The patent, “Network as automation platform for collaborative E-car charging at the residential premises” has provided a novel solution to solve this challenge through a collaborative energy management strategy for the Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations located in a residential neighborhood. The amount of energy that can be provided to the EVs connected to a single neighboring step down transformer is limited by the connected circuit breaker at a certain point of time. This energy management strategy will collaborate among all the EVs, maximize the number of charged EVs and preferably reduce the local energy peaks to the medium and low voltage electric infrastructure.