Solar panel charging

[rnlcarlov]

Maybe the most simple way to charge an EV with solar power is this:
http://myenergi.uk/product/zappi/

It's not exactly cheap (but then again, EVSEs rarely are). Since it can adjust charging current with the amount of PV production available, you probably can't get much more optimized than this. Of couse, the car still has its lower limit of amp charging.

 

[jray3]

Nice to see products like this for places that don't have fair net metering laws, or you just want hang on to your own electrons out of principle.

Seattle EV Assoc had a presentation last night from the Powerflex Adaptive Charging Network http://powerflexsystems.com.s3-website-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/,
which allows full utilization of a building's electrical capacity by ramping EV charging loads up and down according to what is available at that moment after building demands.

Later versions hope to allow different levels of prioritization so that tenants may have some certainty that their car will be charged by a particular time.

 

[rnlcarlov]

Nice to see products like this for places that don't have fair net metering laws,

Tell me about it! Here in Portugal excess solar power can be sold to the grid at the fantastic price of 0.04€/kwh. No wonder everyone here is trying to use all their surplus power in-house. Some people use immersun, which channels that excess for resistive loads. One guy I know configured that device to turn on-off an EVSE as when a determined surplus is achieved. But something like zappi is much better, definitely.

 

[bradleydavidgood777]

So charging at 120V draws half of the 1265 watts?

I am arranging a bank of 4 marine batteries and an inverter charged with a turbine and 2 panels.

Was wondering how many watts the 120v charger draws and didn't look it up yet.

I get most of my charge for free at the parking lot at work, but like to top it off a little in case of detour on the way to work in the morning or longer errands at night. So I can dump the battery charge into the car every night and that would be great.

So 120V draws 632.5 watts?

Is that the minimum watts to get it to charge or will it charge with less watts going in?

I guess it would charge but would be really slow?

 

[phb10186]

Maybe the most simple way to charge an EV with solar power is this:
http://myenergi.uk/product/zappi/

It's not exactly cheap (but then again, EVSEs rarely are). Since it can adjust charging current with the amount of PV production available, you probably can't get much more optimized than this. Of couse, the car still has its lower limit of amp charging.

This product has just been showcased on the latest edition of Fully Charged. Good product, but I would prefer the display panel to be part of an app, rather than on the EVSE - or an app, plus a simple turn dial setting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EtegQfZQRw

 

[Syed Rizvi]

Hi,
I need to purchase a battery charger for my Mitshubishi minicab miev 2019.
If any advise from where i got that charger.

Regards
Mumtaz Hasan
Karach,Pakistan

 

[michael8554]

Hi Hasan

The grid voltage in Pakistan is 230V AC I believe.

Any 230V/240V 10Amp portable EVSE with a Type 1 plug should work.

These people sell one with a Type 2 plug, see if they have one with a type 1 plug:

https://evchargers.com.pk/product/ev-home-charging-cable-type-2/

 

[Syed Rizvi]

Dear friends,
Please advise where from i get the Mitsubushi minibab miev 2019 model battery charger with cable.
Waiting foe updates.
Regards
S.Rizvi

 

[Syed Rizvi]

Hi Hasan

The grid voltage in Pakistan is 230V AC I believe.

Any 230V/240V 10Amp portable EVSE with a Type 1 plug should work.

These people sell one with a Type 2 plug, see if they have one with a type 1 plug:

https://evchargers.com.pk/product/ev-home-charging-cable-type-2/

Dea sir,
Thanks for your updates
Regading charger website they are offering the price expansive .
Yes the gridtie voltage is 220 voltAC.

Can i get the cheap battery charger for my van actually the origional charger is lost some where and i cannot afford the expansive.
I hope you understand

My van is 10.5 kwh

Type 1 charger available on ebay 11 Kw 3 Phase US$ 249.
I want to know is it works and aplicable for my van .
https://www.ebay.com/itm/176440738473

Regards
S.Mumtaz Hasan Rizvi

 

[martinwinlow]

If you want to match EV charge rate to PV output, there's also: https://store.openevse.com/collecti...ts/advanced-series-48a-level-2-nacs-assembled
Again, a min of 6A applies.

 

[martinwinlow]

Actually you can - just use 110V and it cuts the power to half while still 6A requirement is met.

Hi,

How do you actually do this with a European version of the i-MiEV/clone? Just supply 110VAC to the AC charge socket?

 

[Syed Rizvi]

Hi,

How do you actually do this with a European version of the i-MiEV/clone? Just supply 110VAC to the AC charge socket?

