[RE-wrenches] Electric car chargers

[Randy Brooks]

William,

I found this on Wikipedia:
Level	Original definition[195]	Coulomb Technologies' definition[196]	Connectors
Level 1	AC energy to the vehicle's on-board charger; from the most common U.S. grounded household receptacle, commonly referred to as a 120 volt outlet.	120 V AC; 16 A (= 1.92 kW)	SAE J1772 (16.8 kW),
NEMA 5-15
Level 2	AC energy to the vehicle's on-board charger;208 - 240 volt, single phase. The maximum current specified is 32 amps (continuous) with a branch circuit breaker rated at 40 amps. Maximum continuous input power is specified as 7.68 kW (= 240V x 32A*).	208-240 V AC;
12 A - 80 A (= 2.5 - 19.2 kW)	SAE J1772 (16.8 kW),
IEC 62196 (44 kW),
Magne Charge (Obsolete),
Avcon,
IEC 60309 16 A (3.8 kW)
IEC 62198-2 Type2 same as VDE-AR-E 2623-2-2, also known as the Mennekes connector (43.5 kW)IEC 62198-2 Type3 also known as Scame
Level 3	DC energy from an off-board charger; there is no minimum energy requirement but the maximum current specified is 400 amps and 240 kW continuous power supplied.	very high voltages (300-600 V DC); very high currents (hundreds of Amperes)	Magne Charge (Obsolete)
CHΛdeMO (62.5 kW), SAE J1772 Combo, IEC 62196 Mennekes Combo
.* or potentially 208V x 37A, out of the strict specification but within circuit breaker and connector/cable power limits. Alternatively, this voltage would impose a lower power rating of 6.7 kW at 32A.

Is this what you're looking for?  My Nissan Leaf came with a Level 1 adapter cord to plug into any standard 120v outlet.  I installed a Level 2 charger in my garage, 240v/30 amp.  The car also has a Level 3 charging port that I've used several times at public Level 3 charging stations.

Randy Brooks
Brooks Solar, Inc.
Solar Power for People
140 Columbia View
Chelan, WA  98816
509-682-9646
Randy at BrooksSolar.com
www.BrooksSolar.com

On Feb 22, 2013, at 4:29 PM, William Miller <william at millersolar.com> 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 to this question on line but it has been very elusive:
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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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