communications protocol between supported charging stations and management systems. Depending on versions and implementations, it can carry status, authorization, session, metering, and control information. Calling a station OCPP-compatible does not guarantee every platform feature will work. We verify the charger model, firmware, platform support, required functions, and credential process before treating interoperability as part of the design.
How does dynamic load management avoid exceeding a site limit?
Compatible chargers or their management platform divide an approved power limit among active sessions. As vehicles connect, finish, or reduce demand, allocations can change. The limit itself must come from the electrical design, and the controls must be commissioned with simultaneous sessions. Load management can improve use of available capacity, but it does not replace conductor, protection, panel, or utility engineering.
What records should the facility receive at handoff?
Useful records include charger serial and network identifiers, stall mapping, platform hierarchy, administrative-role ownership, connectivity method, approved load-group values, access-enrollment instructions, alert routes, and a commissioning log. Reporting exports should also be demonstrated to the operator. Electrical as-builts and equipment documentation remain part of the licensed electrical contractor's closeout scope.
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