Defining a driving profile

Prerequisites:

For projects with self-consumption:
- You must have opened a project and planned it up to the project page Define load profile.
- E-mobility will also be planned in the project. In the E-mobility area, the option Take e-mobility into account is enabled.
For energy system projects:
- You must have opened a project and planned it up to the project page Energy system.
- E-mobility will also be planned in the project. On the project page Define scenario, the Charging stations option has been enabled in the System components area.

Procedure:

In projects with self-consumption: On the page Define load profile in the E-mobility area, click on the button next to the desired driving profile.
The Driving profile dialog box will open.
In energy system projects: on the page Energy system in the Loads area, click on the Mobility button.
The Mobility dialog box will open.
In the Mobility dialog box, click on the button next to the desired driving profile.
The Driving profile dialog box will open.
To use an existing standard template, click on [Select template].
To define a new driving profile, enter the profile name of the new driving profile in the Driving profile field.
To save an adjusted profile as a template, click on the button [Save as template]. Thus, this profile can be used with other projects.
Select the corresponding electric vehicle in the Vehicle brand area.
To define the time window for the different uses of the electric vehicle or charging station, click on the required time window. You can also click on [+ New time period] to define the time window.
If at least 1 time window is defined for Driving in the usage profile, adjust the data in the field Average mileage per day.
Click on under Absences to add absences of more than 24 hours or to delete past absences.
Click on [OK] to save the driving profile.
To define e-mobility with known usage behavior, select a suitable Charging station from the drop-down list in the E-mobility section.