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E-Cars on street 22Kwh chargers

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  • 19-07-2018 4:56pm
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    creedp
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    I got a top up charge at one of the e-cars on street 22kwh chargers today which already had an i3 charging. It seemed to charge my 6.6kwh Leaf much slower (it took 45 minutes to gain 11%) than previously experienced at a similar charger which did not have a 2nd car charging (27% gained for slightly over an hour charging). Would a 22kwh charger unit not have sufficient power to charge both cars at their full capability, i.e. a combined 18kwh?

    Also do the charge rate taper off on fast AC as the SOC approached 100%? I didn't think it did but maybe this is what contributed to the slower charge rate as I wanted a full charge to cover an additional journey later this evening.


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    n97 mini
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    Not all SCPs are 22kw, despite being marked so on the ecars map. Some seem to be 7.2kw (3.6kw per side).

    Yes, it will taper off as it reaches 100%, regardless of how it's being charged. I've seen ours draw 400w at an indicated 99% (which is probably balancing, rather than charging).


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    slave1
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    n97 mini wrote: »
    Not all SCPs are 22kw, despite being marked so on the ecars map. Some seem to be 7.2kw (3.6kw per side).

    True, noticed this myself

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    liamog
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    eCars don't have the most accurate map of their own chargers. The 50kW Efacecs are marked as 45kW and a number of 22kW chargers are not capable of providin that.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Yeah I used several so called 22 Kw charge points that were 7 or 3 Kw.

    Arklow alone has I think 3 of them.


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    creedp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,613 ✭✭✭creedp


    OK thanks for info. It was probably a 7kwh unit so I was only drawing a max 3.5kwh. Will try out a few different locations and stick with the faster units as getting close to 25% in an hour is a decent top up.


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    creedp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,613 ✭✭✭creedp


    Tried a different 22kwh ecars charger today which displayed the kWh drawn and the rate of charge. Charged for just under 45 minutes and drew down 4.4kwh at a constant 28amps.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Get Leafspy and it will show you exactly what's being pulled from each charger. Dead handy.


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    creedp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,613 ✭✭✭creedp


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Get Leafspy and it will show you exactly what's being pulled from each charger. Dead handy.

    Would I need Leafspy Pro for that as I can't see that data on Leafspy Lite?


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    creedp wrote: »
    Would I need Leafspy Pro for that as I can't see that data on Leafspy Lite?

    I had the pro version so possibly.


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