EV chargers
Charging at home: single-phase or three-phase, which protection goes with it, load balancing and what makes an EV charger in an owners' association (VvE) different.
9 articlesWritten by Kevin Hermans
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Moving house with an EV charger: take it with you or leave it behind
You can take the charger with you, but not the cable or the work in the meter cupboard. Leaving it behind and settling up is often the most sensible choice.
The EV charger is not charging: how to find the cause
It is usually the cable, the car or a setting, not the charger. Check it in this order.
EV chargers for an owners' association (VvE), a business or an underground car park
Several charge points on one connection call for load sharing and a fair way of billing. That is more admin than installation work.
Where to put the EV charger: wall, garage or on a post
The best spot is where the charging cable still reaches neatly for both cars, and when you reverse in.
Which cable to the EV charger, and what the distance does
The further the charger is from the meter cupboard, the thicker the cable has to be. That is usually the item that decides the price.
Which RCD protection belongs with an EV charger
An EV charger can produce a DC fault that an ordinary RCD is blind to. It needs protection that can see it.
Load balancing: why your main fuse can cope after all
Without load balancing the car keeps charging at full power while the oven and the tumble dryer are on too. With load balancing the car automatically charges more slowly.
EV charger at home: what is involved in the connection
The charger is not the work, the route to it is. The meter cupboard, the cable and the protection decide what it comes to.
EV charger at home: single-phase or three-phase, and which protection
The choice depends as much on your car as on your connection. With the costs, the RCD debate and why load balancing is not an optional extra.
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