Home charger

[Kompins]

Does anyone know if there is a home charger on which it's possible to set an upper charging speed: for example 2.5 kW?

 

[Deleted member 7316]

Most chargers nowadays are remotely manageable generally by a smartphone app.

My WallBox can be set anywhere between 6 and 32A (1.3 to 7kW)

Then once nearly fully charged the Battery Manager System will ramp down the current to prevent overheating anyway as well as switching to balancing if required.

 

[Kompins]

Most chargers nowadays are remotely manageable generally by a smartphone app.

My WallBox can be set anywhere between 6 and 32A (1.3 to 7kW)

Then once nearly fully charged the Battery Manager System will ramp down the current to prevent overheating anyway as well as switching to balancing if required.

Thanks that sounds like what I need, which model do you have?

 

[Deleted member 7316]

Wallbox Pulsar Plus

 

[Kompins]

Wallbox Pulsar Plus

Cheers.

 

[Alb]

My Hypervolt can do this.

 

[Ozzie1989]

SyncEV can do this too... 1amp increments from 6 to 32...

 

[Kompins]

Thank you gents, seems I'm spoilt for choice!

 

[Jomarkh]

I am just waiting for the Ohme to be able to do this on the app as you have to phone them to change it

 

[Lguk]

Also depends on why you want/need to restrict the charge speed, most of the modern smart chargers have the ability (often a chargeable addon module) to throttle back when there's other load to prevent you popping a 60amp main fuse if you're charging and someone turns on the induction hob for a 2am fry up when they fall in from a night out.

 

[Solar powered]

If you can wind down the amps then you could run the charger off a smaller cable and a smaller circuit breaker supplying it, which maybe helpful for some people that have a handy spare smaller supply cable right where they need it for the new ev charger. Also some people might have solar panels or a battery bank and would choose to keep with those boundaries of free electricity, I guess.

 

[Deleted member 7316]

You are unlikely to find any electrician willing to install a charger on the basis that the user would turn it down, I wouldn’t.

I even have doubts about the 13A sockets we fit in the motor home when the cable can’t handle the current possible through the socket

 

[Kompins]

We have a 3.65 kW optimised solar array, I want to be able to charge the car at say 1.5kWh if necessary to reduce our dependency on the grid. Thanks for all your tips, I think I'll be going for the qubEV charger as it fits my circumstances and requirements perfectly.