Portable Photovoltaic CHAdeMO or J1772

[TimeHorse]

That being said, there is a market for a solar charge controller that is CHAdeMO compliant (galvanically isolated output and follows the protocol).

I'm inclined to agree. DC-DC would be much more efficient and I like the idea of the OpenCHAdeMO but dang them why make a standard if you're not gonna share it. You'll make more money consulting on design with an opened standard than you ever will charging $2,000+ for an NDA! I suppose though as I'm not an EE I could partner with one and we could sign the NDA and just develop a black-box CHAdeMO solar charger but it's not a marketable idea until the plug price comes down.

 

[JeremyW]

plug price

This, and the fact that I can't afford a leaf right now have been two huge roadblocks for me to make any progress on OpenCHAdeMO.

When I can get my hands on a leaf, I'll be pumping out logs of qc sessions.

Jeremy

 

[KJD]

plug price

This, and the fact that I can't afford a leaf right now have been two huge roadblocks for me to make any progress on OpenCHAdeMO.

When I can get my hands on a leaf, I'll be pumping out logs of qc sessions.

Jeremy

Do any of the rental car agencies near you have a Leaf?

 

[JeremyW]

Do any of the rental car agencies near you have a Leaf?

Monitoring the communication requires splicing into wires running to the CHAdeMO port. I don't think rental car places would let me do that.

Jeremy

 

[KJD]

Do any of the rental car agencies near you have a Leaf?

Monitoring the communication requires splicing into wires running to the CHAdeMO port. I don't think rental car places would let me do that.

Jeremy

Do not ask. Do not tell.

 

[JeremyW]

Do any of the rental car agencies near you have a Leaf?

Monitoring the communication requires splicing into wires running to the CHAdeMO port. I don't think rental car places would let me do that.

Jeremy

Do not ask. Do not tell.

That's not right. You'll just have to be patent. Hoping to get an '11 when the early adopters go for the '13.

Or you could of course log it yourself using your own car and near-by qc. I'm much better at chopping up data in Microsoft Excel than purchasing cars. :?

Jeremy

 

[TimeHorse]

Well, can't help you here in Virginia because, well, I'm in Virginia! Plus, the nearest CHAdeMO is like 1,000 mi away. I think there's one in Nova Scotia actually! But waiting for a trade-in sounds like a good plan and I'd be interested in the purchase as well to see what kind of trade-in numbers the 2011/2012 are gonna get since I really need faster charging, especially if I can't charge at work.

But if it's about spreadsheets: oh $&%#^&, have I got spreadsheets: every Electricity Rate from Dominion with an analysis of my current household usage per month and estimated EV numbers, 30-minute cycle data from the Power Company with actual charging numbers, a pyCARWINGS logger that's taking the CARWINGS state of my vehicle every 5 minutes not to mention all dealership spreadsheet, DOE spreadsheets for retail energy costs, gasoline price data since 1990, oh, I'm all about the data!

 

[derkraut]

Here's an idea. How about a trailer with solar panels to charge the car. Why not add some fan generators as well and tie them to the pack directly. Or perhaps a solar kite that can be flown behind the car?

I've said this B-4, but I'll say it again: EVDRIVER makes me rotfl :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: