[RE-wrenches] Electric car chargers

[Ray Walters]

Hi William:

I'm working on an off grid charging station for a Chevy Volt.  I decided 
to stick with the onboard  120 VAC charger, as the slower charge rates 
are more efficient for both the house and vehicle batteries.  Its the 
old Puekert's # issue: the faster the charge or discharge rate, the 
higher the losses.
The Chevy 120 vac on board charger  maxes at about 12 amps x 120 vac.  
Sorry, if that didn't directly answer your question, but hopefully was 
still helpful.

R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified, Licensed Contractor
808 269-7491

On 2/22/2013 5:29 PM, William Miller wrote:
> Friends:
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> I would not bother this group with a question I could easily answer 
> for myself with a little research.  I thought I could find the answer 
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> Does anyone know the ratings for the available high power electric car 
> charger?
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> Thanks in advance.
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