Charging Station standards - Page 9

TEG · 02-23-2009, 02:23 PM

Some "charging stations" offer other features besides GFCI including things like:

Clocks and timers that restrict charging to certain times of day. (I gather this is built into the Roadster though?)
Meters that tell you how much current has been used.
Simulated voices that tell you how long you have charged, how many kWh have been used, etc.

$3,000 seems excessive, but I wanted to point out that some charging stations do have a fair bit of "intelligence" and extra features built into them.

It isn't always just safety features.

Joseph · 02-23-2009, 07:38 PM

Simulated voices?

Who makes that? Are we talking Japanese talking toilets here?

TEG · 02-23-2009, 10:10 PM

http://www.bowzerbird.com/eviweb/Pro...20Messages.pdf

The EVI ICS-200 is a fairly common charger in public locations with Avcon connectors.

When you unplug the cable you hear stuff (in a simulated voice) like:
"Power applied for 2 hours, 14 kilo-watt hours"
or
"Your EV did not request a charge"
or
"please press the stop button before disconnecting the EV", etc.

vfx · 02-24-2009, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEG

When you unplug the cable you hear stuff (in a simulated voice) like:
"Power applied for 2 hours, 14 kilo-watt hours"
or
"Your EV did not request a charge"
or
"please press the stop button before disconnecting the EV", etc.

We can write some better ones. How about positive aspirations...

"Thank you for saving the planet."

"You have made a Saudi sad. Well done."

"And you never spilled a drop."

doug · 03-03-2009, 02:57 PM

Nice little summary here:

EV Receptacle Standards?

Not sure the form factor of the SAE J1772 "standard" is defined yet, though.

vfx · 03-04-2009, 08:51 AM

A real eye opener.

That's the old (better) Tesla plug by the way.

Joseph · 03-04-2009, 07:54 PM

Telsa is using a different plug now? Since when? Why is it better?

I just saw a Roadster a few months ago; I don't remember it being any different.

doug · 03-04-2009, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joseph

Telsa is using a different plug now? Since when? Why is it better?

I just saw a Roadster a few months ago; I don't remember it being any different.

It's not that different. The contacts haven't changed, it's just a bit more robust (thinker isolator, etc). See here.

vfx · 03-05-2009, 03:41 PM

It's just the plug casing and locking mechanism that changed not the socket or pins.

The quickest way to tell is the new ones are black anno and the old ones have a nickel finish.

dpeilow · 03-09-2009, 10:51 AM

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