LinkRay: Plus ES's
Key to EV Charging
Power Management
Success
Story
Summary
- Company: Plus ES
- Profile: premium provider of end-to-end metering services and infrastructure solutions for both large and small markets across Australia
- Project vertical: Utilities
- Challenge: Install multiple EV chargers at Ausgrid’s Banksmeadow depot within an 800A site limit, without expensive grid upgrades
- Solution: Versinetic’s LinkRay EV charger load balancer implemented to manage power distribution across multiple chargers
- Impact: LinkRay enabled the installation of multiple EV chargers within power constraints, providing a cost-effective and future-proof solution for Plus ES
Background
PLUS ES is a leading Australian energy solutions provider that specialises in helping businesses optimise their energy usage through advanced data delivery and comprehensive energy infrastructure solutions.
Plus ES was founded in 2017. With a focus on innovation and efficiency, the company offers a range of services tailored to meet the evolving needs of the modern energy landscape.
At the core of PLUS ES’s offerings are their metering and data services, designed to assist Australian businesses in optimising energy consumption. They leverage cutting-edge technology to provide precise metering solutions and data delivery, complemented by tailored Embedded Network solutions.
The expertise of Plus ES extends to high voltage accuracy testing, ensuring quality and reliability across various field applications.
Challenge
PLUS ES is a leading Australian energy solutions provider that specialises in helping businesses optimise their energy usage through advanced data delivery and comprehensive energy infrastructure solutions.
Plus ES was founded in 2017. With a focus on innovation and efficiency, the company offers a range of services tailored to meet the evolving needs of the modern energy landscape.
At the core of PLUS ES’s offerings are their metering and data services, designed to assist Australian businesses in optimising energy consumption. They leverage cutting-edge technology to provide precise metering solutions and data delivery, complemented by tailored Embedded Network solutions.
The expertise of Plus ES extends to high voltage accuracy testing, ensuring quality and reliability across various field applications.
Solution
They eventually selected Versinetic’s LinkRay EV charger load balancer, because it is brand agnostic and could work entirely off-line.
Initially, LinkRay was installed in a cabinet with its own meter, independent of the main revenue meter. However later, following a software update, they were able to connect the LinkRay directly to the EDMI Mk 10D revenue meter that was already installed on-site.
At present there is the Kempower DC charger and 2 AC chargers with the following 18 chargers being installed in 2025.
Whilst the LinkRay is currently used independently of a cloud-based charge station management system (CSMS), Plus ES have the option to add it to a CSMS to allow authorisations in the future.
Impact
The implementation of LinkRay has provided several benefits to Plus ES:
- Enabled the installation of multiple EV chargers within the site’s power constraints without requiring expensive grid upgrades.
- Provided a flexible solution that can accommodate future charger additions, supporting up to 100 charge points in total.
- Improved ease of use with a user-friendly interface that’s easily accessible externally.
- Offered expandability for additional charge points, future-proofing the installation.
- Demonstrated adaptability through software updates, allowing for unusual requests such as direct connection to the revenue meter.
- Ensured compliance with site power limitations while maximising charging capacity.
- Provided a cost-effective alternative to grid upgrades, saving on infrastructure costs.
- Supported Plus ES in delivering a comprehensive EV charging solution for their client, Ausgrid, enhancing their service offering.
Feedback
“LinkRay is great – it’s easy to use, expandable and the customer support has been fantastic. The user interface is good navigate and easily accessible externally. I really like that it’s expandable for additional charge points in the future (up to 100 in total). With adding new meters, LinkRay was able to be updated to make it work even though this was an unusual request.”