No, it's horsepucky. The car will throttle back to what the evse can supply.

On Sep 24, 2016 13:08, "ROBERT via EV" <[email protected]> wrote:

> The statement shown below was posted.  Can someone answer the question
> does a 6.6KW charger demand all or nothing?
>
>
>  I would think that all well designed, UL or CE listed chargers are
> designed for an input voltage of 100 - 264VAC (sometimes referred to as
> universal or international input).  If the 6.6 KW charger is a demand all
> charger, the input current must increase at 120VAC vs 240VAC.  For example,
> Output KW = 6.6 KW , Input voltage = 240VAC, Efficiency = 80%.  Then input
> current = (6.6KW / 0.8) /240VAC = 34A.  For 120VAC input, the input current
> = (6.6KW/0.8)/120VAC = 69A.  This is a rough calculation .... I know have
> have not included power factor, current limiting, etc; however, it shows my
> point.  If I connect a 6.6KW charger to 120VAC, the input current increases
> because the output is fixed.  This being said, I think some if not all
> onboard EV chargers adjust the charger out based on the input voltage thus
> maintaining a 16A maximum input for 120VAC.  I think this is the function
> of the 1KZ output signal.  It tells the car charger the maximum current it
> can drawn from the EVSE.  Th
>  e charger then adjust its PWM duty cycle to limit the output power of the
> charger.  This means that a car with a 6.6KW charger connected to 120VAC
> EVSE only outputs approximately 120VAC * 16A * 0.8 eff = 1.5 KW.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: EV <[email protected]> on behalf of Bill Dennis via EV <
> [email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2016 9:58 AM
> To: 'Willie2'; 'Electric Vehicle Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Another J1772 L2 purchase
>
> I think that the J1772 spec has a 1kHz signal on one of its lines, the duty
> cycle of which specifies the maximum charging current.   So the device
> you're looking at probably has a duty cycles of 25% or so, for around 15A.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Willie2 via EV
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2016 10:29 AM
> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Another J1772 L2 purchase
>
> On 09/24/2016 11:13 AM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
> > Warning Will Robinson.  The EVSE you selected are not good for modern
> > EV's.  Only 3.3kw.  They may not work with 6.6kw chargers.  Lawrence
> > Rhodes
> It had not occurred to me that a 6.6kw charger would demand "all or
> nothing".  Is that a possibility?  That is, might a Leaf with a 6.6kw
> charger refuse to charge unless it was offered the full 6.6kw and would
> fail
> to charge at an EVSE that offered only 3.3kw?
>
>
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