Actualy i am in Karachi Pakistan and the ac voltage is 220 volts to 230 volts 50 Htz.
I contact to supplier whose contact details is provided by you he sad from japan import electric cars are type one charger 220 volts single phase 7 kw can be fixed for my van.
Right now its not in stock the type 1 battery charger.


There are so many types 1 and 2 i.MiEV battery chargers available on ebay at very cheap price and i want to know which one can be fixed in my Van.

Regards
S.Rizvi

 

[MickeyS70]

Actualy i am in Karachi Pakistan and the ac voltage is 220 volts to 230 volts 50 Htz.
I contact to supplier whose contact details is provided by you he sad from japan import electric cars are type one charger 220 volts single phase 7 kw can be fixed for my van.
Right now its not in stock the type 1 battery charger.


There are so many types 1 and 2 i.MiEV battery chargers available on ebay at very cheap price and i want to know which one can be fixed in my Van.

Regards
S.Rizvi

The Minicab EV (nice pictures btw) can be charged by both type 1 and type 2 EVSE equipped with an SAE J1772 (type 1) plug. The On Board Charger is rated at a max of 15A therefore a single phase EVSE with a power rating of 3.6kW is all you need.

 

[Syed Rizvi]

The Minicab EV (nice pictures btw) can be charged by both type 1 and type 2 EVSE equipped with an SAE J1772 (type 1) plug. The On Board Charger is rated at a max of 15A therefore a single phase EVSE with a power rating of 3.6kW is all you need.

Thanks for your advice

My van is 10.5 kwh so 3.5 kwh 15 amp will charge the batteries it takes how much time to full charge ?

 

[JoeS]

Your Minicab ac-dc onboard charger (OBC) will be the limiting factor as to how fast you can charge. Here in the US, using J1772 we see around 13A at 240vac or around 3.1kW. Your Minicab and its 10.5kWh battery would thus, worst case, take 10.5/3.1 = 3.4 hours to fully charge; however, since you never fully deplete the battery nor want to charge it to 100%, then figure a couple of hours for your daily use charging. How far do you plan to drive daily?

 

[Syed Rizvi]

Normally the van use as commercially daily driven is 200 km heavy trafficking in city commercials areas.

J1772 , 13 amp , 240 AC volt how much its going to cost us and from where i can get it ?

In Pakistan the AC voltage is 220 volts so i think the battery will charge slowly and time for full charge will be changed.

Please send us the pics for the charger.

Regards
S.Rizvi

 

[frank1]

Normally the van use as commercially daily driven is 200 km heavy trafficking in city commercials areas.

J1772 , 13 amp , 240 AC volt how much its going to cost us and from where i can get it ?

In Pakistan the AC voltage is 220 volts so i think the battery will charge slowly and time for full charge will be changed.

Please send us the pics for the charger.

Regards
S.Rizvi

i use an ebay £80 "RING" charger every day, usually at 6A, but it does 10 and 13A too
rpc10ao5

 

[MickeyS70]

Hello

See estimated charging times according to MINICAB manual:

Normally the van use as commercially daily driven is 200 km heavy trafficking in city commercials areas.

Heavy trafficking means low speed and will increase the range, from discussions below you could achieve 100km under optimal conditions before the car needs re-charging:

https://myimiev.com/threads/lithium-titanate-jdm-version.5114/

However driving 200km slowly takes time, 10h if assuming a low average of 20km/h, add another 4h (+4h overnight) to AC charge and it will be a long day.

The good news however is that the 10.5kWh battery seems to be very robust and has minimal degradation due to LTO chemistry, therefore it should be able to handle the suggested 500+ charging cycles per year.

If your van is equipped with CHAdeMON fast charging you could easily top it up within 15min, however that requires a compatible, public 50kWh EVSE nearby.

See discussion below with link to MINICAB manual (post. #6)

https://myimiev.com/threads/intro-o...-3-years-and-im-looking-for-some-advice.5477/

 

[Syed Rizvi]

Dear Mickey,

I just got the pics for my van charging socket which is same like that as under.

So please confirm which type charger I need to charge my van in house.

Regarding model of the manufacturing year for my van is confirmed its 2019 model,because I have the webside for checking all types of car vans models by chassis numbers.

The sellar for EV charger in Krachi he sad no charger is available in market and it can be charge only charging station.

Rgarding CHAdeMON i dont know its equiped or not ?

 

[Syed Rizvi]

i use an ebay £80 "RING" charger every day, usually at 6A, but it does 10 and 13A too

rpc10ao5

Dear frank can you send the pics for your ring charger ?